Anthony Rizzo’s two house runs rob Yankees to 6-5 rep over Rays

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo homered twice on his bobblehead giveaway night, the 2nd a trot-ahead, two-fling force within the eighth inning that lifted the Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Friday.

Rizzo, whose bobblehead likeness used to be adorned in Mandalorian garb on Megastar Wars Evening, hit a solo homer within the first towards Trevor Kelley.

After Josh Lowe’s three-fling homer off Michael King within the eighth put the main league-main Rays ahead 5-4, Aaron Opt walked towards Jason Adam (0-1) within the underside half and Rizzo homered to true. Rizzo doffed his helmet at some level of a curtain call following his 22nd multi-homer efficiency.

Wandy Peralta earned his first save this season by placing out two in a one-hit ninth. With two outs and one on, Rays manager Kevin Money sent true-handed-hitting Manuel Margot to pinch hit for the left-handed-hitting Lowe, who had eight RBIs within the first two games of the series. Margot grounded out.

Randy Arozarena homered within the first and Jose Siri within the 2nd, each and each off Gerrit Cole.

Yankees rookie Anthony Volpe, in a 7-for-fifty three crawl, used to be dropped to seventh within the suppose after 23 consecutive starts main off. He tied the rep 2-2 with a fifth-inning homer and put the Yankees ahead with a seventh-inning RBI single. Oswaldo Cabrera’s fling-scoring single prolonged the lead to 4-2.

Clay Holmes (1-2) stranded a pair of runners within the eighth, placing out Scramble Franco and retiring Arozarena on a comebacker. A day after leaving within the fifth inning thanks to a neck spasm, Franco went 0-for-5.

Final-attach Fresh York obtained for the third time in five games towards the Rays this season, closing inside of eight games of the AL East chief.

Arozarena, Siri and Lowe pointed to their biceps and grinned on the Rays dugout following their homers.

STAR WARS

A parade of characters from the flicks walked around the discipline about half an hour sooner than first pitch to the tune of Meco’s “Megastar Wars Theme/Cantina Band.” Rizzo used to be adorned in an W-cruise pilot outfit and Rays gamers had been pictured as Stormtroopers.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rays: RHP Drew Rasmussen (true flexor stress) used to be placed on the 60-day IL, one day after blanking the Yankees over seven innings in an 8-2 rep. Rasmussen stated he felt nerve discomfort in his true arm whereas going by his final batter, Gleyber Torres. His final four pitches had been all off-tempo choices after he’d spent many of the night throwing fastballs within the mid-90s. Rasmussen, who has passed by Tommy John surgical procedure twice, stated he used to be hopeful this hurt wouldn’t require the operation. … RHP Chris Muller used to be recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. RHP Zack Littell used to be claimed off waivers from Boston and LHP Garrett Cleavinger (true knee) transferred to the 60-day IL. RHP Prance Anderson used to be claimed off waivers by Colorado.

UP NEXT

Rays RHP Shane McClanahan (7-0, 1.76 ERA) will strive to be a a part of Matt Moore (2013) and Charlie Morton (2019) because the finest Tampa Bay pitchers to initiating a season 8-0. Yankees RHP Nestor Cortes (3-2, 4.74 ERA) is 2-3 with a 3.74 ERA in 11 games towards the Rays.