The Yankees are on the verge of elimination.
In a performance that Aaron Boone will want to forget, the Yankees finished Game 2 with as many hits as they had errors in a 5-2 loss to the Rays on Monday at Tropicana Field. The Rays lead the series 2-0.
The Yankees had three errors and four misplays in the first inning.
A four-run fifth inning busted open the game that saw the Yankees do themselves in as Liam Hicks, Chandler Simpson and Richie Palacios drove in runs for the Rays to give Tampa the lead.
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) reacts as he walks back to the dugout after ending the first inning of Game 2 of the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, Monday, October 5, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg for New York Post
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda (8) hits a single and slides to the base during the first inning against the New York Yankees in game two of the ALDS for the 2026 MLB Playoffs at Tropicana Field. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Ben Rice drove in the only Yankee runs, hitting solo home runs in the top of the fourth and eighth.
The Yankees now return to The Bronx in the hopes of averting elimination, but they do have a little history o...