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New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays

2015-09-16 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 13299 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:07

New York Yankees defeated Tampa Bay Rays 3–1. New York Yankees opened the scoring in the 2nd — Greg Bird doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Carlos Beltran scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Nick Franklin bunt pops into a double play, third baseman Chase Headley to first baseman Greg Bird. Steven Souza Jr. out at 1st — worth 21% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Luis Severino L: Chris Archer SV: Andrew Miller

Umpires — HP: Larry Vanover · 1B: Tom Woodring · 2B: Vic Carapazza · 3B: Ron Kulpa · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	5	0	2	0	0	3
Brett Gardner	4	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Brian McCann	3	1	0	0	1	1
Carlos Beltran	3	1	0	0	1	0
Greg Bird	3	1	2	2	1	0
Chase Headley	4	0	1	1	0	0
Didi Gregorius	3	0	1	0	1	1
Dustin Ackley	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Young	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Drew	1	0	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Jaso	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mikie Mahtook	3	0	0	0	0	1
Evan Longoria	3	0	0	0	1	1
Logan Forsythe	3	0	0	0	1	0
James Loney	4	1	3	0	0	1
Steven Souza	3	0	2	1	1	1
Nick Franklin	4	0	0	0	0	3
Kevin Kiermaier	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rene Rivera	3	0	1	0	0	1
Grady Sizemore	0	0	0	0	1	0
Brandon Guyer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Richie Shaffer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Beckham	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Severino	5.2	6	1	7
Justin Wilson	1.0	0	0	2
Dellin Betances	1.1	1	3	1
Andrew Miller	1.0	0	0	3

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Archer	6.0	4	4	7
C. J. Riefenhauser	1.0	0	0	1
Andrew Bellatti	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: S7/G56
Brett Gardner: K
Alex Rodriguez: K
Brian McCann: 8/F8RM

Bot 1

John Jaso: 4/L4+
Mikie Mahtook: E6/G6
Evan Longoria: K+SB2
Logan Forsythe: 53/G56-

Top 2

Carlos Beltran: W
Greg Bird: D8/F8RXD+.1-H
Chase Headley: 63/G4M+.2-3
Didi Gregorius: 3/G34S
Dustin Ackley: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 2

James Loney: D7/F78D+
Steven Souza: W
Nick Franklin: K
Kevin Kiermaier: K
Rene Rivera: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Top 3

Jacoby Ellsbury: K
Brett Gardner: K
Alex Rodriguez: K

Bot 3

John Jaso: 63/G4MD+
Mikie Mahtook: K
Evan Longoria: 53/G56+

Top 4

Brian McCann: K
Carlos Beltran: 9/F89M
Greg Bird: 53/G6

Bot 4

Logan Forsythe: 9/L89S
James Loney: S4/G4
Steven Souza: K
Nick Franklin: K

Top 5

Chase Headley: 6/F8LS
Didi Gregorius: W
Dustin Ackley: 7/F78S
Jacoby Ellsbury: S9/L34D+.1-2
Brett Gardner: WP.2-3
Brett Gardner: 8/F78M

Bot 5

Kevin Kiermaier: 9/F89M
Rene Rivera: S7/L56+
John Jaso: D8/L78S+.1-3
Mikie Mahtook: 13/G13S-
Evan Longoria: 2/F2LF-

Top 6

Alex Rodriguez: 8/F8LD+
Brian McCann: W
Carlos Beltran: 8/F8LXD+
Greg Bird: W.1-2
Chase Headley: S7/L6D-.2-H;1-3;B-2
Didi Gregorius: K

Bot 6

Logan Forsythe: 63/G6
James Loney: S7/L6D
Steven Souza: D7/UREV/F8LXD+.1-H
Nick Franklin: K
Kevin Kiermaier: K

Top 7

Chris Young: 4/F4D-
Jacoby Ellsbury: K
Brett Gardner: 43/G4

Bot 7

Rene Rivera: K
John Jaso: 6/L4MD
Grady Sizemore: W
Evan Longoria: W.1-2
Logan Forsythe: W.2-3;1-2
James Loney: K

Top 8

Alex Rodriguez: 53/G56
Brian McCann: 5/F6MD-
Carlos Beltran: 63/G4-

Bot 8

Steven Souza: S8/G6M+
Nick Franklin: 5(B)3(1)/DP
Kevin Kiermaier: 43/G4

Top 9

Greg Bird: HR/F9LD+
Chase Headley: 43/G4
Didi Gregorius: D9/L9D+
Stephen Drew: 8/F8RS
Jacoby Ellsbury: K

Bot 9

Brandon Guyer: K
Richie Shaffer: K
Tim Beckham: K

Notes & reviews

replay,6,souzs001,TBA,vanol901,STP01,O,N,U,,H $Steven Souza's fly to CF struck the base of the wall; Rays manager Kevin Cash questioned whether the ball struck one of the rings that is a home run by ground rule; crew chief Larry Vanover requested a review, which upheld the call of ball in play

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