Rays sweep the Yankees and advance to the American League Championship Series
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The Tampa Bay Rays completed a resounding sweep in the MLB American League Division Series (ALDS) by defeating the New York Yankees 4-3 in Game 3, played at Yankee Stadium.
With this victory, the Florida team punched their ticket to the ALCS, eliminating the Bronx Bombers in front of their own fans.
The definitive turning point of the contest occurred in the top of the sixth inning, when Cuban Víctor Mesa Jr. deciphered pitches from left-handed starter Max Fried to connect on a two-run blast to right-center field, breaking the tie and putting the score at 4-2 in favor of the visitors.
Previously, Ryan Vilade had kept the Rays' offense in the fight with a solo home run in the fourth inning.
The clash was not without controversy. In the bottom of the sixth, Anthony Volpe hit a deep ball that was initially ruled a home run; however, after a video review, the umpires reversed the decision to an RBI double due to spectator interference, which narrowed the gap to 4-3 but deprived the New York team of an equalizer.
From that point on, the Tampa Bay manager managed his bullpen impeccably, using Ian Seymour, Griffin Jax, Cam Booser, Kevin Kelly, and Bryan Baker to post the decisive zeros after the departure of starter Nick Martínez.