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Aroldis Chapman vs Andrew Kittredge Battle Sees Tampa Bay Fall 4-3

Tampa Bay dropped a 4-3 decision at Tropicana Field on Tuesday as New York legged out a win behind winning pitcher Jordan Montgomery.

New York won as a +125 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 7.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Jordan Montgomery earned the victory for the Yankees, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 3, and allowing 5 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Gio Urshela in the win.

Tampa Bay got a 1-inning outing from Andrew Kittredge in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Brandon Lowe had 3 hits in the loss for the Rays.

The battle of the bats favored New York as they had 10 hits, while Tampa Bay only had 8.

The game was closed out by Aroldis Chapman who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 1 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.