Tampa Bay Rays beat New York Yankees 5–2: Rundown
October 5, 2026: Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5–2.

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5–2 on October 5, 2026, in the 2026 MLB postseason.
Richie Palacios went 1-for-4 and drove in 2 runs. Chandler Simpson went 1-for-4 and drove in 1 run. He scored 1 run. Liam Hicks went 0-for-3 and drove in 1 run.
Ben Rice went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and drove in 2 runs. He scored 2 runs and drew 1 walk. Cody Bellinger went 1-for-4. Austin Wells went 1-for-3.
Freddy Peralta worked 4 2/3 innings, allowing 3 hits and 1 earned run. He struck out 3 and walked 1. Ian Seymour worked 3 innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 earned run. He struck out 4 and walked 0. Cam Schlittler worked 4 1/3 innings, allowing 6 hits and 2 earned runs (4 runs in all). He struck out 2 and walked 1. Paul Blackburn worked 1 inning, allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. He struck out 0 and walked 0.
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