Rays Lead Yankees 1-0 Before Scheduled Game 2

Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead over the New York Yankees in their best-of-five American League Division Series after winning Game 1, 1-0, and the teams were scheduled to meet again Monday night at Tropicana Field. The available reports preview the second game but do not establish its result or confirm that it was played as scheduled. Game 2 was set for October 5 at 8 p.m. ET, with Cam Schlittler listed to start for New York and Freddy Peralta for Tampa Bay. The matchup was scheduled to air on TBS and truTV, with streaming listed through HBO Max. Reports also named a Spanish-language broadcast, but differed over whether it would be on Univision or UniMás. Tampa Bay’s Game 1 victory came on Jonathan Aranda’s solo home run, described in the reports as the contest’s only run. The Rays managed five hits, while New York recorded one, according to accounts of the opener. Drew Rasmussen started for Tampa Bay and carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning. Reports credit him with eight scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts; Bryan Baker finished the game and recorded the save. The Yankees’ listed starter for Game 2, Schlittler, was 14-6 during the regular season, according to the previews.