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Austin Wells broke up Drew Rasmussen’s no-hit bid with two outs in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the ALDS between the Yankees and the Rays at Tropicana Field. However, Wells was thrown out at third base after attempting to stretch a double into a triple, which contributed to the Yankees' 1-0 loss. Rasmussen had retired 23 consecutive batters before Wells’ hit, with only two walks allowed prior to that point.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Drew Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and struck out 10 Yankees in an 8-inning complete game shutout, allowing only one hit. The Rays won Game 1 of their ALDS series against the Yankees 1-0, with Jonathan Aranda hitting the lone home run off Gerrit Cole. Austin Wells broke up Rasmussen's no-hitter with a double but was thrown out at third base trying to stretch it into a triple, ending New York's best scoring chance. Giancarlo Stanton struck out in his first plate appearance since April 24 due to calf injuries. The Yankees missed key bats like Aaron Judge and were held to just one hit despite having scored 18 runs against Boston in the previous series. Up next for Game 2, Tampa Bay will start Yonny Chirinos while New York counters with prospect Cam Schlittler. Rasmussen's dominant outing highlights the challenge ahead for the Yankees who failed to solve him again after he nearly no-hit them earlier this season.
Written for “Yankees vs Rays ALDS Game 1” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 14 other(s) covering the same event.
Luis Rojas raised his arms straight up to form the universal sign for “stop.”
asserted
Rojas → raise → stop
Stop signs are irrelevant, though, if they are not seen.
asserted
they → see → ?
And it did not seem as if Austin Wells ever picked up his third-base coach, which turned the best moment of the Yankees’ night into the worst within seconds.
asserted
which → seem → seconds
Wells broke up Drew Rasmussen’s no-hitter with two outs in the eighth, only to get thrown out trying to stretch a double into a triple in the type of mistake the Yankees simply cannot make in October, which helped lead to a 1-0 loss to the Rays in Game 1 of the ALDS at Tropicana Field.
asserted
which → break → Field
Entering the at-bat, Rasmussen had retired 23 Yankees and only let two reach base on walks.
asserted
two → enter → walks
A one-run deficit, on the strength of a Jonathan Aranda home run off Gerrit Cole, felt insurmountable.
asserted
deficit → feel → Cole
Rasmussen had not been touched until Wells, finally, made some hard contact.
asserted
Wells → touch → contact
The Yankees catcher blistered a rare miss, a sinker that cut across the middle of the plate, 107.8 mph down the right field line and kept it fair by maybe a foot.
asserted
it → blister → foot
The ball pinballed from a wall in foul territory to another facing of the wall in fair territory, a few caroms that apparently told Wells that he would have enough time to take an extra base against a team known for taking extra bases.
asserted
he → pinballe → bases
But he may have underestimated the arm of Victor Mesa Jr., who has one of the most potent cannons in the majors.
uncertain
who → underestimate → majors
The right fielder threw a strike to cutoff man Taylor Walls, who did not even have to rush a throw to third: He threw, but did not fire, to third baseman Junior Caminero, who had plenty of time to tag Wells on the head.
asserted
who → throw → head
Wells remained on the dirt for a few seconds, and it would have been understandable if he dug a hole and remained there for the rest of a game in which the Yankees would not record a second hit.
asserted
Yankees → remain → hit
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