Heroes, zeros from Yankees’ season-ending Game 3 loss to Rays: The drought continues
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Victor Mesa Jr. gave the Rays the lead for good with a two-run homer with two outs in the sixth off lefty Max Fried.
Yankees captain Aaron Judge, second baseman Anthony Volpe and shortstop George Lombard Jr look out onto the field after their season-ending Game 3 loss to the Rays in The Bronx. JASON SZENES FOR NEW YORK POST Zero The Yankees lineup produced just five runs in the series, so while Fried was far from his best Wednesday, he was given no margin for error, since almost every bat other than Ben Rice’s went silent.
The Rays bullpen gave up just one run in 5 ¹/₃ innings in relief of Nick Martinez, with five relievers mostly shutting down the Yankees.
17: Years since the Yankees last won a World Series title.
— The Stadium crowd chanted its displeasure about manager Aaron Boone after the final out of the game.
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