MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
05/08/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 396 - THURSDAY, MAY 8TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (16-23) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
New York Yankees (21-15) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 1
Rays 5-1 Losers to Yankees
The exploits of designated hitter Babe Ruth, who is tied for 8th in the AL in bases on balls with 17, helped the New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-1. Ruth threw 6.2 innings of 2-hit ball. The triumph puts New York at 21-15 for the season.

Earle Combs hit a 2-run triple off William Bell in the bottom of the first, which put the Yankees in front, 3-1. Combs had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

Said Tampa Bay manager : "You just have to tip your cap sometimes."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Canseco RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .224 7 18
B. Zobrist SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 2 3
Y. Díaz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .246 0 12
B. Lowe 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 5 15
C. Torriente DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 3 12
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 0 9
C. Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .140 1 6
D. Navarro C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 1 10
D. Martinez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 4
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Navarro (9, 2nd Inning off B. Ruth, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Canseco (2, 7th Inning off W. Ford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Canseco (7, 1st Inning off B. Ruth, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Canseco 6 , B. Zobrist , D. Navarro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Canseco , Y. Díaz , C. Torriente , E. Longoria , D. Martinez
GIDP: Y. Díaz 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Zobrist , B. Lowe , E. Longoria
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lowe (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gehrig 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .287 5 16
B. Ruth P, DH 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .289 5 20
M. Mantle CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .273 5 23
J. DiMaggio LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .255 2 9
E. Combs RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .250 0 2
T. Lazzeri 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .215 2 21
G. Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 2 9
Y. Berra C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132 0 2
R. Peckinpaugh SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .171 0 6
Totals 29 5 6 5 3 7 7      
BATTING
Doubles: J. DiMaggio (1, 1st Inning off W. Bell, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Peckinpaugh (5, 7th Inning off D. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Gehrig (7, 1st Inning off W. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Combs (1, 1st Inning off W. Bell, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Gehrig (5, 2nd Inning off W. Bell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Gehrig 7 , M. Mantle , J. DiMaggio 2 , E. Combs 3 , R. Peckinpaugh 2
2-out RBI: L. Gehrig
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mantle , G. Nettles
Sac Fly: B. Ruth
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. DiMaggio (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ruth (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Peckinpaugh-Lazzeri-Gehrig, Peckinpaugh-Lazzeri-Gehrig)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Bell L (3-4) 4.0 5 5 5 0 2 1 76 6.75   
M. Garza 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 38 3.51   
D. Wheeler 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 5.19   
A. Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Bell 34
Batters Faced: W. Bell 17, M. Garza 8, D. Wheeler 5, A. Lopez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Bell 4-6, M. Garza 2-2, D. Wheeler 1-0, A. Lopez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Bell 76-45, M. Garza 38-21, D. Wheeler 20-12, A. Lopez 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ruth W (2-0) 6.2 2 1 1 3 4 1 98 2.84   
W. Ford 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 37 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ruth 67
Batters Faced: B. Ruth 27, W. Ford 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ruth 7-7, W. Ford 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ruth 98-56, W. Ford 37-24
Hit Batsmen: B. Ruth 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Babe Ruth
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 36249
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