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July 9, 2026 · AL East

New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

July 9, 2026Tropicana FieldDome 72°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
New York Yankees
51-42
12
vs
HOME
Tampa Bay Rays
54-37
4

Game Highlights

Published July 9, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Junior Caminero Junior Caminero homers (27) on a fly ball to right center field. NYY 0, TB 1
T3 Ryan McMahon Ryan McMahon doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Ryan Vilade. Max Schuemann scores. NYY 1, TB 1
T3 Trent Grisham Trent Grisham singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan Vilade. Ryan McMahon scores. NYY 2, TB 1
T3 Ben Rice Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Ben Rice homers (27) on a fly ball to right field. Trent Grisham scores. NYY 4, TB 1
T3 José Caballero José Caballero singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan Vilade. Jasson Domínguez scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. NYY 5, TB 1
T3 Jazz Chisholm Jr. Jazz Chisholm Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Cody Bellinger scores. NYY 6, TB 1
B3 Junior Caminero Junior Caminero grounds into a double play, shortstop José Caballero to first baseman Cody Bellinger. Nick Fortes scores. Yandy Díaz to 3rd. Jonathan Aranda out at 2nd. Junior Caminero out at 1st. NYY 6, TB 2
B3 Victor Mesa Jr. Victor Mesa Jr. hits a ground-rule double (2) on a line drive down the left-field line. Yandy Díaz scores. NYY 6, TB 3
T4 Austin Wells Austin Wells homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. NYY 7, TB 3
T6 Ben Rice Ben Rice homers (28) on a fly ball to center field. Austin Wells scores. Trent Grisham scores. NYY 10, TB 3
B6 Ben Williamson Ben Williamson singles on a line drive to left fielder Max Schuemann. Chandler Simpson scores. NYY 10, TB 4
T7 Ryan McMahon Ryan McMahon doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan Vilade. Max Schuemann scores. NYY 11, TB 4
T8 Cody Bellinger Cody Bellinger singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Ben Rice scores. Jasson Domínguez to 3rd. NYY 12, TB 4

Box score

  123456789 R
NYY 006103110 12
TB 102001000 4

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Yankees AWAY 12

Paul Blackburn started for Yankees, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Jake Bird took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Paul Blackburn Starter 2.0 35 1 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Paul Blackburn threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 88% 4.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 10 29% 1 2 4 1 2
    Curveball 7 20% 2 3 1 0 1
    Cutter 6 17% 0 1 1 4 0
    Changeup 5 14% 0 0 1 3 1
    Four-Seam Fastball 4 11% 0 0 1 3 0
    Sweeper 3 9% 0 0 2 0 1
  • Jake Bird Setup 0.2 15 2 0
  • Ryan Yarbrough Middle 1.0 17 0 0 W inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Camilo Doval Middle 0.2 13 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Brent Headrick Middle 1.2 25 1 3 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Angel Chivilli Middle 2.0 22 0 3
  • Tim Hill Middle 1.0 15 0 0
Rays HOME 4

Drew Rasmussen started for Rays, leaving trailing 1–6. Out of the bullpen, Casey Legumina took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Drew Rasmussen Starter 2.1 61 6 2 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Drew Rasmussen threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 86% 4.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 20 33% 3 0 10 5 2
    Cutter 15 25% 0 2 3 3 7
    Sinker 13 21% 0 5 4 2 2
    Changeup 9 15% 1 0 3 4 1
    Curveball 4 7% 1 0 0 3 0
  • Cam Booser Setup 1.2 21 1 2 inherited 2, 1 scored
  • Casey Legumina Middle 2.0 33 3 2
  • Craig Kimbrel Middle 1.0 18 1 1
  • Chris Roycroft Middle 1.0 14 1 0
  • Ben Williamson Reliever 1.0 5 0 0

Where the game turned

1 run Top 3rd · off Rasmussen
  • Grisham 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · NYY
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Trent Grisham CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .234 .334 .415 .749 2B
Ben Rice DH 4 3 2 5 1 1 .275 .366 .590 .956 2 HR (27, 28)
Jasson Domínguez RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .233 .276 .400 .676 SB
Cody Bellinger 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .247 .340 .414 .754
José Caballero SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .246 .300 .398 .698 SB
Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 .221 .305 .388 .693
Max Schuemann LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .240 .406 .460 .866 2B, SB
Ryan McMahon 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 .215 .276 .370 .646 2 2B
Austin Wells C 4 2 1 1 1 1 .151 .246 .242 .488 HR (5)
HOME · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Richie Palacios 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .338 .335 .673
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .287 .387 .448 .835
Junior Caminero 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .277 .367 .546 .913 HR (27)
Jonny DeLuca CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .300 .435 .735
Ryan Vilade RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .318 .445 .763
Chandler Simpson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .277 .314 .340 .654 2 3B
Ben Williamson P 4 0 2 1 0 1 .237 .308 .320 .628 SB
Taylor Walls SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .220 .320 .289 .609
Nick Fortes C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .257 .301 .342 .643
Yandy Díaz DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .326 .405 .498 .903
Victor Mesa Jr. CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 .195 .295 .366 .661 2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · NYY
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Paul Blackburn 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 35 2.31
Jake Bird 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 15 4.60
Ryan Yarbrough 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.17 W
Camilo Doval 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.58
Brent Headrick 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 25 1.57 HLD
Angel Chivilli 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 1.35
Tim Hill 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.86
HOME · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Drew Rasmussen 2.1 7 6 6 0 2 1 61 3.26 L
Cam Booser 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 21 1.80
Casey Legumina 2.0 2 3 3 3 2 1 33 3.99
Craig Kimbrel 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 4.78
Chris Roycroft 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 14 12.96
Ben Williamson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.50

Manager comparison

AWAY · NYY
Aaron Boone
Lineup 2.9 R Bunts 0.3 R IBBs 2.6 R
HOME · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 3.7 R IBBs 3.5 R

Recent form

AWAY · NYY
5-5 L1 -3 run diff
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HOME · TB
7-3 W3 +0 run diff
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Season series: 1-1 with NYY listed first across 2 prior meetings.

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