NEW YORK (Interstat) — George Lombard Jr. homered and drove in three runs as the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at Yankee Stadium II. Bradley Hanner earned the win with two scoreless relief innings. Steven Matz took the loss after allowing two earned runs in 1 1/3 innings. Cam Schlittler allowed one earned run over three innings, finishing the regular season with a 1.95 ERA. The Yankees held his pitch count to 70 in his final start. Austin Wells also homered for New York. Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero went 2 for 5 with two RBIs, and Ian Seymour pitched five innings with one hit and three strikeouts. Luis Gil worked two hitless innings with four walks for New York. The Rays had nine hits, while New York had seven. Attendance was 44,136, and the game lasted 2:51. Tampa Bay is 96-64, and New York is 92-67.