NYY 3, TB 2 | Mar 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, March 17, 2026•Charlotte Sports Park•56°F, Overcast

NYY

Yankees

Rays

Final

WIN

Yovanny Cruz

LOSS

Joe Boyle

SAVE

Kervin Castro

The Yankees edged the Rays 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★J.C. Escarra3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Coby Morales singles on a line drive to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Jorbit Vivas scores. Ben Rice scores.

Weather: 56°F, OvercastWind: 7 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 2:42Att: 6,285Venue: Charlotte Sports Park

Ump Audit

Erich Bacchus

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95.1%A

8 missed calls

+13.0% NYY

+0.14 runs NYY

Win Probability

TB WinNYY Win

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

Game 831609 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

New York Yankees

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jorbit Vivas2B	0	1	0	0	1	0	.158/.333/.158	79	-	-
Ben RiceDH	5	1	1	0	0	0	.273/.351/.455	104.7	-	-
Cole GabrielsonLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200/.333/.800	-	-	-
Coby Morales1B	1	0	1	2	0	0	.500/.500/.500	94.1	-	-
Ali SánchezC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.150/.227/.150	-	-	-
Bryce Martin-GrudzielanekSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333/.333/.333	77.6	-	-
Kenedy CoronaCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143/.333/.429	41.5	-	-
Enmanuel Tejeda3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nicholas TorresRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.200/.200	-	-	-
Bench
Trent GrishamCF	2	0	1	0	2	0	.156/.270/.188	101.5	-	-
Jasson DomínguezLF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.342/.381/.632
Totals	35	3	7	3	7	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Escarra (2nd off Pepiot, 0 on, 1 out)

TB:10

RBI:Escarra; Morales 2

SB:Rice; Vivas

Team LOB:12

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Yandy DíazDH	4	0	1	0	0	2	.350/.480/.750	105.7	-

Pitching

New York Yankees

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Will Warren	4.0	3	1	1	1	4	68-42	90.4	1.77
Cade WinquestBS	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16-12	91.2	4.91
Jake Bird	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	19-11	88.2	3.24
Osvaldo Bido	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	11-6	93.7	1.80
Yovanny CruzW	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-8	96.4	0.00
Kervin CastroS	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	15-10	92.4	0.96
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	12	141-89	-	-

HBP:Vilade (by Castro)

Inherited runners-scored:Winquest 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Warren 68-42; Winquest 16-12; Bird 19-11; Bido 11-6; Cruz 12-8; Castro 15-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Warren 5-3; Winquest 2-0; Bird 0-0; Bido 1-0; Cruz 1-0; Castro 0-1

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ryan Pepiot	5.0	4	1	1	3	2	1	76-44	89.2	0.90

Game Notes

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B6Replay review: Ryan Vilade challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ryan Vilade walks.

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T7Replay review: Hunter Feduccia challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Trent Grisham walks.

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B8Replay review: Ali Sánchez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Yandy Díaz called out on strikes.

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T9Replay review: Daniel Vellojin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ali Sánchez called out on strikes.

Bench
Jonathan Aranda1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.333/.417/.381	104.5	-	-
Junior Caminero3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.333/.375/.333	96.7	-	-
Cedric MullinsCF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.304/.414/.565	88.3	-	-
Jake FraleyRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.400/.586/.550	68.9	-	-
Gavin Lux2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	.200/.200/.267	97.2	-	-
Hunter FeducciaC	3	0	1	0	0	2	.115/.233/.269	79.1	-	-
Ben WilliamsonSS	3	0	1	1	0	0	.371/.436/.571	105	-	-
Jonny DeLucaLF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.258/.258/.419	99.1	-	-
Ryan PepiotP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joe BoyleP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter BiggeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-