The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 9-1 on Saturday afternoon, tying the weekend series at 1-1.
With the win, the Rays improve to 49-49 on the season, while the loss drops the Yankees to 59-41. More importantly for New York, they now sit 2.0 games behind the Orioles in the American League East.
The Rays were able to pull off a perfect victory thanks to a great performance and power display from pitcher Taj Bradley on the mound.
In fact, the Rays did something that hasn’t been done since 1958 and created an incredibly random collection of baseball history.
According to @OptaSTATS:
@RaysBaseball becomes just the second MLB team since 1901 to accomplish all of this in one game (playoffs included).
Score 9 or more
Hit 4 or more home runs
Hold opponent to 0/1 run
Log 5 or more walks
2 or more stolen bases
Opponent GIDP 3 or more times
The Dodgers did the same thing against the Braves on August 23, 1958.
.@Rays Baseball They became just the second MLB team since 1901 to accomplish all of this in one game (including playoffs).
Score 9 or more
Hit 4 or more home runs
Hold opponent to 0/1 run
Log 5 or more walks
2 or more stolen bases
Opponent GIDP 3 or more times
The Dodgers did the same thing against the Braves on August 23, 1958. pic.twitter.com/BvjP5jZqPG
— Opta STATS (@OptaSTATS) July 20, 2024
The Rays were hit by homers from Alex Jackson (2), Isaac Paredes (16) and Randy Arozarena (2-14). Bradley pitched 7.0 innings, allowing only one hit and no runs. He walked two and struck out five batters, staying in good form. He is 5-4 this season with a 2.63 ERA.
The teams will meet again on Sunday afternoon, with the first pitch being thrown at 1:35 pm ET at Yankee Stadium, as young Rays right-hander Shane Baz takes on veteran Marcus Stroman.
Buzz is 0-1 with a 5.23 ERA, while Stroman is 7-4 with a 3.51 ERA.
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