MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/27/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2485 - MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (49-78) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Tampa Bay Rays (52-76) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 5 6 1
Yankees Lose to Rays, 5-2
The New York Yankees went down to defeat to Erik Lepore and his Tampa Bay teammates. The final score was 5-2, in favor of the Rays. Lepore, now 6-12, was the winner. In 5.2 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 1, walking 2, and allowing 2 runs. The Rays now have a record of 52-76.

Dave Van den Bussche had a big 2-run home run for the Rays in the bottom of the first inning. With Tampa Bay trailing 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a sinker from former first round draft pick Bob Lattimer and punished it. The result was his 30th home run of the season, which put the Rays on top, 2-1.

"I just tried to focus on getting that first guy out every inning," said Lepore.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Flores RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .286 4 22
D. Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289 4 45
J. Owens LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .328 24 93
G. Monachino 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .291 30 88
R. Aguirre CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .264 7 31
J. Perez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .245 12 47
B. Lamadrid SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .223 14 42
   a-R. Barker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 7 16
H. Fraser 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233 8 33
R. Tollefson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 2 13
Totals 32 2 7 1 3 7 18      
a - R. Barker pinch hit for B. Lamadrid in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Owens (23, 3rd Inning off E. Lepore, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Aguirre (16, 6th Inning off E. Lepore, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Flores 3 , J. Owens 2 , R. Aguirre 2 , J. Perez , B. Lamadrid
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Aguirre 2 , J. Perez 2
GIDP: H. Fraser
Sac Fly: G. Monachino
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lamadrid (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Boutin RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .294 12 64
D. Richardson LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .260 2 25
   a-A. Hayes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 7 31
D. Wimmer DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .293 26 92
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .262 30 93
N. Alvarado CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 7 34
P. Shapiro SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .201 21 70
J. Slayback 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 3 26
T. Aguilar 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .173 0 16
E. Holmes C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
Totals 30 5 6 5 1 9 6      
a - A. Hayes substituted for D. Richardson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Richardson (31, 1st Inning off B. Lattimer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Van den Bussche (30, 1st Inning off B. Lattimer, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Wimmer (26, 6th Inning off B. Lattimer, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Shapiro (21, 6th Inning off B. Lattimer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Boutin , D. Richardson 2 , D. Wimmer 4 , D. Van den Bussche 4 , P. Shapiro 4 , E. Holmes
2-out RBI: J. Boutin , D. Van den Bussche , P. Shapiro
Sac Bunt: T. Aguilar
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: N. Alvarado (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Van den Bussche-Shapiro-Slayback)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lattimer L (4-10) 6.0 5 5 4 1 5 3 81 4.58   
M. Bradley 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 30 5.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lattimer 48
Batters Faced: B. Lattimer 25, M. Bradley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lattimer 7-6, M. Bradley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lattimer 81-55, M. Bradley 30-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lepore W (6-12) 5.2 5 2 1 2 1 0 86 4.98   
G. Klibert H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 32 5.21   
J. Owens H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.73   
T. Berigan SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lepore 52
Batters Faced: E. Lepore 23, G. Klibert 8, J. Owens 1, T. Berigan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lepore 5-10, G. Klibert 0-2, J. Owens 0-0, T. Berigan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lepore 86-57, G. Klibert 32-18, J. Owens 4-3, T. Berigan 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Klibert 1-0 , J. Owens 2-0
WP: E. Lepore 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erik Lepore
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 16932
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