TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — José Caballero homered twice and drove in four runs, and Cam Schlittler pitched eight strong innings as the New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Monday, July 6, 2026, at George Steinbrenner Field before 18,129 in 2 hours, 21 minutes.

Caballero’s three-run homer in the fifth inning put the Yankees ahead 3-0. He added a solo shot in the eighth. Ben Rice also homered for New York, a solo drive in the ninth. Schlittler (9-5) allowed four hits, one earned run and struck out eight over eight innings. David Bednar tossed a scoreless ninth.

Griffin Jax (4-6) took the loss, allowing three runs on one hit over five innings with 10 strikeouts. Richie Palacios had two hits and drove in the Rays’ only run with a fifth-inning single. Tampa Bay managed four hits overall but could not overcome Caballero’s power.

The Yankees improved to 50-40; the Rays fell to 52-36.