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New York Yankees 0, Tampa Bay Rays 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 8, 3:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score68
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 68
0
0–3
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 67
3
T-Score67
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Starter formRaysMcClanahan has a 3.81 ERA over his last five starts, while Cole is at 5.47.
Recent formRaysTampa has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
PowerYankeesNew has 132 home runs this season, 45 more than Tampa.

Starting pitchers

NYY
Gerrit Cole RHP
Gerrit Cole
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.01
61st
WHIP
1.20
33rd
K/9
8.65
57th
BB/9
2.11
8th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.69
175th
OPS/R
–
IP
42.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.47
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
TB
Shane McClanahan LHP
Shane McClanahan
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.05
43rd
WHIP
1.17
39th
K/9
8.70
116th
BB/9
3.16
100th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.68
29th
OPS/R
–
IP
79.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.81
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·McClanahan allows the lower home-run rate: 0.68 vs 1.69 per nine.
·McClanahan enters with a 3.05 ERA compared with Cole's 4.01.
·Cole walks 1.1 fewer batters per nine innings.
·McClanahan has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cole arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam49%95.8
Slider20%89.0
Knuckle Curve14%82.7
Changeup13%85.0
Sinker4%93.3
Cutter0%92.8
McClanahan arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam38%95.6
Changeup28%86.9
Slider18%88.2
Curveball15%82.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Yankees vs LHP (Shane McClanahan)
8th
in MLB
0.733OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Gerrit Cole)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs LHP Shane McClanahan
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs McClanahan (BvP)
1Paul Goldschmidt—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Ben Rice—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Amed Rosario—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Cody Bellinger—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Jasson Domínguez—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Anthony Volpe—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Max Schuemann—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Austin Wells—–––No MLB historyNo history
9José Caballero—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Paul Goldschmidt– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Ben Rice– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Amed Rosario– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Cody Bellinger– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Jasson Domínguez– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Anthony Volpe– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Max Schuemann– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Austin Wells– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9José Caballero– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Gerrit Cole
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cole (BvP)
1Yandy Díaz—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan Aranda—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Junior Caminero—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Cedric Mullins—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Jonny DeLuca—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Chandler Simpson—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Ben Williamson—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Taylor Walls—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Nick Fortes—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Jonathan Aranda– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Junior Caminero– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Cedric Mullins– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Jonny DeLuca– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Chandler Simpson– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Ben Williamson– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Taylor Walls– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Nick Fortes– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYYNYY·TBTB
AVG.235 26th.258 1st
OPS.720 11th.728 8th
Home runs223 2nd169 22nd
Runs739 9th736 12th
OBP.311 24th.326 5th
SLG.409 7th.402 13th
PitchingNYYNYY·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.23vs3.70
NYYTB
WHIP1.17vs1.14
NYYTB
K/99.1vs8.3
NYYTB
HR Allowed165vs201
NYYTB
ResultsNYYNYY·TBTB
+3585th
Run differential
+3604th
93–68 Record98–64
2–8 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
New York Yankees (2–8)
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
Tampa Bay Rays (7–3)
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
9—4
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Gerrit Cole (4.01 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Shane McClanahan (3.05 ERA, 7–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Yankees and Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 4–9 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Gerrit Cole is at 62; Shane McClanahan is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.