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Rays extend Yanks' skid to 4, rally on Walls and Aranda infield grounders in 10th for 5-4 win
TL;DR
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 5-4, extending the Yankees' losing streak to four games. Taylor Walls and Jonathan Aranda contributed key infield grounders in the 10th inning to secure the victory.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Walls and Jonathan Aranda had run-scoring infield grounders in the 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied late twice to beat the Yankees 5-4 Saturday night and extend New York’s losing streak to four.
Former Ray José Caballero, in a 1-for-29 slide, twice had go-ahead hits for the Yankees. His two-out, two-run double off Bryan Baker gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead in the eighth but Tampa Bay tied the score in the bottom half when Nick Fortes doubled leading off against Max Fried and scored on Yandy Díaz's infield hit, a high-hopper to first baseman Ben Rice.
Caballero had an RBI single in the 10th against Cole Sulser (1-0) for a 4-3 lead, but Chandler Simpson reached on a bunt single off David Bednar (0-2) leading off the bottom half, moving automatic runner Cedric Mullins to third, and Walls bunted to Bednar, whose throw home was too late to catch Mullins on what was ruled a single.
Díaz was intentionally walked and, with left fielder Cody Bellinger brought in on the right side of a five-man infield, Hunter Feduccia struck out.
Aranda hit a one-hopper over Bellinger that glanced off the glove of onrushing second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., as Simpson crossed the plate standing on what was scored a fielder's choice. After recovering the ball, Chisholm threw too late to first trying for what he thought could be a double play, hoping Díaz would be ruled out for evading him on the basepath.
New York is 28th in the major leagues with a .202 batting average and is hitting .142 (18 for 127) with six extra-base hits during the losing streak. Reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge was 0 for 3 with two walks and is hitting .212.
Fried allowed three runs and six hits in eight innings. Rays starter Nick Martinez gave up one run in 4 2/3 innings, Austin Wells' second-inning homer.
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Q&A
What was the final score of the Rays vs Yankees game on Saturday night?
The final score was 5-4 in favor of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Who had the go-ahead hits for the Yankees during the game?
José Caballero had two go-ahead hits for the Yankees, including a two-run double in the eighth inning.
How did the Rays score their winning runs in the 10th inning?
The Rays scored their winning runs in the 10th inning with run-scoring infield grounders from Taylor Walls and Jonathan Aranda.
