New York Yankees lose a close extra inning game to the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aaron Hicks and Gio Urshela each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Zack Britton pitched an inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning with a strikeout and Luis Cessa pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season.   

Blake Snell pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Chaz Roe pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk, Adam Kolarek pitched to one batter and got him out and Emilio Pagan pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out five.  Hunter Wood pitched a perfect inning and Jose Alvarado pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and earned his fifth save of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk and Hicks had two hits.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Urshela had two hits and Cameron Maybin drew a walk.  Brett Gardner had a hit and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Urshela committed an error. 

Austin Meadows had a hit and an RBI, Tommy Pham had a hit and Ji-Man Choi had two hits.  Brandon Lowe had a hit and an RBI, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and Choi hit a double.  Meadows and Lowe each hit a homerun and the Rays were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Snell committed an error and Meadows had an outfield assist. 

In the third a wild pitch gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Lowe hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the 11^th Meadows hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score of the game. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees drop a close one to even the series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the Yankees offense only managed three hits. 

Gray pitched a complete game giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  He lost his tenth game of the season. 

Blake Snell pitched five innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  Steve Cishek pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Dan Jennings pitched to one batter and got him out and Tommy Hunter won his third game of the season pitching an inning with two strikeouts.  Jesus Colome saved his 44^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Matt Holliday had a hit and an RBI.  Chase Headley had a hit, Todd Frazier drew a walk and Holliday hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and Steven Souza Jr. drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos had a hit, Brad Miller had a hit and Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and an RBI.  Duda and Ramos each hit a double, Kiermaier and Hechavarria each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the first Holliday hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Kiermaier hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the eighth Hechavarria hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Wednesday afternoon.