NEW YORK (AP) Ryan McMahon drove within the profitable run within the eleventh inning with a single to deep middle discipline, and the New York Yankees edged the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Wednesday night time in a back-and-forth end.
Trent Grisham hit a tying homer within the eighth, Anthony Volpe did the identical within the ninth and Cody Bellinger evened the rating once more for the Yankees with an RBI triple within the tenth.
Moments later, New York took benefit of a vital balk by reliever Kevin Kelly (0-3) to stay 4 video games behind first-place Toronto within the AL East.
Grisham’s leadoff homer within the eighth and Giancarlo Stanton’s run-scoring single off Bryan Baker gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead.
Josh Lowe put Tampa Bay again in entrance with a two-run homer off nearer Devin Williams within the ninth, however Volpe went deep in opposition to Pete Fairbanks with one out within the backside half.
Jonathan Aranda hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in opposition to Luke Weaver within the tenth to place the Rays forward 4-3 however Jasson Domínguez made a terrific leaping catch on the left-field wall to stop further harm on the play.
Bellinger tied it together with his triple to right-center off Edwin Uceta within the backside half.
Kelly’s balk superior runners to second and third with no person out within the eleventh, forcing the Rays to play their outfield shallow. McMahon, acquired final week from Colorado, hit a protracted fly to middle that landed simply shy of the warning monitor.
Tim Hill (4-3) labored a scoreless inning for the win, aided by McMahon’s leaping seize at third base to snag Lowe’s leadoff line drive.
Brandon Lowe doubled house a third-inning run for the Rays in his return from the injured checklist.
Key second
Volpe hit his sixth homer in 12 video games however dedicated his third throwing error in two nights at shortstop. He leads the majors with 16 errors.
Key stats
The Rays (54-55) dropped beneath .500 for the primary time since Could 24. They’ve misplaced eight of 10 and are a serious league-worst 8-20 since June 27 following an MLB-best 25-9 stretch. … Grisham set a profession excessive together with his 18th house run.
Up subsequent
Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (6-8, 3.42 ERA) faces RHP Marcus Stroman (2-2, 6.09) within the finale of the four-game sequence Thursday afternoon.
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