MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/22/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 3025 - SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (13-8) 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 11 1
New York Yankees (11-10) 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Rays Score Late to Upend Yankees, 7-6
Tampa Bay and New York duked it out and the Rays came out victorious.

The 7-6 Tampa Bay win over New York was due in large part to Rod Cooper. The Rays center fielder went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Tampa Bay reliever Baude Miller picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Freddie Graham was saddled with the loss.

The most critical at-bat came in the top of the ninth inning. With one out, Willie Watkins hit a 2-2 fastball from Freddie Graham for a run-scoring single. It put Tampa Bay in front, 7-6.

"Nothing is scripted in this game," said Cooper.

The win leaves Tampa Bay with a record of 13-8.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cooper CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .255 1 3
N. Foxx 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .149 0 6
W. Watkins 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .233 2 10
N. Burt LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .246 3 8
L. Willard DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .289 2 9
S. Haggar RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .256 2 7
R. Ruíz 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 4 13
   a-C. Gordon PH, 1B 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .243 5 12
T. Phillips SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .164 0 3
A. Salas C 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .333 1 4
Totals 38 7 11 7 4 14 15      
a - C. Gordon pinch hit for R. Ruíz in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Cooper (3, 9th Inning off F. Graham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cooper (1, 3rd Inning off R. Morris, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Willard (2, 4th Inning off R. Morris, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Gordon (5, 6th Inning off G. Plummer, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Cooper 6 , N. Foxx , W. Watkins 2 , N. Burt , L. Willard 4 , S. Haggar , C. Gordon 4 , T. Phillips , A. Salas
2-out RBI: R. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Foxx , N. Burt , S. Haggar 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Burt 2 (2) , S. Haggar (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cooper (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Phillips-Foxx-Gordon, Watkins-Foxx-Gordon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Zitzmann LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .326 4 10
O. Cameron RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .284 0 12
C. Kerr 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .321 4 8
D. Cain 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .250 1 10
C. Massey DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .356 1 6
R. Anderson 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .254 2 9
J. Hernández C 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .471 4 12
R. MacKellar SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 5
   a-C. Tate PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 5
   b-C. Núñez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
D. Sinclair CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .217 0 5
Totals 32 6 9 5 5 6 17      
a - C. Tate pinch hit for R. MacKellar in the 6th
b - C. Núñez substituted for C. Tate in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Zitzmann (4, 5th Inning off D. Young, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Cameron (4, 5th Inning off D. Young, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hernández (4, 4th Inning off D. Young, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Zitzmann 2 , O. Cameron 3 , C. Kerr 2 , C. Massey 2 , R. Anderson , J. Hernández 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Massey
GIDP: D. Zitzmann , D. Cain
Sac Fly: D. Cain , R. Anderson
Team LOB: 6
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Young 4.2 8 6 5 2 3 1 81 5.96   
H. Gonzáles 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 31 4.20   
B. Miller W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
E. Newman SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Young 27
Batters Faced: D. Young 24, H. Gonzáles 9, B. Miller 2, E. Newman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Young 3-8, H. Gonzáles 3-2, B. Miller 0-2, E. Newman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Young 81-52, H. Gonzáles 31-17, B. Miller 5-2, E. Newman 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Gonzáles 1-0 , B. Miller 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Morris 4.1 5 3 3 1 5 2 77 2.45   
C. O'Neill 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 0 25 9.24   
G. Plummer BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 2 3 1 41 4.43   
F. Graham L (2-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 34 2.51   
D. Godwin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Morris 45
Batters Faced: R. Morris 19, C. O'Neill 5, G. Plummer 7, F. Graham 9, D. Godwin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Morris 7-1, C. O'Neill 0-0, G. Plummer 0-0, F. Graham 1-2, D. Godwin 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Morris 77-49, C. O'Neill 25-16, G. Plummer 41-24, F. Graham 34-21, D. Godwin 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Plummer 2-2 , F. Graham 1-0 , D. Godwin 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rod Cooper
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 42642
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