**Rays hold a 1-0 lead in the ALDS after a 1-0 Game 1 shutout at Tropicana Field, where Drew Rasmussen carried a no-hit bid into the eighth and Jonathan Aranda homered off Gerrit Cole.** Tampa Bay’s 98-64 regular-season mark as AL East champions and top AL seed gives them home-field advantage for Games 1, 2, and a potential Game 5, while the Yankees (93-68) enter after sweeping Boston in the Wild Card with strong offensive output from Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger, and others despite Aaron Judge’s absence. Game 2 features Yankees probable starter Cam Schlittler against the Rays’ Freddy Peralta, setting up a pivotal matchup at the Trop before the series shifts to Yankee Stadium. The clubs split their regular-season series, and the Rays’ recent postseason history against New York dates to their 2020 ALDS win. Roster health, bullpen reliability, and home/road splits will shape the best-of-five outcome.