MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/09/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1971 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (45-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0
Tampa Bay Rays (49-44) 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Yankees Sunk by Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays picked up a win at Tropicana Field, knocking off the New York Yankees, 4-2. Starting pitcher Chris Stephenson played a key role in the triumph. Joe Montgomery, credited with the save, is now 23 for 26 in save opportunities. The first-place Rays have a one-game lead in their division.

The Rays got a big at-bat from center fielder Daniel Santos. For the game, Santos went 1 for 3 with a home run. In the bottom of the third, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 7th home run of the season gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Santos.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Marrero LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .243 8 35
I. Ávila 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .286 12 36
L. Chu 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289 7 36
B. McBride RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .258 8 37
H. Forte 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .294 9 40
K. Schwarber DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 0 0
R. Holt CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 6 18
J. Herrera C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .247 1 16
M. Ramos SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 0 28
Totals 31 2 6 2 4 8 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: I. Ávila (12, 8th Inning off H. Saldaña, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Marrero 2 , I. Ávila 4 , L. Chu , H. Forte , M. Ramos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McBride , M. Ramos
GIDP: K. Schwarber
Sac Bunt: R. Holt
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramos-Forte-Chu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .304 11 57
E. Vázquez SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .271 2 4
I. Ramírez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 4 19
   b-N. Hernández 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 11
E. Cox LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .195 12 30
D. Veeck 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269 7 29
O. Leme C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .281 3 34
D. Lacy DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 2 7
J. Pacheco 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 4 20
   a-A. Rondon SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 23
D. Santos CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .248 7 29
Totals 32 4 9 4 1 4 9      
a - A. Rondon substituted for J. Pacheco in the 9th
b - N. Hernández substituted for I. Ramírez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Veeck (18, 2nd Inning off A. Portillo, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Ramírez (15, 3rd Inning off A. Portillo, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Cox 2 (7, 3rd Inning off A. Portillo, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off A. Portillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Davenport (6, 5th Inning off A. Portillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Santos (7, 3rd Inning off A. Portillo, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Leme (3, 4th Inning off A. Portillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 4 , I. Ramírez 2 , E. Cox 4 , D. Veeck 2 , O. Leme 4 , D. Lacy , D. Santos 4
2-out RBI: E. Cox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Veeck 2 , J. Pacheco
GIDP: E. Vázquez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vázquez-Pacheco)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Portillo L (8-7) 5.0 9 4 4 1 3 2 24 90 4.01   
J. López 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 29 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Portillo 35
Batters Faced: A. Portillo 24, J. López 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Portillo 6-5, J. López 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: A. Portillo 90-55, J. López 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. López 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Stephenson W (5-6) 7.0 4 1 1 3 6 0 28 107 4.59   
H. Saldaña 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 14 3.27   
C. Sanchez H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.26   
J. Montgomery SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 1.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stephenson 68
Batters Faced: C. Stephenson 28, H. Saldaña 4, C. Sanchez 1, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stephenson 8-7, H. Saldaña 0-0, C. Sanchez 1-0, J. Montgomery 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stephenson 107-69, H. Saldaña 14-8, C. Sanchez 1-1, J. Montgomery 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Saldaña 1-1 , C. Sanchez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Stephenson
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 30971
Thursday, July 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68