Yankees lose 3rd straight, fall into tie with O's for division lead
Evan Longoria hit a go-ahead homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat New York 5-2 on Tuesday night to drop the struggling Yankees into a tie for first place in the AL East.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Yankees
2
Tampa Bay Rays
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Tropicana Field · 17,652 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
B Upton homered to left center (427 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
D Jennings homered to left (362 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 2-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
E Longoria homered to left center (419 feet), B Zobrist scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
B Upton doubled to left, D Jennings scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
R Cano homered to left (402 feet), N Swisher scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 2-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
E Chavez grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
E Chavez batting
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Play Result 2-5
E Chavez hit for J Nix.
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Lineup Change 2-5
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Lineup Change 2-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
R Ibanez flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 2-5
A Rodriguez to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 2-5
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
R Ibanez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
A Rodriguez reached on infield single to second.
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Single 2-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
A Rodriguez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
R Cano struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
R Cano batting
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Play Result 2-5
F Rodney relieved J Peralta.
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Start Inning 2-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-5
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Lineup Change 2-5
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End Inning 2-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Head to Head
TB wins series 2-1
Injuries
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTB
Desmond JenningsLF8
B.J. UptonCF0
Ben ZobristSS18
Evan LongoriaDH3
Matt JoyceRF7
Jeff Keppinger3B7
Carlos Pena1B21
Ryan Roberts2B12
José MolinaC
NYY
Derek JeterSS2
Curtis GrandersonCF21
Nick Swisher1B23
Robinson CanoDH22
Alex Rodriguez3B13
Raul IbanezLF18
Jayson Nix2B
Chris DickersonRF
Chris StewartC12
Substitutes
Eric ChavezPH12
Ichiro SuzukiPH51
Francisco CervelliC29
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