May 18, 2019 NEW YORK -- The Rays and Yankees found themselves in another nail-biter on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. When it was over, it was the Rays who won the game, 2-1, in 11 innings. Tampa Bay is now a half-game ahead of New York in the American League East. The game was tied at 1 when Austin Meadows swung at a 2-2 pitch from right-hander Luis Cessa and hit the ball into the right-field stands for his ninth home run of the season. It was namely a battle of the bullpens, however, and both sides were nasty. The Rays’ bullpen, for example, pitched five scoreless innings and struck out six batters. Five of those strikeouts came from right-hander Emilio Pagán.Don’t forget how big José Alvarado was in the game. After losing Friday night’s game, he redeemed himself and picked up his fifth save of the season. After allowing a leadoff single to Luke Voit, Alvarado struck out Aaron Hicks and then induced Gary Sánchez to hit into a double play to end the game. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "2019 MLB FOOD FEST" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psGPvsE8T0c -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-