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Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees

2012-09-16 · Day game · Yankee Stadium II · Att: 43489 · 72°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph L to R · 3:07

New York Yankees defeated Tampa Bay Rays 6–4. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 3rd. Hiroki Kuroda earned the win and Rafael Soriano picked up the save. Russell Martin went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	5
NYA	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0		6	5

W: Hiroki Kuroda L: Matt Moore SV: Rafael Soriano

Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Jerry Meals · 2B: Scott Barry · 3B: Gary Darling · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Desmond Jennings	4	1	1	0	0	2
Ben Zobrist	3	2	2	1	1	0
Evan Longoria	4	0	1	2	0	1
Matt Joyce	4	0	0	0	0	2
B. J. Upton	4	0	0	0	0	4
Luke Scott	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jeff Keppinger	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Fuld	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Lobaton	1	1	0	0	1	1
Ryan Roberts	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Francisco	1	0	1	0	0	0
Carlos Pena	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Derek Jeter	4	1	1	1	1	2
Nick Swisher	2	0	0	0	1	1
Alex Rodriguez	3	1	1	2	0	2
Robinson Cano	3	1	1	0	1	1
Russell Martin	4	1	1	3	0	1
Andruw Jones	2	0	0	0	0	1
Curtis Granderson	3	0	1	0	1	1
Steve Pearce	2	0	0	0	1	1
Eduardo Nunez	3	2	0	0	1	0
Raul Ibanez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ichiro Suzuki	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Moore	3.0	3	4	4
Brandon Gomes	1.1	1	1	1
Cesar Ramos	0.2	0	1	1
Wade Davis	1.2	0	0	4
J. P. Howell	0.2	1	0	0
Burke Badenhop	0.2	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hiroki Kuroda	6.0	4	2	10
Boone Logan	0.1	0	0	0
David Phelps	0.2	1	1	1
David Robertson	1.0	0	0	1
Rafael Soriano	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Desmond Jennings: K
Ben Zobrist: D9/F89XD+
Evan Longoria: K
Matt Joyce: K

Bot 1

Derek Jeter: K
Nick Swisher: W
Alex Rodriguez: K
Robinson Cano: K

Top 2

B. J. Upton: K
Luke Scott: K
Jeff Keppinger: K

Bot 2

Russell Martin: 7/F78M
Andruw Jones: HP
Curtis Granderson: 9/F9D
Steve Pearce: K

Top 3

Sam Fuld: 8/F78M
Jose Lobaton: K
Desmond Jennings: 3/G4S

Bot 3

Eduardo Nunez: W
Derek Jeter: SB2
Derek Jeter: S8/L4D.2-H;B-2(THH)
Nick Swisher: 13/SH/BG34S.2-3
Alex Rodriguez: S8/G6.3-H
Robinson Cano: WP.1-2
Robinson Cano: W+SB3
Russell Martin: HR/F9D+.3-H;1-H
Andruw Jones: 13/G15
Curtis Granderson: W
Steve Pearce: PO1(E1).1-3
Steve Pearce: 3/F34-

Top 4

Ben Zobrist: HR/F89D+
Evan Longoria: 63/G6
Matt Joyce: 8/F8RD+
B. J. Upton: K

Bot 4

Eduardo Nunez: E1/G15
Derek Jeter: SB2
Derek Jeter: SB3
Derek Jeter: W
Nick Swisher: 5/F56S-
Alex Rodriguez: 9/SF/F89D+.3-H(UR)
Robinson Cano: D7/F78M.1-3
Russell Martin: 63/G6

Top 5

Luke Scott: K
Jeff Keppinger: 4/F4MD-
Sam Fuld: 43/G4

Bot 5

Andruw Jones: K
Curtis Granderson: K
Steve Pearce: W
Eduardo Nunez: 8/F8LM

Top 6

Jose Lobaton: W
Desmond Jennings: S5/G56S.1-2
Ben Zobrist: W.2-3;1-2
Evan Longoria: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-3
Matt Joyce: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.3-H(NR)
B. J. Upton: K

Bot 6

Derek Jeter: K
Nick Swisher: K
Alex Rodriguez: K

Top 7

Ryan Roberts: 6/F78S
Jeff Keppinger: 8/F8RM
Ben Francisco: DGR/F89XD+
Carlos Pena: W
Desmond Jennings: K

Bot 7

Robinson Cano: 6/P
Russell Martin: K
Raul Ibanez: 8/F8RD

Top 8

Ben Zobrist: 8/F8RM
Evan Longoria: 63/G6
Matt Joyce: K

Bot 8

Curtis Granderson: S7/L6D
Ichiro Suzuki: 53/SH/BG56S.1-2
Eduardo Nunez: 8/F8LM
Derek Jeter: 63/G6S-

Top 9

B. J. Upton: K
Ryan Roberts: E5/G5
Jeff Keppinger: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Notes & reviews

Matt Moore threw a fast ball near Curtis Granderson's head; HP umpire Paul Emmel warned both teams; Rays Manager Joe Maddon objected to the Warnings and was ejected by Emmel
Rays left fielder Sam Fuld left the game due to an injured leg
Rays designated hitter Matt Joyce ejected by HP umpire Paul Emmel

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