Yankees Notes: Will Warren still searching for command, top-heavy lineup sticks out

While the Yankees served as host to an annual Star Wars Day celebration, the on-field product that they doled out in the Bronx resembled anything but a fully operational Death Star.

Fans who sat through a 30-minute rain delay before first pitch on Sunday might've felt some spring taining vibes, as a compromised lineup missing a handful of regulars couldn't muster enough offense in a 7-5 rubber-game loss to the division-rival Rays at Yankee Stadium.

The top-heavy lineup did include the punch of Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Paul Goldschmidt, which drove in three runs on as many hits. But notably absent were Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr. due to injury and Ben Rice and Austin Wells due…