Drew Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the seventh and ended up allowing one run in 6 2/3 innings as the Rays topped the Yankees 6-1 in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

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Drew Rasmussen is now leading the pitching staff as the ace of the Tampa Bay Rays. However, many of the pitches that support his current performance were not ones he originally possessed. How did the Rays evolve him and cultivate him into a true ace?

Drew Rasmussen shut out the A’s for five innings in a victory Thursday. Rasmussen needed only 76 pitches to secure his 15th win. He joins Nick Martinez there as the 11th and 12th 15-game winners in Rays history.

Trading for Drew Rasmussen will help boost the St. Louis Cardinals rotation next year and for years to come potentially.

Tampa Bay Rays eye AL East clinch at Yankee Stadium while Drew Rasmussen dazzles with another dominant outing.