The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night as catcher Austin Wells joined Derek Jeter in some team history.
The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night to keep pace in the American League West. At 59-40, they are 1.0 game behind the Baltimore Orioles for the division lead.
After the loss, the Rays are 48-49 on the year. They are in fourth place in the division after winning 99 games a season ago. In the win, the Yankees got a 4-for-4 night from Juan Soto and a 2-for-4 night from Aaron Judge. In addition, catcher Austin Wells filled the stat sheet in historic fashion.Wells is the first Yankee with 3+ Walks, 1+ Runs and 0 At-Bats in a game since Derek Jeter on Sept. 12, 2006
Wells is the first Yankee with 3+ Walks, 1+ Runs and 0 At-Bats in a game since Derek Jeter on Sept. 12, 2006Yup, Wells did not record an official plate appearance in the win. He's hitting .216 for the season with six homers and 20 RBI. A first-round pick of the Yankees back in 2020, he made his major league debut a season ago.and Rays will play again on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium with first pitch coming at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.
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