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The fate of the New York Yankees\u2019 2026 season hangs in the balance tonight. <\/p>\n
At 8 P.M. ET, Max Fried will take the hill in Game 3 of the ALDS against Fordham alum Nick Martinez\u2019s Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in what could be the decisive game of the series.<\/p>\n
As a quick refresher, Tampa Bay took the first two contests in Saint Petersburg prior to this evening\u2019s showdown in the Bronx. <\/p>\n
Game 1 was a pitcher\u2019s duel led by 7 2\/3 innings of no-hit ball by Rays ace Drew Rasmussen (and an unfortunate Austin Wells base-running blunder) while the second skirmish went to Kevin Cash\u2019s club after a number of errors set Cam Schlittler and the Yanks behind in Game 2.<\/p>\n
\tWatch Yankees vs. Rays for free<\/p>\n
When: Oct. 5, 8 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
Where: Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, Florida)<\/p>\n
How to watch for free: DIRECTV<\/a> (five-day free trial)<\/p>\n TV Channel: TBS<\/p>\n \u201cIf we don\u2019t win, we go home. There\u2019s nothing else to save anything for,\u201d Fried said on Tuesday. \u201cSo I understand that the leash is probably going to be pretty small, and we have to do whatever we can to win. So, for me, it\u2019s just leave everything out there.\u201d<\/p>\n As an added wrinkle to the hoopla, Fried\u2019s girlfriend Reni Meyer-Whalley is pregnant and may give birth any day. Still, he plans to pitch.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a really supportive family that understands that this is my job, and it\u2019s not going to affect what happens [Wednesday],\u201d Fried noted in a press conference.<\/p>\n Tonight, we\u2019ll see if he can give the Yankees life.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to tune in <\/a>to the Game 3 of the best-of-five ALDS without cable.<\/p>\n Yankees vs. Rays start time<\/p>\n Game 2 of the Yankees-Rays ALDS is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET today, Oct. 5.<\/p>\n How to watch Yankees vs. Rays ALDS Game 3 for free<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have cable, you\u2019ll need a live TV streaming service to stream Yankees vs. Rays for free.<\/p>\n DIRECTV<\/a> is our favorite service for trying live TV for free. Right now, you can take advantage of a five-day free trial before saving $30 on your first month. We recommend the Choice plan, which includes TBS as part of its 125+ channel options.<\/p>\n Yankees vs. Rays starting pitchers<\/p>\n Max Fried<\/a> (5-5 2.80 ERA) will start for the Yankees and Nick Martinez<\/a> (15-6, 3.10 ERA) is toeing the rubber for the Rays.<\/p>\n Yankees vs. Rays ALDS schedule<\/p>\n Game 3: Oct. 7, 8 p.m. ET (TBS)<\/p>\n Game 4: Oct. 8, 8 p.m. ET (TBS)*<\/p>\n Game 5: Oct. 10, 8 p.m. ET (TBS)*<\/p>\n *if necessary<\/p>\n This article was written by Matt Levy<\/a>, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows \u2013 and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert<\/a> and interviewed Melissa Villase\u00f1or<\/a> of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421794,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[5428,3817,163001,3821,110,1835,135,3815,137,136],"class_list":["post-421793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-how-to-watch","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-playoffs","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-sports","tag-streaming","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay-rays","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421793","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=421793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}