New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 3-2.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was very good and Harrison Bader and IKF led the team with two hits each. 

German pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Ron Marinaccio pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and he won his first game of the season.  Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit and Ian Hamilton picked up his first save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Drew Rasmussen started for the Rays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Ryan Thompson pitched to one batter and retired him, Jalen Beeks pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Kevin Kelly pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs and he lost his first game of the season.  Javy Guerra pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Anthony Volpe drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Willie Calhoun had a hit and drew a walk and Bader had two hits and two RBI.  IKF had two hits, Kyle Higashioka drew a walk and LeMahieu and IKF each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  IKF was caught stealing and Bauers had an outfield assist. 

Yandy Diaz had a hit and drew a walk, Wander Franco had a hit and Randy Arozarena had a hit.  Manuel Margot had two hits and two RBI, Harold Ramirez had a hit and Tyler Walls drew a walk.  Luke Raley had two hits, Christian Bethancourt had a hit and Margot, Bethancourt and Raley each hit a double.  The Rays were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Walls had a stolen base, Siri and Raley each had a stolen base and Franco was caught stealing.  Brandon Lowe and Franco each committed an error. 

In the bottom of the first Margot hit a two-run double giving the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the eighth LeMahieu hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 2-1.  Bader hit a two-run single and the Yankees had the lead at 3-2 and that would be the final score. 

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