Yankees at Rays | ALDS Game 1 - MLB The Show 26 Sim

Part of our marquee matchup MLB The Show 26 sim series — we simulate the biggest postseason games using the real posted lineups, letting the CPU play it out and seeing what happens. The Yankees survive a furious 9th-inning rally to escape Tropicana Field with a 5-4 win over the Rays in Game 1 of the ALDS. Austin Wells opens the scoring with a three-run homer in the 2nd, and Tampa Bay cuts the lead to 3-1 in the 5th. New York adds two crucial insurance runs in the 9th on a Spencer Jones RBI double and a Wells sacrifice fly, pushing the lead to 5-1. Gerrit Cole earns Player of the Game after allowing just 1 run across 6 innings with 9 strikeouts. Wells finishes with a team-high 4 RBI, while Jones supplies the eventual winning run. Drew Rasmussen matches Cole with 9 strikeouts over 6 innings but takes the loss after allowing 3 runs on only 2 hits. The Rays make it interesting against David Bednar in the bottom of the 9th. Victor Mesa Jr. crushes a 443-foot two-run homer, Jonny DeLuca doubles, and Richie Palacios brings him home with a single to cut the deficit to one. Ryan Weathers records two critical strikeouts before Jaime Correa enters and gets Junior Caminero to fly out for the final out and his first save of the series. ⚾ If you're enjoying the series, subscribe to follow along — there's a new sim every day. #Yankees #Rays #GerritCole #AustinWells #DrewRasmussen #VictorMesaJr #SpencerJones #ALDS #MLBTheShow26