Tampa Bay Rays beat New York Yankees 3-0 as Jonathan Aranda had 2 hits and 3 RBIs

Result and standings

Of the Tampa Bay Rays' 9 innings at bat, 3 included at least 1 run. A 1-run 3rd was the club's largest inning. On the mound, the Tampa Bay Rays kept the New York Yankees scoreless in 9 of 9 innings. The final margin was 3 runs.

In the bottom of the 3rd, Jonathan Aranda drove in 1 run with a single. The play put the Tampa Bay Rays ahead to stay, 1-0.

The standings for July 8, 2026 listed the Tampa Bay Rays at 54-36, 1st in the division.

At the plate

Jonathan Aranda had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 double and 3 RBIs. Yandy Díaz collected 4 hits across 4 at-bats with 1 run and 1 double. Nick Fortes went 1-for-3 with 1 run.

Chandler Simpson collected 1 hit across 4 at-bats. Taylor Walls went 0-for-2 with 1 run and 1 walk. The Tampa Bay Rays got at least 1 hit from 4 batters and finished with 8 hits. They also drew 1 walk. 2 hits went for extra bases.

On the mound

Shane McClanahan threw 85 pitches across 6⅓ innings, allowing 4 hits and 0 runs, striking out 5. Across 9 innings, the Tampa Bay Rays' staff threw 128 pitches, allowed 6 hits and 0 runs, issued 0 walks, and recorded 11 strikeouts.