The Yankees’ malaise continued on Saturday, losing 2-1 to the Rays, with the lone run coming on a ninth-inning Aaron Judge home run, when it was nearly too late. The loss saw them fall to just four games up on the Rays in the AL East, a long way away from what the lead once was. Today, they’ll need a win to keep that lead from dwindling even further.
On the mound for the Yankees for today’s series finale will be Frankie Montas. Against the Angels, Montas was having a solid outing before getting Ohtani’d, dooming him and the Yankees to another loss, and another sub-par outing since his acquisition.