The New York Yankees (26-14) defeated the Tampa Bay Rays (19-20) 2-0 on Friday night at Tropicana Field. For the Rays it was their second consecutive loss. Taj Bradley (0-1, 1.50) looked good in his first start of the season, allowing one earned run on four hits while striking out seven and walking two in six innings of work. In a game that turned into a pitcher's duel, Clarke Schmidt (4-1, 2.95) was a bit better, throwing six and two-third shutout innings in which he struck out six and walked two. The Yankees got all the offense they would need from Anthony Rizzo. He hit a RBI single in the fourth inning off Bradley, before hitting a solo homer in the ninth inning off Shawn Armstrong to make
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 12 | .676 | 0.0 | |
26 | 14 | .650 | 0.5 | |
19 | 19 | .500 | 6.5 | |
19 | 20 | .487 | 7.0 | |
17 | 21 | .447 | 8.5 |