Yankees Errors Lead to Game 2 Loss to Rays, Box Score Stats, Highlights, Updated MLB Playoff Bracket

Four errors paved the way for the New York Yankees' Game 2, 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, dropping them to 0-2 in the American League Divisional Series on the road.

With their backs against the wall and down 0-1, the Yankees entered as 1.5-point favorites over the Rays, per FanDuel Sportsbook, with Cam Schlittler starting on the mound. 

Schlittler finished the regular season tied for third in MLB with 239 strikeouts, entering the postseason as one of the Yankees' biggest weapons. 

He backed it up in his first playoff start, a win over the Boston Red Sox, allowing just two hits while striking out 10. But Monday was a different story, as he surrendered seven hits, managed just two strikeouts and gave up two earned runs.

Box Score

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Yankees	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rays	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	-

Hitting
Top Players	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Richie Palacios, TB	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.286	.286	.429
Liam Hicks, TB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.333
Yandy Diaz, TB	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.333	.250
Chandler Simpson, TB	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125
Ben Rice, NYY	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	.467	.556	1.333
Cody Bellinger, NYY	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.412
Austin Wells, NYY	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.417	.357	.583
Pitching
Top Players	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-S	ERA
Freddy Peralta, TB	4.2	3	1	1	1	3	1	66-43	1.93
Ian Seymour, TB	3.0	1	1	1	0	4	1	41-27	3.00
Cam Schlittler, NYY	4.1	6	4	2	1	2	0	76-56	1.69

Postseason Bracket

American League Wild Card

• No. 6 Chicago White Sox def. No. 3 Houston Astros, 2-0
• No. 4 New York Yankees def. No. 5 Boston Red Sox, 2-0

National League Wild Card

• No. 3 Atlanta Braves def. No. 6 Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1
• No. 4 San Diego Padres def. No. 5 Chicago Cubs, 2-0

American League Division Series

• No. 6 Chicago White Sox lead No. 2 Cleveland Guardians, 2-0
• No. 1 Tampa Bay Rays lead No. 4 New York Yankees, 2-0

National League Division Series

• No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers and No. 3 Atlanta Braves tied, 1-1
• No. 1 Milwaukee Brewers lead No. 4 San Diego Padres, 2-0

Tampa Bay struck first, with its first three batters reaching base in the first inning. Yandy Díaz scored on a throwing error by second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. after Junior Caminero grounded into a fielder's choice.

Schlittler and the Yankees escaped the bottom of the first with minimal damage, allowing one run despite a disastrous start that included three errors, stranding two runners at the corners.

The Yankees answered in the bottom of the third when Ben Rice launched a 372-foot solo home run to tie the game at 1-1.

It was a busy fifth inning for the Rays.

With two runners in scoring position, Liam Hicks grounded out to second to bring home Jonathan Aranda. Chandler Simpson followed with an RBI single after another Yankees miscue, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth and prompting the Yankees to pull Schlittler.

Building on their lead, Richie Palacios ripped a line drive for a two-run double, bringing home Trent Grisham and Simpson to stretch Tampa Bay's lead to 5-1.

Rice capped a big night with his second home run in the top of the eighth, accounting for both of the Yankees' runs. But with one final chance in the ninth and trailing 5-2, New York went down in order to fall to 0-2 in the ALDS.

Upcoming Games	Date	Location	Time (ET)	Tv/Stream
Game 3	Wed., Oct. 7	Yankee Stadium – New York	8:00 p.m.	TBS/HBO MAX, TruTV, Univision/ TUDN
Game 4*	Thu., Oct. 8	Yankee Stadium – New York	8:00 p.m.	TBS/HBO MAX, TruTV, Univision/ TUDN
Game 5*	Sat., Oct. 10	Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, Florida	8:00 p.m.	TBS/HBO MAX, TruTV, Univision/ TUDN

The two teams will head to New York for Game 3, where the Yankees will look to avoid a sweep at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. First pitch is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET.