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- Caminero and Rasmussen help Rays beat Yankees 4-2 in series opener</p>
<p>LARRY FLEISHER July 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM</p>
<p>1 / 5Rays Yankees BaseballTampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero, right, celebrates with teammates Josh Lowe and Jonathan Aranda, left, after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankeesv Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)</p>
<p>NEW YORK (AP) — Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer, Drew Rasmussen recovered from a rocky start on the mound and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-2 Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.</p>
<p>Caminero connected against Cam Schlittler (1-1) in the first inning for his 27th home run. Josh Lowe hit a go-ahead single in the fifth to chase the rookie starter.</p>
<p>Tampa Bay won for only the eighth time in 26 games to avoid falling under .500 for the first time since May 24.</p>
<p>In the bottom of the first, the Yankees loaded the bases when Rasmussen (8-5) allowed consecutive one-out singles to Jasson Domínguez, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton. The right-hander then walked Jazz Chisholm Jr. and issued a free pass to Ryan McMahon two batters later, forcing in another run.</p>
<p>But after the Yankees tied it, Rasmussen retired 12 straight and 13 of his final 14 batters. He permitted four hits and struck out five in five innings.</p>
<p>Edwin Uceta fanned four in two perfect innings, and Pete Fairbanks got four outs for his 18th save.</p>
<p>Yandy Díaz added a sacrifice fly in the eighth, when the Rays had two infield hits.</p>
<p>Schlittler allowed three runs and seven hits over 4 1/3 innings in his third career start.</p>
<p>The Yankees have lost eight of 12 following a five-game winning streak from July 6-11. After seeing 33 pitches in the first inning, New York managed only three baserunners.</p>
<p>Key moments</p>
<p>Fairbanks fanned Stanton on a high fastball with a runner on first to end the eighth. The right-hander closed it out when center fielder Jonny DeLuca made a running catch on a flyball by Austin Wells.</p>
<p>Key stats</p>
<p>Rasmussen has allowed two runs in 18 career innings at Yankee Stadium. … Caminero homered after going 1 for 12 last weekend in Cincinnati.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>Yankees LHP Max Fried (11-4, 2.62 ERA), who is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA in his last four starts, faces Tampa Bay RHP Joe Boyle (1-0, 1.42) on Tuesday night.</p>
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