Blake Snell had a rough outing on the mound, but assures the series isn’t over.

It was the opener of the AL Division Series at Petco Park as the Rays took on the Yankees, but ace Blake Snell was unable to get it going on the mound. And it came with a price as he gave up three solo shots to Kyle Higashioka, Clint Frazier, and Aaron Judge.

This was a different version of Snell, after he previously held the Blue Jays scoreless through five innings in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card series.

“Overall, it was frustrating,” said Snell. “The solo shots, the curveball to Judge; that was a stupid pitch. Cause I threw so many before that and I know how he thinks. So I already knew that was a bad pitch, that was just me not thinking. The catcher (Higashioka), down and in fastball; I just missed my spot. That’s another frustrating one. Especially cause I know he’s aggressive and likes to swing early.”

Snell (1-1) lasted five innings on 84 pitches, while allowing four earned runs. A grand slam by Giancarlo Stanton in the ninth inning off John Curtiss sealed the Yankees’ 9-3 victory, as they took Game 1 of the ALDS.

Although Gerrit Cole was tagged with a solo home run by Randy Arozarena in the first inning, and a two-run homer by Jiman Choi in the fourth; the Rays’ offense couldn’t pick up on the momentum.

“I didn’t feel good, I gotta be better than that,” said Snell. “Especially when we get three runs off Cole, we gotta be able to win that game. There’s a lot of things that are frustrating, but just tip your cap to them. They did a good job. They were patient, they were aggressive when they needed to be. So overall, just tip your cap to them.”