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Max Fried lived up to his eight-year, $218 million contract with the Yankees and delivered his best start yet for AL East-leading New York (14-8) in Sunday's 4-0, series-clinching win at the Tampa Bay Rays.
-Without Gerrit Cole, Fried has been invaluable as the ace of the Yankees' 2025 starting rotation. He took a no-hit bid deep into his remarkable outing, giving the bullpen a breather after Saturday's extra-inning loss and stifled the Rays (9-13). Fried (4-0, 1.42 ERA) allowed two hits while striking out two and walking two in 7.2 IP. The 64-strike, 102-pitch outing saw Fried embrace the role of the ace with New York coming off a collapse in Saturday's 10-8 defeat.
-Trent Grisham stepped up in the leadoff spot for Ben Rice (left elbow), whom the Yankees kept out of the lineup Sunday after a hit-by-pitch during Saturday's game. Grisham turned on a 2-0 fastball down the middle at 94 mph and sent Ryan Pepiot's offering over the right-field wall for an important solo shot to start the game. Three strikeouts followed for Grisham, who has six home runs through 20 games, but he ultimately gave the Yankees a pivotal run in a big spot as the pitchers' duel between Fried and Pepiot ensued.
-After Grisham drew first blood and while Fried battled,Cody Bellinger's two RBI created separation in the third and sixth innings. His second home run of the early season, a solo shot to right-center field off Pepiot's 95-mph fastball on a 1-2 count, was the last blow in what was an otherwise strong start by the opposing pitcher. Without Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees need Bellinger (12 RBI through 19 games) to be a run-driving supporter behind Aaron Judge and that was the case Sunday.
-Austin Wells' fourth home run through 19 games was the last nail in the Yankees' shutout, sending the first pitch of a one-out, ninth-inning at-bat into opposite field for a solo shot off Garrett Cleavinger. Wells, whose 1-for-3 afternoon included a fourth-inning walk, is up to 10 RBI on the early season.
Fried, who dominated the Rays in a game where New York got just enough offense to end the victorious series with a bounce-back win.
The Yankees' three-game series at the Cleveland Guardians starts with Monday's 6:10 p.m. opener. RHP Clarke Schmidt is set to make his second start this season after he scattered three runs on four hits in 5.2 IP of last Wednesday's 4-3 New York win over the Kansas City Royals. The Guardians are projected to start RHP Gavin Williams (1-1, 4.58 ERA).
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Takeaways
-Without Gerrit Cole, Fried has been invaluable as the ace of the Yankees' 2025 starting rotation. He took a no-hit bid deep into his remarkable outing, giving the bullpen a breather after Saturday's extra-inning loss and stifled the Rays (9-13). Fried (4-0, 1.42 ERA) allowed two hits while striking out two and walking two in 7.2 IP. The 64-strike, 102-pitch outing saw Fried embrace the role of the ace with New York coming off a collapse in Saturday's 10-8 defeat.
-Trent Grisham stepped up in the leadoff spot for Ben Rice (left elbow), whom the Yankees kept out of the lineup Sunday after a hit-by-pitch during Saturday's game. Grisham turned on a 2-0 fastball down the middle at 94 mph and sent Ryan Pepiot's offering over the right-field wall for an important solo shot to start the game. Three strikeouts followed for Grisham, who has six home runs through 20 games, but he ultimately gave the Yankees a pivotal run in a big spot as the pitchers' duel between Fried and Pepiot ensued.
-After Grisham drew first blood and while Fried battled,Cody Bellinger's two RBI created separation in the third and sixth innings. His second home run of the early season, a solo shot to right-center field off Pepiot's 95-mph fastball on a 1-2 count, was the last blow in what was an otherwise strong start by the opposing pitcher. Without Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees need Bellinger (12 RBI through 19 games) to be a run-driving supporter behind Aaron Judge and that was the case Sunday.
-Austin Wells' fourth home run through 19 games was the last nail in the Yankees' shutout, sending the first pitch of a one-out, ninth-inning at-bat into opposite field for a solo shot off Garrett Cleavinger. Wells, whose 1-for-3 afternoon included a fourth-inning walk, is up to 10 RBI on the early season.
Who's the MVP?
Fried, who dominated the Rays in a game where New York got just enough offense to end the victorious series with a bounce-back win.
Highlights
What's next
The Yankees' three-game series at the Cleveland Guardians starts with Monday's 6:10 p.m. opener. RHP Clarke Schmidt is set to make his second start this season after he scattered three runs on four hits in 5.2 IP of last Wednesday's 4-3 New York win over the Kansas City Royals. The Guardians are projected to start RHP Gavin Williams (1-1, 4.58 ERA).
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