TBO Rays · Jul 5, 2019
Marc Topkin’s takeaways from Thursday’s Rays-Yankees game
A lively crowd again, the downside of defensive shifts, Jake Faria’s mini-makeover.
The Rays' Tommy Pham races toward Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez to score on a double by Avisail Garcia during the first inning Thursday, July 4, 2019. [ALLIE GOULDING | Times]The Rays' Tommy Pham races toward Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez to score on a double by Avisail Garcia during the first inning Thursday, July 4, 2019. [ALLIE GOULDING | Times]
• The allegiances were split, as they usually are whenever the Yankees come to town, but the crowd of 21,974 was lively, continuing what had been a temporary “new normal” after the $2 ticket boosted crowds versus the Orioles.