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Brooklyn-born Richie Palacios puts Yankees in big hole with huge hit for Rays

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Gilbert, Z. (2026, October 6). Brooklyn-born Richie Palacios puts Yankees in big hole with huge hit for Rays. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/brooklyn-born-richie-palacios-puts-yankees-in-big-hole-with-huge-hit-for-rays/article_b90dfd79-05f6-5739-9f1a-031363f76f22.html

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Richie Palacios, a Brooklyn native and former Yankees fan, delivered a crucial two-run single that helped the Tampa Bay Rays secure a 5-2 victory over the Yankees in Game 2 of their AL Division Series on Monday night. The win gave the Rays a 2-0 series lead as Palacios, hitting with runners in scoring position against reliever Brent Headrick, capitalized by fouling off several pitches before driving a base hit to center field. Despite his childhood allegiance, Palacios celebrated the pivotal moment, noting that clutch hits transcend rivalries for him.

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In Game 2 of the ALDS, played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, the New York Yankees suffered a critical 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. The game saw the Yankees commit four errors and several misplays, contributing significantly to their downfall. After losing the first game of the series by one run despite strong pitching from Cam Schlittler in Game 1, the Yankees struggled defensively right from the start in Game 2. Errors by Ryan McMahon, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Austin Wells, Spencer Jones, George Lombard Jr., and Luis García Jr. led to three unearned runs and a poor performance overall. The Rays capitalized on these mistakes, particularly with Richie Palacios’s two-run single that extended their lead to four runs in the fifth inning. This loss put the Yankees at risk of elimination as they now trail 2-0 in the series heading back to New York for Games 3 and 4.

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Brooklyn New York Rays Tampa Bay Yankees

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Palacios PERSON · 7× Brooklyn GPE · 2× Cash PERSON · 2× New York GPE · 2× Rays ORG · 2× Tampa Bay GPE · 2× Yankees ORG · 2× Fla. GPE · 1× Richie Palacios PERSON · 1× ST. PETERSBURG GPE · 1×

Narrative

Palacios attended The Berkeley Carroll School in the New York City borough of Brooklyn and then Towson University in Maryland before getting selected by Cleveland in the third round of the 2018 amateur draft.

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🔮 Game 3 is Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, where the Rays will try for a series sweep.

2026-10-06 · Toronto Star

Brooklyn-born Richie Palacios puts Yankees in big hole with huge hit for Rays · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 1 hedged)

On Monday night, he sent New York home in a huge playoff hole. asserted

he → send → hole

Palacios laced a two-run single to cap a four-run fifth inning that propelled the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-2 victory and a 2-0 lead over the sloppy Yankees in their best-of-five AL Division Series. asserted

that → lace → Series

“When I’m getting clutch hits, it doesn’t really matter who I’m playing against,” Palacios said. asserted

Palacios → get → who

“But it’s very special to do this in a postseason against a team I grew up watching. asserted

I → ’ → team

The 29-year-old second baseman, who also doubled off Gerrit Cole in the series opener, came to bat with two outs in the fifth against left-handed reliever Brent Headrick. asserted

who → double → Headrick

With his parents in the stands and runners on second and third, Palacios got a green light from manager Kevin Cash on a 3-0 count and fouled off a 90 mph fastball. asserted

Palacios → get → fastball

The left-handed hitter then fouled off three more pitches before lining a base hit to center field that gave Tampa Bay a 5-1 cushion. asserted

that → foul → cushion

“Probably the biggest hit in the game for us,” Cash said. asserted

Cash → say → us

A fired-up Palacios gestured toward his teammates in the dugout as he celebrated at first base. asserted

he → fire → base

“If I got a green light with a 3-0,” Palacios said, “that means Cashy probably wants me swinging if it’s a pitch over the plate. asserted

it → get → plate

Game 3 is Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, where the Rays will try for a series sweep. asserted

Rays → try → sweep

It will be a homecoming of sorts for Palacios, who is playing in his first postseason. asserted

who → play → postseason

Palacios → attend → draft

He was acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals for cash in June 2023 and then traded to Tampa Bay for reliever Andrew Kittredge in January 2024. asserted

He → acquire → January

The 5-foot-8 Palacios batted .235 with 10 home runs, 57 RBIs and a .704 OPS in 124 games this season. asserted

Palacios → bat → games

He also stole 17 bases, and rewarded the AL East champion Rays for their confidence in him by hitting .283 with five homers, 18 RBIs, six steals and a .981 OPS over 20 games in September. asserted

He → steal → September

“Look, we’re seeing a healthy player. asserted

we → look → player

We’ve seen Richie in the past when, before his knee injuries, where he could really help us on both sides of the ball. uncertain

he → see → ball

Really stayed in the infield throughout the course of this season,” Cash said. asserted

Cash → stay → season

“But, I mean, he seems as much as anybody in our lineup to really rise to the occasion when we need him to come through. asserted

him → mean → occasion

He’s come through so many times for us.” asserted

He → come → us

___ AP Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick in New York contributed to this report. asserted

Fitzpatrick → contribute → report