MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/17/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 2172 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (65-81) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
New York Yankees (91-53) 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 X 9 8 1
Yankees Subdue Rays, 9-2
The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-2, at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth, who is on pace for 115 RBI this season, starred for New York. He threw 7.2 innings of 5-hit ball. The first-place Yankees have won 4 straight.

With New York leading 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Ruth hit a changeup from Fernando Rodney for a 3-run home run. It was his 33rd home run of the season and put the Yankees ahead, 8-2.

"We played with the swagger of a first-place team," said Yankees manager .
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 11 43
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .210 10 45
Y. Díaz 1B 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .336 18 74
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .226 25 81
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .239 17 63
B. Zobrist SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .226 14 44
G. Vaughn DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .169 2 13
D. Martinez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 8 49
D. Navarro C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .238 11 35
Totals 30 2 5 1 3 8 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier , B. Lowe , D. Martinez , D. Navarro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Díaz , B. Zobrist
GIDP: D. Navarro
Sac Bunt: C. Crawford
Hit by Pitch: Y. Díaz
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Díaz-Navarro-Díaz, Hernandez-Lowe-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gehrig 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .249 19 75
M. Mantle CF 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .272 30 79
A. Judge RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .276 43 92
J. DiMaggio LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .290 13 72
D. Jeter SS 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .273 10 44
B. Dickey C 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .274 10 40
B. Ruth P, DH 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .283 33 102
J. Gordon 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .215 8 43
G. Nettles 3B 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 .220 17 54
Totals 29 9 8 8 8 5 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Judge (43, 1st Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Ruth (33, 7th Inning off F. Rodney, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Mantle (30, 8th Inning off F. Rodney, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mantle 4 , A. Judge 4 , J. DiMaggio 2 , D. Jeter , B. Ruth 5 , J. Gordon
2-out RBI: M. Mantle , A. Judge , B. Ruth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mantle , A. Judge
GIDP: L. Gehrig , J. DiMaggio
Sac Fly: L. Gehrig
Hit by Pitch: D. Jeter
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ruth (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Gordon-Jeter-Gehrig)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez L (9-14) 5.0 6 5 5 4 3 1 103 4.59   
R. Hernandez 1.2 0 1 1 3 1 0 27 3.76   
F. Rodney 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 2 36 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 34
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 25, R. Hernandez 7, F. Rodney 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 7-5, R. Hernandez 2-0, F. Rodney 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 103-61, R. Hernandez 27-13, F. Rodney 36-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 2-1 , F. Rodney 1-1
WP: W. Alvarez
Hit Batsmen: R. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ruth W (12-6) 7.2 5 2 2 3 7 0 113 2.51   
S. Chandler 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ruth 65
Batters Faced: B. Ruth 31, S. Chandler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ruth 12-3, S. Chandler 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ruth 113-66, S. Chandler 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Chandler 1-0
WP: B. Ruth 2
Hit Batsmen: B. Ruth
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Babe Ruth
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 51869
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