ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rene Rivera helped the Tampa Bay Rays rebound from a bad opening game to complete a series win against the New York Yankees.
Rivera homered and drove in four runs, Erasmo Ramirez allowed one hit over five innings and the Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Thursday night.
After losing the series opener 11-5, the Rays battled back to win the final three games.
"We played really good baseball the last three nights," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said.
Yankees starter Chase Whitley (1-2) left with two on and two outs in the second due to a right elbow injury. He was replaced by Esmil Rogers, who gave up a three-run homer on his first pitch to the light-hitting Rivera that put Tampa Bay up 4-0.
"I was looking for something in the strike zone so I could put a good swing on it," Rivera said.
Whitley will undergo imaging tests and further examination Friday.
"Obviously a concern about this," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's in that area you don't want to talk about."
Ramirez (1-1) didn't allow a hit after Jacoby Ellsbury opened the first with a single. The right-hander struck out four and walked two.
Alex Rodriguez homered in the ninth off Matt Andriese, who went four innings and completed the five-hitter for his second save.
A-Rod got his 1,000th RBI with the Yankees on his 663rd career homer.
The Rays have given up two runs or fewer 19 times this season, tops in the majors.
Rivera, who entered hitting .126 with one homer and five RBIs, made it 5-0 on an RBI single off Rogers in the fourth. Rivera's career high for RBIs is five set on April 28, 2014, for San Diego against San Francisco.
"We needed that, Rene needed that," Cash said.
James Loney opened the scoring with a first-inning RBI single off Whitley, charged with three runs, two hits and two walks.
Girardi said left-hander Chris Capuano, who is coming back from a quadriceps injury and pitched six innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night, will take Whitley's spot in the rotation.
Whitley has been filling the spot that opened when Masahiro Tanaka was injured.
"It's frustrating but I've been dealing with (tightness) for a while," Whitley said. "Of course there's a concern but I'll know more about it tomorrow."
The announced crowd was 11,977. The four-game set drew just 44,937.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Girardi said INF Brendan Ryan (calf) left an extended spring training game early due to heat exhaustion. ... Tanaka (right wrist and forearm) will have his second bullpen session Friday.
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb had elbow ligament-replacement surgery. ... LHP Matt Moore (elbow surgery) will have his first simulated game Monday.
MOVING DAY
Andriese was optioned to Triple-A Durham after the game to make room for closer Jake McGee, who is coming back from offseason elbow surgery and was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list.
MORE A-ROD
Rodriguez has 1,990 RBIs, which is two away from tying Babe Ruth for fourth place all-time since RBIs became an official stat in 1920. ... Four of his nine homers this season have come off Tampa Bay pitching. ... He has 51 homers in 212 games against the Rays. ... His solo homer stopped a stretch of 26 consecutive innings without an extra-base hit for the Yankees.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (5-0) will face Kansas City RHP Chris Young (2-0) on Friday night. Pineda struck out 16 Sunday against Baltimore, matching the second-highest total in team history.
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (3-2) and Minnesota RHP Phil Hughes (2-4) are Friday night's scheduled starters.
Rivera homered and drove in four runs, Erasmo Ramirez allowed one hit over five innings and the Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Thursday night.
After losing the series opener 11-5, the Rays battled back to win the final three games.
"We played really good baseball the last three nights," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said.
Yankees starter Chase Whitley (1-2) left with two on and two outs in the second due to a right elbow injury. He was replaced by Esmil Rogers, who gave up a three-run homer on his first pitch to the light-hitting Rivera that put Tampa Bay up 4-0.
"I was looking for something in the strike zone so I could put a good swing on it," Rivera said.
Whitley will undergo imaging tests and further examination Friday.
"Obviously a concern about this," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's in that area you don't want to talk about."
Ramirez (1-1) didn't allow a hit after Jacoby Ellsbury opened the first with a single. The right-hander struck out four and walked two.
Alex Rodriguez homered in the ninth off Matt Andriese, who went four innings and completed the five-hitter for his second save.
A-Rod got his 1,000th RBI with the Yankees on his 663rd career homer.
The Rays have given up two runs or fewer 19 times this season, tops in the majors.
Rivera, who entered hitting .126 with one homer and five RBIs, made it 5-0 on an RBI single off Rogers in the fourth. Rivera's career high for RBIs is five set on April 28, 2014, for San Diego against San Francisco.
"We needed that, Rene needed that," Cash said.
James Loney opened the scoring with a first-inning RBI single off Whitley, charged with three runs, two hits and two walks.
Girardi said left-hander Chris Capuano, who is coming back from a quadriceps injury and pitched six innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night, will take Whitley's spot in the rotation.
Whitley has been filling the spot that opened when Masahiro Tanaka was injured.
"It's frustrating but I've been dealing with (tightness) for a while," Whitley said. "Of course there's a concern but I'll know more about it tomorrow."
The announced crowd was 11,977. The four-game set drew just 44,937.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Girardi said INF Brendan Ryan (calf) left an extended spring training game early due to heat exhaustion. ... Tanaka (right wrist and forearm) will have his second bullpen session Friday.
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb had elbow ligament-replacement surgery. ... LHP Matt Moore (elbow surgery) will have his first simulated game Monday.
MOVING DAY
Andriese was optioned to Triple-A Durham after the game to make room for closer Jake McGee, who is coming back from offseason elbow surgery and was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list.
MORE A-ROD
Rodriguez has 1,990 RBIs, which is two away from tying Babe Ruth for fourth place all-time since RBIs became an official stat in 1920. ... Four of his nine homers this season have come off Tampa Bay pitching. ... He has 51 homers in 212 games against the Rays. ... His solo homer stopped a stretch of 26 consecutive innings without an extra-base hit for the Yankees.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (5-0) will face Kansas City RHP Chris Young (2-0) on Friday night. Pineda struck out 16 Sunday against Baltimore, matching the second-highest total in team history.
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (3-2) and Minnesota RHP Phil Hughes (2-4) are Friday night's scheduled starters.
7:10PM,EDT,May 14,2015
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Ellsbury singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner sacrificed to catcher, Ellsbury to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chase Whitley pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Kiermaier grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. to third on wild pitch by Whitley. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney singled to center, Souza Jr. scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Loney caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| McCann popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Young flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chase Whitley pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Forsythe flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| DeJesus flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Cabrera walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Cabrera stole second, Cabrera safe at third on throwing error by catcher McCann. | 0 | 1 |
| Butler walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Rogers relieved Whitley. | 0 | 1 |
| Rivera homered to center (422 feet), Cabrera and Butler scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Souza Jr. lined out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Pirela struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Ellsbury popped out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Esmil Rogers pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Loney grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Forsythe lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Teixeira walked. | 0 | 4 |
| McCann grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Teixeira out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Esmil Rogers pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| DeJesus singled to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Butler singled to right, DeJesus to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Rivera singled to shallow center, DeJesus scored, Butler to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Kiermaier grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Rivera out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Young grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Headley lined out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| Gregorius lined out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Esmil Rogers pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Loney walked. | 0 | 5 |
| Forsythe singled to left, Loney to second. | 0 | 5 |
| DeJesus grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Pirela struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Gardner singled to left. | 0 | 5 |
| Rodriguez singled to left, Gardner to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Teixeira grounded out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| David Carpenter pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Cabrera flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Rivera grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, -1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| McCann flied out to left. | 0 | 5 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Headley lined out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Souza Jr. doubled to left. | 0 | 5 |
| Longoria singled to left, Souza Jr. scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Loney singled to left, Longoria to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Forsythe flied out to center, Longoria to third, Loney to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Guyer hit for DeJesus. | 0 | 6 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Gregorius lined out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Pirela grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Ellsbury singled to shallow center. | 0 | 6 |
| Ellsbury to second on wild pitch by Andriese. | 0 | 6 |
| Gardner flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Branden Pinder pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Cabrera flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| Butler flied out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| Rivera popped out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Rodriguez homered to right (405 feet). | 1 | 6 |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| McCann lined out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| Young grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .348 | .419 | .399 |
| Gardner LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .307 | .388 | .447 |
| Rodriguez DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .250 | .355 | .552 |
| Teixeira 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .239 | .352 | .590 |
| McCann C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .241 | .298 | .411 |
| Young RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .288 | .352 | .600 |
| Headley 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .236 | .290 | .378 |
| Gregorius SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .206 | .268 | .235 |
| Pirela 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .294 | .294 | .353 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 130 | |||
| BATTING HR: Rodriguez (9, 9th inning off Andriese 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Rodriguez (21) S: Gardner GIDP: McCann Yankees RISP: 0-4 (Teixeira 0-2, Gardner 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Ellsbury (12, 3rd base off Ramírez/Rivera) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: McCann (2, throw) DP: 1 (Rogers-Gregorius-Teixeira). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| P C. WHITLEY (RIGHT ELBOW) LEFT GAME BOT 2ND |
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 11,977 (35.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Adam Hamari, Third Base - Dan Iassogna |
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