Wells Ends Rasmussen’s No-Hit Bid in Eighth Inning of AL Division Series Opener

Lansing, MI, October 3, 2026 — In St. Petersburg, Florida, the New York Yankees managed to break up a no-hit bid in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Austin Wells hit a double off of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen, ending the no-hitter.

The Yankees’ opportunity to break the no-hit bid came in the eighth inning of the pivotal playoff matchup. Prior to Wells’s hit, Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen had held the Yankees hitless through seven innings. The Rays maintained a 1-0 lead in the game despite the eventual hit.

The AL Division Series is a best-of-five playoff series between two Major League Baseball division champions. Game 1 of this series, played in St. Petersburg, Florida, was a critical opener for both the Rays and the Yankees. The tension of a no-hit performance, coupled with the high stakes of a postseason game, created a significant moment when Wells connected for his hit.

A no-hitter is a baseball game in which a pitcher (or pitchers) completes a full game without allowing any batter to reach base via a hit. Achieving a no-hitter in a postseason game is a rare and celebrated accomplishment. Drew Rasmussen was on the verge of completing such a feat for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Austin Wells’s double in the eighth inning marked the first hit for the Yankees in Game 1. While this ended Rasmussen’s bid for a no-hitter, the immediate impact on the game’s score was that the Rays still held a 1-0 advantage. Further details regarding the game’s final outcome or additional offensive developments for either team beyond this specific event were not provided in the summary.

Story summarized from the original created by ROB MAADDI, Associated Press on www.wlns.com, see more information here.

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