ST. PETERSBURG — As the Yankees’ front office was trying to get this team into a position to make a playoff push before Friday’s MLB trade deadline, working on a deal to acquire slugger Joey Gallo, the current team was trying to stay in the mix on the field.
Nestor Cortes gave the Yankees a quality start and Aaron Judge drove in the go-ahead run as the Bomber beat the Rays 3-1 in Tropicana Field.
The Yankees (53-47) have won the first two of the three-game series with the Rays (60-42) and go for a sweep on Thursday afternoon.