MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/23/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 2938 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (83-75) 1 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 9 13 0
New York Yankees (74-84) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
Tampa Bay Defeats New York, 9-2
The Tampa Bay Rays converted a terrific effort from starter Eric Cartwright into a win over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Rays won the game by a final score of 9-2. Cartwright picked up the win for Tampa Bay, going 5 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 2 hits. He now sports a record of 9-8. With the victory, the Rays upped their record to 83-75.

Tampa Bay second baseman Ismael Ramírez contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a fastball to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 126th hit of the season and put the Rays ahead, 5-1.

"We were able to put some runs on the board," said Ramírez after the game.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .312 18 84
O. Leme C 5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .271 4 50
J. Engram DH 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .232 12 67
I. Ramírez 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .276 8 45
D. Mitchell 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .231 22 46
E. Cox LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .232 25 69
D. Veeck 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .251 12 57
D. Santos CF 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 .243 9 43
A. Rondon SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .224 1 32
Totals 38 9 13 9 5 3 26      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rondon (20, 5th Inning off J. Carroll, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Leme (34, 6th Inning off E. Stainforth, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Mitchell (22, 5th Inning off E. Stainforth, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 3 , O. Leme 2 , J. Engram 2 , I. Ramírez 2 , D. Mitchell 5 , D. Veeck , D. Santos , A. Rondon 2
2-out RBI: O. Leme , J. Engram , I. Ramírez , D. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Engram , I. Ramírez , D. Veeck
GIDP: I. Ramírez , D. Veeck 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Davenport (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rondon-Ramírez-Mitchell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Martínez CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .227 4 12
M. Ramos SS 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .237 1 38
I. Ávila 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .282 24 71
L. Chu 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .285 12 64
H. Forte LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .295 17 72
R. Holt RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .251 10 35
   b-B. MacKerchar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 6 32
   c-R. González RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 3
J. Herrera C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .269 8 51
B. McBride DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 11 57
X. Bogaerts 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 5 16
   a-A. De La Torre PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 7 4 18      
a - A. De La Torre pinch hit for X. Bogaerts in the 7th
b - B. MacKerchar pinch hit for R. Holt in the 8th
c - R. González substituted for B. MacKerchar in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Herrera (8, 2nd Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Martínez , J. Herrera 4 , B. McBride , A. De La Torre
2-out RBI: J. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Ávila , L. Chu , R. Holt
GIDP: H. Forte
Sac Fly: H. Forte
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ramos (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Ramos-Bogaerts-Chu, Ramos-Bogaerts-Chu, Ramos-Chu)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Cartwright W (9-8) 5.0 2 2 2 2 3 1 19 92 2.32   
J. Ingram 2.0 1 0 0 4 1 0 11 48 3.72   
J. Carver 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 23 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cartwright 56
Batters Faced: E. Cartwright 19, J. Ingram 11, J. Carver 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cartwright 4-8, J. Ingram 2-3, J. Carver 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cartwright 92-55, J. Ingram 48-26, J. Carver 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ingram 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Carroll L (9-12) 4.2 6 6 6 3 1 0 22 85 4.46   
E. Stainforth 2.2 5 3 3 1 1 1 13 47 4.85   
S. Simmons 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 30 3.00   
J. Hagler 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Carroll 26
Batters Faced: J. Carroll 22, E. Stainforth 13, S. Simmons 6, J. Hagler 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Carroll 5-7, E. Stainforth 4-2, S. Simmons 2-0, J. Hagler 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Carroll 85-50, E. Stainforth 47-29, S. Simmons 30-15, J. Hagler 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Stainforth 1-1 , J. Hagler 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Cartwright
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 17906
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