TAMPA — Coming off a sweep of the Seattle Mariners, the Yankees were unable to carry over the momentum to Tampa, as they were defeated by the Rays, 2-1, at Tropicana Field.
CC Sabathia did his best to give his team the win, giving up just two runs (one earned), but the New York offense could not muster up anything against a slew of Tampa relievers.
Sabathia did give up nine hits, but he did strikeout four Rays, to go with shutout relief work from Adam Warren and Luis Cessa.
Drew Stanek was the “starter” for the Rays, but it was Ryan Yarbrough that was credited with the win and pitched the most innings.