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Yankees game 150: Tempers flare in loss

New York Yankees 1 — Tampa Bay Rays 6

The game gets away but some retaliation appears late.

For the Yankees offense, only one name of late would spark the minimal offense that appears. Chris Young hit a ringing double down the left field line for the Yankees first hit of the game in the second inning. Ichiro Suzuki would follow with a single that scored Young and the Yankees took the early lead against Jake Odorizzi and the Rays.

The pitcher looked to to make a one run lead stand is Michael Pineda.

Through the first four innings, Pineda would allow two hits and just three baserunners overall but he would keep them of the board. In the fifth inning an error would open the door for the Tampa Bay Rays. With one out in the fifth inning, Brendan Ryan would have difficulties making a play on a ground ball by Kevin Kiermaier and the Rays outfielder reached on the error. After a walk to Ryan Hanigan, Ben Zobrist hit a ground ball to Brian McCann. The stand-in Yankees first baseman would attempt to make the throw to Pineda covering first base but the Yankees pitcher would be unable to come up with the ball and the tying run would score amidst the chaos. Two errors, a walk an no hits became one unearned run.

In the sixth inning, Nick Franklin would hit a one-out double. On a walk of Matt Joyce, a wild pitch would give Franklin a chance at advancing to third and he would take it. Initially called out, a challenge overturned the call and put runners on the corners with just one out. Yunel Escobar would pull off a safety squeeze and he would reach base and the go-ahead run scored. This would be the last batter Pineda faced. Josh Outman would take over and he would generate an inning-ending double play to keep the difference at one.

In 5.1 innings, Michael Pineda allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits while walking two and striking out five. The two walks are notable as Pineda had not walked 119 batters prior to the fifth inning walk.

The Rays would nearly bat around against Esmil Rogers and Rich Hill as four runs scored and, with the state of the Yankees offense, likely deciding the game. Notably, with the bases loaded, Jacoby Ellsbury would make a diving catch in center field that kept more runs off the scoreboard but two runs scored on the sacrifice fly. This was a questionable call as Loney, on second base, may have left early on the play. This type of play is not reviewable.

Tempers would flare in the eighth inning.

To start the eighth inning, Steve Geltz would miss on his location and it would go up and in, hitting Derek Jeter on the hands. Manager Girardi would be ejected after arguing following warnings issued. In the bottom half of the inning, David Phelps had a pitch go up and in on Kiermaier and his ejection was immediate. Benches cleared and tempers were high as players on both sides were heated.

In the previous series with the Rays at Yankee Stadium, many Yankees batters were hit by pitches, including Chase Headley’s scary pitch off the jaw.

 

 

Win – Jake Odorizzi (11-12)

Loss – Michael Pineda (3-5)

 

Notables

Yankees

*Ichiro Suzuki – 1 for 4, RBI (20)

*Chris Young – 1 for 4, R, 2B

Rays

*Yunel Escobar – 1 for 4, RBI (39)

*Nick Franklin – 2 for 4, R, 2B, RBI (3)

 

Current Yankees Record: 76-74