The Yankees lost the second game of the doubleheader on Tuesday

The Yankees lost the second game of the doubleheader 6–1 to the Tampa Bay Rays and with this win, the Rays clinched the American League East title and the Yankees will finish with the first wild card spot for the second season in a row.

The Yankees won game one of the doubleheader with a 2–0 shutout. It was their 15th shutout of the season after having 11 shutouts last season. That game lasted just two hours and two minutes. That was quickest game of the season for the Yankees. Carlos Rodon threw eight scoreless innings in that game to lower his ERA to 2.67 in 16 starts this season. It was a momentous game for Rodon since he had his 1500th strikeout of his career and his 100th win of his career.

Max Fried did not have the same effectiveness that Rodon had. Fried pitched in the second game of the doubleheader and he allowed four earned runs with six hits in 6.2 innings. Fried had allowed one earned run or less in each of his last seven starts. Partially due to the four runs that Fried allowed, the Rays celebrated their division championship on the field at Yankee Stadium after the game.

“You don’t want anyone to be celebrating at your stadium,” Fried said after the game. “Especially this morning, with the way Carlos came out, we wanted to put some pressure and be able to win some games. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to follow up what he was able to do this afternoon.”