No East? No sweat: Yanks focused with Wild Card Series home-field clinched

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the American League East division title — their fifth in franchise history and first since 2021 — by defeating the New York Yankees 6-1 in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday. Drew Rasmussen was dominant for Tampa Bay, holding the Yankees hitless into the seventh inning and striking out 11 batters. The Yankees had earlier won the opener 2-0 behind eight strong innings from Carlos Rodón, but despite missing out on the division title, New York has secured home-field advantage for the Wild Card Series.