Winning Streak Ends At 5 For New York Yankees In 10-8 loss

The winning streak for the Yankees ended at 5 in a 10-8 extra-innings loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Carlos Carrasco pitched well in his last outing but was just okay in this one. The bullpen was outstanding. The Yankees are now 13-8. It is time for the Yankees to begin a new win streak. The win streak for the Yankees is good because the American League East is tightly packed. The Yankees came into this game in first place. They will stay there. Do you think the Yankees will begin a new win streak tomorrow in Tampa?

Lineups: Rays Win Game 3 In Tampa, Finally

The Rays had Chandler Simpson batting first and playing center field. He was purported to be the fastest player in baseball. Yandy Diaz was the designated hitter and batted second. Brandon Lowe batted third and was the second baseman. Junior Caminero was the third baseman batting fourth. Jonathan Aranda was the first baseman and batted sixth. Jake Mangum was the was the right fielder and batted sixth. Cameron Misner was the left fielder and batted seventh. José Caballero was the first baseman and batted eighth. Ben Rortvedt was the catcher and batted ninth.

For the Yankees, Ben Rice led off and was the designated hitter. Pablo Reyes pinch-hit for Ben Rice because Rice was hit twice. Aaron Judge was the right fielder batting second. Austin Wells batted third and was the catcher. Paul Goldschmidt was the first baseman and batted fourth. Jazz Chisholm Jr. batted fifth and played second base. Anthony Volpe batted sixth and was the designated hitter.

Trent Grisham batted seventh and was the center fielder. He is tearing the cover off the ball. Jasson Dominguez batted eighth and was the left fielder. Cody Bellinger came in in the eighth inning for him. Oswaldo Cabrera was the third baseman and batted ninth. 

Scoring Summary: Win Streak Ends At 5

In the first inning, Goldschmidt grounded into a double play with the bases loaded. Rice scored, and the Yankees took a 1-0 lead. Then Chisolm Jr. singled in Judge, and the Yankees took a 2-0 lead.

In the third inning, Grisham hit his fifth home run of the year, giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead. Diaz singled in Caballero in the third inning, cutting the Yankee lead to 3-1. In the fourth inning, Judge singled in Dominguez and Cabrera. Those runs extended the Yankee lead to 5-1.

In the same inning, Wells hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Rice. That made the Yankees lead 6-1. In the home half of the fourth inning, Magnum singled in Caminero. That made the Yankees lead 6-2. Also in the fifth inning, Rortvedt singled in Misner and Junior Caballero.

In the ninth inning, Judge singled, and Reyes scored. That extended the Yankee lead to 7-4 and represented a valuable insurance run. Goldschmidt also singled in Reyes to get another insurance run. The Yankees led 8-4.

Simpson got his first base hit in the major leagues, a run-scoring ground-rule double. The Yankees lead was 8-5. Then Diaz hit a slow roller to the third baseman and Rortvedt scored. The NY lead was now 8-6. Then Lowe singled scoring 2 runs. The Rays scored 4 runs off Devin Williams. Caminero hit a two-run walk-off home run for the Rays in the 10th inning.

Game Notes

Pitching and defense were the keys for the Yankees last night. That is the combination that will be needed to win the World Series. Elmer Rodrigeuz-Cruz, a right-handed starting pitcher for the Hudson Valley Renegades, and the Yankees No. 9 prospect pitched into the seventh inning and struck out 9 as the Renegades beat the Wilmington Blue Rocks 2-1.

The Yankees were on a five-game win streak entering this game. Austin Wells played for the Yankees. However, he said he still feels ill after his bout with food poisoning. Simpson made his major league debut for the Tampa Rays. He had 104 stolen bases last year in the minor leagues. He also led his league in batting average. The game time weather was 89 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny. It was like summer. Shane Baz, the Tampa starting pitcher, threw 83 pitches in 3.1 innings.

Batting Champions

Judge is third in Major League Baseball in hits. Goldschmidt is second. Judge is first in Major League Baseball in batting average. Goldschmidt is fourth. There is no telling if these players will finish the season ranked where they are currently, but this was a good start to the season for them.

Conclusion

This was an important game for the New York Yankees to win. They lost it spectacularly. Yankee fans would be right to be worried about Williams. They need to start a new win streak. In the tightly packed American League East, win streaks are important. It is time for the Yankees to go on another long win streak, starting tomorrow.