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Defense dooms Rays, as 2 infield errors lead to 5-run Yankees rally

By Marc Topkin,

13 days ago
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The Yankees' Juan Soto, right, celebrates as he reaches home plate after hitting a three-run home run as Rays catcher Ben Rortvedt watches during the seventh inning of Friday's game in New York. [ FRANK FRANKLIN II | AP ]

NEW YORK — The Rays at times this season have had to deal with a slumbering offense, a struggling bullpen and some inconsistent starting pitching.

Friday, they were done in by their defense.

Errors by second baseman Curtis Mead and first baseman Yandy Diaz factored heavily in the Yankees scoring five runs in the seventh inning and rolling to a 5-3 victory in the teams’ first meeting of 2024.

The Rays (11-10) were leading 1-0 going into the seventh on what would have been a feel-good story:

New York native Richie Palacios, who grew up attending Yankees games, playing for the first time at...

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