MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/25/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 250 - FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (11-6) 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 10 2
Tampa Bay Rays (9-9) 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 7 0
Rays Continue Skid, Thanks to Mantle, Yankees
Tropicana Field was the site for American League action featuring the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees.

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 11-5, at Tropicana Field. Leading the charge for New York was center fielder Mickey Mantle. He went 4-5 with 2 home runs and 2 doubles, while scoring 4 and driving in 5. Whitey Ford picked up the save, his 1st.

With New York leading 5-0 in the top of the third, Mantle batted against Tampa Bay pitcher Scott Kazmir. Mantle hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Yankees on top, 9-0.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Mantle.

With the loss, Tampa Bay sinks to 9-9.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter SS 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 .279 3 11
M. Mantle CF 5 4 4 5 0 0 1 .328 6 19
A. Judge RF 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .246 4 10
B. Ruth LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .232 3 11
J. DiMaggio DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .177 3 8
L. Gehrig 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .219 3 11
B. Dickey C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .438 2 3
J. Gordon 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .222 2 6
G. Nettles 3B 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .212 2 7
Totals 36 11 10 10 8 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Mantle 2 (6, 2nd Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off E. Yan, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Judge (3, 2nd Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Gehrig (3, 1st Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Mantle 2 (6, 1st Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off S. Kazmir, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. DiMaggio (3, 1st Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Judge (4, 3rd Inning off F. Rodney, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mantle 12 , A. Judge 6 , B. Ruth , J. DiMaggio 4 , L. Gehrig 3 , B. Dickey
2-out RBI: M. Mantle , A. Judge 2 , B. Ruth , J. DiMaggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter , J. DiMaggio , L. Gehrig , B. Dickey , J. Gordon
GIDP: J. DiMaggio
Hit by Pitch: B. Ruth , B. Dickey
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Judge (2) , G. Nettles (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .219 0 3
B. Zobrist SS, RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269 0 5
Y. Díaz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .361 3 10
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294 8 22
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .273 4 10
D. Martinez RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214 1 7
   a-J. Lugo PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 6
C. Pena DH 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .250 0 2
R. Winn LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 2
D. Navarro C 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .288 2 4
Totals 35 5 7 4 3 10 10      
a - J. Lugo pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Díaz (3, 6th Inning off R. Ruffing, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Winn (1, 6th Inning off R. Ruffing, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Navarro (2, 5th Inning off R. Ruffing, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Zobrist , Y. Díaz 2 , C. Pena , R. Winn 2 , D. Navarro 6
2-out RBI: C. Pena , R. Winn , D. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobrist , B. Lowe , D. Martinez , C. Pena
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Zobrist (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zobrist-Lowe-Díaz)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ruffing W (3-0) 5.2 6 5 1 2 6 1 106 3.77   
W. Ford SV (1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 38 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ruffing 49
Batters Faced: R. Ruffing 27, W. Ford 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ruffing 6-5, W. Ford 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ruffing 106-67, W. Ford 38-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Ford 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir L (1-1) 2.2 8 9 9 4 3 3 81 10.18   
F. Rodney 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 28 5.62   
D. Wheeler 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 29 3.00   
A. Lopez 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 1.35   
E. Yan 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 6.00   
G. Balfour 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 1
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 20, F. Rodney 5, D. Wheeler 6, A. Lopez 6, E. Yan 5, G. Balfour 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 1-4, F. Rodney 2-2, D. Wheeler 0-2, A. Lopez 3-0, E. Yan 1-0, G. Balfour 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 81-48, F. Rodney 28-18, D. Wheeler 29-14, A. Lopez 25-14, E. Yan 24-12, G. Balfour 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Lopez 1-0
WP: A. Lopez , G. Balfour
Hit Batsmen: E. Yan , G. Balfour
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mickey Mantle
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 30173
Special Notes: Mickey Mantle ties the AL regular season game record for runs with 4.
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