Yankees get one-hit in brutal Game 1 ALDS loss to Rays

· New York Post

Drew Rasmussen might be in the Yankees’ nightmares until at least Monday.

The Rays right-hander no-hit the Yankees for 7 ⅔ innings as a stifled Yankees lineup didn’t muster much of anything in a 1-0 loss in ALDS Game 1 on Saturday.

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Jonathan Aranda’s solo home run off Gerrit Cole in the bottom of the third was all Tampa Bay needed to take the series opener.

Austin Wells finally broke through for the Yankees with a two-out double in the top of the eighth, but he inexplicably attempted to run for a triple and was thrown out at third by a wide margin.

Rasmussen struck out 10 and allowed just the one hit and two walks.

Closer Bryan Baker closed things down in the ninth.

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen reacts in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees during game one of the ALDS for the 2026 MLB Playoffs, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
New York Yankees center fielder Trent Grisham reacts after striking out during the fifth inning of Game 1 of the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, Oct. 3, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg for New York Post

Cole went five frames, allowing just the one run with five hits and five strikeouts.

Ryan Weathers, Paul Blackburn and Brent Headrick combined for three hitless innings in relief for the Yankees.

Game 2 is set for Monday at 8 p.m. in Tampa Bay.