The Yankees will have to post three straight wins to advance to the ALCS.
Ben Rice’s two solo home runs accounted for all of the Yankees’ offense in two road games to start the ALDS, and they committed four errors in a sloppy 5-2 loss Monday night to the Rays in Game 2 at Tropicana Field.
Max Fried is expected to take the mound with the season on the line Wednesday night in Game 3 back in the Bronx after ace Cam Schlittler failed to complete five innings amid the shoddy defensive performance.