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Recap - Tampa Bay Defeats New York 2-1

Charlie Morton reached double figures in strikeouts, fanning 10 Yankees en route to a 2-1 win over New York on Sunday at Tropicana Field.

The Rays were a -120 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.5.

Charlie Morton earned the victory for the Rays, throwing 5.2 innings of work, striking out 10, walking 1, and allowing 5 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Avisail Garcia in the win.

New York got a 0.2-inning outing from Adam Ottavino in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Brett Gardner had 2 hits in the loss for the Yankees.

Tampa Bay enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-5 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by Emilio Pagan who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.

Tampa Bay looks to continue its winning ways next game with a battle against Baltimore. New York will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Toronto.