7:10 PM ET, September 15, 2014
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Associated Press
Rays Walk Off Against Yankees
Zobrist hit a game-ending single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays over the New York Yankees 1-0 on Monday night.
With the Baltimore Orioles' 5-2 win over Toronto, the Yankees were eliminated from AL East title contention in Derek Jeter's final season. Mired in an 0-for-24 slump, Jeter was given the night off.
Logan Forsythe got the Rays' third hit of the game, a one-out single in the ninth off Shawn Kelley (3-6), and went to second on James Loney's single. After pinch hitter David DeJesus struck out and pinch hitter Matt Joyce walked, Zobrist lined his hit to right.
"I was fortunate that I got that fastball over the middle of the plate and was able to get it out there," said Zobrist, who had been hitless in 11 previous at-bats this season with the bases loaded.
Joel Peralta (3-4) walked one while pitching the ninth to help Tampa Bay get its major league-leading 21st shutout of the season.
"It's the same story," Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner said. "We've been pitching really well but it's been hard for us to score runs."
The Rays became the first team since the 1973-75 Boston Red Sox to beat the Yankees 10 or more times in three straight seasons.
Alex Colome, recalled from Triple-A Durham by Tampa Bay before the game, allowed six hits over 6 2/3 innings in his second big league start this season.
Chris Capuano gave up two hits and four walks in six innings. The left-hander lasted just one-third of an inning in his previous start Wednesday, allowing four runs, four hits and two walks in the Yankees' 8-5 come-from-behind victory over the Rays.
"Good stuff," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Well pitched on both sides."
Chase Headley was ejected by plate umpire Marty Foster in the seventh for arguing a called strike. The Yankees third baseman played for the first time since being hit in the jaw by a pitch thrown by Tampa Bay's Jake McGee on Thursday.
"He questioned some strikes," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "You should be allowed to do that. I just think there's a better way to handle it."
Some fans started chanting, "De-rek Je-ter!" while waiting to see who would hit for Headley. They responded by booing when Stephen Drew emerged from the dugout to finish the at-bat.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (small right elbow ligament tear) threw in an instructional league simulated game and could return this weekend. ... Carlos Beltran, who missed five games due to right elbow soreness before pinch hitting Sunday night, was the designated hitter. He will have offseason surgery to remove a bone spur.
LATE ADDITIONS
LHP C.J. Riefenhauser and INF Nick Franklin also were recalled by the Rays from Triple-A Durham. Pawtucket (Red Sox) beat Durham in the International League championship series that ended Saturday.
LOW-SCORING SPECIALS
The Rays have played a club-record nine 1-0 games, going 6-3. They are 3-1 in their past four games, with a pair of 1-0 victories.
UP NEXT
The Rays will honor the retiring Jeter during a pregame ceremony Tuesday night. This is Jeter's final road series against Tampa Bay. ... Yankees RHP Michael Pineda (3-4) and Rays RHP Jake Odorizzi (10-12) are Tuesday's scheduled starters. Odorizzi needs seven strikeouts to tie Matt Moore's single-season rookie team record of 175.
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Photo Wire
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter smiles as he answers a question during a news conference before a baseball...
(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 16,058 (47.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:28 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Alan Porter |
Research Notes
The
Cubs (over Reds) and Rays (over Yankees) both won their games 1-0 on
Monday in walk-off fashion. The last time there were two 1-0 walk-offs
in the same day was on September 13, 2010... and one of those games was
also the Rays over the Yankees (Reid Brignac homer in the 11th inning). The other 1-0 walk-off that day was Nick Evans' pinch-hit single for the Mets in the 10th inning against Pittsburgh.
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