{"id":364028,"date":"2026-10-04T05:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T05:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/364028\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T05:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T05:52:16","slug":"yankees-vs-rays-live-updates-alds-game-1-score-news-and-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/364028\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees vs. Rays live updates: ALDS Game 1 score, news and highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 The opportunity for Giancarlo Stanton <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/02\/sports\/giancarlo-stanton-ready-for-yankees-alds-after-wild-card-no-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">finally arrived<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His first at-bat in five-plus months just did not turn into a moment, but what Aaron Boone saw in it was one of the few things he liked in <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/03\/sports\/yankees-lineup-fails-to-show-up-in-brutal-game-1-alds-loss-to-rays\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Yankees\u2019 1-0 loss to the Rays<\/a> in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday night at Tropicana Field.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.57781202;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\"  data-modal-image=\"41128328\" width=\"931\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791093135_323_game-1-alds-new-york-143667750.jpg\" alt=\"Yankees pinch-hitter Giancarlo Stanton strikes out swinging during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, Saturday, October 3, 2026. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees to take Game 1 of the ALDS.\" class=\"wp-image-41128328\"\/>Yankees pinch-hitter Giancarlo Stanton strikes out swinging during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, Saturday, October 3, 2026. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees to take Game 1 of the ALDS. Charles Wenzelberg for New York Post<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.42222222;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\"  data-modal-image=\"41128330\" width=\"839\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791093136_933_game-1-alds-new-york-143667696.jpg\" alt=\"Yankees pinch-hitter Giancarlo Stanton reacts after striking out swinging during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, Saturday, October 3, 2026. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees to take Game 1 of the ALDS.\" class=\"wp-image-41128330\"\/>Yankees pinch-hitter Giancarlo Stanton reacts after striking out swinging during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, Saturday, October 3, 2026. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees to take Game 1 of the ALDS. Charles Wenzelberg for New York Post<\/p>\n<p>With the Yankees trailing by a run in the top of the ninth, and Rays righty closer Bryan Baker entering from the bullpen, Boone sent Stanton up to pinch hit for the left-handed-hitting Ryan McMahon to lead off the frame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 The opportunity for Giancarlo Stanton finally arrived. 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