Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Jays win absurd game, Rays roll on

Led by a pair of Aaron Judge home runs and another solid outing from Nestor Cortes, the Yankees defeated the Orioles for their third series win in a row, a strong 6-3 start to the year. That’s not too shabby, but thanks to the efforts of one of their rivals they’re looking up in the early standings. Let’s take a look at what they, and the rest of the field, did on Sunday:

Oakland Athletics (2-7) 0, Tampa Bay Rays (9-0) 11

Let’s get the blowout over with first, shall we? The Rays dismantled the A’s once again for their ninth straight win to open the year, pouring it on in front of their home crowd. Former Yankee prospect James Kaprielian got rocked for the second straight start this year, this…