NEW YORK -- After getting a big double play to end the top of the 12th inning and keep their deficit to two runs, the New York Yankees sensed they still had a chance.
And why not? They already rallied late once against their AL East rivals on Friday night.
"It just gives you hope that just one guy has to get on and you got guys that can hit the ball out of the ballpark through your lineup," manager Joe Girardi said. "Just get Gardy on and then we're going to take our chances."
Brett Gardner did get on, and four batters later Brian McCann hit a three-run homer for a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays that moved New York back into sole possession of first place.
Mark Teixeira hit a tying three-run shot in the eighth against Kevin Jepsen, then had an RBI single in the 12th off Steven Geltz (1-4) just as fireworks began shooting off behind the scoreboard in right field.
With the Yankees trailing 5-3, Gardner led off the 12th with a walk from Geltz. One out later, Alex Rodriguez and Teixeira hit consecutive singles, and McCann homered into the right-field stands for New York's first walk-off win since Derek Jeter's final home game in September.
"It's one of the best feelings that you could possibly have," McCann said. "A big spot like that against a team in our division, it's a great feeling."
Tampa Bay lost its sixth in a row and second straight in extra innings.
"If we're dwelling on one inning, the walk to Gardner is kind of what sticks out," Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Chasen Shreve (6-1) walked two and gave up two hits and a run in the 12th but got a key inning-ending, 5-4-3 double play.
With the score 3-all, Adam Warren walked Logan Forsythe starting the 12th, Brandon Guyer sacrificed. Shreve relieved and walked Asdrubal Cabrera.
Kevin Kiermaier, the No. 8 batter, singled over leaping shortstop Didi Gregorius, and Rene Rivera followed with another RBI hit to put Tampa Bay up 5-3.
The Rays had two baserunners called out trying to stretch singles late -- and Tampa was on the wrong end of both replay reviews.
Cabrera was nailed in the ninth on a throw from Gardner, the center fielder. The Rays challenged the call but it was upheld after a review of 2 minutes, 53 seconds.
In the 11th, Evan Longoria slid into second safely but the Yankees requested a review, saying Longoria's foot came off the base popping up, and he was tagged out by second baseman Jose Pirela. New York got the call after a review of 2:06.
"It is unfortunate. I don't know if it's right, wrong, I don't think this is what it was made for," Cash said of the use of replay in this instance. "Whether he was pushed off, tagged off, or the tag was just held on, all of those things, I just don't think that that's, that's not why we have this."
A-Rod had two hits and three of the Yankees' nine walks on the day he finally received his 3,000th hit ball.
Teixeira's drive into the second deck in short right field spoiled another stellar outing against the Yankees for Rays starter Chris Archer, who pitched three-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings to lower his ERA to 1.78 against New York in eight starts.
Masahiro Tanaka looked as if he was headed for a third straight rough outing, falling behind 2-0 in the first on Longoria's RBI double and James Loney's sacrifice fly. Rivera hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth after Kiermaier's triple.
Tanaka allowed three runs and six hits in six innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (oblique) is to make one more rehabilitation start before returning to the rotation, manager Kevin Cash said.
Yankees: CF Jacoby Ellsbury (knee) sat out a second straight rehab game for Class A Tampa. He played Monday and Wednesday. "He's working extremely hard it's just he's just going through a spring training again," manager Joe Girardi said. "You don't want to go out there if you are physically fatigued or sore so we just got to get his legs under him and once we do that we'll have a player." ... OF Carlos Beltran went on the DL with a left oblique strain.
UP NEXT
Rays: Nathan Karns had his shortest start of the season April 27, when he went 4 2/3 innings in his one start at Yankee Stadium. He is 1-0 with a 3.07 ERA in three starts this year against the Yankees.
Yankees: Michael Pineda (8-5) pitched his first career complete game in his last start, a 3-1 loss to Houston.
SWEET SOUND
The 360-person Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed on the field before the game, singing a medley of patriotic tunes and the national anthem.
OH-FER
Tampa Bay's Steven Souza Jr. struck out as a pinch hitter in the 10th inning after getting ahead 3-0 in the count, and he extended his hitless skid to 25 at-bats, including 15 strikeouts. Souza walked in the 12th.
And why not? They already rallied late once against their AL East rivals on Friday night.
"It just gives you hope that just one guy has to get on and you got guys that can hit the ball out of the ballpark through your lineup," manager Joe Girardi said. "Just get Gardy on and then we're going to take our chances."
Brett Gardner did get on, and four batters later Brian McCann hit a three-run homer for a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays that moved New York back into sole possession of first place.
Mark Teixeira hit a tying three-run shot in the eighth against Kevin Jepsen, then had an RBI single in the 12th off Steven Geltz (1-4) just as fireworks began shooting off behind the scoreboard in right field.
With the Yankees trailing 5-3, Gardner led off the 12th with a walk from Geltz. One out later, Alex Rodriguez and Teixeira hit consecutive singles, and McCann homered into the right-field stands for New York's first walk-off win since Derek Jeter's final home game in September.
"It's one of the best feelings that you could possibly have," McCann said. "A big spot like that against a team in our division, it's a great feeling."
Tampa Bay lost its sixth in a row and second straight in extra innings.
"If we're dwelling on one inning, the walk to Gardner is kind of what sticks out," Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Chasen Shreve (6-1) walked two and gave up two hits and a run in the 12th but got a key inning-ending, 5-4-3 double play.
With the score 3-all, Adam Warren walked Logan Forsythe starting the 12th, Brandon Guyer sacrificed. Shreve relieved and walked Asdrubal Cabrera.
Kevin Kiermaier, the No. 8 batter, singled over leaping shortstop Didi Gregorius, and Rene Rivera followed with another RBI hit to put Tampa Bay up 5-3.
The Rays had two baserunners called out trying to stretch singles late -- and Tampa was on the wrong end of both replay reviews.
Cabrera was nailed in the ninth on a throw from Gardner, the center fielder. The Rays challenged the call but it was upheld after a review of 2 minutes, 53 seconds.
In the 11th, Evan Longoria slid into second safely but the Yankees requested a review, saying Longoria's foot came off the base popping up, and he was tagged out by second baseman Jose Pirela. New York got the call after a review of 2:06.
"It is unfortunate. I don't know if it's right, wrong, I don't think this is what it was made for," Cash said of the use of replay in this instance. "Whether he was pushed off, tagged off, or the tag was just held on, all of those things, I just don't think that that's, that's not why we have this."
A-Rod had two hits and three of the Yankees' nine walks on the day he finally received his 3,000th hit ball.
Teixeira's drive into the second deck in short right field spoiled another stellar outing against the Yankees for Rays starter Chris Archer, who pitched three-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings to lower his ERA to 1.78 against New York in eight starts.
Masahiro Tanaka looked as if he was headed for a third straight rough outing, falling behind 2-0 in the first on Longoria's RBI double and James Loney's sacrifice fly. Rivera hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth after Kiermaier's triple.
Tanaka allowed three runs and six hits in six innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (oblique) is to make one more rehabilitation start before returning to the rotation, manager Kevin Cash said.
Yankees: CF Jacoby Ellsbury (knee) sat out a second straight rehab game for Class A Tampa. He played Monday and Wednesday. "He's working extremely hard it's just he's just going through a spring training again," manager Joe Girardi said. "You don't want to go out there if you are physically fatigued or sore so we just got to get his legs under him and once we do that we'll have a player." ... OF Carlos Beltran went on the DL with a left oblique strain.
UP NEXT
Rays: Nathan Karns had his shortest start of the season April 27, when he went 4 2/3 innings in his one start at Yankee Stadium. He is 1-0 with a 3.07 ERA in three starts this year against the Yankees.
Yankees: Michael Pineda (8-5) pitched his first career complete game in his last start, a 3-1 loss to Houston.
SWEET SOUND
The 360-person Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed on the field before the game, singing a medley of patriotic tunes and the national anthem.
OH-FER
Tampa Bay's Steven Souza Jr. struck out as a pinch hitter in the 10th inning after getting ahead 3-0 in the count, and he extended his hitless skid to 25 at-bats, including 15 strikeouts. Souza walked in the 12th.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Sizemore doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Butler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria doubled to left, Sizemore scored, Butler to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Loney hit sacrifice fly to right, Butler scored, Longoria to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Forsythe grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| DeJesus grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Gardner flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Headley singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Rodriguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Headley out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Rivera flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Sizemore struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Butler grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Young struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius doubled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Drew lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Gardner popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Loney singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Loney caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| DeJesus reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by Archer. | 2 | 0 |
| Teixeira struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| McCann flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Kiermaier tripled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Rivera hit sacrifice fly to right, Kiermaier scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Sizemore singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Butler struck out swinging. Sizemore caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Jones flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Young grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Drew struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Longoria grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Loney grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Forsythe flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Gardner lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Teixeira walked, Rodriguez to second. | 3 | 0 |
| McCann lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Capuano pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Capuano relieved Tanaka. | 3 | 0 |
| Guyer hit for DeJesus. | 3 | 0 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Guyer in left field. | 3 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Young flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius hit by pitch. | 3 | 0 |
| McGee relieved Archer. | 3 | 0 |
| Pirela hit for Drew. | 3 | 0 |
| Pirela struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Capuano pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Pirela at second base. | 3 | 0 |
| Rivera singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Sizemore singled to right, Rivera to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Rumbelow relieved Capuano. | 3 | 0 |
| Butler popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Loney grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Jepsen pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Jepsen relieved McGee. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Rodriguez singled to right, Headley to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Teixeira homered to right (370 feet), Headley and Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 3 |
| McCann walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Jones walked, McCann to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Gomes relieved Jepsen. | 3 | 3 |
| Young grounded into double play, third to second to first, Jones out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Betances relieved Rumbelow. | 3 | 3 |
| Flores in right field. | 3 | 3 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Cabrera singled to center, Cabrera out stretching at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Gomes pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Gregorius walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Pirela sacrificed to first, Gregorius to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Gardner intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Cedeño relieved Gomes. | 3 | 3 |
| Headley grounded into double play, third to first, Gregorius out at third. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Wilson relieved Betances. | 3 | 3 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. hit for Sizemore. | 3 | 3 |
| Warren relieved Wilson. | 3 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Boxberger relieved Cedeño. | 3 | 3 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Teixeira struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| McCann lined out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Flores flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Longoria singled to left, Longoria out stretching at second. | 3 | 3 |
| Loney flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Steven Geltz pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Geltz relieved Boxberger. | 3 | 3 |
| Young struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Pirela flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Forsythe walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Guyer sacrificed to pitcher, Forsythe to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Shreve relieved Warren. | 3 | 3 |
| Cabrera walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Kiermaier singled to center, Forsythe scored, Cabrera to second, Cabrera to third advancing on throw. | 4 | 3 |
| Rivera singled to center, Cabrera scored, Kiermaier to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Kiermaier stole third. | 5 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. walked, Rivera to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Butler grounded into double play, third to second to first, Souza Jr. out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Steven Geltz pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Gardner walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Rodriguez singled to right, Gardner to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Petit ran for Rodriguez. | 5 | 3 |
| Teixeira singled to right, Gardner scored, Petit to second. | 5 | 4 |
| McCann homered to right (404 feet), Petit and Teixeira scored. | 5 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Sizemore DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .409 | .409 | .636 |
b-Souza Jr. PH-DH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .208 | .299 | .409 |
| Butler RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .306 | .352 | .461 |
| Longoria 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .275 | .351 | .415 |
| Loney 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .274 | .317 | .372 |
| Forsythe 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .282 | .368 | .429 |
| DeJesus LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .267 | .322 | .390 |
a-Guyer PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .267 | .364 | .373 |
| Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .225 | .282 | .351 |
| Kiermaier CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .254 | .287 | .415 |
| Rivera C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | .169 | .205 | .280 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 198 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for D Dejesus in the 7th b-struck out swinging for G Sizemore in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Sizemore (2, Tanaka); Longoria (16, Tanaka) 3B: Kiermaier (7, Tanaka) RBI: Longoria (35), Loney (12), Rivera 2 (19), Kiermaier (16) S: Guyer SF: Rivera, Loney GIDP: Butler Rays RISP: 3-9 (Kiermaier 1-1, Longoria 1-2, Rivera 1-1, DeJesus 0-1, Butler 0-2, Loney 0-1, Forsythe 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Kiermaier (9, 3rd base off Shreve/McCann) CS: Sizemore (1, 2nd base by Tanaka/McCann); Loney (2, 2nd base by Tanaka/McCann) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (Cabrera-Forsythe-Loney, Longoria-Forsythe-Loney, Longoria-Loney). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 43,141 (86.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:30 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barrett, First Base - Gabe Morales, Second Base - CB Bucknor, Third Base - Dan Iassogna |
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