Yankees 4, Rays 1: Don’t worry, be Happ-y

The Yankees can’t win in Tropicana Field and the Rays can’t win in Yankee Stadium. Can’t explain it, but it’s true. The Yankees improved to 6-1 against the Rays in the Bronx this season — and 21-6 since Opening Day 2016 — with a crisp 4-1 win Tuesday night. They should all be this easy.

(Al Bello/Getty)Tip of the Happ

Excellent start for J.A. Happ. Excellent but also kinda weird, because he did walk four of the first dozen he batters he faced, including three leading off an inning. The four walks chewed up 34 (!) pitches too. They were long, grueling at-bats, and Tampa’s hitters outlasted Happ. He threw 34 pitches for the four walks and 72 to the other 21 batters he faced. If Happ didn’t walk…