by Marc Carig
From Tropicana Field:
7:19: Yankees 4, Rays 3. It's a winning road trip for the Yankees.
7:10 p.m.: Derek Jeter is clutch. That's not news. But it's newsworthy, because he just drove in Cody Ransom for the go-ahead run. It's 4-3 Yankees going into the ninth. Will the other No. 42 please stand up?
7:06 p.m.: Well, Scottvic47, care to share tonight's lottery numbers while you're at it? Double by Ransom in the ninth. Go-ahead run in scoring position.
7:03 p.m.: I love the prediction by Scottvic47 (check it in comments). I don't know if I have enough courage to predict Cody Ransom coming up big. But it's good to know somebody else does.
6:52 p.m.: Nice work by Andy Pettitte. He leaves with one out in the eighth. Pettite allowed a run and three hits. Most importantly, he's gone deep, which can only help the 'pen. Brian Bruney, come on down!
6:47 p.m.: Good news: The Yankees tied it up. Bad news: They missed an opportunity to pull ahead. Johnny Damon was stranded on second. On to the bottom of the eighth.
6:32 p.m.: All tied up at three thanks to Johnny Damon's RBI double down the right field line. It's been a hectic week for Damon, whose mother recently spent three days in a local hospital. Damon was literally worried sick during his mom's illness. He's been fighting chest congestion.
6:29 p.m.: The Yankees trail by one in the eighth but Derek Jeter has made things interesting. The Captain's leadoff double gives the Yankees the tying run. Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira and, possibly, Nick Swisher are due up. They will face the lefty J.P. Howell, who has just come on in relief.
5:25 p.m.: Carlos Pena just put one about 20 rows up in right. 3-2 Rays.
5:23 p.m: Robinson Cano is named after Jackie Robinson. So, who better to go off on Jackie Robinson Day? Cano bounced a game-tying homer off the purple painted concrete beyond the center field fence. I haven't heard an estimate on distance, but conservatively, I'd say it was, like, 663 feet. Give or take.
Anyway, Cano has homered, doubled and made a nice catch with his back to the plate to save a run in the third. Thanks to Robbie, it's 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
5:01 p.m.: Ah, nothing like the ol' 5-3-6 double play to get out of a jam. With Gabe Kapler on second, Michel Hernandez grounded to third. Ramiro Pena threw across to first, prompting Kapler to break for third. But Mark Teixeira quickly threw back across the diamond. Derek Jeter, covering third, rescued a wayward throw and applied the tag. Even with two outs, the Rays rallied to score a pair of runs off Yankee starter Andy Pettitte. It's 2-0 Rays in the bottom of the third.
4:54 p.m.: In the battle of Andys, the Rays' Andy Sonnanstine was the first to blink. Johnny Damon beat out a grounder to short, giving the Yankees runners on first and second in the third. But Mark Teixeira couldn't the two-out rally count, flying out to right.
4:18 p.m.: First pitch, Andy Sonnanstine to Derek Jeter, called strike.
4:06 p.m.: It's Jackie Robinson Day all around baseball. If you haven't already noticed yet, everybody's wearing Robinson's No. 42 in his honor. I bet it makes for an easy day for the guy who makes up the programs they give out at the park.
Anyway, Cody Ransom will sit for the second-straight day in favor of Ramiro Pena, even though Joe Girardi insists Ransom's the every day guy. We'll see. Hideki Matsui is also out again, with Posada serving as the designated hitter and Molina as the catcher. Matsui hasn't looked very good either, and his obvious knee pain and his 3-for-24 start this season, would make him a natural choice to sit.
For the Rays, Evan Longoria is reportedly missing the game to tend to a family matter.
7:19: Yankees 4, Rays 3. It's a winning road trip for the Yankees.
7:10 p.m.: Derek Jeter is clutch. That's not news. But it's newsworthy, because he just drove in Cody Ransom for the go-ahead run. It's 4-3 Yankees going into the ninth. Will the other No. 42 please stand up?
7:06 p.m.: Well, Scottvic47, care to share tonight's lottery numbers while you're at it? Double by Ransom in the ninth. Go-ahead run in scoring position.
7:03 p.m.: I love the prediction by Scottvic47 (check it in comments). I don't know if I have enough courage to predict Cody Ransom coming up big. But it's good to know somebody else does.
6:52 p.m.: Nice work by Andy Pettitte. He leaves with one out in the eighth. Pettite allowed a run and three hits. Most importantly, he's gone deep, which can only help the 'pen. Brian Bruney, come on down!
6:47 p.m.: Good news: The Yankees tied it up. Bad news: They missed an opportunity to pull ahead. Johnny Damon was stranded on second. On to the bottom of the eighth.
6:32 p.m.: All tied up at three thanks to Johnny Damon's RBI double down the right field line. It's been a hectic week for Damon, whose mother recently spent three days in a local hospital. Damon was literally worried sick during his mom's illness. He's been fighting chest congestion.
6:29 p.m.: The Yankees trail by one in the eighth but Derek Jeter has made things interesting. The Captain's leadoff double gives the Yankees the tying run. Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira and, possibly, Nick Swisher are due up. They will face the lefty J.P. Howell, who has just come on in relief.
5:25 p.m.: Carlos Pena just put one about 20 rows up in right. 3-2 Rays.
5:23 p.m: Robinson Cano is named after Jackie Robinson. So, who better to go off on Jackie Robinson Day? Cano bounced a game-tying homer off the purple painted concrete beyond the center field fence. I haven't heard an estimate on distance, but conservatively, I'd say it was, like, 663 feet. Give or take.
Anyway, Cano has homered, doubled and made a nice catch with his back to the plate to save a run in the third. Thanks to Robbie, it's 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
5:01 p.m.: Ah, nothing like the ol' 5-3-6 double play to get out of a jam. With Gabe Kapler on second, Michel Hernandez grounded to third. Ramiro Pena threw across to first, prompting Kapler to break for third. But Mark Teixeira quickly threw back across the diamond. Derek Jeter, covering third, rescued a wayward throw and applied the tag. Even with two outs, the Rays rallied to score a pair of runs off Yankee starter Andy Pettitte. It's 2-0 Rays in the bottom of the third.
4:54 p.m.: In the battle of Andys, the Rays' Andy Sonnanstine was the first to blink. Johnny Damon beat out a grounder to short, giving the Yankees runners on first and second in the third. But Mark Teixeira couldn't the two-out rally count, flying out to right.
4:18 p.m.: First pitch, Andy Sonnanstine to Derek Jeter, called strike.
4:06 p.m.: It's Jackie Robinson Day all around baseball. If you haven't already noticed yet, everybody's wearing Robinson's No. 42 in his honor. I bet it makes for an easy day for the guy who makes up the programs they give out at the park.
Anyway, Cody Ransom will sit for the second-straight day in favor of Ramiro Pena, even though Joe Girardi insists Ransom's the every day guy. We'll see. Hideki Matsui is also out again, with Posada serving as the designated hitter and Molina as the catcher. Matsui hasn't looked very good either, and his obvious knee pain and his 3-for-24 start this season, would make him a natural choice to sit.
For the Rays, Evan Longoria is reportedly missing the game to tend to a family matter.
Source: nj.com
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