On a dreary afternoon at Yankee Stadium, much of the Yankees’ on-field performance in their 7-5 loss to the Rays matched the weather. Yankees pitchers didn’t have a single clean inning against one of the weaker lineups in the American League.

With Ben Rice and Austin Wells on the bench, Boone said he was going to either pinch hit for Escarra or Jorbit Vivas (who was on deck) but opted to go with Escarra’s experience — playing in his 11th career MLB game compared to Vivas’ third — which did not work out as the backup catcher grounded into a 1-2-3 double play.

Max Fried combined with two relievers on a one-hitter to become the major leagues’ first six-game winner and lead the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0.

Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm also slammed home runs for the Phillies. Zack Wheeler (3-1) kept Tampa Bay hitters off-stride for seven innings en route to the victory. He scattered four hits while not walking a batter and striking out nine Tampa Bay hitters.

The start time for the New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays game on Sunday, May 4, was delayed due to rain in The Bronx.

NEW YORK - Due to a rainy forecast, Sunday's 1:35 p.m. afternoon game at Yankee Stadium was pushed to a 2:05 p.m. start. The tarp was rolled onto the field at about 12:30 p.m. prior to the Rays-Yankees series finale, with Taj Bradley scheduled to pitch for Tampa Bay and Will Warren going for the Yanks.

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After the Yankees and Padres split the first two games of this series, which team does the SportsLine model think will come out on top in the deciding battle on Wednesday night?