Thanks to two homers from Paul Goldschmidt and a go-ahead shot from Jasson Domínguez, the Yankees maintained their cushion atop the AL and East Division standings with a 4-2 win on Wednesday night. While the Tigers aren’t the same playoff team that they’ve been the past two years, winning a road series over a team that has some talent is always a good thing.
While the Yankees did their part on Wednesday, were they able to gain any ground? Let’s check in on the action from around the AL races in today’s Rivalry Roundup.
Tampa Bay Rays (44-33) 5, Kansas City Royals (34-47) 3
The Rays jumped out to a 5-0 lead through four innings and ended up holding on from there, despite the Royals cutting into that and making a run late.
After a scoreless first couple frames, the Rays broke things open in the third. They recorded three hits and a walk in the frame, with a Jonathan Aranda single plating two runs in a three-run inning. Then in the fourth, Tampa Bay picked up two more thanks to RBI hits from Yandy Díaz — who had four hits on the day — and Jonny DeLuca.
On the mound, Griffin Jax started off the game with four shutout innings, but the Royals did get to him in the fifth, albeit with some help. A baffling error by Chandler Simpson in left allowed two runs to score, which ended Jax’s day after five frames.
While the Royals did score one further run in the ninth on a Josh Rojas homer, they didn’t threaten too much besides that. A Tyler Tolbert single ended up being the only other baserunner Kansas City mustered against the Rays’ bullpen. KC’s bullpen did plenty well themselves, but the hole that the Royals dug themselves before that was too much to overcome.
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