{"id":689811,"date":"2026-05-23T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/689811\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T16:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:49:10","slug":"cole-throws-6-scoreless-innings-in-return-rays-rally-past-yankees-4-2-for-16th-win-in-19-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/689811\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole throws 6 scoreless innings in return, Rays rally past Yankees 4-2 for 16th win in 19 games"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — – Gerrit Cole<\/a> pitched six scoreless innings in his return from elbow ligament replacement surgery but shortstop Jos\u00e9 Caballero’s error led to a four-run eighth inning that boosted the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> over the New York Yankees<\/a> 4-2 on Friday night for their 16th win in 19 games.<\/p>\n

Austin Wells<\/a> homered for the first time since April 28, a fifth-inning drive off Nick Martinez<\/a>, before Tampa Bay rallied to deal the Yankees their third straight loss and 10th in 14 games. The Rays, a big league-best 34-15, are 4-0 against the Yankees and opened a 5 1\/2-game AL East lead over New York<\/p>\n

Yankees star Aaron Judge<\/a> went 0 for 4 with a game-ending flyout to the center-field warning track with a man on and is in 1-for-24 slide that dropped his average to .245. Judge has gone a career-high 11 games without any RBI.<\/p>\n

A 35-year-old right-hander who had surgery in March 2025, Cole allowed two hits and three walks while striking out two. The six-time All-Star and the 2023 AL Cy Young Award averaged 96.1 mph with his four-seam fastball.<\/p>\n

Caballero, back at shortstop after missing 10 days with a broken finger<\/a>, allowed Chandler Simpson<\/a>‘s one-hopper to bounce off his glove leading of the eighth.<\/p>\n

Junior Caminero<\/a> singled off Tim Hill<\/a> (0-2), Jonathan Aranda<\/a> followed with an RBI double and Yandy D\u00edaz was intentionally walked. Richie Palacios<\/a> hit a comebacker that could have been a 1-2-3 double play but the ball bounced off the glove of a leaping Hill, over Caballero and into center for a two-run single. Ryan Vilade<\/a> added a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n

Ian Seymour<\/a> (3-0) allowed Jazz Chisholm Jr<\/a>.’s RBI triple in the eighth and Bryan Baker<\/a> got three outs for his 14th save in 17 chances.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay’s Jonny DeLuca<\/a> hurt his right hamstring while running to first on a seventh-inning single, then left after having trouble going from first to third on Cedric Mullins’ double. Rays manager Kevin Cash said DeLuca likely will be put on the injured list – the outfielder didn’t play for the Rays after Aug. 6 last year because of left hamstring injury.<\/p>\n

Trent Grisham<\/a>, who missed Thursday’s game because of a sore knee, had three hits for the Yankees.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Yankees RHP Ryan Weathers<\/a> (2-2, 3.58) and Rays RHP Drew Rasmussen<\/a> (4-1, 3.19) were scheduled to start Saturday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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