MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/23/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1963 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (55-38) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0
Tampa Bay Rays (49-46) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 3 8 1
Late Rally by Rays Seals 4th Straight Win
The Tampa Bay Rays did just enough to sneak past the New York Yankees, 3-2, at Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium. Tampa Bay pitcher Matt Manzolillo, in particular, had a standout performance. Tampa Bay reliever Erik Lepore picked up the win, upping his record to 3-0. Dan Simon absorbed the loss. Merlin Penney collected his 18th save.

Had Andy Molina not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Molina hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Rays.

Afterward, Rays manager Kyle Delgado was ebullient. "That was a fun game to coach," he told a group of reporters, adding, "I hope it was just as fun to watch."

The win gives Tampa Bay a season record of 49-46.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benhart 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 7 38
   a-J. Coley PH, 3B, SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 3 25
N. Rich 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .268 14 42
M. Gravel SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289 9 27
   b-H. Vitagliano PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 5 19
S. Marston 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 7 48
J. Owens DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 11 48
   c-A. Mendoza DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 2
D. Ortiz CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 6 42
W. Serrano LF 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 .280 10 35
   d-J. Dillard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 0 2
B. Lopez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .300 11 45
E. Fairweather RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .245 9 32
Totals 32 2 4 2 3 8 13      
a - J. Coley pinch hit for J. Benhart in the 7th
b - H. Vitagliano pinch hit for M. Gravel in the 8th
c - A. Mendoza inserted as DH in the 8th
d - J. Dillard pinch hit for W. Serrano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Coley (5, 7th Inning off C. Roberts, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Benhart (3, 3rd Inning off M. Manzolillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Serrano (10, 5th Inning off M. Manzolillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Benhart 3 , J. Coley 2 , M. Gravel , W. Serrano 4
2-out RBI: J. Coley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Rich , M. Gravel , D. Ortiz , B. Lopez
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grimm CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .318 6 47
C. Newman RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235 14 43
   b-J. Boutin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 18
D. Wimmer 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .302 19 73
D. Lamle LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .254 22 68
C. Aguilar SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .245 3 23
R. Pace 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 5 29
   a-A. Molina PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287 10 32
   c-T. Gast 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 6 21
F. Clayton C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .258 7 24
R. Rubio DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .310 1 13
D. Van den Bussche 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 8 29
Totals 31 3 8 3 2 11 10      
a - A. Molina pinch hit for R. Pace in the 8th
b - J. Boutin substituted for C. Newman in the 9th
c - T. Gast substituted for A. Molina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rubio (10, 3rd Inning off D. Simon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Lamle (3, 4th Inning off D. Simon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wimmer 2 , D. Lamle 4 , C. Aguilar , A. Molina , R. Rubio 3
2-out RBI: A. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Newman , F. Clayton
Sac Fly: C. Aguilar
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Aguilar (14)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Simon L (11-6) 7.2 6 3 3 1 10 0 109 2.34   
C. Williams 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Simon 64
Batters Faced: D. Simon 30, C. Williams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Simon 8-5, C. Williams 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Simon 109-74, C. Williams 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Williams 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Manzolillo 6.2 3 2 2 3 7 1 97 2.64   
C. Roberts BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.88   
E. Lepore W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.37   
M. Penney SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Manzolillo 64
Batters Faced: M. Manzolillo 27, C. Roberts 2, E. Lepore 3, M. Penney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Manzolillo 5-8, C. Roberts 0-0, E. Lepore 0-3, M. Penney 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Manzolillo 97-62, C. Roberts 9-6, E. Lepore 10-6, M. Penney 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Roberts 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Manzolillo
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 27704
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