On an afternoon the Yankees lost the voice of their team, their bats, too, fell silent.

Legendary broadcaster John Sterling said goodbye, retiring after 36 seasons behind the microphone for the Yankees, and then watched a game that would not have given his pipes a workout.

The Yankees totaled four hits in 10 innings, wasting a gem from Nestor Cortes in the process, in a 2-0, extra-inning loss to the Rays in front of a sellout crowd of 47,629 in The Bronx on Saturday afternoon.

The Yankees (14-7) allowed the Rays to even the series and moved to 0-1 in the post-Sterling era thanks to an offense that has scored runs in one of 19 frames against Tampa Bay pitching.

The Yankees were held to four hits — two from Juan Soto, who has been carrying the offense — and watched the Rays finally break through against Caleb Ferguson.

In the deciding 10th, Jose Caballero blasted an RBI double into the right-center field gap for the game’s first run.

With one out, former Yankee Ben Rortvedt added an RBI single for a two-run gap that suddenly seemed insurmountable.

The Yankees went quietly in the 10th, when Alex Verdugo and Gleyber Torres grounded out before Oswaldo Cabrera struck out.