Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees: Final Score & Recap

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 at George M. Steinbrenner Field on March 6, 2026, holding Tampa Bay hitless on the scoreboard across all nine innings while generating all of their offense in a two-run second and a solo eighth. The DiamondIQ model opened with a 54 percent home win probability and closed at 100 percent, reflecting how thoroughly New York controlled the contest from the early frames onward.

The decisive stretch came in the bottom of the second inning against Rays starter Joe Boyle. Trent Grisham delivered a single that shifted win probability by plus 12.1 percent, the single largest swing of the game, and Max Schuemann followed with a double that added another 6.0 percent. A Payton Henry strikeout briefly arrested the rally at minus 5.6 percent, but New York had already done enough damage to establish a lead it would not relinquish. Tampa Bay mounted a modest threat in the seventh against Zach Messinger, with Ben Williamson singling for a plus 4.2 percent swing, but Tatem Levins was retired on a strikeout that cost the Rays 4.5 percent, effectively ending any meaningful comeback bid.

On the individual side, Grisham finished as the top offensive contributor with a plus 10.0 percent WPA and a 1.2 RE24, while Schuemann and Homer Bush Jr. each checked in at plus 3.9 percent WPA. The pitching staff was led by Zach Messinger at plus 16.5 percent WPA, with Ian Seymour adding plus 11.5 percent and Brent Headrick contributing plus 11.0 percent in a collective shutdown effort that kept Tampa Bay to three hits and no runs.