August 17 Yankees vs. D-Rays

[riverside sluggers]

ok guys, a game Sox need after their late inning rally was ended in the 5th double play of the game.

 

Hendrickson squares off vs. Yankees

New York (65-53) at Tampa Bay (47-73), 7:15 p.m. ET

 

After beating the Yankees, 4-3, in 11 innings Tuesday, the Devil Rays will try to take the final game in the series at Tropicana Field on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. ET.

The Rays won on a walk for the first time since 2000. It came on four pitches to Jonny Gomes after the Yankees' Scott Proctor loaded the bases. Eduardo Perez hit two home runs earlier in the night. He now has four career dingers against Yankees' left-hander Randy Johnson in just 25 at-bats.

 

Mark Hendrickson will start for the Devil Rays on Wednesday. The left-hander allowed 12 hits and four runs in his last outing on Aug. 12, but the Rays still managed to beat Cleveland, 8-6. Hendrickson has picked up wins in each of his last three starts, despite accumulating just five strikeouts over that span. Left-hander Al Leiter will start for the Yankees. He pitched five innings and gave up three earned runs on seven hits while striking out seven as the Yankees beat Texas, 6-5, on Aug. 12.

 

Pitching matchup

NYY: LHP Al Leiter

• 3-3, 4.80 ERA in 2005

• 1-0, 6.35 ERA vs. TB in 2005

 

TB: LHP Mark Hendrickson

• 7-7, 6.77 ERA in 2005

• 2-0, 3.60 ERA vs. NYY in 2005

 

Players to watch

Jorge Cantu and Damon Hollins both have gone deep against Leiter this season.

 

Quick hits

The Rays have won eight of 12 games against the Yankees this season. ... Alex Gonzalez had his second multi-error game of the season Tuesday. He had three errors against Boston on July 20. ... Tuesday's starter, Doug Waechter, was the first Devil Ray to pitch a complete game since Rob Bell on Oct. 1, 2004 ... Julio Lugo did not play Tuesday because of a sore left hand but is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday. ... The Rays improved to 2-67 when trailing after eight innings

[YankeeDoodle]

I would be ecstatic if Leiter could give the BP a break.

 

''I think it's fun winning - bottom line,'' Perez said. ''We already know what it is to lose, and we were pretty good at it the first half of the season.

 

''Right now, we're learning how fun it is to win, and we're learning how to win in many ways.''

Winning against the Yankees, nothing beats that. <_ tb dropped against nyy last year.>

 

Torre soundbite:

''(Al's) very stubborn when it comes to throwing strikes. He just doesn't bite off a big enough piece of the plate,'' New York manager Joe Torre said. ''The one thing he has right now -- that he's always possessed -- is a lot of grit. He's not going to stop competing.''

[Sox Fan on Cape]

I would be ecstatic if Leiter could give the BP a break.

 

 

Winning against the Yankees, nothing beats that. <_ tb dropped against nyy last year.>

 

Torre soundbite:

It's sad you have to keep resorting to quoting stats from the past. You might like the this site : http://www.historychannel.com

[yankeessuck013]

It's sad you have to keep resorting to quoting stats from the past. You might like the this site : http://www.historychannel.com

 

lol...good stuff

[riverside sluggers]

thats actually quotes from carl crawford from last night after the walkoff win

[riverside sluggers]

pitcher vs batter matchups:

 

Al Leiter vs: (career against Tampa Bay in 6 games 3-1 record with a 3.16 ERA)

Jorge Cantu, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) HR, 3 RBIs, K

Carl Crawford, 1 for 5 (.200 avg) Double, Walk, SB

Jonny Gomes, 0 for 2

Alex Gonzalez, 6 for 17 (.353 avg) 2 Doubles, Walk, 5 Ks

Nick Green, 1 for 4 (.250 avg)

Toby Hall, 1 for 2 (.500 avg)

Damon Hollins, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) HR, 2 RBIs

Aubrey Huff, 1 for 5 (.200 avg) Double, RBI

Travis Lee, 4 for 20 (.200 avg) Double, 9 Ks

Julio Lugo, 2 for 11 (.182 avg) Double, RBI, 2 Walks, K, 2 SBs

Eduardo Perez, 7 for 25 (.280 avg) 3 Doubles, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 10 Walks, 8 Ks

 

Mark Hendrickson vs: (career against NY in 8 games a 3-4 record with a 6.23 ERA)

Robinson Cano, 2 for 6 (.333 avg)

Jason Giambi, 5 for 10 (.500 avg) HR, 4 RBIs, 2 Walks, K

Derek Jeter, 5 for 20 (.250 avg) 2 Doubles, RBI, 3 Ks, SB

Tino Martinez, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) Walk, K

Hideki Matsui, 5 for 18 (.278 avg) Double, 3 RBIs, 2 Walks, K

Jorge Posada, 8 for 18 (.444 avg) 3 Doubles, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs, 2 Walks, 2 Ks

Alex Rodriguez, 7 for 15 (.467 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, RBI, 2 Walks, 2 Ks

Gary Sheffield, 5 for 14 (.357 avg) Double, HR, 5 RBIs

Bernie Williams, 8 for 21 (.381 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs, 2 Ks

Tony Womack, 2 for 4 (.500 avg)

[yankeessuck013]

ok...gametime

 

lets go rays!!!!

[yankeessuck013]

lots of pressure on the yanks tonight knowing that the red sox and a's have lost today already.

[riverside sluggers]

NY Yankees

1) Derek Jeter ss

2) Robinson Cano 2b

3) Gary Sheffield rf

4) Alex Rodriguez 3b

5) Hideki Matsui lf

6) Jason Giambi dh

7) Jorge Posada c

8) Bernie Williams cf

9) Tino Martinez 1b

 

Tampa Bay

1) Nick Green 2b

2) Carl Crawford lf

3) Jorge Cantu 3b

4) Eduardo Perez 1b

5) Aubrey Huff rf

6) Jonny Gomes dh

7) Alex Gonzalez ss

8) Toby Hall c

9) Damon Hollins cf

[riverside sluggers]

Jeter singles to start off the game

[riverside sluggers]

cano flies out to left, 1 out now sheff...

[ARod2212]

If Leiter was going to give the bullpen a break, the game would have to be rained out after 5 innings. In the dome.

[riverside sluggers]

who knows, the ump at home plate might give him a big strike zone today

[yankeessuck013]

1-0 bad guys....dont want to hear any yankee fans complaining about the umps because sheffroids got away with a strikeout

[riverside sluggers]

Giambi flies out to deep center, 3 hits but just 1 run

[yankeessuck013]

2nd inning: 1-0 evil

[riverside sluggers]

considering hendrickson faced 6 batters, 3 hits just the 1 run is good---- 1-2-3 for Leiter on just 12 pitches

[yankeessuck013]

hey they just showed a graphic on the yes network and it said millar has the 5th best average at tropicana field.

 

btw, hendrickson has struck out the 1st 2 batters of the inning, whore-hey, and old fart bernie

[ARod2212]

1-0 bad guys....dont want to hear any yankee fans complaining about the umps because sheffroids got away with a strikeout

They could come up with a call far worse than that later that costs us the game. Can't let the umps off the hook because they gave us something borderline. It wasn't one of those blatantly obvious things.

[yankeessuck013]

jeter grounds out to end the inning

[yankeessuck013]

They could come up with a call far worse than that later that costs us the game. Can't let the umps off the hook because they gave us something borderline. It wasn't one of those blatantly obvious things.

 

it just doesnt look obvious to you because your a yankee fan

 

i guess the umps could be thrown off cuz of sheffs violent swing.

 

and thought it was kind of funny that a yankee fan reached over and caught that ball last night...hahaha

[yankeessuck013]

leiter walks perez.....hmmmm

[yankeessuck013]

passed ball by whore-hey on his b-day

[yankeessuck013]

1-1, men on 1st and 2nd ... 1 away

[riverside sluggers]

bases jacked on 1 out

[riverside sluggers]

2-1 on the sacrifice fly, men on 1st and 3rd, 2 outs

[yankeessuck013]

rays get 2 runs on just 1 hit.

 

3rd inning: 2-1 rays

[yankeessuck013]

yankees go down in order

[ARod2212]

it just doesnt look obvious to you because your a yankee fan

 

i guess the umps could be thrown off cuz of sheffs violent swing.

 

and thought it was kind of funny that a yankee fan reached over and caught that ball last night...hahaha

Nah, he was right on the plate it could've been argued either way more or less. A check swing isn't nearly as damaging as blowing a call at the plate (like how Tino was safe last night).

 

Yeah, I was pissed at that guy. Dumbass

[yankeessuck013]

giambi k's