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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)
June 23rd, 2013
Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Post
Game Recap
Final Score: Rays 3 Yankees 1
On the always fun Old Timers Day in the
Bronx, the New York Yankees were unable to get the win against the
Tampa Bay Rays with so many Yankee greats in attendance. The 3-1 loss
moves the Yankees to (41-34), which is still 2.5 games behind the AL
leading Boston Red Sox.
Ivan Nova made his return to the
Yankees, but despite pitching much better than he had, he picked up
the loss which was his second of the year. Nova looked shaky early,
as the Rays go on the board quickly in the first with a Ben Zobrist
base hit that scored Matt Joyce. Nova would calm down and pitch
extremely well until hitting back to back batters in the seventh
inning with two outs. Shawn Kelley would come in for Nova, but he
walked Evan Longoria to load the bases, and with a lefty in James
Loney up Joe Girardi quickly pulled Kelley for Boone Logan. Loney
would get the best of Logan however with a two out two run single,
which ended up being all the Rays would need for the win.
The Rays started one of their young
guns in Chris Archer, and he showed why he is so highly praised in
the Rays organization, as he earned his second win of the season.
Archer would go six innings allowing just one run on six hits and one
walk. The Yankees only run off Archer came in the first inning, as
Robinson Cano hit a sac-fly that scored Brett Gardner for the Yankees
only run of the game.
The bullpen for the Rays was very
effective pitching the final three innings of the game, as Jake McGee
and Joel Peralta pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings. In the
ninth Fernando Rodney looked like the Rodney of 2012 earning his 15th
save of the season by striking out the side.
The Yankees will be off on Monday
before playing 20 straight days heading into the All Star break, and
on Tuesday Hiroki Kuroda (7-5, 2.78) will be facing Yu Darvish (7-3,
2.84).
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