Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7 New York Yankees 6 (April 5, 2007)
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0 commentsIn a game which saw three ties and five lead changes, the DRays survived a bases loaded jam in the eighth inning and defeated the Yankees 7-6 for their first victory of the season. Played in chilly, 38 degree weather with a steady 10 mph breeze out to left, the Rays got hits from every starter except Ty Wigginton. The bottom third of the order in particular, Akinori Iwamura, B.J. Upton and Josh Paul had two hits each, with Iwamura scoring three runs. Carl Crawford continued his hot start with two hits, and rookie Elijah Dukes chipped in a solo homer, his second of the season. Starting pitcher Jae Seo gave up 11 hits and five earned runs in his six and a third innings but was picked up by his bullpen, specifically Brian Stokes and Al Reyes, who recorded his first save in a Tampa uniform.
On the Yankees side, Robinson Cano hit leadoff in the absence of Johnny Damon and had three hits. The bottom of the Yankees order was also pretty successful, with Hideki Matsui having two hits and two RBI, Jorge Posada three hits and Doug Mientkewicz two. The middle of the order struggled, with Bobby Abreu, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi going a combined 2-12 with one RBI and stranding 14 runners. The Yankees also committed three errors, two by Jeter, and could have easily been charged with two more. Starting pitcher Andy Pettitte struggled in his return to New York, throwing a whopping 83 pitches in his four innings, allowing six hits and walking three. Relievers Scott Proctor and eventual loser Luis Vizcaino had issues as well.
HOW THEY SCORED:
Yankees first: Robinson Cano infield single to short. Derek Jeter fly out to center. Bobby Abreu fly out to left. Alex Rodriguez double to right, Cano scores. Jason Giambi fly out to center. 1R, 2H, 0E, 1LOB.
DRays second: Delmon Young grounds out, 6-3. Elijah Dukes grounds out, 4-3. Akinori Iwamura walks. B.J. Upton infield single to second, Iwamura to second. Josh Paul singles to left, Iwamura scores, Upton to second. Carl Crawford walks. On a passed ball, Upton out at home, 2-1. 1R, 2H, 0E, 2LOB.
DRays third: Ben Zobrist reaches on an error by Jeter. Jonny Gomes strikes out looking. Ty Wigginton walks, Zobrist to second. Delmon Young singles to center, Zobrist scores, Wigginton to second. Elijah Dukes grounds into a double play, 4-6-3. 1R 1H, 1E, 1LOB.
Yankees fourth: Hideki Matsui singles to first. Jorge Posada singles to right, Matsui to third. Doug Mientkewicz singles to center, Matsui scores, Posada to second. Melky Cabrera grounds to first, unassisted, runners advance. Robinson Cano singles to center, Posada scores, Mientkewicz to third. Derek Jeter grounds into a force play, 5-4, Mientkewicz scores, Jeter to first. Derek Jeter out stealing, 2-6. 3R, 4H, 0E, 0LOB.
DRays fifth: Carl Crawford singles to first. Ben Zobrist singles to pitcher, Crawford to second. Crawford to third on error by Mientkewicz. Pitching change, Scott Proctor replaces Andy Pettitte. Ben Zobrist steals second. Jonny Gomes strikes out swinging. Ty Wigginton out on sacrifice fly to right, Crawford scores, Zobrist to third. Wild pitch by Proctor, Zobrist scores. Delmon Young reaches first on error by Jeter. Delmon Young out stealing, 2-4. 2R, 2H, 0E, 0LOB
DRays sixth: Elijah Dukes homers to left. Akinori Iwamura singles to center. B.J. Upton stikes out swinging. Josh Paul singles to center, Iwamura to third. Pitching change, Austin Powers replaces Scott Proctor. Carl Crawford singles to center, Iwamura scores, Paul to third. Carl Crawford picked off first, 1-3-6. Ben Zobrist grounds out, 5-3. 2R, 4H, 0E, 1LOB.
Yankees seventh: Robinson Cano grounds out, 4-3. Derek Jeter singles to short. Pitching change, Ruddy Lugo replaces Jae Seo. Bobby Abreu singles to right, Jeter to second. Alex Rodriguez flies to right, Jeter to third. Lugo throws wild pitch, Abreu to second. Jason Giambi walks. Hideki Matsui singles to right, Jeter and Abreu score, Giambi to second. Pinchrunner Miguel Cairo replaces Giambi. Jorge Posada grounds out, 4-3. 2R, 3H, 0E, 1LOB.
DRays eighth: Luis Vizcaino pitching. Akinori Iwamura doubles to left. B.J. Upton singles to center, Iwamura to third. Wild pitch by Vizcaino, Iwamura scores, Upton to second. Josh Paul walks. Carl Crawford pops out to short on infield fly rule. Ben Zobrist pops out to third on infield fly rule. (Back to back infield fly outs, don't see that very often). Jonny Gomes flies out to center. 1R, 2H, 1E, 2LOB.
Don't remember a game with so many infield hits, either. Guys were really rakin' tonite.
Date
April 5, 2007
