The tables turned on the Yankees on Tuesday, as they really benefited from sloppy play in a 7-5, series-tying win over the Rays.
The Yankees actually didn’t play their cleanest baseball, as a first-inning error from Anthony Volpe preceded a two-run triple off the bat of Jonny DeLuca. With Volpe making a large, eephus-like flip past the attain of Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base on his blunder, zero outs had been recorded on the potential double play ball. Nevertheless, there have been loads of boos for Volpe.
The Rays scored once more within the third, as Jonathan Aranda led the body off by taking Max Fried deep. Nevertheless, the Yankees answered again within the backside of the inning, capitalizing on two walks from Tampa Bay starter Joe Boyle.
With the free passes issued, Cody Bellinger crushed his twentieth dwelling run of the season. Similar to that, the Yankees’ ugly begin had been erased.
Volpe, in the meantime, bought a run again for the Bombers within the fourth, selecting up a go-ahead single after Jasson Domínguez singled, stole second and superior to 3rd on a Ryan McMahon flyball.
The Rays fell aside after that, as Austin Wells reached on an error by second baseman José Caballero. Wells and Volpe then pulled off a double steal, prompting a throwing error from new Rays catcher Nick Fortes, who tried to get the lead runner at third. His errant throw allowed Volpe to attain with ease earlier than a Paul Goldschmidt single put the Yankees up three.
Volpe made up for his early defensive lapse once more within the eighth, cranking a 452-foot solo homer for an insurance coverage run.
On the mound, Fried permitted 4 runs over 6.2 innings, although solely two had been earned due to Volpe’s error. The lefty, who had a 6.52 ERA over his final 4 begins, additionally totaled 4 hits and 9 strikeouts.
With the Yankees’ bullpen brief and unreliable, Fried threw a season-high 111 pitches. Aaron Boone truly gave him an additional batter following a two-out stroll and a short mound go to within the seventh, however that transfer backfired by the use of a Taylor Partitions double.
Luckily for the Yankees, the struggling Jonathan Loáisiga recorded the ultimate out of the seventh earlier than logging a scoreless eighth. Devin Williams went on to notch his seventeenth save of the yr, although he did give up a run within the ninth.
Issues may have been worse after Volpe made one other error, this time on a throw, with two outs within the ninth, however Williams struck out Aranda to finish the sport with two runners in scoring place.
The victory improved the Yankees’ document towards the American League East to 12-19 this season. Extra importantly, the second-place pinstripers gained some floor within the division, as they’re now 4 video games behind the first-place Blue Jays.
Initially Printed: July 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM EDT
