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Rays complete sweep of Yankees, advance to ALCS
October 8, 2026 at 06:29 AM · Updated 8d ago
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A few inches – and a fan’s arms -- separated Anthony Volpe from October heroics. Instead, the Yankees are swept by Tampa
(opens the publisher’s site)The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 4-3 in Game 3, completing a three-game sweep and advancing to the AL Championship Series.
- The Rays won 4-3 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep in which their pitching surrendered five runs.
- Victor Mesa Jr. hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning off Yankees starter Max Fried.
- Anthony Volpe's potential home run was overturned to a double on fan interference, leaving the Yankees trailing 4-3.
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his team "didn't swing the bats enough in this series to move on."
- The Rays played Frank Sinatra's 'New York, New York' — the Yankees' customary victory anthem — in their visiting clubhouse after the win.