Stanton, Rice hit early homers as Yankees beat Rays on busy trade deadline day

By Canadian Press on July 31, 2025.

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice homered in the first two innings and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 in a game delayed by rain for nearly three hours Thursday.

The Yankees highlighted a busy trade-deadline day by agreeing to acquire reliever David Bednar from Pittsburgh in a deal they were working to finalize.

Stanton hit his eighth homer since returning from tendinitis in both elbows last month four batters in for a 3-0 lead against Tampa Bay starter Ryan Pepiot (6-9). Rice hit a three-run homer into the Yankees’ bullpen in right-center to make it 6-0.

New York starter Marcus Stroman (3-3) allowed four runs and six hits in five innings.

Pepiot was tagged for seven runs and six hits in four innings.

BRAVES 12, REDS 11, 10 INNINGS

CINCINNATI (AP) — Marcel Ozuna drove in Matt Olson with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give Atlanta a win over Cincinnati in a game that featured a total of 12 pitchers and 30 hits combined.

Ozzie Albies had four hits, scored two runs and drove in two to pace the Braves, who broke a 3-3 tie with eight runs in the eighth inning, only to give up eight runs in the bottom of the frame.

Pierce Johnson (2-3) pitched 1 1/3 innings and Raisel Iglesias got his 13th save.

Cincinnati’s Emilio Pagán (2-4) retired all three batters he faced but took the loss.

RANGERS , MARINERS

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