Castro’s HR all ‘pen trio needs to lock down W

ST. PETERSBURG — The beauty of the three-headed monster at the back end of the Yankees’ bullpen is that one swing can turn a loss into a win, which is exactly what happened after Starlin Castro connected for their first — and only — hit of the afternoon on Sunday.

Castro shattered Jake Odorizzi’s bid for a no-hitter, launching a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning. The trio of Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman needed nothing more, icing Nathan Eovaldi’s 2-1 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field.

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“It was awesome, especially [because] it was the seventh inning already,” Castro said. “With the type of bullpen that we’ve got, it’s almost game over. I feel really happy for Nathan; he did a great job on the mound. That’s a great game. That’s a game that we feel good about.”

Sunday marked the first time since July 10, 1914, that the Yankees won a game in which they notched only one hit. The all-time winning percentage for teams who threw one-hit games is .942 (1,140-70, with 10 ties). So far this year, teams that threw one-hitters are 3-3.

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