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New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg AL Division Series, Game 2 Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5–2 on Monday, October 5, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
New York Yankees 2 93-68
at Tampa Bay Rays 5 98-64

Line score

Team
New York Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 4
Tampa Bay Rays 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 8 0
  • W: Cam Booser (1-0)
  • L: Cam Schlittler (1-1)
  • S: Bryan Baker

Home runs

  • New York Yankees: Ben Rice 2 (4)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Tampa Bay Rays Junior Caminero grounds into a force out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Yandy Díaz scores. Jonathan Aranda out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. 0–1
Top 4th New York Yankees Ben Rice homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. 1–1
Bottom 5th Tampa Bay Rays Liam Hicks grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. 1–2
Bottom 5th Tampa Bay Rays Chandler Simpson reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop George Lombard Jr. Junior Caminero scores. 1–3
Bottom 5th Tampa Bay Rays Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Chandler Simpson scores. Jonny DeLuca scores. 1–5
Top 8th New York Yankees Ben Rice homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. 2–5

Box score

New York Yankees

Batter
Ben Rice DH 3 2 2 2 1 0 .467
Cody Bellinger LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235
Luis García Jr. 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231
José Caballero 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Spencer Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133
George Lombard Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Trent Grisham CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Austin Wells C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .417
Ryan McMahon 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143
Paul Goldschmidt 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 7
Pitcher
Cam Schlittler (L, 1-1) 4.1 6 4 2 1 2 0 76 1.69
Brent Headrick 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 18 0.00
John Schreiber 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00
Ryan Weathers 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 0.00
Paul Blackburn 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00
David Bednar 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 .250
Jorge Mateo DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jonathan Aranda 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .333
Junior Caminero 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333
Liam Hicks C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .167
Chandler Simpson LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .125
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Jonny DeLuca CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .143
Richie Palacios 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .286
Taylor Walls SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 35 5 8 4 2 4
Pitcher
Freddy Peralta 4.2 3 1 1 1 3 1 66 1.93
Cam Booser (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00
Ian Seymour (H, 1) 3.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 41 3.00
Bryan Baker (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
8:10 PM
Time of game
3:02
Attendance
40,226
Umpires
Home Plate: Jeremie Rehak, First Base: Dan Bellino, Second Base: Ben May, Third Base: D.J. Reyburn, Left Field: Ryan Wills, Right Field: Shane Livensparger

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