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Game 1 advantage: #Rays, #Brewers, #Dodgers, #WhiteSox all won yesterday.

In all best-of-five postseason series, teams taking a 1-0 lead have won the series 116 of 160 times (73%).

In Division Series with the current 2-2-1 format, teams taking a 1-0 lead at home have won 42 of 56 times (75%).

Drew Rasmussen #Rays, who took a no-hitter into the 8th inning, is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s #ALDS Game 1 win vs. #Yankees (8IP H 0R 2BB 10K W).

His 15.0 B-T points in 2026 were 8th among AL pitchers.

Full Saturday B-T Daily Scorecard: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2026/10...

#Rays Drew Rasmussen last night became the 7th pitcher in Modern Era (since 1900) to carry a no-hit bid through 7.2 IP in the postseason, first since #Nationals Aníbal Sánchez 2019 National League Championship Series Game 1.

There seems to be a conceit in the #Brewers and #Rays this year—they really seem to believe they are the best teams in their league, and go out to prove it every time they step on the field.

For many reasons, I would be more-than-fine if that ended up being this year’s #WorldSeries matchup.

🔒 BRYAN BAKER | 9.60 RPR | #5 (10/3) 🔒

1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 2 K | SV — Baker slams the door on the Yankees with a dominant ninth. 🔥

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Whichever NY Post photographer took this sequence of photos should get the Pulitzer. #Yankees #Rays #ALDS #MLB

Drew Rasmussen #Rays carried a no-hitter into the 8th inning to lead Saturday's LDS Game 1 Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners: ⚾

Other Saturday winners:
• Grant Taylor #WhiteSox
• Tarik Skubal #Dodgers
• Trevor Megill #Brewers

B-T Daily Scorecard: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2026/10...

🔥 DREW RASMUSSEN | 10.70 SPR | #1 (10/3) 🔥

8.0 IP | 0 ER — Rasmussen was absolutely LOCKED IN when Tampa Bay needed him most. 🔒

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#Rays win Game 1 of ALDS and will send Freddy Peralta to the mound as they face Cam Schlittler who #Rays just saw on 24th of September, scoring 2 runs against him in 3 IP. Based on that outing, expect #Rays to be aggressive early in the count. #Yankees #MLB

Rays 1, Yankees 0 · Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Rays 1, Yankees 0 · Saturday, October 3, 2026

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⚾ FINAL: NYY 0, TB 1
🔥 Nail-biter!
🚫 Shutout by TB!

W: Drew Rasmussen
L: Gerrit Cole
SV: Bryan Baker

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Yankees Drop ALDS Game 1 to Rays Despite Austin Wells' Double That Ended in a Double Play

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#Goodnight #Y'all from #MyBackYard in #Texas.

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You've probably heard about #Yankees having 27 of them. Really wasn't true until tonight, though. Their loss at #Rays in ALDS Game 1 was their 27th shutout loss in club postseason history.

The #Rays win Game 1 behind a one for the ages performance from Drew Rasmussen.