Rays Topple Favored Yankees Behind Matz’s Arm, Díaz’s Bat
TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Steven Matz delivered five strong innings and Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 5-3 on Friday night at George Steinbrenner Field.
The Yankees, a pregame favorite, jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first on a sacrifice fly and an Amed Rosario triple. Díaz answered in the bottom half with his third home run. Tampa Bay tied it in the second and took the lead for good with two runs in the sixth.
Matz (3-0) allowed two runs on two hits while striking out seven over five innings for the win. Luis Gil (0-1) took the loss. Bryan Baker earned his second save. A crowd of 20,511 saw the game in 2 hours, 36 minutes. The Yankees fell to 8-5. The Rays improved to 6-7.