mlb Game Recap
Clay Holmes vs Brooks Raley Battle Sees Tampa Bay Fall 5-4
Tampa Bay pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Aaron Judge and it cost them dearly in a 5-4 loss on Wednesday at Tropicana Field.
New York won as a -160 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 7 were rewarded at the payout window.
Clarke Schmidt earned the victory for the Yankees, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 1, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Jose Trevino in the win.
Tampa Bay got a 0.1-inning outing from Brooks Raley in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Ji-Man Choi had 2 hits in the loss for the Rays.
The battle of the bats favored Tampa Bay as they had 7 hits, while New York only had 10.
Clay Holmes pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.
New York heads into a battle against Houston. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.