The Yankees are on the verge of elimination.
In a performance that Aaron Boone will want to forget, the Yankees finished Game 2 with as many hits as they had errors in a 5-2 loss to the Rays on Monday at Tropicana Field. The Rays lead the series 2-0.
The Yankees had three errors and four misplays in the first inning.
A four-run fifth inning busted open the game that saw the Yankees do themselves in as Liam Hicks, Chandler Simpson and Richie Palacios drove in runs for the Rays to give Tampa the lead.
Ben Rice drove in the only Yankee runs, hitting solo home runs in the top of the fourth and eighth.
The Yankees now return to The Bronx in the hopes of averting elimination, but they do have a little history on their side.
The last team to rally from a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five series was the Yankees in the 2017 ALDS against Cleveland.
