TB 2, NYY 9 | Sep 23, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 23, 2026•Yankee Stadium•64°F, Partly Cloudy

Rays

NYY

Yankees

Final

WIN

Gerrit Cole

LOSS

Mason Englert

The Yankees cruised past the Rays 9-2 in a dominant performance.

★Jonny DeLuca3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Ryan McMahon5 RBI

★Ben Rice2 HR, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 3: Ryan McMahon hits a grand slam (11) to right field. Luis García Jr. scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. José Caballero scores.

Weather: 64°F, Partly CloudyWind: 13 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 11:05 PM UTCT: 2:52Att: 42,238Venue: Yankee Stadium

Ump Audit

James Hoye

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92.3%B

13 missed calls

+19.2% TB

+0.42 runs NYY

Win Probability

NYY WinTB Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
NYY	1	1	5	1	0	0	0

Game 823492 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Victor Mesa Jr.LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.249/.321/.493	90.5	.129	.117
Jonathan ArandaDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.275/.357/.436	98.4	.105	.097
Nick FortesC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.262/.309/.372	67.2	-	-
Liam Hicks1B	2	1	0	0	2	0	.284/.370/.435	94.5	.245	.231
Jonny DeLucaRF	4	0	3	1	0	1	.263/.292/.415	108.4	.384	.354
Richie Palacios2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.232/.326/.372	85.7	.427	.393
Ryan Vilade3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.248/.325/.440	108.5	.390	.498
Cedric MullinsCF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.203/.284/.345	98.7	.134	.217
Jorge MateoSS	4	0	1	0	0	3	.206/.250/.317	78.7	.221	.199
Bench
Junior Caminero3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.274/.360/.523	93.3	.005	.004
Mason EnglertP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	33	2	6	2	3	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Mullins (5th off Cole, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:DeLuca

TB:10

RBI:DeLuca; Mullins

SB:DeLuca 2

CS:Palacios

Team LOB:7

New York Yankees

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ben RiceDH	4	2	3	2	1	0	.263/.362/.537	108.4	.648

Pitching

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mason EnglertL	3.2	9	8	8	1	6	4	86-58	84.4	5.95
Casey Legumina	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23-16	91	3.82
Brody Hopkins	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	16-9	93.6	4.50
Steven Matz	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	23-12	90.6	5.42
Cole Sulser	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	25-14	89.5	4.47
Totals	8.0	12	9	9	4	11	4	173-109	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Legumina 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Englert 86-58; Legumina 23-16; Hopkins 16-9; Matz 23-12; Sulser 25-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Englert 4-2; Legumina 0-3; Hopkins 0-1; Matz 1-1; Sulser 0-2

New York Yankees

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Gerrit ColeW	5.2	3	2	2	3	8	1	105-63	91.6	3.61

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: George Lombard Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: George Lombard Jr. called out on strikes.

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B3Replay review: Liam Hicks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Spencer Jones called out on strikes.

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T4Replay review: Ali Sánchez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Richie Palacios called out on strikes.

Bot 1 • NYY

0-1

Ben Rice homers (40) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 108.4 mph💣 379 ftLA: 36°

Bot 2 • NYY

0-2

Ryan McMahon singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Spencer Jones scores.

EV: 79.0 mph49 ftLA: 2°

Bot 3 • NYY

0-3

George Lombard Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 102.5 mph💣 384 ftLA: 25°

0-7

Ryan McMahon hits a grand slam (11) to right field. Luis García Jr. scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. José Caballero scores.

EV: 109.1 mph💣 332 ftLA: 40°

Top 4 • TB

1-7

Jonny DeLuca doubles (24) on a fly ball to right fielder Heliot Ramos. Liam Hicks scores.

EV: 74.7 mph202 ftLA: 48°

Bot 4 • NYY

1-8

Ben Rice homers (41) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 101.1 mph💣 383 ftLA: 30°

Top 5 • TB

2-8

Cedric Mullins homers (15) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 98.7 mph💣 375 ftLA: 31°

Bot 8 • NYY

2-9

Heliot Ramos out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Ali Sánchez scores. Ben Rice to 3rd.

EV: 92.8 mph310 ftLA: 31°

HR:Rice (1st off Englert, 0 on, 0 out); Jr. (3rd off Englert, 0 on, 0 out); McMahon (3rd off Englert, 3 on, 2 out); Rice (4th off Englert, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Jones

TB:25

RBI:Ramos; McMahon 5; Rice 2; Jr.

SB:Jr.

SF:Ramos

Team LOB:8

Inherited runners-scored:Headrick 1-0; Hill 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Cole 105-63; Headrick 2-2; Schreiber 7-4; Hill 7-6; Blackburn 15-10; Bednar 16-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Cole 3-5; Headrick 1-0; Schreiber 1-1; Hill 2-0; Blackburn 2-1; Bednar 2-0

Bench
Gerrit ColeP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brent HeadrickP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Paul BlackburnP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
David BednarP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-