New York Yankees' Cam Schlittler delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Credit:·(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)·Source: AP
Peralta pitched for Milwaukee before joining the Mets, where he struggled through their first-half collapse. Tampa Bay acquired him and he has been a different pitcher since.
Cam Schlittler starts against Freddy Peralta, who makes his first postseason appearance for Tampa Bay.
How to watch
Yankees at Rays, ALDS Game 2 Monday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. ET Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg
TV: TBS and truTV Spanish: UniMas, with audio on TUDN Radio Streaming: HBO Max Radio: WFAN 660 AM in New York, ESPN Radio
American League games are on TBS and truTV this round with streaming on HBO Max. National League games are on FOX and FS1.
Both channels are carried on Sling, YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu Live and DirecTV Stream. Sling sells day passes starting at $4.99.
Lineups
New York: Ben Rice DH, Cody Bellinger LF, Luis Garcia Jr. 1B, Spencer Jones RF, George Lombard Jr. SS, Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B, Trent Grisham CF, Austin Wells C, Ryan McMahon 3B.
Tampa Bay: Yandy Diaz DH, Jonathan Aranda 1B, Junior Caminero 3B, Liam Hicks C, Chandler Simpson LF, Victor Mesa Jr. RF, Jonny DeLuca CF, Richie Palacios 2B, Taylor Walls SS.
Both teams run the same nine from Game 1.
Tampa Bay Rays' Richie Palacios, center, celebrates after hitting a double against the New York Yankees during the second inning of Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. — Rays infielder Richie Palacios celebrates a double in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
Cam Schlittler
Schlittler is 14-6 with a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts, top four in the American League in all three.
He shut out Boston in Game 3 of last year's wild card series and allowed two hits with 10 strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings in the opener against the Red Sox last week. His career ERA against Boston is 0.47.
Freddy Peralta
Peralta started the season with the Mets and struggled through their first-half collapse before a trade to Tampa Bay. He has been a different pitcher since.
Over his last six starts he threw 34 innings with a 0.79 ERA, a 0.79 WHIP and 27 strikeouts, and the Rays won all six. He finished 10-11 with a 4.42 ERA.
This is his first postseason appearance for Tampa Bay.
Game 1
Tampa Bay won 1-0. Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit over eight innings and struck out 10, tying the Rays postseason franchise record. Jonathan Aranda homered off Gerrit Cole in the third for the only run.
New York's only hit came in the eighth, when Austin Wells doubled with two outs and was thrown out at third trying for a triple.
Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda celebrates his solo home run against the New York Yankees during the third inning of Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. — (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Giancarlo Stanton pinch hit to lead off the ninth in his first appearance since April and struck out.
Judge is out
Aaron Judge is on the injured list with a strained right calf and is not on the ALDS roster. He strained the soleus muscle on Sept. 16, an injury that typically requires three weeks.
He was not on the wild card roster either. New York swept Boston anyway, outscoring the Red Sox 18-2.
The series schedule
Game 1 — Tampa Bay 1, New York 0 Game 2 — Monday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. ET, St. Petersburg Game 3 — Wednesday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m. ET, New York Game 4 — Thursday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. ET, New York, if necessary Game 5 — Saturday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m. ET, St. Petersburg, if necessary
All on TBS and truTV. The winner plays in the American League Championship Series beginning Oct. 12.
Tampa Bay beat New York in five games in the 2020 Division Series, the only previous postseason meeting between them. The Rays went 5-2 against the Yankees at Tropicana Field this season.
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero, left, tags out New York Yankees' Austin Wells as Wells tries to stretch his double into a triple during the eighth inning of Game 1 of an American League Division Series baseball game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. — (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Dominican Republic Austin Wells reacts after hitting a double during the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal game against the United States, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Miami — . (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The rest of Monday
White Sox at Guardians, 5 p.m. ET on TBS. Anthony Kay opens for Chicago against Gavin Williams. Chicago leads 1-0.
The National League series are off. Milwaukee leads San Diego 2-0. Atlanta and Los Angeles are tied 1-1 after the Braves won 3-2 on Sunday.
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