TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Drew Rasmussen carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and delivered a dominant start as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday at George Steinbrenner Field. Rasmussen earned the win, allowing one hit and no earned runs over eight innings with two walks and 10 strikeouts. Gerrit Cole took the loss after yielding one earned run on five hits in five innings with one walk and five strikeouts. Bryan Baker recorded the save with a scoreless inning and two strikeouts, his 42nd of the season. Jonathan Aranda homered in the second inning and drove in the only run for Tampa Bay. New York was shut out. Richie Palacios and Liam Hicks each added a hit. Austin Wells had New York’s only hit. Paul Blackburn, Ryan Weathers and Brent Headrick combined for scoreless relief for the Yankees. Tampa Bay finished with five hits. Tampa Bay leads the series 1-0. Attendance was 40,542, and the game lasted 2:30. New York is now 95-69, while Tampa Bay is 99-64.

TAMPA (Interstat) — Drew Rasmussen carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and combined with Bryan Baker on a one-hitter as the home Tampa Bay Rays beat the visiting New York Yankees 1-0 on Saturday in Game 1 of the American League Division Series at George Steinbrenner Field. Jonathan Aranda homered in the third inning for the only run, and the Rays took a 1-0 lead in the series. Rasmussen allowed one hit over eight innings, striking out 10 and walking two. Baker worked a perfect ninth for his 42nd save. The game drew 40,542 and took 2 hours, 30 minutes. Rasmussen was in control from the outset. He retired the Yankees in order in the first on a strikeout by Ben Rice, a flyout by Cody Bellinger to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. and a flyout by Luis Garcia Jr. to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. In the second, Spencer Jones grounded out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda, George Lombard Jr. lined out sharply to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr., Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked and Trent Grisham was called out on strikes. In the third, Austin Wells struck out swinging, Ryan McMahon grounded out from shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda, Ben Rice walked and Cody Bellinger struck out swinging. In the fourth, Luis Garcia Jr. flew out to left fielder Chandler Simpson, Spencer Jones struck out swinging and George Lombard Jr. struck out swinging. In the fifth, Jazz Chisholm Jr. struck out swinging, Trent Grisham was called out on strikes and Austin Wells lined out sharply to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. In the sixth, Ryan McMahon bunt grounded out softly to Rasmussen and first baseman Jonathan Aranda, Ben Rice lined out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. and Cody Bellinger was called out on strikes. In the seventh, Luis Garcia Jr. grounded out from second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda, Spencer Jones struck out swinging and George Lombard Jr. flew out sharply to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Rasmussen struck out two in the fourth and two more in the fifth. He worked around walks in the second and third. The Yankees did not record a hit until the eighth. With two outs, Austin Wells doubled on a sharp line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Wells tried for third but was thrown out on a relay from Mesa to shortstop Taylor Walls to third baseman Junior Caminero. The play ended the inning and kept Rasmussen’s line at eight innings with one hit, no earned runs, two walks and 10 strikeouts. Baker then struck out Giancarlo Stanton on a foul tip, got Ben Rice called out on strikes and retired Cody Bellinger on a groundout to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Gerrit Cole took the loss despite a solid start for New York. Cole pitched five innings, allowed five hits and one earned run, walked one and struck out five. Aranda’s homer in the third inning was the difference. Cole retired the side in order in the first and fourth. He struck out Austin Wells and Cody Bellinger during the early innings. The Yankees bullpen kept the game close. Paul Blackburn pitched 1 2/3 hitless innings with one walk. Ryan Weathers pitched one hitless inning. Brent Headrick got one out and walked one. The Yankees’ pitchers combined for 23 strikes, 38 balls and 23 balls in play. Tampa Bay’s pitchers combined for 9 strikes, 38 balls and 9 balls in play. Tampa Bay finished with five hits. Aranda went 1-for-4 with a home run and one RBI. Richie Palacios was 1-for-3 with a double. Liam Hicks was 1-for-3 with a double. Yandy Diaz singled, and Victor Mesa Jr. singled. The Rays had chances to add insurance but could not capitalize. In the first, Diaz singled and Junior Caminero walked, but Liam Hicks flew out to left fielder Cody Bellinger and Chandler Simpson struck out. In the second, Palacios doubled but Taylor Walls grounded out. In the third, Aranda homered to right center, Caminero popped out to shortstop George Lombard Jr., Hicks doubled and Simpson grounded out. In the fourth, Mesa singled but was stranded when Jonny DeLuca struck out, Palacios popped out and Walls struck out. In the fifth, Diaz grounded out, Aranda flew out in foul territory and Caminero was called out on strikes. In the sixth, Hicks, Simpson and Mesa all grounded out to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. In the seventh, DeLuca popped out, Palacios grounded out and Walls popped out. In the eighth, Caminero and Hicks walked, but Simpson grounded out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. and first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. The Yankees managed only one hit. Austin Wells was 1-for-3 with a double. Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each walked. The Yankees struck out 12 times. Rasmussen struck out 10, and Baker struck out two in the ninth. The Rays’ defense was sharp. The Yankees’ best chance came in the eighth, but Wells was thrown out at third. New York’s pitchers also held Tampa Bay to one run after the third inning. Blackburn, Weathers and Headrick combined to keep the Rays off the scoreboard over the final 3 2/3 innings. Key performers included Rasmussen, who allowed one hit and no earned runs over eight innings. Cole allowed one earned run over five innings and took the loss. Baker earned the save with a perfect ninth. Aranda went 1-for-4 with a home run and one RBI. Palacios and Hicks each had a double. Wells had the Yankees’ only hit. The win improved Tampa Bay to 99-64. The loss dropped New York to 95-69. Rasmussen improved to 17-5. Cole fell to 9-10. Baker recorded his 42nd save. The Rays lead the best-of-five series 1-0. The series is scheduled to continue with Game 2 in Tampa before shifting to New York for Game 3 and Game 4. Game 5, if necessary, would return to Tampa. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the Yankees with a 51.4 percent probability to win. Tampa Bay had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 6.5.