MLB: Yankees woes continue as the AL Champs shut out the Bronx Bombers

Tampa Bay, Florida - After a disappointing loss Friday night to the defending AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays, the Yankees tried to bounce back last night – only to suffer more misery.

Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Austin Meadows (17)
Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Austin Meadows (17)  © IMAGO / ZUMA Wire

The Yankees were held in check for most of the game, only getting occasional hits. They just couldn't cash in any runs from any of that action, as the Rays handed them their third straight loss, 4-0.

Tampa has seemed to have the Yankees' number recently. They've beaten New York all but twice since the beginning of last season, even knocking the Yanks out of last year's playoffs.

Tampa Bay got their offense going early, scoring all four of their runs by the end of the third inning. Randy Arozarena (26) and Austin Matthews (25) both had solo home runs, powering the Rays to their shutout win.

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Yankees superstar Aaron Judge came back to the team after sitting out the last two games with an injury. Unfortunately, he struck out twice with his only hit coming in the fifth inning, the last Yankee hit of the game.

These two teams finish up their series Sunday afternoon, with a 1:10 PM first pitch.

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Buster Posey (28) of the San Francisco Giants
Buster Posey (28) of the San Francisco Giants  © IMAGO / ZUMA Wire

The Marlins traveled up to New York to face the Mets, shutting them out with a 3-0 score.

The Mariners needed ten innings to get by the Twins, 4-3. While the Brewers played the rival Cardinals in St. Louis, handing them a 9-5 loss.

In San Fran, the Giants squeaked past the Rockies 4-3.

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And the A's got another win against the Astros 7-3. Cleveland got the better of Detroit, winning 11-3.

The Pirates won against the Cubs in a divisional matchup, 8-2. Meanwhile, the Red Sox and Orioles had a divisional game of their own, with Boston winning 6-4.

The Padres won again in Texas, 7-4 against the Rangers. Atlanta's got four straight wins now with a 5-4 victory over the Phillies.

In Arizona, the Diamondbacks got a little revenge from their last game over the Reds, with an 8-3 win.

The Blue Jays blew out the Angels 14-1. And the Dodgers keep on rolling beating the Nationals again, this time by a score of 9-3.

The White Sox and Royals will have to fight another day as rain in Chicago postponed their Saturday afternoon game.

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