MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/18/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 2188 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (65-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
New York Yankees (92-53) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 7 0
Ruffing Twirls Gem for New York
In a tight affair between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays, pitcher Red Ruffing was in the zone. The New York right-hander helped his team win the game, 3-0. Mariano Rivera wrapped it up, recording his 41st save. New York is first in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 92-53.

Ruffing went 8 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits. The New York right-hander, now 14-6, has an ERA of 2.78 this season.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Ruffing told the New York Times.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 11 43
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 10 45
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .337 18 74
B. Lowe DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .227 25 81
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .239 17 63
D. Martinez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 8 49
B. Zobrist 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 14 44
J. Lugo SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .212 4 36
D. Navarro C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 11 35
Totals 32 0 5 0 2 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Longoria (27, 9th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Díaz 2 , B. Lowe , E. Longoria 2 , D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Longoria , B. Zobrist 2
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gehrig 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249 19 75
M. Mantle CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .274 30 79
A. Judge RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .274 43 92
B. Ruth DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .282 33 103
J. DiMaggio LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291 13 73
G. Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218 17 54
Y. Berra C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 4 16
F. Crosetti SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 18
J. Gordon 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .216 9 44
Totals 29 3 7 3 2 9 5      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Gehrig (33, 5th Inning off M. Garza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Ruth (9, 1st Inning off M. Garza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gordon (9, 7th Inning off D. Wheeler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Gehrig 2 , M. Mantle 2 , B. Ruth 3 , J. DiMaggio , Y. Berra , J. Gordon 4
2-out RBI: B. Ruth , J. DiMaggio , J. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Judge
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Mantle (7) , Y. Berra (4)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Garza L (8-16) 5.2 5 2 2 2 8 0 103 4.66   
D. Wheeler 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 24 3.40   
E. Yan 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Garza 57
Batters Faced: M. Garza 23, D. Wheeler 5, E. Yan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Garza 6-2, D. Wheeler 4-0, E. Yan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Garza 103-62, D. Wheeler 24-14, E. Yan 11-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ruffing W (14-6) 8.0 4 0 0 2 7 0 112 2.78   
M. Rivera SV (41) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ruffing 79
Batters Faced: R. Ruffing 30, M. Rivera 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ruffing 7-10, M. Rivera 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ruffing 112-66, M. Rivera 15-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Red Ruffing
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 51994
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