NFL
NBA
NHL
MLS
Liga MXTampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees
MLBFinal
Tampa Bay Rays beat New York Yankees 5-2 on Monday, October 5, 2026 in the MLB.
Last 2 meetings: Tampa Bay Rays won 2, New York Yankees won 0, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- MLB
- Start time
- Monday, October 5, 2026, 8:00 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg
- 👥
- 40226
- Where to watch
- ERADM, TBS, truTV (In the United States · ESPN)
By period
| Tampa Bay Rays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Highlights and videos
Rays top Yankees to take 2-0 series lead1:29
Richie Palacios rips a 2-run single to make it 5-1 Rays0:19
Yandy Diaz scores on Yankees' throwing error to put Rays in front0:25
Ben Rice launches solo homer to tie it up for Yankees0:21
Spencer Jones flies out off the catwalk at Tropicana Field1:02
Rays retake lead on Liam Hicks’ RBI groundout0:25Videos from ESPN: they open on their site.
Live commentary
- 8th InningRice homered to right (358 feet).
- 5th InningPalacios singled to center, Simpson scored and DeLuca scored.
- 5th InningSimpson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Caminero scored.
- 5th InningHicks grounded out to second, Aranda scored, Caminero to third.
- 4th InningRice homered to right (372 feet).
- 1st InningCaminero grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Díaz scored on throwing error by second baseman Chisholm Jr., Aranda out at second, Caminero to second.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Tampa Bay Rays
2Yandy DiazDH
8Jonathan Aranda1B
13Junior Caminero3B
34Liam HicksC
14Chandler SimpsonLF
25Victor Mesa Jr.RF
21Jonny DeLucaCF
1Richie Palacios2B
6Taylor WallsSS
New York Yankees
22Ben RiceDH
35Cody BellingerLF
26Luis Garcia Jr.1B
78Spencer JonesRF
96George Lombard Jr.SS
13Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B
12Trent GrishamCF
28Austin WellsC
19Ryan McMahon3B
Head-to-head record
2
Tampa Bay Rays
0
Draws
0
New York Yankees
Last meetings
Oct 3, 2026Tampa Bay Rays1 – 0New York Yankees
Oct 5, 2026Tampa Bay Rays5 – 2New York Yankees
MLB: upcoming games
