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Stanton, Yankees power way to 9-3 win against Rays in opener

Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for New York’s fourth home run of the game, and the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-3 Monday night in the opener of their AL Division Series at Petco Park.

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WING. Cole(1-0)6.0 IP, 3 ER, 8 K, 2 BB
LOSSB. Snell(0-1)5.0 IP, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

INNINGNYYTB
1stHicks hit sacrifice fly to center, LeMahieu scored.10
1stArozarena homered to center (410 feet).11
3rdFrazier homered to left (418 feet).21
4thChoi homered to center (429 feet), Arozarena scored.23
5thHigashioka homered to left (417 feet).33
5thJudge homered to left (374 feet).43
9thHicks singled to right center, Higashioka scored, LeMahieu to second.53
9thStanton homered to center (411 feet), LeMahieu scored, Hicks scored and Wade scored.93

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