New York Yankees rally but fall short in Tampa Bay

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-3.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he had a terrible first inning and then settled down but it was too late.  The bullpen pitched well and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with two hits. 

Rodon pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Rodon lost his seventh game of the season.  Jake Cousins pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out five, Michael Tonkin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tommy Khanle pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Ryan Pepiot started for the Rays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season.  Kevin Kelly pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Colin Poche pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a  walk and a strikeout and Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and picked up his 15^th save of the season. 

Ben Rice had a hit and two RBI, Juan Soto drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit and a walk.  Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Volpe drew a walk.  Trent Grisham had a hit, LeMahieu had two hits and Rice hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Verdugo committed an error. 

Yander Diaz had a hit and drew a walk, Randy Arozarena had a hit and drew a walk and Amed Rosario had two hits.  Isaac Paredes had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Jose Siri had a hit and Jonny DeLuca had a hit and an RBI.  Jose Caballero drew a walk, Arozarena and DeLuca hit a double and Paredes hit a homerun.  The Rays were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Arozarena had a stolen base and Caballero was caught stealing. 

In the top of the first Torres hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Arozarena hit an RBI double and Paredes hit a three-run homerun giving the Rays a 4-1 lead.  In the top of the seventh Rice hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the bottom of the eight DeLuca hit an RBI double giving the Rays a cushion at 5-3 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees shutout the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 2-0.  Clarke Schmidt started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, and the bullpen also pitched well.  Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo, Jose Trevino and Jon Berti each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Schmidt started and pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out six and earned his fourth win of the season.  Nick Burdi faced one batter and retired him; Luke Weaver pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Clay Holmes earned his 12^th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and two walks but struck out the side. 

Taj Bradley started for the Rays, and he pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Bradley took his first loss of the season.  Kevin Kelly pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Garrett Cleavinger pitched to one batter and struck him out and Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning.  Shawn Armstrong pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Aaron Judge drew two walks and Stanton had two hits.  Rizzo had two hits and two RBI, Trevino had two hits and Berti had two hits.  Rizzo hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Berti had a stolen base and Schmidt had a pickoff. 

Yandy Diaz had two hits and drew a walk; Josh Lowe had a hit and drew a walk and Isaac Paredes drew a walk.  Austin Shenton had a pinch hit, Richie Palacios had a hit and Jose Caballero had a hit and drew a walk.  The Rays were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Caballero and Palacios each had a stolen base.  Caballero and Paredes were caught stealing.  Arozarena was picked off and Lowe committed an error. 

In the fourth Rizzo hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the ninth Rizzo hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 2-0 and that was the final score.  The two teams will meet on Saturday afternoon in game two of three. 

New York Yankees are downed by the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday by the score of 5-1.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.  Jhonny Brito started for the Yankees and he wasn’t good.  Domingo German came in out of the bullpen and was very good.  The Yankees offense only managed three hits. 

Brito pitched four innings giving up six hits and five runs with four strikeouts.  Brito took his fifth loss of the season.  German pitched five innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts. 

Tyler Glasnow started for the Rays and he pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Glasnow won his fifth game of the season.  Robert Stephenson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out two. 

Aaron Judge drew three walks, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Jake Bauers had a hit and an RBI.  Anthony Volpe had a hit, Bauers hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Yandy Diaz had two hits, Wander Franco had a hit and an RBI and Brandon Lowe had a hit and two RBI.  Luke Raley had a hit and drew a walk, Isaac Paredes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Josh Lowe had a hit and an RBI.  Paredes and Raley each hit a double and Lowe, Franco, Paredes and J. Lowe each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Raley had a stolen base and Siri was caught stealing. 

In the first B. Lowe hit a two-run homerun giving the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Bauers hti a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the third Franco hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth Paredes hit a solo homerun making it 4-1 and J. Lowe hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 5-1 which was the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees rally for a wild win over the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-8.  It was a wild game that saw the Yankees get down 6-0 and then rally back against one of the best pitchers in baseball. 

Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen did a good job and the offense was led by Anthony Rizzo who had three hits. 

Cortes pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jimmy Cordero pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and picked up his third win of the season, Ron Marinaccio pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs and Clay Holmes pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out three.  Wandy Peralta picked up his second save of the season and he pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Ryan Thompson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and five runs with two walks and he took his first loss of the season.  Javy Guerra pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jalen Beeks pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Gleyber Torres drew two walks, Aaron Judge had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk and Rizzo had three hits.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Harrison Bader drew a walk and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and two RBI.  Anthony Volpe had a hit, Jake Bauers had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Rizzo hit a double, Higashioka hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Volpe had two stolen bases. 

Yandy Diaz had two hits and four RBI, Wander Franco had a hit and Randy Arozarena had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Isaac Paredes had a hit, Brandon Lowe had a hit and Taylor Walls had a hit and an RBI.  Manuel Margot drew a walk, Luke Raley had a hit and Jose Siri drew a walk.  Francisco Mejia had two hits, Franco hit a double and Diaz hit a homerun.  The Rays were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the second Walls hit an RBI single to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Diaz hit a grand-slam pushing the lead to 5-0 and Arozarena hit an RBI single making it 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Higashioka hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-2.  Judge hit a two-run homerun and it was 6-4 Rays.  In the bottom of the sixth a wild pitch made it 6-5 and a Judge homerun gave the Yankees the lead at 7-6.  Cabrera hit a two-run single increasing the lead to 9-6.  In the seventh Arozarena hit a two-run single cutting the lead to 9-8 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees blow big lead and lose a tough game in extra innings to the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 8-7 in ten innings.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he did not pitch well.  The bullpen did a good job and the offense was led by Harrison Bader who had three hits. 

Cole pitched five innings giving up eight hits and six runs with five being earned.  He walked two and struck out six.  Jimmy Cordero pitched an inning giving up a run and a walk with a strikeout, Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Wandy Peralta pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Michael King pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three, Albert Abreu pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run and he took his first loss of the season. 

Javy Guerra started for the Rays and he pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Josh Fleming pitched five innings giving up seven runs and six hits with four walks and a strikeout, Ryan Thompson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Jason Adam pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Colin Poche pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Garrett Cleavinger pitched to two batters and retired them both and Jalen Beeks pitched to one batter striking him out and he earned his first win of the season. 

Anthony Volpe drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks.  DJ LeMahieu had two hits, Bader had three hits and two RBI and Oswaldo Cabrera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jose Trevino had an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Hicks, Torres and Cabrera each hit a double.  Bader hit a triple and Rizzo and Bader each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Cabrera had a stolen base and Torres committed an error. 

Yandy Diaz had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Wander Franco had a hit and Randy Arozarena had two hits.  Harold Ramirez had two hits, Isaac Paredes had two hits and two RBI and Manuel Margot drew a walk.  Christian Bethancourt had a hit and three RBI and Jose Siri had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ramirez hit a double and Paredes hit a double.  Siri and Bethancourt each hit a homerun and the Rays were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Franco had a stolen base. 

In the third Rizzo hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Bader hit a two-run homerun and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the top of the fourth Hicks hit an RBI double and Torres hit an RBI double to push the lead to 5-0.  In the top of the fifth Cabrera hit a sac fly extending the lead to 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Siri hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-1.  Franco hit an RBI single and it was 6-2.  In the bottom of the sixth Paredes hit an RBI double making it a 6-3 game and then Bethancourt hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at six.  Diaz hit an RBI groundout and the Rays had a 7-6 lead.  In the seventh Trevino hit an RBI groundout tying the game at seven.  In the bottom of the tenth Paredes hit a walk-off RBI single to give the Rays a 8-7 victory. 

The Rays took two out of three in the series and the Yankees will head home to face the Oakland Athletics for three beginning Monday night. 

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. 

New York Yankees get shutout in Tampa

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 9-0.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did not.  The Yankees offense only managed five hits. 

German pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out one and took his third loss of the season.  Greg Weissert pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts, Anthony Banda pitched giving up two hits and three runs with three walks and Marwin Gonzalez pitched to one batter getting him out. 

Jeffrey Springs started for the Rays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four h its and no runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Springs won his seventh game of the season.  JT Chargois pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Colin Poche pitched to one batter and struck him out and Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Calvin Faucher pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Andrew Benintendi had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Jose Trevino had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit, Benintendi and Kiner-Falefa each hit a double and the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Donaldson committed two errors and Weissert committed an error.  Cabrera had an outfield assist. 

Yandy Diaz had an RBI and drew two walks, Manuel Margot had three hits and two RBI and Harold Ramirez had two hits.  Randy Arozarena had a hit.  David Peralta had a hit and an RBI, Yu Chang had a hit and an RBI and Isaac Paredes drew a walk.  Jose Siri drew a walk, Christian Bethancourt had two hits and two RBI and Tyler Walls had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ramirez hit a double and Bethancourt hit a homerun.  The Rays were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Bethancourt committed an error. 

In the fourth Peralta hit an RBI single to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Bethancourt hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the eighth Chang hit a two-run single, Walls drew an RBI walk, Diaz drew an RBI walk and Margot hit a two-run single to make it 9-0 Rays and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he was great.  Anthony Rizzo, Josh Donaldson and Aaron Hicks each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cole pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three walks and 12 strikeouts.  Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Wandy Peralta picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Ryan Thompson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a unearned run with two strikeouts, Calvin Faucher pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Jason Adam pitched an inning giving up two hits and atwo runs and he took his second loss of the season. 

Aaron Judge drew a walk, Rizzo had two hits and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Donaldson had two hits, Hicks had two hits and an RBI and Jose Trevino had an RBI and drew a walk.  Torres hit a double and Hicks hit a triple.  Rizzo hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Torres and Judge each had a stolen base and LeMahieu committed an error. 

Yandy Diaz had an RBI, Manuel Margot had a hit and an RBI and Ji-Man Choi drew two walks.  Vidal Brujan drew a walk, Brett Phillips drew a walk and Isaac Paredes had a hit.  Josh Lowe drew a walk, Francisco Mejia had a hit and Mejia hit a double.  The Rays were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Choi committed an error. 

In the first Rizzo hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Trevino reached on an error and a run scored pushing the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the eighth Diaz hit an RBI groundout and Margot hit an RBI single tying the game at two.  In the top of the ninth Hicks hit an RBI triple and Trevino hit a sac fly making it 4-2 Yankees and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees fall to Tampa Bay to split four game series

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.  The game took place at

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The offense was led by Gleyber Torres who had three hits. 

Severino pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one and Clarke Schmidt pitched a perfect inning. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season, Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Colin Poche pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and J.P. Feyereisen pitched a perfect inning.  Feyereisen saved his first game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Torres had three hits and an RBI.  Miguel Andujar had two hits, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit and Torres and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torres had a stolen base. 

Wander Franco drew a walk, Ji Man-Choi had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Taylor Walls had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Harold Ramirez had an RBI and drew a walk, Mike Zunino had an RBI and Choi and Walls each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Diaz committed an error. 

In the second Torres hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Choi hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Walls hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Ramirez had an RBI walk pushing the lead to 3-1 and Zunino was hit by a pitch and a run scored making it 4-1.  In the eighth Judge hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the four game series and the Yankees will have an off day on Monday and head home to begin a three-game series with the Anaheim Angels on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees get beat in Tampa Bay

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 3-1.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen wasn’t great.  The offense only managed four hits. 

Cole pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and ten strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and took his second loss of the season and Michael King pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run. 

Corey Kluber started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with five strikeouts.  J.P. Feyereisen won his fourth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Jason Adam pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Colin Poche pitched a perfect inning and picked up his second save of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and Anthony Rizzo had an RBI.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit, Joey Gallo had a hit and LeMahieu hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base. 

Yandy Diaz had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Ji-Man Choi drew a walk and Wander Franco had a hit and drew a walk.  Randy Arozarena had a hit and an RBI, Manuel Margot had a hit and an RBI and Kevin Kiermaier had a hit.  Francisco Mejia had two hits including a double and Franco hit a triple.  The Rays were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Phillips had an outfield assist. 

In the first Rizzo hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Arozarena hit an RBI single tying the score at one.  In the bottom of the seventh Diaz hit an RBI single giving the Rays a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Margot hit an RBI single extending the Rays lead to 3-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game, the rubber game on Sunday.  The Yankees have won two of the first three. 

New York Yankees hold on to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did their job and Gio Urshela and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with only one being earned.  He walked two and struck out six.  Montgomery won his third game of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Chad Green pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman earned his 12^th save of the season pitching an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  McClanahan lost his first game of the season.  Ryan Thompson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Colin McHugh pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts and Jeffrey Springs pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew a walk and Urshela had two hits and two RBI.  Torres had two hits and drew a walk, Roughned Odor had a hit, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Clint Frazier had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Sanchez, Torres and Urshela each hit a double.  Urshela hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Torres was picked off and Odor and Montgomery each committed an error.  Montgomery had a pick off. 

Randy Arozarena drew a walk, Yandy Diaz had an RBI, Ji-Man Choi had a hit and an RBI.  Austin Meadows had a hit, Mike Brosseau had two hits and Manuel Margot had an RBI and drew a walk.  Francisco Mejia had a hit, Taylor Walls had a hit and drew two walks and Mike Zunino drew a walk.  Brosseau hti a double and the Rays were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Wendle and Walls each had a stolen base.  Arozarena was caught stealing.  Springs had a pickoff. 

In the first Urshela hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Margot reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Frazier hit a two-run single to push the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Diaz hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Choi hit an RBI single making it a 4-3 game and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees walk it off in extras to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was great and the Yankees offense only managed six hits. 

German pitched five innings giving up three hits and three runs with five strikeouts.  Wandy Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two walks, Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and he struck out one and Chad Green pitched an inning giving up two walks and he struck out two.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  J.P. Feyereisen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning giving up two walks and Andrew Kittredge pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with one being earned.  He walked two and struck out two and took his first loss of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Roughned Odor had a hit and Aaron Judge had an RBI and drew three walks.  Gio Urshela had a hit, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Miguel Andujar had a hit and an RBI and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Clint Frazier had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Sanchez hit a double and Andujar and Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and LeMahieu committed an error. 

Brandon Lowe had a hit, Ji-Man Choi drew a walk and Austin Meadows had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Yandy Diaz drew two walks, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and an RBI and Brett Phillips drew a walk.  Meadows and Kiermaier each hit a homerun and the Rays were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Meadows had a stolen base. 

In the first Meadows hit a two-run homerun to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the third Judge drew an RBI walk and a wild pitch tied the score at two.  IN the fourth Andujar hit a solo homerun and the Yankees grabbed a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Kiermaier hit a solo homerun to tie the score at three.  In the 11^th Frazier hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees the 5-3 walk-off victory. 

New York Yankees offense sputters as they fall to the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-1.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The bullpen pitched well and Miguel Andujar led the offense with two hits. 

Taillon pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  He took his fourth loss of the season.  Lucas Luetge pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts, Wandy Peralta pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Luis Cessa pitched a perfect inning. 

Rich Hill started for the Rays and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out two and earned his fourth win of the season.  Michael Wacha pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run, Pete Fairbanks pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Ryan Thompson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  J.P. Feyereisen pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Aaron Judge had a hit, Roughned Odor had a hit and drew a walk and Andujar had two hits and an RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Odor hit a double and Andujar hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Torres committed an error. 

Randy Arozarena had a hit and an error, Ji-Man Choi drew a walk and Austin Meadows had two hits and an RBI.  Yandy Diaz drew a walk, Taylor Walls drew a walk and Kevin Kiermaier had two hits.  Manuel Margot had a hit and an RBI including a double and Kiermaier hit a double.  Meadows hit a homerun and the Rays were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Arozarena had a stolen base. 

In the third Margot hit an RBI double to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Meadows hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Arozarena hit an RBI single to make it a 3-0 lead.  In the seventh Andujar hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets get swept by the Tampa Bay Rays

 The New York Mets were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.  The game took place at 

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 7-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the 

Mets and he didn't pitch well.  The Mets offense only managed two hits.  

Stroman pitched six innings giving up six hits and five runs.  He walked one and struck out one and 

lost his fourth game of the season.  Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out

two and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  

Josh Fleming pitched five innings giving up a hit and he struck out five.  He picked up his third win of

the season.  Diego Castillo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run, Ryan Thompson pitched a 

perfect inning with a strikeout and Colin McHugh pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts.  

Cody Reed pitched a perfect inning.  

Jeff McNeil had a hit, Patrick Mazeika had a hit and an RBI and Kevin Pillar drew a walk.  Mazeika

hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  

Hager had an outfield assist and Gsellman had a pickoff.  

Randy Arozarena drew a walk, Austin Meadows had a hit and Ji-Man Choi had three hits and an RBI.  

Brandon Lowe had a hit and an RBI, Manuel Margot had two hits and three RBI and Willy Adames  

two hits and two RBI.  Brett Phillips had a hit, Choi hit a double and Margot, Adames and Lowe each

hit a homerun.  The Rays were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Phillips

had a stolen base and Adames was caught stealing and Adames was picked off.  Wendle committed an 

error.  

In the bottom of the fourth Margot hit a two-run homerun to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of

the fifth Adames hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the sixth Mazeika hit a solo 

homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the sixth Lowe hit a solo homerun making it 5-1 and in the eighth

Choi hit an RBI double and Choi hit an RBI single to make it 7-1 and that was the final score.  

The Mets were swept in the three-game series and will begin a series in Atlanta on Monday  night.  

New York Mets get pummeled by the Tampa Bay Rays

 The New York Mets were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.  The game took place at 

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 12-5.  Drew Smith started and pitched

well, the bullpen did not pitch well and Dom Smith led the offense with two hits.  

Smith pitched two innings giving up two hits and an unearned run.  He struck out three.  Joey Lucchesi

took his third loss of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings and gave up three hits and four runs with a walk 

and two strikeouts, Sean Reid-Foley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two 

strikeouts and Tommy Hunter pitched two innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and a 

strikeout.  Jacob Barnes pitched giving up two hits and three runs and a walk without recording an out 

and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs

with a walk and seven strikeouts.  He picked up his first win of the season.  Andrew Kittredge pitched

1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts, Jeffrey Springs pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a 

walk and two strikeouts and Cody Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit.  

Francisco Lindor had a hit and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and Pete Alonso had a hit and an 

RBI.  Smith had two hits and drew a walk, James McCann had a hit and drew a walk and Jonathan 

Villar had a hit.  Jose Peraza had a hit and three RBI, Peraza hit a homerun, Alonso and Lindor each hit

a homerun.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Villar had a 

stolen base and Nido committed an error.  

Randy Arozarena had three hits and an RBI, Brandon Lowe drew a walk and Yandy Diaz had three hits, 

two RBI and drew a walk.  Joey Wendle had four hits and two RBI, Manuel Margot had a hit and an

RBI and Willy Adames had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Mike Zunino drew a walk, Brett 

Phillips had a hit and two RBI and Austin Meadows had two hits and an RBI.  Diaz hit two doubles,

Wendle hit three doubles and Hunter, Adames, Meadows and Phillips each hit a double.  The Rays were

8-18 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Wendle had a stolen base.  

In the bottom of the first the Rays scored on a stolen base to take a 1-0 lead.  In the second Peraza hit a 

three-run homerun to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.  In the third Alonso hit a solo homerun extending the 

lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Margot hit an RBI single, Adames hit a two-run double and 

Meadows hit an RBI double to give the Rays a 5-4 lead.  Arozarena hit an RBI single and it was 6-4.  

In the eighth Lindor hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-5.  In the bottom of the eighth Diaz hit a 

two-run double making it 8-5 and Wendle hit a two-run double to push the lead to 10-5.  Phillips hit

a two-run double to cap the scoring at 12-5.  

The Mets will try and avoid the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon.  

New York Mets drop close one to the Tampa Bay Rays

 The New York Mets were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 3-2.  David Peterson started for the Mets

and he pitched well.  Kevin Pillar led the offense with two hits.  

Peterson pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out nine.  

Trevor May pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Miguel Castro took his first 

loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run with two walks and Aaron 

Loup pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  

Tyler Glasnow started for the Rays and he pitched eight innings giving up five hits and two runs with a

walk and ten strikeouts.  Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and 

picked up his first win of the season.  

Jeff McNeil had a hit, Michael Conforto drew a walk and Pillar had two hits.  Jonathan Villar had a hit

and two RBI, James McCann had a hit and Jose Peraza had a hit.  McNeil hit a double, Villar hit a 

homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  

Manuel Margot had two hits and an RBI, Yandy Diaz had a hit and Brandon Lowe drew a walk.  Willy

Adames had a hit and drew a walk, Mike Zunino had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Kevin 

Padlo had a hit.  Brett Phillips had a hit and an RBI, Diaz, Padlo and Margot each hit a double and 

Zunino hit a homerun.  The Rays were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Margot was caught stealing and Diaz and Adames each committed an error.  

In the fifth Villar hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Zunino

hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  Margot hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  In the 

bottom of the ninth Phillips hit an RBI walk-off single giving the Rays a 3-2 victory.  

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday.  

New York Yankees are swept by the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees offense managed three hits as their losing streak hit five games. 

Cole pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out ten.  Cole took his first loss of the season.  Chad Green pitched two innings with a walk and a strikeout and Darren O’Day pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Andrew Kittredge started for the Rays and he pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts.  Ryan Yarbrough won his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up two hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts, Diego Castillo pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts and Jeffrey Springs pitched an inning with a strikeout and he saved his first game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Kyle Higashioka drew two walks, Urshela hit a double and Stanton hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Hicks committed an error. 

Yandy Diaz had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Manuel Margot had an RBI and Joey Wendle had two hits and an RBI.  Yoshi Tsutsugo had a hit and an RBI, Mike Zunino had a hit and Kevin Kiermaier had a hit.  Tsutsugo hit a double and Wendle hit a homerun.  The Rays were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Phillips was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the second Stanton hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Diaz hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Margot hit a sac fly to give the Rays a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth LeMahieu hit an RBI single tying the game at two.  In the seventh Tsutsugo hit an RBI double to give the Rays a 3-2 lead.  In the ninth Wendle hit a solo homerun to push the Rays lead to 4-2 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees were swept in the three-game series and will have the day off on Monday.  They will begin a two-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees lose fourth straight in loss to the Tampa Bay Rays

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.  The game took place at 

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for 

the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The Yankees offense didn't do much.  

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up two hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out seven

and took his first loss of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run.  

He walked none and struck out three and Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  

He struck out two.  

Tyler Glasnow earned his second win of the season starting for the Rays and pitching five innings 

giving up two hits and a run.  He walked four and struck out seven.  Jeffrey Springs pitched 1 1/3 

innings giving up a hit and a run and he struck out two, Colin McHugh pitched 1/3 of an inning 

giving up two hits and a run and Ryan Thompson pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout.  Diego 

Castillo pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts to earned his fourth save of the season.  

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Hicks

had a hit.  Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela each drew a walk.  Roughned Odor had a 

hit and an RBI, Judge hit a double and Odor hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in 

scoring position and left seven men on base.  Higashioka had a passed ball.  

Yandy Diaz had a hit, Austin Meadows drew a walk and Mike Brosseau had a hit and drew a walk. 

Manuel Margot had a hit and two RBI, Francisco Mejia had two hits and two RBI and Joey Wendle had 

a hit and two RBI.  Mejia hit a double and a homerun.  Margot and Wendle each hit a homerun and the 

Rays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Margot had a stolen base and 

Wendle committed an error.  

In the second Mejia hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second 

LeMahieu hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Margot hit a two-run homerun in the fourth to 

give the Rays a 3-1 lead.  In the seventh Wendle hit a two-run homerun pushing the Rays lead to 5-1.  

In the bottom of the seventh Odor hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-2.  Judge hit an RBI double

and the lead was cut to 5-3.  In the ninth Mejia hit an RBI double to make it 6-3 and that would be the 

final score.  

The Yankees have lost two straight in the series and will try and avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon.  

New York Yankees rally to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in extra innings

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 8-4 in ten innings.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he wasn’t great but he grinded it out into the sixth inning and gave them a chance.  The bullpen pitched great and the offense was led by Gio Urshela who had four hits. 

Montgomery pitched five+ innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and striking out three, Darren O’Day pitched 2/3 of an inning and struck out a batter and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side.  Chapman picked up his first win of the season.  Albert Abreu pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Brent Honeywell Jr. pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts.  Michael Wacha pitched four innings giving up three hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Cody Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Ryan Thompson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and Diego Castillo pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk.  Colin McHugh lost his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and four runs with three being earned.  He struck out one. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Aaron Judge drew two walks and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Roughned Odor had a hit and an RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Urshela had four hits and three RBI and Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks.  LeMahieu and Urshela each hit a double and Urshela hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Torres had a stolen base.

Yandy Diaz had a hit and drew a walk, Randy Arozarena had a hit and two RBI and Manuel Margot had a hit.  Mike Brosseau had a hit and drew a walk, Mike Zunino had two hits and two RBI and Margot and Zunino each hit a double.  Zunino and Arozarena each hit a homerun and the Rays were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Padlo and Margot each committed an error. 

In the second Zunino hit a two-run homerun to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the third Urshela hit a two-run homerun tying the game at two.  Hicks grounded into a double play and the Yankees had a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the third Arozarena hit a two-run homerun giving the Rays back the lead at 4-3.  In the eighth Torres hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  In the tenth Odor hit an RBI single, Sanchez hit an RBI single and Urshela hit an RBI single and a two base error scored a couple more runs and gave the Yankees an 8-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees avoided the sweep and will head to Dunedin Florida to take on the Jays for three beginning on Monday night.   

New York Yankees shutout by the Tampa Bay Rays

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took

place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-0.  Domingo German 

started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch very well.  The Yankees offense was non existant.  

German pitched four innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He took

his second loss of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Jonathan 

Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts and Luis Cessa pitched

a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  

Chris Archer pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out four for the Rays.  He left the 

game with an injury.  Andrew Kittredge pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a 

strikeout.  He won his second game of the season, Jeffrey Springs pitched two innings giving up a hit

and he struck out three, Ryan Thompson pitched a perfect inning and Cody Reed pitched an inning 

giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Chris Mazza pitched a perfect inning.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a

walk.  Brett Gardner had a hit, Gary Sanchez had a hit and LeMahieu and Gardner each hit a double.

The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez and Urshela

each committed an error.   

Yoshi Tsutsugo had a hit, Austin Meadows had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Randy Arozarena had

three hits and an RBI.  Yandy Diaz drew a walk, Joey Wendle had two hits and Willy Adames had 

a hit and drew a walk.  Brett Phillips had a hit, Francisco Mejia had a hit and two RBI.  Phillips hit a 

double and Meadows and Arozarena each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 1-7 with runners in scoring 

position and left 11 men on base.  

In the first Meadows hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Mejia hit a two-run

single pushing the Rays lead to 3-0.  In the third Arozarena hit a solo homerun extending the Rays lead

to 4-0 and that would be the final score.  

The Yankees will try and avoid the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon.