{"id":674330,"date":"2026-04-12T20:57:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/674330\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T20:57:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:57:43","slug":"drew-rasmussen-goes-6-scoreless-and-rays-finish-1st-3-game-sweep-of-yankees-since-2021-with-5-4-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/674330\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Rasmussen goes 6 scoreless and Rays finish 1st 3-game sweep of Yankees since 2021 with 5-4 win"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — – Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> completed their first three-game sweep of the Yankees since 2021, holding on to beat New York 5-4 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Returning after missing time for the birth of his daughter, Rasmussen (1-0) struck out seven without a walk. The Rays moved above .500 for the first time this season at 8-7 and extended the Yankees’ losing streak to five games.<\/p>\n

Aaron Judge<\/a> hit his fourth homer of the season, a 415-foot, two-run shot<\/a> with no outs in the ninth against Mason Englert<\/a> that got New York within one. Englert retired the next two batters, then allowed a double to Amed Rosario<\/a>. After an intentional walk to Austin Wells<\/a>, Englert retired Ryan McMahon<\/a> on a grounder for his first save as the Yankees fell to 0-6 in one-run games this season.<\/p>\n

New York’s Cam Schlittler<\/a> (2-1) allowed three runs on a career-high-tying seven hits over five innings. Schlittler walked his first batter in four starts this season when Yandy D\u00edaz got a free pass in the third.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay’s Chandler Simpson<\/a> went 3 for 4, scored twice, stole his seventh base and has reached base in all 15 games this season.<\/p>\n

The Rays did their damage early. Simpson and Junior Caminero<\/a> hit back-to-back singles in the first, and Simpson scored on D\u00edaz’s groundout. In the second, Cedric Mullins<\/a> tripled and scored on Richie Palacios’ single. Palacios came around on Simpson’s base hit to make it 3-0.<\/p>\n

Before a crowd of 20,796 at Tropicana Field, the Yankees rallied against the Rays bullpen.<\/p>\n

Ben Rice<\/a> led off the seventh with a ground-rule double and scored on Cody Bellinger’s single. Giancarlo Stanton’s pinch-hit grounder scored Judge to make it 4-2.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Will Warren<\/a> (1-0, 3.07) and the Yankees host Yusei Kikuchi<\/a> (0-2, 6.75) and the Angels on Monday. Shane McClanahan<\/a> (0-1, 4.15) takes the mound for Tampa Bay on Tuesday at Chicago against Noah Schultz and the White Sox.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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