TBA @ NYA

Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees, October 7, 2020

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 8-4 at Petco Park on October 7, 2020 in the Division Series. The information panel shows a game time of 212 minutes and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 75 degrees, sunny skies, and a 8 mph wind. The line score has the Tampa Bay Rays crossing the plate in the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth; the fourth brought 3 runs. The New York Yankees' runs came in the third, fifth, and eighth innings, 2 of them in the eighth. The Tampa Bay Rays had 13 hits and the New York Yankees 7, with 2 and 0 errors. Charlie Morton was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits in 5.0 innings. The loss was charged to Masahiro Tanaka after 4.0 innings and 5 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Charlie Morton, who had 6. The Tampa Bay Rays used Diego Castillo, John Curtiss, Shane McClanahan, and Charlie Morton on the mound. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Luis Cessa, Chad Green, Mike King, Nick Nelson, and Masahiro Tanaka. The Tampa Bay Rays' top hitter was Randy Arozarena, 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Kevin Kiermaier drove in 3 for the Tampa Bay Rays. Kevin Kiermaier and Michael Perez also homered for the Tampa Bay Rays. Giancarlo Stanton led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Mark Carlson.