Rays take 2–0 ALDS lead with 5–2 win over Yankees
Tampa Bay needs one more win to reach the ALCS after a four-run fifth inning and a game in which New York committed five errors.
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5–2 in Game 2 of the American League Division Series, moving within one win of the ALCS. New York now needs three consecutive wins to advance.
Tampa Bay scored four runs in the fifth inning, with Junior Caminero and Jonathan Aranda contributing to the rally. The result gave the Rays a 2–0 series lead.
Fox Sports reported five errors by the Yankees in Game 2 and none by Tampa Bay. The defensive gap accompanied the decisive fifth-inning scoring.
The Rays led the American League in regular-season wins, according to the source report. They last reached the ALCS in 2020.
The series now turns on whether New York can win three straight games or Tampa Bay can secure the one victory it needs to advance.
