NEW YORK -- Didi Gregorius hit the ball about as hard as he can.
Right to the second baseman.
Gregorius lined out with the bases loaded to end the eighth inning and whipped his bat toward the dugout, a telling sign of frustration for the New York Yankees during a costly 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
"If you look at the video, I never had the chance to get out of the box," Gregorius said.
Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run single and Kevin Kiermaier had an RBI single as the Rays handed Nathan Eovaldi (14-3) his first loss since mid-June, snapping the right-hander's nine-game winning streak.
Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria left with a bruised right forearm, three innings after he was hit by a pitch. He said gripping the ball to throw became a bigger problem than swinging a bat, but he expects to play Sunday.
"It actually feels a lot better now after some treatment and ice. I'm fairly certain I'll be able to go," Longoria said.
On the fringe of the AL wild-card race, the Rays improved to 6-9 against the Yankees this season.
New York, which leads the wild-card hunt, fell 1 1/2 games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East. The Blue Jays beat Baltimore 5-1.
Trailing by one, the Yankees mounted a rally in the eighth after Carlos Beltran lined out to first base for the second out. Chase Headley and rookie Greg Bird singled before pinch-hitter Brian McCann drew a walk from Alex Colome.
With another chance to deliver a huge hit during his first season in pinstripes, Gregorius lashed a line drive directly at second baseman Logan Forsythe, and the Yankees were denied.
"We hit three balls on the screws that inning," manager Joe Girardi said. "I like the approach, I like the at-bats, we just didn't get the results we wanted."
Exasperated at his hard luck, Gregorius fired his bat in the direction of New York's dugout.
"I actually kind of like it. I like that he's upset. You don't want to see someone get hurt, and no one did, but that's frustration and understanding what time of year it is, and I like his intensity," Girardi said.
On Monday, Gregorius flied out to the warning track with the bases loaded to end a one-run loss at Boston.
Xavier Cedeno (4-1) struck out four in 1 2/3 hitless innings, and Brad Boxberger got three quick outs for his AL-high 34th save in 39 chances.
Eovaldi gave up three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out seven but equaled a season high with four walks.
The right-hander was 9-0 with a 3.32 ERA in his previous 13 starts, the longest winning streak in the majors this season.
Rays starter Matt Moore was mostly effective in his return to the majors, but got pulled after 79 pitches one out short of qualifying for a win. He gave up Gregorius' run-scoring double and Brett Gardner's RBI groundout in the fifth.
An All-Star in 2013 when he went 17-4 with a 3.29 ERA, Moore came back from Tommy John surgery on July 2 this season. The 26-year-old lefty went 1/3 with an 8.78 ERA in six big league starts before getting sent to the minors for a month to find his form.
"I thought he was outstanding. I was happy for him. In my opinion, he looked like a different guy," manager Kevin Cash said. "That was a definite bright spot, to see where he is right now."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Longoria was removed in the bottom of the sixth and is day to day. He was hit near the elbow by a 98 mph fastball from Eovaldi and scored in the third. Richie Shaffer replaced Longoria. ... OF Steven Souza Jr. (broken left hand) was set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham. Souza was scheduled to play for the Bulls in the final three games of their season, the first two at DH and then one in the outfield. After that, the club will determine if he's ready to rejoin the Rays in Detroit next week.
Yankees: CF Jacoby Ellsbury still wasn't feeling all that well after leaving Friday night's game with an upset stomach, Girardi said. Ellsbury struck out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and flied to left for the final out. "I expect he will be in there tomorrow," Girardi said.
COMFORT ZONE
Rays rookie catcher Luke Maile went 0 for 3 in his first major league start. Cash paired Moore with Maile because they worked together at Durham.
UP NEXT
Rays: All-Star RHP Chris Archer (12-10, 2.78 ERA) is 5-0 with a 1.78 ERA in eight career starts against the Yankees. He is 9-3 on the road this season and has not permitted a run in his past two starts away from home.
Yankees: RHP Ivan Nova (5-7, 4.50) makes his 99th major league start in the series finale Sunday. He has lost three in a row after winning four of five.
Right to the second baseman.
Gregorius lined out with the bases loaded to end the eighth inning and whipped his bat toward the dugout, a telling sign of frustration for the New York Yankees during a costly 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
"If you look at the video, I never had the chance to get out of the box," Gregorius said.
Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run single and Kevin Kiermaier had an RBI single as the Rays handed Nathan Eovaldi (14-3) his first loss since mid-June, snapping the right-hander's nine-game winning streak.
Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria left with a bruised right forearm, three innings after he was hit by a pitch. He said gripping the ball to throw became a bigger problem than swinging a bat, but he expects to play Sunday.
"It actually feels a lot better now after some treatment and ice. I'm fairly certain I'll be able to go," Longoria said.
On the fringe of the AL wild-card race, the Rays improved to 6-9 against the Yankees this season.
New York, which leads the wild-card hunt, fell 1 1/2 games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East. The Blue Jays beat Baltimore 5-1.
Trailing by one, the Yankees mounted a rally in the eighth after Carlos Beltran lined out to first base for the second out. Chase Headley and rookie Greg Bird singled before pinch-hitter Brian McCann drew a walk from Alex Colome.
With another chance to deliver a huge hit during his first season in pinstripes, Gregorius lashed a line drive directly at second baseman Logan Forsythe, and the Yankees were denied.
"We hit three balls on the screws that inning," manager Joe Girardi said. "I like the approach, I like the at-bats, we just didn't get the results we wanted."
Exasperated at his hard luck, Gregorius fired his bat in the direction of New York's dugout.
"I actually kind of like it. I like that he's upset. You don't want to see someone get hurt, and no one did, but that's frustration and understanding what time of year it is, and I like his intensity," Girardi said.
On Monday, Gregorius flied out to the warning track with the bases loaded to end a one-run loss at Boston.
Xavier Cedeno (4-1) struck out four in 1 2/3 hitless innings, and Brad Boxberger got three quick outs for his AL-high 34th save in 39 chances.
Eovaldi gave up three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out seven but equaled a season high with four walks.
The right-hander was 9-0 with a 3.32 ERA in his previous 13 starts, the longest winning streak in the majors this season.
Rays starter Matt Moore was mostly effective in his return to the majors, but got pulled after 79 pitches one out short of qualifying for a win. He gave up Gregorius' run-scoring double and Brett Gardner's RBI groundout in the fifth.
An All-Star in 2013 when he went 17-4 with a 3.29 ERA, Moore came back from Tommy John surgery on July 2 this season. The 26-year-old lefty went 1/3 with an 8.78 ERA in six big league starts before getting sent to the minors for a month to find his form.
"I thought he was outstanding. I was happy for him. In my opinion, he looked like a different guy," manager Kevin Cash said. "That was a definite bright spot, to see where he is right now."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Longoria was removed in the bottom of the sixth and is day to day. He was hit near the elbow by a 98 mph fastball from Eovaldi and scored in the third. Richie Shaffer replaced Longoria. ... OF Steven Souza Jr. (broken left hand) was set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham. Souza was scheduled to play for the Bulls in the final three games of their season, the first two at DH and then one in the outfield. After that, the club will determine if he's ready to rejoin the Rays in Detroit next week.
Yankees: CF Jacoby Ellsbury still wasn't feeling all that well after leaving Friday night's game with an upset stomach, Girardi said. Ellsbury struck out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and flied to left for the final out. "I expect he will be in there tomorrow," Girardi said.
COMFORT ZONE
Rays rookie catcher Luke Maile went 0 for 3 in his first major league start. Cash paired Moore with Maile because they worked together at Durham.
UP NEXT
Rays: All-Star RHP Chris Archer (12-10, 2.78 ERA) is 5-0 with a 1.78 ERA in eight career starts against the Yankees. He is 9-3 on the road this season and has not permitted a run in his past two starts away from home.
Yankees: RHP Ivan Nova (5-7, 4.50) makes his 99th major league start in the series finale Sunday. He has lost three in a row after winning four of five.
1:05PM,EDT,September 5,2015
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 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Jaso singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Nava struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Jaso out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Young grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Sizemore grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier singled to right, Forsythe scored, Cabrera to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Maile struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Beltrán singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Bird flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Murphy hit by pitch, Beltrán to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Jaso grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Nava walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria hit by pitch, Nava to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Sizemore walked, Nava to third, Longoria to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Forsythe struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Nava and Longoria scored, Sizemore to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Loney grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Ryan grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Young lined out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Maile struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Jaso singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Jaso to second on passed ball by Murphy. | 3 | 0 |
| Nava grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Bird popped out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Longoria walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Sizemore flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Cabrera fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Murphy walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius doubled to deep left center, Murphy scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Ryan grounded out to first, Gregorius to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop, Gregorius scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Young walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Gomes relieved Moore. | 3 | 2 |
| Rodriguez walked, Young to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Beltrán lined out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Loney lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Shreve relieved Eovaldi. | 3 | 2 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Maile grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Xavier Cedeno pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Shaffer at third base. | 3 | 2 |
| Cedeño relieved Gomes. | 3 | 2 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Bird struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Murphy walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Jaso walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Nava grounded into fielder's choice to third, Jaso out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| Shaffer walked, Nava to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Guyer hit for Sizemore. | 3 | 2 |
| Warren relieved Shreve. | 3 | 2 |
| Guyer popped out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Xavier Cedeno pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Guyer in left field. | 3 | 2 |
| Rivera catching. | 3 | 2 |
| Pirela hit for Ryan. | 3 | 2 |
| Pirela struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Gardner popped out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Colomé relieved Cedeño. | 3 | 2 |
| Ellsbury hit for Young. | 3 | 2 |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Nick Rumbelow pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Gardner in left field. | 3 | 2 |
| Ellsbury in center field. | 3 | 2 |
| Drew at second base. | 3 | 2 |
| Rumbelow relieved Warren. | 3 | 2 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Loney grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Kiermaier singled to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Kiermaier to second on wild pitch by Rumbelow. | 3 | 2 |
| Rivera flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Rodriguez grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Beltrán lined out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Headley singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Bird singled to left, Headley to third. | 3 | 2 |
| McCann hit for Murphy. | 3 | 2 |
| McCann walked, Bird to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Gregorius lined out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| James Pazos pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| McCann catching. | 3 | 2 |
| Pazos relieved Rumbelow. | 3 | 2 |
| Butler hit for Jaso. | 3 | 2 |
| Butler flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Nava struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Bailey relieved Pazos. | 3 | 2 |
| Shaffer walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Guyer grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Mahtook in right field. | 3 | 2 |
| Boxberger relieved Colomé. | 3 | 2 |
| Drew flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Gardner flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Ellsbury flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Jaso DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .281 | .373 | .422 |
b-Butler PH-DH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .327 | .398 |
| Nava RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .184 | .304 | .232 |
Mahtook RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .273 | .436 |
| Longoria 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .267 | .330 | .430 |
Shaffer 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .273 | .429 | .591 |
| Sizemore LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .214 | .278 | .405 |
a-Guyer PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .272 | .368 | .407 |
| Forsythe 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .290 | .365 | .454 |
| Cabrera SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .259 | .315 | .412 |
| Loney 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .271 | .316 | .359 |
| Kiermaier CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .263 | .296 | .416 |
| Maile C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Rivera C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .181 | .215 | .282 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 169 | |||
| a-popped out to second for G Sizemore in the 7th b-flied out to center for J Jaso in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Forsythe (28, Eovaldi) RBI: Kiermaier (32), Cabrera 2 (43) 2-out RBI: Kiermaier, Cabrera 2 GIDP: Longoria Rays RISP: 2-10 (Kiermaier 1-1, Rivera 0-1, Guyer 0-1, Cabrera 1-1, Loney 0-2, Nava 0-1, Maile 0-1, Forsythe 0-2) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 3B E. LONGORIA (RIGHT FOREARM) LEFT GAME BOT 6TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 35,030 (70.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:35 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - D.J. Reyburn, First Base - Ben May, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Joe West |
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