PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/04/2070
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 2662 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (60-71) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 10 0
New York Yankees (68-63) 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 X 9 10 2
Rays Fall to Yankees, 9-6
The Tampa Bay Rays got a sterling performance from first baseman Jorge Baca, but the New York Yankees still prevailed, 9-6. Baca went 2-3 with a home run, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The win was credited to Harley Waltenbery in relief. His record improves to 4-7. Josh Johnston took the loss. The victory gives New York a record of 68-63.

Matt Marples, who is tied for 6th in the AL in extra base hits with 67, contributed to the New York win with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Marples.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Potter 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .265 5 44
M. Gonzáles LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .244 13 45
T. Pike CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .292 18 71
J. Baca 1B 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .261 40 96
C. Keeling 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .283 32 69
C. García RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .273 4 29
A. Guillén P, DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 3
C. Cruz C 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .271 17 54
P. Yega SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 0 12
   a-J. Nelson PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259 2 12
   b-R. González SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 0 5
Totals 39 6 10 6 1 10 16      
a - J. Nelson pinch hit for P. Yega in the 8th
b - R. González substituted for J. Nelson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Potter (26, 7th Inning off H. Waltenbery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Baca (40, 1st Inning off L. Fifield, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Cruz (17, 6th Inning off L. Fifield, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Potter 3 , M. Gonzáles , T. Pike , J. Baca 5 , C. García , A. Guillén 2 , C. Cruz 4
2-out RBI: C. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gonzáles , C. Keeling
GIDP: K. Potter
Hit by Pitch: J. Baca
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Potter (25)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guillén 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 17 67
G. Rodríguez RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .292 18 60
M. Marples 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .294 40 95
G. Donnelly DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 8 21
C. Anderson 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .263 5 22
T. Aponte SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .267 0 34
T. Green LF 4 2 1 3 0 0 2 .235 4 24
D. Welch CF 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .227 23 51
J. Costello C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232 9 47
Totals 33 9 10 9 2 2 10      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Rodríguez (26, 3rd Inning off A. Guillén, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Aponte 2 (40, 4th Inning off A. Guillén, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Welch (23, 2nd Inning off A. Guillén, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Green (4, 4th Inning off A. Guillén, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Marples (40, 7th Inning off B. Nicholson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Rodríguez 3 , M. Marples 5 , T. Aponte 5 , T. Green 4 , D. Welch 4 , J. Costello
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Anderson
Sac Fly: D. Welch
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Guillén (5) , C. Anderson (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Marples-Anderson-Guillén)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Guillén 3.0 6 5 5 1 0 2 57 6.43   
J. Johnston L (1-2) 3.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 49 4.79   
B. Nicholson 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 19 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Guillén 24
Batters Faced: A. Guillén 16, J. Johnston 13, B. Nicholson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Guillén 3-6, J. Johnston 4-4, B. Nicholson 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Guillén 57-34, J. Johnston 49-29, B. Nicholson 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Nicholson 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Fifield 5.2 7 5 4 0 6 2 98 4.09   
H. Waltenbery W (4-7) 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 42 4.59   
J. Watson H (14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.60   
G. Rodríguez SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Fifield 43
Batters Faced: L. Fifield 26, H. Waltenbery 9, J. Watson 2, G. Rodríguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Fifield 3-8, H. Waltenbery 1-1, J. Watson 2-0, G. Rodríguez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Fifield 98-70, H. Waltenbery 42-29, J. Watson 12-7, G. Rodríguez 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Watson 2-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Waltenbery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Baca
Ballpark: New Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 34469
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