Joel Sherman Drew Rasmussen’s masterclass places all pressure on the Yankees going forward By Joel Sherman Published Oct. 3, 2026, 10:59 p.m. ET Drew Rasmussen lets out a celebratory yell after getting out of the seventh inning in the Yankees' 1-0 loss to the Rays in Game 1 of the ALDS on Oct. 3, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Unfortunately for the Yankees, Red Sox manager Chad Tracy was not around Saturday night to prematurely pull Drew Rasmussen.
Instead, a bona fide Yankee killer kept dominating inning after inning, toying with the fourth no-hitter in postseason history. He didn’t achieve that immortality.
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What he did do is lay down this gauntlet: Good luck to the Yankees getting to three wins first in a series in which Rasmussen can start twice.
Think about the pressure on Cam Schlittler and the rest of the team for Monday night in Game 2 to even this series before it goes to The Bronx. Think about the stress now to win every non-Rasmussen start after he held the Yankees hitless for seven innings en route to eight shutout innings in a 1-0 victory in this ALDS opener.
