Rays Top Yankees 5-3, Remain Tied With Boston
Welp. In the latest biggest-game-of-the-season the Rays found a way to squeeze out yet another victory and maintain control of their own fate. The hero this time was Matt Joyce who, despite being a...
| Final - 9.27.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Nunez, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Curtis Granderson, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| Alex Rodriguez, 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .276 |
| Ramiro Pena, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Nick Swisher, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Jorge Posada, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .237 |
| Russell Martin, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Brett Gardner, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Martin
Doubles - Teixeira, Swisher
Grounded into DP - Granderson
Stolen Bases - Gardner
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Nunez, Colon
Home runs - Martin
Doubles - Teixeira, Swisher
Grounded into DP - Granderson
Stolen Bases - Gardner
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Nunez, Colon
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartolo Colon | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 81-52 |
| Cory Wade (, 6-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | 0 | 6-4 |
| Rafael Soriano (L, 2-3) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.12 | 0 | 24-13 |
| David Robertson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.08 | 0 | 11-6 |
| Mariano Rivera | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.91 | 0 | 11-8 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Jennings, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| B.J. Upton, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .245 |
| Evan Longoria, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .243 |
| Matt Joyce, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Johnny Damon, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Ben Zobrist, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Sean Rodriguez, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Kelly Shoppach, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .179 |
| Reid Brignac, SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Joyce, Zobrist
Doubles - Upton
Hit by pitch - Shoppach
Sacrifices - Brignac
Stolen Bases - Upton
Team LOB - 9
Home runs - Joyce, Zobrist
Doubles - Upton
Hit by pitch - Shoppach
Sacrifices - Brignac
Stolen Bases - Upton
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hellickson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.95 | 0 | 89-46 |
| Jake McGee (W, 4-2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 9-7 |
| Brandon Gomes (, 2-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Kyle Farnsworth (S, 5-1; S,25) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.22 | 0 | 13-9 |
Pitching
IBB - Posada by Hellickson
Cano by Hellickson
IBB - Posada by Hellickson
Cano by Hellickson
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - Joe West, Second Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Duration: 2:55
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - Joe West, Second Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Duration: 2:55
