NEW
YORK -- Jordan Montgomery got to Yankee Stadium about four hours
before game time, had a few cups of coffee and prepared for his major
league debut.
To get the nerves out of his system, the 24-year-old visited the ballpark a day earlier and tossed a ball across the near-empty field to bullpen catcher Radley Haddad.
"I was kind of in the stadium by myself, just kind of look around with nobody in the seats," the 6-foot-6 left-hander said. "Really take it in."
Mongtomery pitched before a far larger crowd Wednesday, one that included proud parents Raury and Jim.
He allowed a long two-run homer to Rickie Weeks in the first inning after a two-out walk to Evan Longoria, then settled in. He did not give up any more earned runs as New York rallied past the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 to get back to .500.
Another member of the rebuilding Baby Bombers, Montgomery earned the fifth-starter's job over a group that included Luis Cessa, Chad Green and Bryan Mitchell.
"That's the cool thing about it: He's played with quite a few guys in this clubhouse," said fellow 24-year-old Aaron Judge, who homered for the third straight game. Judge's 437-foot drive made him the first player to homer twice off the glass of the restaurant behind Monument Park.
"People are curious how far they can see Aaron Judge hit a ball," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
The game was interrupted by a scary moment.
Judge's sixth-inning RBI single against Jumbo Diaz (0-1) -- measured at 116.5 mph off the bat -- tied the score 3-3, and the Yankees had runners at the corners and when Brett Gardner hit a one-out comebacker.
Xavier Cedeno fielded the ball and turned toward second, hoping to start an inning-ending double play but forgetting the infield was in and no one was covering the base. He bounced a hurried throw to first, and Gardner slammed into Weeks, who had not played first in the major leagues before this season. Weeks stayed in the baseline as Gardner got to the base. They collided and both fell to the field as Chase Headley came home with the go-ahead run. Gardner crawled to touch first before rolling onto his back, and Weeks remained prone on his chest.
Both walked off the field. Gardner passed a concussion protocol, was diagnosed with a bruised jaw and a strained neck. He was excused from the team's welcome home dinner and he likely will not play Thursday.
"Two Mack Trucks collided," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. "He's going to be sore, I would expect more so tomorrow than he is now."
Weeks had a bone bruise by the shoulder joint and neck soreness.
"I thought he was a step getting past me, but obviously, it was a step at the same time," Weeks said.
He also is likely to miss Thursday.
"That's some pretty good whiplash," Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
New York was on the verge of falling to 1-5 Sunday when it trailed by three runs at Baltimore before rallying. After erasing a 3-0, fifth-inning deficit against the Rays, the Yankees have a chance Thursday to move over .500 for the first time this season.
Keeping Tampa Bay off-balance with four pitches before tiring, Montgomery opened with strikeouts of Steven Souza Jr. and Kevin Kiermaier. He allowed three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in 4 2/3 innings, with seven strikeouts and two walks.
"I thought he pitched out of jams really well," Girardi said. "For the first start I'm pretty pleased. There's a lot of emotions that go into that."
Montgomery threw 61 of 89 pitches for strikes, including 17 missed swings. He had only one 1-2-3 inning.
In an attempt to create comfort, the Yankees gave 26-year-old Kyle Higashioka his first big league start after 10 minor league seasons. Higashioka, who made his debut in the ninth inning Monday, caught Montgomery 13 times in the minors last year.
"He always takes it to another level when he gets in a little bit of trouble," Higashioka said.
Mitchell (1-0) got four outs for the win, and Aroldis Chapman retired two batters for the first save of his second Yankees' stint.
Errors by shortstop Tim Beckham and Cedeno led to four unearned runs.
Blake Snell allowed a pair of unearned runs and two hits in 4 2/3 innings . He handled the Yankees smoothly until the fifth, when he walked Aaron Hicks with the bases loaded , and Diaz threw a run-scoring wild pitch.
"We've got to play cleaner games," Cash said.
MAKING ROOM
To clear a 40-man roster spot for Montgomery, the Yankees designated RHP Johnny Barbato for assignment.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP James Kaprielian, the 16th overall draft pick in 2015, could be headed to Tommy John surgery after an evaluation by Dr. Neil ElAttrache. "He's facing some decisions," Cashman said. ... 1B Greg Bird missed his fourth straight game. After being sidelined by a sore right ankle and a stomach ailment, he was benched against a left-handed starter.
UP NEXT
RHP Luis Severino (0-0) is slated to start Thursday's series finale for the Yankees and RHP Matt Andriese (0-0) for the Rays.
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Tampa Bay Rays
To get the nerves out of his system, the 24-year-old visited the ballpark a day earlier and tossed a ball across the near-empty field to bullpen catcher Radley Haddad.
"I was kind of in the stadium by myself, just kind of look around with nobody in the seats," the 6-foot-6 left-hander said. "Really take it in."
Mongtomery pitched before a far larger crowd Wednesday, one that included proud parents Raury and Jim.
He allowed a long two-run homer to Rickie Weeks in the first inning after a two-out walk to Evan Longoria, then settled in. He did not give up any more earned runs as New York rallied past the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 to get back to .500.
Another member of the rebuilding Baby Bombers, Montgomery earned the fifth-starter's job over a group that included Luis Cessa, Chad Green and Bryan Mitchell.
"That's the cool thing about it: He's played with quite a few guys in this clubhouse," said fellow 24-year-old Aaron Judge, who homered for the third straight game. Judge's 437-foot drive made him the first player to homer twice off the glass of the restaurant behind Monument Park.
"People are curious how far they can see Aaron Judge hit a ball," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
The game was interrupted by a scary moment.
Judge's sixth-inning RBI single against Jumbo Diaz (0-1) -- measured at 116.5 mph off the bat -- tied the score 3-3, and the Yankees had runners at the corners and when Brett Gardner hit a one-out comebacker.
Xavier Cedeno fielded the ball and turned toward second, hoping to start an inning-ending double play but forgetting the infield was in and no one was covering the base. He bounced a hurried throw to first, and Gardner slammed into Weeks, who had not played first in the major leagues before this season. Weeks stayed in the baseline as Gardner got to the base. They collided and both fell to the field as Chase Headley came home with the go-ahead run. Gardner crawled to touch first before rolling onto his back, and Weeks remained prone on his chest.
Both walked off the field. Gardner passed a concussion protocol, was diagnosed with a bruised jaw and a strained neck. He was excused from the team's welcome home dinner and he likely will not play Thursday.
"Two Mack Trucks collided," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. "He's going to be sore, I would expect more so tomorrow than he is now."
Weeks had a bone bruise by the shoulder joint and neck soreness.
"I thought he was a step getting past me, but obviously, it was a step at the same time," Weeks said.
He also is likely to miss Thursday.
"That's some pretty good whiplash," Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
New York was on the verge of falling to 1-5 Sunday when it trailed by three runs at Baltimore before rallying. After erasing a 3-0, fifth-inning deficit against the Rays, the Yankees have a chance Thursday to move over .500 for the first time this season.
Keeping Tampa Bay off-balance with four pitches before tiring, Montgomery opened with strikeouts of Steven Souza Jr. and Kevin Kiermaier. He allowed three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in 4 2/3 innings, with seven strikeouts and two walks.
"I thought he pitched out of jams really well," Girardi said. "For the first start I'm pretty pleased. There's a lot of emotions that go into that."
Montgomery threw 61 of 89 pitches for strikes, including 17 missed swings. He had only one 1-2-3 inning.
In an attempt to create comfort, the Yankees gave 26-year-old Kyle Higashioka his first big league start after 10 minor league seasons. Higashioka, who made his debut in the ninth inning Monday, caught Montgomery 13 times in the minors last year.
"He always takes it to another level when he gets in a little bit of trouble," Higashioka said.
Mitchell (1-0) got four outs for the win, and Aroldis Chapman retired two batters for the first save of his second Yankees' stint.
Errors by shortstop Tim Beckham and Cedeno led to four unearned runs.
Blake Snell allowed a pair of unearned runs and two hits in 4 2/3 innings . He handled the Yankees smoothly until the fifth, when he walked Aaron Hicks with the bases loaded , and Diaz threw a run-scoring wild pitch.
"We've got to play cleaner games," Cash said.
MAKING ROOM
To clear a 40-man roster spot for Montgomery, the Yankees designated RHP Johnny Barbato for assignment.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP James Kaprielian, the 16th overall draft pick in 2015, could be headed to Tommy John surgery after an evaluation by Dr. Neil ElAttrache. "He's facing some decisions," Cashman said. ... 1B Greg Bird missed his fourth straight game. After being sidelined by a sore right ankle and a stomach ailment, he was benched against a left-handed starter.
UP NEXT
RHP Luis Severino (0-0) is slated to start Thursday's series finale for the Yankees and RHP Matt Andriese (0-0) for the Rays.
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1:05PM,EDT,April 12,2017
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 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. homered to left (391 feet), Longoria scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Dickerson grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Ellsbury flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Hicks grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Holliday popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Norris lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Robertson lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Carter grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Castro singled to shallow left. | 2 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Judge flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Bourjos singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier hit by pitch, Bourjos to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Higashioka grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Kozma walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to second, Kozma out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ellsbury stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Hicks popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Norris singled to left, Norris out stretching at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Robertson walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham singled to left, Robertson to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Bourjos fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Holliday grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Carter grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Castro struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Souza Jr. doubled to shallow left. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell relieved Montgomery. | 2 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. reached on error by second baseman Castro, Souza Jr. scored, Weeks Jr. out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Headley singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Judge walked, Headley to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Higashioka grounded into fielder's choice to third, Headley to third, Judge safe at second on error by shortstop Beckham. | 3 | 0 |
| Kozma popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Ellsbury fouled out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Hicks walked, Headley scored, Judge to third, Higashioka to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Díaz relieved Snell. | 3 | 1 |
| Judge scored, Higashioka to third, Hicks to second on wild pitch by Díaz. | 3 | 2 |
| Holliday walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Carter popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Mitchell pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Dickerson grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Norris flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Robertson grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jumbo Diaz pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Castro reached on infield single to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Headley singled to right center, Castro to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Judge singled to center, Castro scored, Headley to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Higashioka bunted into fielder's choice to third, Judge out at second, Headley to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Cedeño relieved Díaz. | 3 | 3 |
| Gardner hit for Kozma. | 3 | 3 |
| Gardner safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Cedeño, Headley scored, Higashioka to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Torreyes ran for Gardner. | 3 | 4 |
| Morrison at first base. | 3 | 4 |
| Ellsbury singled to center, Higashioka scored, Torreyes to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Ramírez relieved Cedeño. | 3 | 5 |
| Hicks grounded out to second, Torreyes scored, Ellsbury to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Holliday grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Torreyes at shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Clippard relieved Mitchell. | 3 | 6 |
| Miller hit for Beckham. | 3 | 6 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Smith hit for Bourjos. | 3 | 6 |
| Smith bunt grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Robertson at shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Miller at second base. | 3 | 6 |
| Smith in left field. | 3 | 6 |
| Carter singled to right. | 3 | 6 |
| Castro popped out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Headley lined out to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Judge homered to center (435 feet), Carter scored. | 3 | 8 |
| Higashioka grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Layne pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Layne relieved Clippard. | 3 | 8 |
| Kiermaier singled to right. | 3 | 8 |
| Longoria grounded into fielder's choice to third, Kiermaier out at second. | 3 | 8 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| Longoria to second on passed ball by Higashioka. | 3 | 8 |
| Dickerson doubled to left, Longoria scored. | 4 | 8 |
| Norris lined out to first. | 4 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Farquhar relieved Ramírez. | 4 | 8 |
| Torreyes flied out to right. | 4 | 8 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 4 | 8 |
| Hicks walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Holliday grounded out to third. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Holder pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Holder relieved Layne. | 4 | 8 |
| Robertson reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| Miller popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| Smith singled to shallow right center, Robertson to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Chapman relieved Holder. | 4 | 8 |
| Souza Jr. fouled out to first. | 4 | 8 |
| Kiermaier struck out looking. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Tampa Bay Rays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souza Jr. RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .344 | .447 | .563 |
| Kiermaier CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .265 | .375 | .353 |
| Longoria 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .219 | .333 | .438 |
| Weeks Jr. 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .273 | .333 | .636 |
Morrison 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .321 | .321 | .536 |
| Dickerson DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .303 | .343 | .576 |
| Norris C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .200 | .222 | .200 |
| Robertson 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .308 | .357 | .308 |
| Beckham SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .185 | .192 |
a-Miller PH-2B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .161 | .297 | .194 |
| Bourjos LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .333 | .143 |
b-Smith PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .238 | .333 | .286 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 159 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for T Beckham in the 7th b-bunt grounded out to third for P Bourjos in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Souza Jr. (4, Montgomery); Dickerson (3, Layne) HR: Weeks Jr. (1, 1st inning off Montgomery 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Weeks Jr. 2 (2), Dickerson (5) 2-out RBI: Weeks Jr. 2, Dickerson Rays RISP: 1-10 (Dickerson 1-1, Bourjos 0-1, Norris 0-1, Kiermaier 0-2, Souza Jr. 0-1, Longoria 0-2, Weeks Jr. 0-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Beckham (1, ground ball); Cedeño (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B WEEKS JR. (SHOULDER) LEFT GAME BOT 6TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 38,002 (76.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:33 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Kerwin Danley, First Base - Todd Tichenor, Second Base - Adam Hamari, Third Base - Bill Miller |
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