The Rays crushed four home runs in four innings off Brito while Tyler Glasnow cruised against the Yankees’ punchless offense, handing them a 5-1 loss.
The Yankees stumbled into Tuesday’s trade deadline day with a whimper, mixed with a dash of absurdity.
Hours after Domingo German was scratched from Monday’s start because of what manager Aaron Boone said was armpit discomfort, the right-hander suddenly appeared in the bullpen in the middle of the game and came on to pitch five scoreless innings.
