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Schlittler struck out Simpson, the Rays' leadoff man, looking at a 97-mph fastball on the inside corner to start a 1-2-3, 11-pitch bottom half and he made it six-up, six-down with an 11-pitch second, striking out Feduccia swinging at a 99-mph fastball to end the inning. Schlittler was at just 66 pitches through six.
The dream-big part of Cam Schlittler’s impact on the Yankees’ staff moved up a level Wednesday night. At Steinbrenner Field, the hard-throwing rookie right-hander was perfect through six innings against the Tampa Bay Rays,
Giancarlo Stanton delivered another clutch home run on Wednesday night, blasting a pinch-hit two-run homer in the 10th inning to propel the New York Yankees to a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays after David Bednar’s third blown save of the season.
Giancarlo Stanton conectó un jonrón como emergente para producir dos carreras en la parte alta de la décima entrada y los Yankees de Nueva York
Giancarlo Stanton hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Yankees to a 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
In one night, Stanton tied and passed 1970s-‘80s slugger Dave Kingman on the career home run list, moving ahead of “Kong” with his 443rd, good for 43rd all-time. Next up are Hall of Famers Jeff Bagwell and Vladimir Guerrero at 449.
The New York Yankees officially announce a roster move with the pitching group ahead of the final game of the Tampa Bay Rays series.
Currently, the Yankees (68-57) lead the race, leaving no doubt that the Rays will heavily rely on Rasmussen to dominate on Wednesday when he faces New York right-hander Cam Schlittler (1-2, 3.94 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. ET.