{"id":229200,"date":"2026-04-13T02:10:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229200\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T02:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:10:35","slug":"rays-sweep-yankees-behind-rasmussens-strong-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229200\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays Sweep Yankees Behind Rasmussen’s Strong Outing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees on Sunday, winning 5-4 behind a dominant performance from starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen. Rasmussen, making his return to the Rays’ rotation, tossed six scoreless innings to lead his team to victory.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Rays’ sweep of the Yankees is a significant early-season statement, as the two teams are expected to be among the top contenders in the American League East division race. Rasmussen’s strong outing is also an encouraging sign for the Rays, who are counting on him to be a key part of their starting rotation this year.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Rasmussen, who had been sidelined with an injury, looked sharp in his return, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out seven Yankees batters. The Rays’ offense provided just enough support, scoring five runs to hold off a late Yankees comeback attempt.<\/p>\n

The game took place on Sunday, April 12, 2026.Rasmussen had been out of the Rays’ rotation due to an injury prior to this outing.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Drew Rasmussen<\/p>\n

The Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher who tossed six scoreless innings to lead his team to victory.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Rays<\/p>\n

The MLB team that completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n

New York Yankees<\/p>\n

The MLB team that was swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in the three-game series.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cDrew really set the tone for us today with his dominant performance. That’s exactly the kind of outing we needed from him as we look to build on this series win.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Cash, Rays Manager<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Rays will look to carry the momentum from this sweep into their next series against the Boston Red Sox, while the Yankees will try to rebound quickly as they return home to face the Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

The Rays have established themselves as an early-season force in the AL East, sweeping their rivals the Yankees behind a standout outing from starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen. This series win could be a sign of things to come in what promises to be a tight divisional race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229201,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-229200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}