Despite Tampa Bays’ home run prowess, and Domingo Germán’s propensity to yield dingers, this one turned into a bit of a pitching duel. And what started out looking like another tale of the Yankees’ offense struggling turned into an uplifting come-from-behind win.
The Rays’ only run-scoring burst came when Yandy Díaz and Wander Franco got things started in the bottom of the first with a pair of 96-mph singles. Germán almost got out of that jam, getting Randy Arozarena to pop out after an eight-pitch battle and then setting Brandon Lowe down on strikes. But the next batter, Manuel Margot, drilled a 107.