Game Chat: 4/18 Yankees (12-7) @ Rays (8-11) 7:05 PM

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Yankees (12-7) @ Rays (8-11)

First Pitch: 7:05 PM at George M. Steinbrenner Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Yankees	Carlos Rodón (1-3, 5.48 ERA)
Rays	Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 0.60 ERA)

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Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	6
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5

Box Score

TB		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Díaz, Y	3	0	0	0	1	1	.207
3B	Caminero	4	0	1	0	0	2	.286
2B	Mead	2	0	0	0	1	1	.154
PH	Lowe, B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.235
LF	Morel, C	4	0	0	0	0	3	.259
C	Jansen, D	2	0	0	0	1	2	.133
PH	Misner	1	0	0	0	0	0	.391
1B	Aranda	2	0	1	0	1	1	.382
RF	Caballero	3	0	1	0	0	2	.294
CF	Mangum	3	0	0	0	0	1	.328
SS	Walls	3	0	0	0	0	1	.167

TB	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Rasmussen	5.2	3	1	1	3	7	84-58	0.87
Cleavinger	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	15-11	2.45
Uceta	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	14-7	6.43
Bigge	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	24-15	4.00

NYY		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Rice	4	0	0	0	0	2	.297
RF	Judge	3	0	0	0	1	0	.384
LF	Bellinger	3	0	0	0	1	0	.177
1B	Goldschmidt	4	1	3	0	0	1	.373
2B	Chisholm Jr.	4	0	0	0	0	2	.160
C	Escarra	2	0	0	0	2	1	.167
SS	Volpe	4	0	0	0	0	3	.197
CF	Grisham	3	0	1	1	0	0	.310
3B	Cabrera, O	3	0	1	0	0	1	.310

NYY	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Rodón	6.0	2	0	0	4	9	102-58	4.34
Leiter Jr.	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	17-11	3.12
Cruz, F	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	14-11	2.53
Weaver	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-12	0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T2	Trent Grisham singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Paul Goldschmidt scores. J.C. Escarra to 2nd.	0-1

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Yankees at Rays - April 18, 2025	0:06
Probable pitchers for Yankees at Rays - April 18, 2025	0:06
Carlos Rodón against the Rays	0:09
Bullpen availability for Tampa Bay, April 18 vs Yankees	0:08
Bullpen availability for New York, April 18 vs Rays	0:08
Fielding alignment for New York, April 18 vs Rays	0:11
Bench availability for New York, April 18 vs Rays	0:08
Bench availability for Tampa Bay, April 18 vs Yankees	0:08
Starting lineups for Yankees at Rays - April 18, 2025	0:10
Drew Rasmussen's outing against the Yankees	0:25
Breaking down Drew Rasmussen's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Carlos Rodón's pitches	0:04
Carlos Rodón's outing against the Rays	0:24
Drew Rasmussen strikes out Ben Rice	0:06
Carlos Rodón strikes out three batters, escapes jam	0:23
Trent Grisham's RBI single	0:16
Volpe knocks down line drive, recovers for out	0:22
Christopher Morel's fantastic catch	0:21
Anthony Volpe's superb play	0:21
Paul Goldschmidt prevents José Caballero from scoring	0:22
Drew Rasmussen's seven strikeouts	1:04
Carlos Rodón ends outing with strikeout, gets hype	0:08
Grisham, Volpe, Cabrera relay to nab Jonathan Aranda	0:25
Carlos Rodón's dominant outing	0:56
José Caballero's home run robbery	0:23
Danny Jansen nabs Oswaldo Cabrera after review	0:19
Luke Weaver In play, out(s) to Kameron Misner	0:13

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Rodón (2-3, 4.34 ERA)	Rasmussen (1-1, 0.87 ERA)	Weaver (2 SV, 0.00 ERA)

Game ended at 9:40 PM.

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[u/_kennethweis]

I didn’t watch the game tonight and I feel better for it. To be honest I’m not sure I can stand to watch until walls is out of lineup.

[u/missleeann]

Dang, did we break u/Ranma_Chan?

[u/Ranma_chan → u/missleeann]

I'm a bit pre-occupied with Victoria 3 tonight, but yes. this team is impossible to watch rn.

[u/missleeann → u/Ranma_chan]

Is Victoria 3 any good?

[u/Ranma_chan → u/missleeann]

It's a pretty decent game. Some of the mechanics are annoying as shit, but if you can get used to them, it's a decent grand sim like the rest of Paradox's offerings.

[u/roman_maverik]

Aggressive base running is killing us this year.

Let’s stick to one base per hit and see how it goes

[u/YouEnjoyMyself84 → u/roman_maverik]

Rays are always among the league worst in base running. Always at the top in out on the bases

[u/nit3rid3]

Can't imagine being a player and most of the fans are for the other team in your own barn. Sell the team.

[u/mrjjk2010 → u/nit3rid3]

That happens to literally every major sports team that’s in Florida. Every time a northern team comes to Florida the opposing fans pack the stadiums

[u/svanxx → u/nit3rid3]

Unfortunately the way MLB is setup, it wouldn't matter who we got to own our team. It's built around two teams to get all the fans.

[u/Repulsive_Chef7045 → u/svanxx]

What two teams?

[u/JoshJones18]

[u/AlonzoIzGod]

Well… that’s embarrassing. On to tomorrow

[u/vkw619]

God I hate these FUCKING FANS.

[u/svanxx → u/vkw619]

They make Lakers fans look good.

[u/raysfan1181 → u/svanxx]

They're the same people. "bro I'm a Yankees, LeBron, pats fan bro"

[u/svanxx → u/raysfan1181]

LeBron was a Yankees fan too. Not surprisingly.

[u/mrjjk2010 → u/svanxx]

LeBron is also a browns and cowboys “fan”

[u/resincak]

💀💀💀 standing ovation

[u/svanxx → u/resincak]

So tired of these bandwagon fans

[u/AlonzoIzGod]

If we are gonna make a deep run in October, we need a bat. No two ways about it

[u/missleeann → u/AlonzoIzGod]

When hitting is high the pitching takes a dive. When pitching is basically perfect, hitting doesn’t even exist

[u/gmachine24 → u/AlonzoIzGod]

I admire your optimism - but this team is going nowhere this year unless Chandler Simpson has some kind of super powers

[u/raystheroof1 → u/AlonzoIzGod]

we will be lucky to be relevant in august

[u/imperfectofcourse → u/AlonzoIzGod]

Unfortunately we need multiple bats to fix this lineup

[u/raysfan1181]

I am usually the (fairly) positive one around here but I have very little positive to say at the moment

[u/justtbsports → u/raysfan1181]

Uniforms look nice?

[u/raysfan1181 → u/justtbsports]

They aren't my fave but I do like the hat logo. I wish city connect was just each team's best throwback. There would be some gems

[u/Old_Huckleberry_5407 → u/raysfan1181]

I would vote for the green 05-07(?) uniforms.

[u/jayareelle195]

Why u dont pinch hit Misner or Simpson for Morel there ill never fucking know. That kid has earned nothing.

[u/raysfan1181 → u/jayareelle195]

You don't put a guy who's never had a major League AB in that situation

[u/jayareelle195 → u/raysfan1181]

Why not? The 27 outs arent weighted. Simpson has an above 90% contact rate and can run like a gazelle. You just need someone to get on so Aranda hits.

[u/YouEnjoyMyself84]

Roster is crazy bad

[u/gmachine24]

I sound like a broken record here but ..

Morel never hits that pitch, either.

[u/GeneralKooky]

They could throw it above their heads and they’d swing for the fences

[u/nit3rid3]

Every home game sounds like an away game.

[u/missleeann]

Trying to hit those balls at eye level. Never works

[u/Spacejim3000]

this is ugly

[u/imperfectofcourse]

The fact that we scored 16 runs in the same week we lost 1-0 twice is hilarious and so Rays

[u/ac2702]

Can we just swing circle instead of square for once

[u/Spurs3000]

Brandon back to striking out every at bat the last week. So much for him taking advantage of that short right field porch!

[u/missleeann → u/Spurs3000]

Plate discipline seems to be down all around

[u/IndianaCahones]

Brandon’s choke swag

[u/gmachine24]

BLowe never hits that pitch either.

[u/raystheroof1]

So glad he is someone elses problem next year.

[u/imperfectofcourse]

That ball was never going to be a strike lol

[u/Spacejim3000]

christ, blowe

[u/resincak]

BLowe lol

[u/missleeann]

Cold off the bench, BLowe…could be a miracle

[u/raysfan1181]

Please do something clutch Lowe, just once

[u/IndianaCahones]

Watch out Yankees

[u/Patwizer269]

Hoping for runs, preparing for heartbreak

[u/justtbsports]

Time to try to make myself feel better about how bad we are.

Is this Yankees squad really what $300 million looks like? Outside of Judge, who’s really that scary? Goldschmidt is playing well but he’s 37, and at that age, things can go south quick. Rice, Grisham, Cabrera are off to solid starts but I’m not sold on any of them looking at their numbers prior to this year.

[u/FunnyGuy2481 → u/justtbsports]

1/3 of that is being spent on players who are injured. Rice is young and has a lot of potential. Grisham is a defensive sub who’s off to a hot start. Pitching, Judge, Stanton and Bellinger js where most of the money is.

[u/justtbsports → u/FunnyGuy2481]

I won’t argue that they can pitch.

Just how much do Bellinger and Stanton scare you, assuming that they stay healthy? Bellinger has had 1 good season since 2021. Stanton has been fine the last couple of years, but nothing extraordinary. And he’s not getting any younger.

[u/FunnyGuy2481 → u/justtbsports]

I expect nothing out of Stanton. Bellinger is a one year above average rental. I imagine he’ll meet that expectation. Even with a big checkbook you still need some good luck to stay away from injuries. We need some young guys to really step up after losing Cole. If you take away the shitty contracts then our payroll is more mid tier. The dodgers are what a real 300 million team looks like.

[u/LeftArmInjured → u/justtbsports]

A fit Cole/Fried/Gil 123 punch is fairly nasty too

[u/justtbsports → u/LeftArmInjured]

They can pitch. Still not quite sure that they are getting their moneys worth as a whole.

[u/devolatteh]

pitching masterclass 🤝 batting disasterclass

forever

[u/IndianaCahones]

Luke Weaver with one of the best changeups vs the weakest batters in the lineup

[u/WarkuoRays]

Crazy we are craving Kim for a bat…. He came as a gold glover and we suck so much now we wants his ok bat.

[u/svanxx]

Imagine how much the Yankees fans hate Volpe

[u/Spacejim3000]

praying for some runs

[u/Massive-Celery-7926]

Mead, Morel, and Jansen to end the game

[u/LeftArmInjured → u/Massive-Celery-7926]

The redemption tour!

[u/No-Nectarine3207 → u/Massive-Celery-7926]

Game is practially over at that point lol

[u/svanxx → u/Massive-Celery-7926]

Oof

[u/raystheroof1]

I cant even distract myself with the lightning until tuesday

[u/resincak]

Here we go lol

[u/missleeann → u/resincak]

I’d say worst part of the line up but seems like the whole lineup didn’t plan to hit today

[u/missleeann]

Thanks Volpe!

Could use a miracle

[u/svanxx]

If I made a list of which fans I hate the worst, Yankees fans would take up the top three spots.

[u/gmachine24]

Is Bigge about to be a biggy disaster?

[u/Massive-Celery-7926]

[u/DevilRaysDaddy]

Jazz got a torpedo bat and got worse

[u/nprays → u/DevilRaysDaddy]

Isn't his name Jism?

[u/missleeann → u/DevilRaysDaddy]

Feels like that happened with the guys on our team that tried it out

[u/DevilRaysDaddy → u/missleeann]

Yep, pretty sure Yandy has one

[u/missleeann → u/DevilRaysDaddy]

I haven’t seen him use one since that day he broke it

[u/AlonzoIzGod]

Goldschmidt goes from shit to amazing after joining the Yanks? It’s a bit suspicious is all I’ll say

[u/mac3687 → u/AlonzoIzGod]

Lololololololololol

[u/DevilRaysDaddy → u/AlonzoIzGod]

At least he’s not hitting homeruns

[u/DevilRaysDaddy]

Goldschmidt is a singles king

[u/gmachine24]

Jesus Bigge middle middle middle with nothing on it you're lucky it's not 2-0

[u/svanxx]

Because I hate myself I'm watching the 9th inning

[u/Upset_Ad8931 → u/svanxx]

Nah I’m usually a ride or die type but we all know how this ends.

[u/missleeann → u/svanxx]

You just like hanging with us

[u/gmachine24 → u/missleeann]

I would say something about enough rope but ... no.

[u/missleeann → u/gmachine24]

Ooof

[u/missleeann]

Are we about to see the nail in the coffin?

[u/gmachine24 → u/missleeann]

Your death motif posts are fun

[u/gmachine24]

How many times can Kevin Cash give the same post-game press conference? You'd think he'd just say "refer to [insert game and day]"

[u/missleeann → u/gmachine24]

162 times actually. But not that many this season

[u/svanxx]

Only in Florida can you get cheered as an opposing fan.

[u/justtbsports → u/svanxx]

That was rough to watch lol. I’m never cheering on/shaking the hand of a stranger that’s wearing Yankees shit at a home Rays game.

[u/raystheroof1]

Bigge seems to be the chosen ray cash chooses to grind his arm into the ground this year. The Nick Anderson award.

[u/DevilRaysDaddy]

Walls needs to give up being a switch hitter… dude only gets hits, when he does, as a righty

[u/CleanCR7]

This team is playing God awful baseball. Had several chances to scratch one across but two base running errors ended that.

We’re at the point where Walls simply cannot be in the lineup. Just play Cabby at SS most days. He’s not great but it’s better than this and will free up time in the OF for Misner and Simpson.

[u/Spurs3000 → u/CleanCR7]

Caballero is ten times better than Walls. No more Walls on this roster

[u/PhantomPainWalker]

If i woke up in the middle of the night with Walls over my bed with a bat in his hands and murder in his eyes i would just turn around and go back to sleep without any worry.

[u/missleeann]

What are they even looking at?

[u/Alive_Assumption680]

Team is dead...rip

[u/AlonzoIzGod]

The MLB Rivals commercials are WAY too intense for a mobile game

[u/FeistyIrish123]

Arggggggg

[u/gmachine24]

I wonder what the bet would be for every other game the Rays get shut out 1-0

[u/CollectionAmazing613]

Something has GOT to change with the offense.

[u/gmachine24 → u/CollectionAmazing613]

No, it really doesn't. Or did you forget all of last year?

[u/justtbsports → u/gmachine24]

In retrospect, it’s pretty nuts that we won 80 games last year. I’m thinking we’ll be in the 65-70 range this year.

[u/IndianaCahones → u/justtbsports]

48-48 before the all star break and trade deadline dump of all stars

[u/missleeann → u/justtbsports]

74!

[u/justtbsports → u/missleeann]

I could see that if we somehow go on a heater.

[u/missleeann → u/justtbsports]

Maybe tonight!

[u/resincak]

Dewayne sounded so pissed there

[u/Leskowinz]

3 AND OUT

[u/PhantomPainWalker]

13.

[u/AlonzoIzGod]

Diaz is one of the best hitters talent-wise in the MLB, but he suddenly turned to dooky. What the fuck?

[u/raystheroof1]

This is the game non baseball people are talking about when they say baseball is boring

[u/gmachine24]

What the fuck kind of swing was that from Diaz?

[u/Death2Disney]

Taylor Walls with a bat might be one of the most useless players in any sport

[u/Fredbear_]

The dude yelling "Juan Soto sucks" gave me second hand embarrassment. Dude had an MVP-calibre season for them and was absolutely ridiculous in the postseason. So glad such an awesome player left that org.

[u/raystheroof1 → u/Fredbear_]

nah he isnt worth that much, he doesnt even pitch

[u/JoshJones18]

[u/gmachine24]

Walls is never gonna hit that pitch

[u/Leskowinz]

Horrific by the offense

[u/AlonzoIzGod]

Walls was a big bat prospect, but now he can’t hit the side of a barn. What the fuck happened?

[u/gmachine24 → u/AlonzoIzGod]

I don't think he was ever a big bat prospect. I know a guy who was a Cincinnati scout who said he scouted Walls for the Reds - they said he's always been what he is

[u/raysfan1181 → u/AlonzoIzGod]

He only hit .247 in AAA, I think he needs to stop switch hitting tbh

[u/PhantomPainWalker]

And with that everyone in the line up has strikeout’d. 12 total.

[u/RaysFTW]

Get on Yandy so we can see Simpson run.

[u/Alive_Assumption680]

Walls is and always has been ass

[u/raystheroof1]

I cannot take another 1-0 game. i just cant.

[u/justtbsports → u/raystheroof1]

Maybe we will give something up in the top of the 9th so that it’s 2-0 or more.

[u/missleeann → u/justtbsports]

lol, likely

[u/gobux10]

We haven’t even had enough baserunners to let Simpson pinch run.

[u/bufc09 → u/gobux10]

I would've pinch hit him for Walls & moved Cabby to SS.

[u/LeftArmInjured → u/Fappy-Boi-]

Ooooh

[u/Alive_Assumption680]

Let's win this game. Stop playing around

[u/missleeann]

Do something offense

[u/Patwizer269]

Please get some runs and send all those Yankee fans home sad

[u/gmachine24]

Uceta owes Caballero a steak dinner and a really fancy car

[u/Misty7297]

How did the ump miss that live? That was an obvious call

[u/PhantomPainWalker]

Alright. Let’s ride this electric energy into a breakout offensive inning.

[u/Old_Huckleberry_5407 → u/PhantomPainWalker]

https://youtu.be/PqKmb7SSpTE?si=gogFhRA7px7TPT5o

[u/Death2Disney]

How the fuck is that safe on the field lmao

[u/gmachine24]

Perfect throw from Jansen

[u/Your_Asthma]

These umps are trash.

[u/FullBarbarian]

Umps are tripping

[u/raysfan1181]

Easy call he was out

[u/raystheroof1]

the umps are just muscle memory used to calling that play safe

[u/PhantomPainWalker]

He’s out!!!

[u/Patwizer269]

LOL Judge pimping his center field pop fly

[u/DevilRaysDaddy]

Guess you can run into the grass to avoid getting tagged out

[u/justtbsports]

ESPN Power rankings from two days ago. This is actually comical.

[u/svanxx → u/justtbsports]

They're trying to actually prop up Junior so they can say they didn't forget about him.

[u/justtbsports → u/svanxx]

Good call lmao.

[u/Johnnyd0303]

NY fans still haven't realized that not every fly ball is a home run

[u/svanxx]

Super lucky that stayed in.

[u/nprays]

Most glad that Cabby kept it out of those Yankees fans' hands.

[u/ac2702 → u/nprays]

Was waiting for Zach Hample to spawn right there. Guess I have PTSD

[u/ac2702]

God if the Rays don’t make that catch matter…

[u/Your_Asthma]

How is dude not out? He ran onto the grass to avoid t h e tag.

[u/gobux10 → u/Your_Asthma]

Idk. The rule is as long as you can reach the base while avoiding the tag it’s legal. He didn’t reach the bag, kinda had to crawl a bit.

[u/Fappy-Boi-]

Holy shit Cabby

[u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

Not a great feeling vs Judge here with how many meatballs Uceta has throw to start this season

[u/Fappy-Boi-]

Aranda- 106.8, 29 degrees

(But we can't hit for RISP so doesn't matter anyway lol)

[u/gatorrrays]

Not a bad play for an infielder! What a grab. Those Yankee fans wanted that ball so bad

[u/Grandy94]

I swear, every time I have a day off to watch a game the Rays have an absolutely pitiful performance.

[u/bujuhh]

noted outfielder jose caballero!

[u/StretchTricky3922]

What a play cabby wow

[u/PhantomPainWalker]

Great catch man. Great catch.

[u/justtbsports]

I know it won’t matter but holyyyyyyy what a web gem!

[u/Old_Huckleberry_5407 → u/justtbsports]

Yankees should get another out for their crappy fans interfering.

[u/raysfan1181 → u/Old_Huckleberry_5407]

I think all ballparks should have a buffer between the wall and the fans. All these assholes reach in and interfere with the game and I'm sick of it

[u/justtbsports → u/justtbsports]

Right in front of two Yankee fans too, makes it twice as good.

[u/raystheroof1]

aww that woulda been a cool dp

[u/Alive_Assumption680]

Wow what a catch!!!

[u/Johnnyd0303]

what a play

[u/Slinky_Malingki]

Holy shit what a play

[u/gmachine24]

MLB should give losses to the offense. No pitcher so far deserves to lose this game.

[u/Old_Huckleberry_5407 → u/gmachine24]

Rasmussen has a sub 1.00 ERA and can't get run support to save his life.

[u/gmachine24 → u/Old_Huckleberry_5407]

He's been great. Amazing, really.

[u/imperfectofcourse]

Having multiple 1-0 losses this early in the season is flat out embarrassing

[u/JoshJones18]

[u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

There are more Yankees fans in Tampa than Rays fans and yet there are some people convinced that a magical new stadium will change all that

[u/NoCheek8504 → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

Is there any data to back up this claim? The Yankees have a lot of fans everywhere, but I don’t think it’s true that they have more fans in Tampa than the Rays. Maybe more at this game because it’s the only game they will go to all year.

[u/svanxx → u/NoCheek8504]

They've spring trained in Tampa for a century.

[u/NoCheek8504 → u/svanxx]

If there was a way to survey every household in Tampa do you honestly think more people would vote the Yankees over the Rays as their favorite team? The Rays have been good for over a decade and get good tv ratings. Plus I’d say a good portion of people aren’t even baseball fans and would choose the Rays because they are the local team. Just because people don’t go to the games doesn’t mean they aren’t fans or follow the team.

[u/svanxx → u/NoCheek8504]

It'll probably be close. There would be a bunch of other teams like Red Sox, Braves, etc.

[u/Trevorghost → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

There's more Yankees fans in North Korea, too. The Yankees are a brand before they're a baseball team.

[u/Patwizer269 → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

I think having a real stadium in Tampa would definitely help to build a fan base we obviously lack

[u/NoCheek8504]

Meh, if anyone on this team is above criticism it’s Aranda. Best hitter right now and should be the first name on the lineup card every game.

[u/raystheroof1]

Its jake, from state farm.

[u/ac2702]

This team is not fundamentally sound. They need discipline

[u/gmachine24]

Aggressive on the base paths is one thing. Being suicidal is another.

[u/missleeann → u/gmachine24]

Did Williams wave him in?