Facing the Yankees for the second time in six days, Tampa Bay Rays starter Alex Cobb was looking to improve on his first start that saw him pitch 5.2 innings in which he allowed just one run and dominated. Additionally, Cobb was attempting to win consecutive starts for the first time since 2014.
In this, his second start against the Yankees Cobb was not as effective as that first start as he was hurt by four extra-base hits this time around, which included two home runs. Although the start for Cobb was not as bad as the final game line, there were positives and negatives to this start.