Jul 20, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; Tampa Bay Rays catcher Alex Jackson (28) celebrates his three run residence run in opposition to the New York Yankees with second baseman Jose Caballero (7) throughout the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium. Necessary Credit score: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports activities Randy Arozarena homered twice and tied a profession excessive with 4 hits because the Tampa Bay Rays rolled to a 9-1 rout of the host New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.
Arozarena hit a solo homer off New York starter Nestor Cortes (4-9) within the fifth inning and a two-run drive within the seventh. He additionally singled within the first and doubled within the ninth.
It was Arozarena’s seventh profession multi-homer recreation and first since April 29, 2023. The outfielder secured bought his seventh profession four-hit recreation and first since Aug. 4, 2022.
Alex Jackson hit a three-run homer within the fourth and Isaac Paredes went deep within the fifth two batters earlier than Arozarena’s first homer.
Tampa Bay starter Taj Bradley (5-4) allowed a leadoff double to rookie Ben Rice and little else in seven innings. After Rice’s double, the Yankees had been 0-for-17 in opposition to the right-hander and generated three base runners the remainder of the way in which, together with two that had been erased on double performs.
Bradley struck out 5, walked two and bought 13 outs on the bottom whereas matching his longest profession outing. Bradley additionally improved to 4-0 in his previous seven begins.
Jackson, who entered the sport hitting .082, gave the Rays a 4-0 lead by lifting a full rely cutter off Cortes to the quick porch in proper area.
Paredes pulled a sweeper down the left-field line for a 5-0 lead as his ball bounced out of a fan’s palms within the first row. After Paredes hit his sixteenth homer and halted a 3-for-34 slide, Arozarena chased Cortes by lifting a sweeper into the Tampa Bay bullpen in left heart.
Arozarena added a two-run homer within the seventh inning. The Rays went deep 4 occasions for the second time this season and first since April 14 in opposition to the San Francisco Giants.
Curtis Mead had an RBI double for Tampa Bay’s first run of the sport. He was known as up after Yandy Diaz went on the restricted checklist for private causes.
The Yankees fell to 9-19 of their previous 28 video games and averted getting blanked when Juan Soto tripled and scored on a groundout by Jahmai Jones.
Cortes allowed six runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. The left-hander additionally tied a profession excessive by permitting three homers for the fourth time and first since April 30.
–Area Stage Media