NEW YORK -- One home run from tying Willie Mays for fourth place at 660, A-Rod was A-Worst.
Alex Rodriguez matched a big league career-high with four strikeouts, went 0 for 6 to set a personal mark for most hitless at-bats and grounded into a game-ending double play Wednesday in the New York Yankees' 3-2, 13-inning loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
"I definitely chased today," he said. "Took some very ugly swings."
After homering twice at Tampa Bay on April 17, Rodriguez was batting .344 with four homers, 11 RBIs and a .781 slugging percentage in his return from a one-season drug suspension.
He is 5 for 37 (.135) since then, doubling and hitting home run No. 659 last Sunday night against the New York Mets. His average is down to .232 and he has driven in just the two runs in two weeks.
"He just had a really good game on Sunday night. We forgot that one already?" Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's just kind of what you go through as a hitter. There are going to be times you're extremely hot, and there's going to be times where you're not swinging it as well."
Rodriguez, who turns 40 in July, struck out twice swinging and took a called third strike against Drew Smyly, then fanned against Brandon Gomes with one out in the 11th and the potential winning run on first. It was just the fifth 4-K day of his big league career, the first since April 8, 2008, at Kansas City.
He had never had more than five at-bats on a day he was hitless, according to STATS, and this was his 2,588th big league game -- the 1,313th with the Yankees for No. 13.
"You have to have a short memory, press delete, enjoy the day off tomorrow and be ready to go Friday," Rodriguez said.
Milestone home runs have been a struggle in recent years. He needed 38 plate appearances after No. 499 to hit his next in 2005, off Milwaukee's Jorge de la Rosa. Rodriguez was stuck at 599 until his 52nd plate appearances in 2010, against Toronto's Shaun Marcum.
A-Rod and the Yankees will take a chartered train to Boston on Thursday for the start of a six-game trip.
"It would have been nice to do it here at home," he said.
The teams combined for a whiff-fest, with Tampa Bay batters striking out 13 times and New York's fanning 16 times -- one shy of the team record. The Rays may not be used to sunlight -- it was their first outdoor day game this year
Kevin Kiermaier put the Rays ahead with a two-run triple in the fourth against Michael Pineda, but the Yankees tied the score 2-2 against Smyly on home runs by Chase Headley in the fifth and Chris Young in the sixth.
New York's bullpen, which has a 1.75 ERA, took over with one out in the sixth and didn't allow a hit until the last inning.
Left-hander Chasen Shreve (1-1), the Yankees' seventh pitcher, walked Steven Souza with one out in the 13th. Asdrubal Cabrera advanced the runner with a groundout, and Evan Longoria was intentionally walked to bring up left-handed-hitting James Loney.
Loney hit a grounder that second baseman Stephen Drew needed five steps to grab with a slide about 15 feet into right field. Drew looked at first, where he didn't have a play, and then threw home well behind the sliding Souza.
"He kind of stuck the bat out, and the ball was hooking," Drew said. "There was no shot to get him."
Gomes (1-1) pitched two innings, and Ernesto Frieri got three outs for his second save.
It was the second long game of the young season for the Yankees, who lost to Boston in 19 innings on April 10. Didi Gregorius made the final outs in the 10th and 12th innings, twice stranding a pair of runners.
"It's frustrating," Girardi said, "because we had some opportunities late in the game and weren't able to get the one hit that we needed."
SMALL CROWD
The 1:07 p.m. start drew 30,055, the Yankees' lowest for a home game since Sept. 23, 2004, when the crowd for a game against the Rays was 29,501.
BLISTERING
Yankees reliever Dellin Betances limped as he walked to the dugout in the eighth. He said he had a blister on his left big toe and that it wasn't an issue.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Because Tanaka went on the disabled list, New York was able to recall infielder Gregorio Petit from Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre just a day after Petit was optioned. Petit said he got word Tuesday before he would have traveled to join the RailRiders, and he started at second base against the Rays.
UP NEXT
Yankees: New York opens a three-game series at Boston with LHP CC Sabathia (0-4) on the mound. New York is scheduled to play 17 games in 17 days.
Alex Rodriguez matched a big league career-high with four strikeouts, went 0 for 6 to set a personal mark for most hitless at-bats and grounded into a game-ending double play Wednesday in the New York Yankees' 3-2, 13-inning loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
"I definitely chased today," he said. "Took some very ugly swings."
After homering twice at Tampa Bay on April 17, Rodriguez was batting .344 with four homers, 11 RBIs and a .781 slugging percentage in his return from a one-season drug suspension.
He is 5 for 37 (.135) since then, doubling and hitting home run No. 659 last Sunday night against the New York Mets. His average is down to .232 and he has driven in just the two runs in two weeks.
"He just had a really good game on Sunday night. We forgot that one already?" Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's just kind of what you go through as a hitter. There are going to be times you're extremely hot, and there's going to be times where you're not swinging it as well."
Rodriguez, who turns 40 in July, struck out twice swinging and took a called third strike against Drew Smyly, then fanned against Brandon Gomes with one out in the 11th and the potential winning run on first. It was just the fifth 4-K day of his big league career, the first since April 8, 2008, at Kansas City.
He had never had more than five at-bats on a day he was hitless, according to STATS, and this was his 2,588th big league game -- the 1,313th with the Yankees for No. 13.
"You have to have a short memory, press delete, enjoy the day off tomorrow and be ready to go Friday," Rodriguez said.
Milestone home runs have been a struggle in recent years. He needed 38 plate appearances after No. 499 to hit his next in 2005, off Milwaukee's Jorge de la Rosa. Rodriguez was stuck at 599 until his 52nd plate appearances in 2010, against Toronto's Shaun Marcum.
A-Rod and the Yankees will take a chartered train to Boston on Thursday for the start of a six-game trip.
"It would have been nice to do it here at home," he said.
The teams combined for a whiff-fest, with Tampa Bay batters striking out 13 times and New York's fanning 16 times -- one shy of the team record. The Rays may not be used to sunlight -- it was their first outdoor day game this year
Kevin Kiermaier put the Rays ahead with a two-run triple in the fourth against Michael Pineda, but the Yankees tied the score 2-2 against Smyly on home runs by Chase Headley in the fifth and Chris Young in the sixth.
New York's bullpen, which has a 1.75 ERA, took over with one out in the sixth and didn't allow a hit until the last inning.
Left-hander Chasen Shreve (1-1), the Yankees' seventh pitcher, walked Steven Souza with one out in the 13th. Asdrubal Cabrera advanced the runner with a groundout, and Evan Longoria was intentionally walked to bring up left-handed-hitting James Loney.
Loney hit a grounder that second baseman Stephen Drew needed five steps to grab with a slide about 15 feet into right field. Drew looked at first, where he didn't have a play, and then threw home well behind the sliding Souza.
"He kind of stuck the bat out, and the ball was hooking," Drew said. "There was no shot to get him."
Gomes (1-1) pitched two innings, and Ernesto Frieri got three outs for his second save.
It was the second long game of the young season for the Yankees, who lost to Boston in 19 innings on April 10. Didi Gregorius made the final outs in the 10th and 12th innings, twice stranding a pair of runners.
"It's frustrating," Girardi said, "because we had some opportunities late in the game and weren't able to get the one hit that we needed."
SMALL CROWD
The 1:07 p.m. start drew 30,055, the Yankees' lowest for a home game since Sept. 23, 2004, when the crowd for a game against the Rays was 29,501.
BLISTERING
Yankees reliever Dellin Betances limped as he walked to the dugout in the eighth. He said he had a blister on his left big toe and that it wasn't an issue.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Because Tanaka went on the disabled list, New York was able to recall infielder Gregorio Petit from Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre just a day after Petit was optioned. Petit said he got word Tuesday before he would have traveled to join the RailRiders, and he started at second base against the Rays.
UP NEXT
Yankees: New York opens a three-game series at Boston with LHP CC Sabathia (0-4) on the mound. New York is scheduled to play 17 games in 17 days.
1:05PM,EDT,April 29,2015
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| DeJesus grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Ellsbury singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Young sacrificed to first, Ellsbury to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Longoria grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Beltrán flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Kiermaier singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Guyer sacrificed to pitcher, Kiermaier to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJesus struck out swinging, DeJesus safe at first on passed ball by Murphy, Kiermaier to third on passed ball. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Petit struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Cabrera flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe singled to right, Loney to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier tripled to deep right, Loney and Forsythe scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Guyer hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| Wilson flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Young walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Teixeira lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| DeJesus grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Headley homered to left (390 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Petit struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Gregorius flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Longoria reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Loney grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Longoria out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| Forsythe doubled to deep left. | 2 | 1 |
| Wilson relieved Pineda. | 2 | 1 |
| Kiermaier lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Young homered to left (407 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Rodriguez struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Teixeira grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Carpenter pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Carpenter relieved Wilson. | 2 | 2 |
| Guyer flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Wilson grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| DeJesus popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Geltz relieved Smyly. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| Beltrán struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Betances relieved Carpenter. | 2 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Longoria grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Steven Geltz pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Drew hit for Petit. | 2 | 2 |
| Drew struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Jepsen relieved Geltz. | 2 | 2 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Drew at second base. | 2 | 2 |
| Miller relieved Betances. | 2 | 2 |
| Loney grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Forsythe lined out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Jepsen pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Young fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Teixeira grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Guyer struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Wilson flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Beckham hit for DeJesus. | 2 | 2 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Boxberger relieved Jepsen. | 2 | 2 |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Headley flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Murphy walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Drew walked, Murphy to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Chris Martin pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Martin relieved Miller. | 2 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Longoria grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Cabrera out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Loney struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Ellsbury singled to left center. | 2 | 2 |
| Gomes relieved Boxberger. | 2 | 2 |
| Young fouled out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Teixeira popped out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Shreve relieved Martin. | 2 | 2 |
| Forsythe grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Kiermaier continues to bat after dropped foul ball by third baseman Headley. | 2 | 2 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Guyer popped out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Wilson struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Gomes pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Beltrán singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Gardner ran for Beltrán. | 2 | 2 |
| Headley popped out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| McCann hit for Murphy. | 2 | 2 |
| McCann hit by pitch, Gardner to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Drew flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Gregorius grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 13th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Young in right field. | 2 | 2 |
| Gardner in left field. | 2 | 2 |
| McCann catching. | 2 | 2 |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, Souza Jr. to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Longoria intentionally walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Loney singled to shallow right, Souza Jr. scored, Longoria to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Forsythe popped out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 13th | SCORE | |
| Ernesto Frieri pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Frieri relieved Gomes. | 3 | 2 |
| Ellsbury flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Young singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Rodriguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Young out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| DeJesus DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .277 | .346 | .383 |
a-Beckham PH-DH
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .255 | .316 | .490 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | .237 | .333 | .434 |
| Cabrera SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .212 | .264 | .294 |
| Longoria 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .293 | .393 | .427 |
| Loney 1B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | .333 | .385 | .542 |
| Forsythe 2B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .282 | .370 | .465 |
| Kiermaier CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .306 | .338 | .565 |
| Guyer LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .213 | .345 | .362 |
| Wilson C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| Totals | 45 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 196 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for D Dejesus in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Forsythe (5, Pineda) 3B: Kiermaier (2, Pineda) RBI: Kiermaier 2 (7), Loney (4) S: Guyer 2-out RBI: Kiermaier 2, Loney GIDP: Loney Rays RISP: 2-8 (Kiermaier 1-2, Wilson 0-2, DeJesus 0-1, Souza Jr. 0-1, Loney 1-1, Forsythe 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Cabrera-Forsythe-Loney). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 30,055 (61.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:58 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Jim Joyce, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
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