Rays Clinch the AL East. Rasmussen Nearly No-Hit the Yankees to Do It.
In the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, Drew Rasmussen struck out 11 and didn't allow a hit until the seventh inning as the Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 — clinching Tampa Bay's fifth AL East title, its first since back-to-back division crowns in 2020 and 2021.
The Rays had lost the opener 2-0 earlier in the day. In the second game, Rasmussen was untouchable: a career-high 114 pitches, 11 strikeouts, and a no-hit bid that held into the seventh before New York finally got a runner on. By then Tampa Bay's offense had already done its job, and the 6-1 final sealed the division outright — in the building where the Rays have chased the Yankees for two decades.
The No. 1 Seed, Locked In
This is the Rays' fifth AL East title — after 2008, 2010, 2020, and 2021 — and their first since that back-to-back run. It comes with the American League's No. 1 seed: a bye through the Wild Card Series and home-field advantage all the way to the ALCS. Tampa Bay finishes the run at 96-61 and will host Game 1 of the ALDS at Tropicana Field on Saturday, October 3.
A highlight reel gives you Rasmussen's strikeouts. A scorecard gives you the whole night — the no-hit bid working into the seventh, every out recorded, the division clinched on the road against New York. Field & Ink builds any MLB game from the last 100 years as a hand-lettered scorecard, including the one that just won the Rays a division.
Rays vs. Yankees — September 22, 2026
The AL East clincher: Drew Rasmussen's 11-strikeout, no-hit-bid-into-the-seventh performance at Yankee Stadium — the full game, every pitch and every out, reconstructed from the official play-by-play onto a single hand-lettered scorecard. A 300-DPI print-ready digital file — instant download on Etsy. $29.
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Before this team ever won a division outright, it had to survive one impossible night just to stay alive. The Miracle at the Trop — September 28, 2011, down 7-0 to the Yankees in the eighth, Evan Longoria's walk-off in the twelfth — is the game that made the Rays a real franchise. It's still in the catalog for the fans who want the record of both nights: the miracle that started it, and the division that came fifteen years later.
Tampa Bay Rays — 2011 Game 162 · The Miracle at the Trop
The seven-run eighth, Evan Longoria's walk-off in the twelfth, and the Red Sox collapse in Baltimore minutes later — the full game on a single hand-lettered scorecard. $29 digital download, print-ready, emailed within 24 hours.
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