Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 1-0 loss to the Rays in Game 1 of the ALDS in St. Petersburg, Fla:
Hero
If the Yankees are going to win the series, they probably will have to figure out Drew Rasmussen.
A Yankee-killer all year, the righty took a no-hitter into the eighth and bulldozed a powerful lineup.
Zero
Mere seconds after providing the most promising moment of the night for the Yankees, Austin Wells provided the least.
The catcher smacked a hit down the right-field line to break up Rasmussen’s no-hitter then was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple.
Unsung hero
The Rays did little against Gerrit Cole and a trio of Yankees relievers apart from Jonathan Aranda, who crushed a home run to deep right-center for the only run-producing swing of the night.
Key stat
1: hit by the same Yankees team that collected 26 in two games against the Red Sox
