Game result and context
Tampa Bay Rays beat New York Yankees 4-3 to sweep AL Division Series in Game 3
Victor Mesa Jr. broke a tie with a two-run home run in the sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 at Yankee Stadium to finish a sweep of the AL Division Series. Ryan Vilade also homered for Tampa Bay.
Final result
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 in Game 3 of the AL Division Series at Yankee Stadium, ending the series. The Rays are 3-0 in the postseason. The Yankees were eliminated at 0-3.
How the game changed
Mesa decided it in the top of the sixth. With the game tied, he hit a two-run home run off Max Fried, and the Rays did not give up the lead.
Until then, the teams had matched each other. Both scored once in the third. Vilade hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth, and New York tied it again in the bottom half.
The Yankees got one run back in the bottom of the sixth but went scoreless over the final three innings.
Key performances
Mesa finished with one hit, a run and two RBIs. Vilade went 1 for 2 with his home run.
Griffin Jax pitched two innings for Tampa Bay, striking out four and allowing one earned run, and was credited with a hold.
Fried took the loss. He struck out seven in 5.2 innings but allowed four earned runs. Anthony Volpe had two hits and an RBI for New York, and Spencer Jones drove in a run and scored one.
Season and playoff context
The win completed a three-game sweep of the best-of-5 series. Tampa Bay moves on in the postseason, and the Yankees' season is over.