MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/19/2029
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2432 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (56-68) 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 0
Tampa Bay Rays (73-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 0
Yankees Lick Rays, 5-4
Starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery pitched well enough to help the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4. The winner was Montgomery. He threw 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball. The loser was Daniel Espino. New York goes to 56-68, Tampa Bay to 73-52.

Joe Strong, who is tied for 9th in the AL with a .516 slugging percentage, contributed to the New York win with a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Jordan pitched like a champ," said New York manager Sal Gaudio.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .280 7 39
G. Torres 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287 11 48
   a-J. Crawford 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 8 55
J. Strong DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .267 30 87
A. Volpe SS, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .295 19 69
G. Lara CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .278 8 25
   b-J. Ramos CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 2
B. Harper RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .184 14 44
B. Jordan 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .168 5 17
   c-G. Kilen SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 18
G. Grahovac C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 16 52
K. Alderman LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .224 5 12
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 6 15      
a - J. Crawford substituted for G. Torres in the 8th
b - J. Ramos substituted for G. Lara in the 8th
c - G. Kilen substituted for B. Jordan in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: K. Alderman (1, 3rd Inning off D. Espino, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Jordan (1, 4th Inning off D. Espino, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Volpe (19, 4th Inning off D. Espino, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Strong (30, 7th Inning off K. Kelly, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Paz 2 , J. Strong 5 , A. Volpe 4 , G. Lara 2 , B. Jordan 3 , K. Alderman 3
2-out RBI: J. Strong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Alderman
GIDP: A. Volpe
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Paz (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Volpe-Jordan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriguez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .283 12 63
N. Marte 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 15 54
A. Zavala LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .279 14 54
T. Walton RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .294 9 39
K. Misner CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .260 14 65
B. Palicka 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .302 12 59
K. Marte 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .233 8 46
C. Williams SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .251 19 81
I. Herrera C 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .270 11 50
Totals 30 4 5 4 5 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Palicka (22, 7th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Herrera (11, 7th Inning off K. Aparicio, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Walton , K. Misner , B. Palicka 2 , K. Marte , I. Herrera 4
2-out RBI: I. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Palicka
GIDP: C. Williams
Sac Fly: K. Marte
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marte-Palicka-Marte)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Montgomery W (10-7) 6.2 3 2 2 3 6 0 97 5.02   
K. Aparicio 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 11 6.57   
F. Dacosta H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 5.73   
E. Disla SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 63
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 25, K. Aparicio 4, F. Dacosta 4, E. Disla 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 5-8, K. Aparicio 1-0, F. Dacosta 2-0, E. Disla 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 97-60, K. Aparicio 11-5, F. Dacosta 10-4, E. Disla 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Aparicio 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Espino L (1-1) 5.2 8 3 3 1 4 1 86 2.53   
K. Kelly 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 27 4.89   
D. Hilario 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.38   
S. McClanahan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Espino 44
Batters Faced: D. Espino 25, K. Kelly 6, D. Hilario 3, S. McClanahan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Espino 6-6, K. Kelly 1-3, D. Hilario 0-2, S. McClanahan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Espino 86-53, K. Kelly 27-17, D. Hilario 10-7, S. McClanahan 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kelly 1-0
WP: D. Espino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jordan Montgomery
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 30782
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