Max Fried delivered a gritty, ace-level performance on Tuesday night in the Bronx, helping the New York Yankees to a much-needed 7-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays and trimming the Toronto Blue Jays’ lead in the American League East to four games.

Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer, Anthony Volpe also went deep and the New York Yankees erased an early deficit in a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.