NEW YORK – The last-place New York Yankees suffered a fifth straight loss in a game in which Yoshi Tsutsugo broke the deadlock with a double in the seventh inning against Gerrit Cole, who led the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-. 2 Sunday to sweep the three. -the game series.
Four pitchers combined to throw a triple for the Rays for the second time in a series in which the Yankees had just 11 hits.
Cole (2-1) was injured by a weak defense, which made three errors only in the third half, two of them by midfielder Aaron Hicks and another by Clint Frazier on the left field.
One of Cole’s three races was dirty, and the Yankees lead the majors in that department by 10.
Joey Wendle added a home round in the ninth on Darren O’Day, unleashing a new wave of boos from 10,606 fans.
Tampa Bay has won 16 of its last 21 games against the Yankees, including the Series Division last season.
New York has five consecutive losses since September 8 and was beaten 30-14 in this interval. The Yankees started 5-10 for the first time since 1997, when they watched Baltimore in the division at 99-66.
Aaron Judge has burst three times and has four hits in the last 28 bats. Hicks has one hit in the last 15 bat-bats, Gleyber Torres has three in the last 24 years and Giancarlo Stanton, despite the fact that his homer in the second half is 3 in the last 26 years. -bats and has not produced a run in the 40 set appearances this season.
The Rays have swept the series for the second time in three games at Yankee Stadium, having only had two in the previous 51 series of at least three games in the Bronx.
Ryan Yarbrough (2-1) came on after designated starter Andrew Kittredge and allowed one run and two hits in five innings. Diego Castillo scored four outs and Jeffrey Springs retired in the ninth inning for his first major league save.
For Raze, Cuban Yandy Díaz 3-1 with an RBI. Dominican Manuel Margot 3-0 with a product.
For the Yankees, Venezuelans Gleyber Torres 4-0 and Rougned Odor 3-0. Colombian Gio Urshela made it 4-1 with a marked run.