NEW YORK -- If only Evan Longoria got to play every game at Yankee Stadium.
Longoria had an RBI double against Luis Severino in the first inning and a three-run double off Luis Cessa that capped a six-run fourth Sunday in the Tampa Bay Rays' 12-3 rout of the New York Yankees.
Longoria also singled in the seventh. His 74 hits and 47 RBI top visiting players at new Yankee Stadium, which opened in 2009, and his 15 home runs are tied with Boston's David Ortiz, trailing only Toronto's Jose Bautista (17).
"It's just a place I feel comfortable hitting," he said. "I don't know what it is, but I just like playing here."
Jake Odorizzi (7-5) won a career-best fourth straight decision, helping the last-place Rays stop a three-game losing streak.
Longoria's bases-loaded double, which followed a walk to Kevin Kiermaier, was nearly snagged in the right-center gap by 6-foot-7 right fielder Aaron Judge, who in his second big league game tried for what would have been a spectacular, diving backhand catch.
"I thought if he left his feet he had a pretty good chance of catching it," Longoria said.
Longoria finished the three-game series 7 for 11 with six RBI. His last four games of four RBI or more have all been against New York.
"I don't know if we got him out the whole series," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
Longoria's productive weekend left the three-time All-Star with a .289 batting average, 26 homers and 70 RBI.
"It's been a pretty solid year for me offensively," he said. "I haven't really had any prolonged stretches where I felt like my swing was way out of whack or I wasn't seeing the ball really well."
Logan Forsythe hit a second-inning solo homer, and Corey Dickerson made it 5-1 with a three-run homer against Severino, ending an 0-for-17 slide.
"To me, that's the biggest at-bat of the game right there," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "Corey's been ... working really hard to kind of simplify some things. It's nice when you put the work in and you get some immediate results."
Nick Franklin had three hits, including a three-run homer off Cessa in a four-run seventh. The Rays won for only the second time in their last seven.
Odorizzi (7-5) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings with six strikeouts and one walk.
"I think I've thrown quite a few more fastballs recently. For me I think that's where it all starts," said Odorizzi, who has cut down on his sliders. "Once you establish you're going to attack the strike zone, you can get guys to expand off the plate."
Judge, who homered in his first big league at-bat Saturday, hit an opposite-field home run in the third that went just over the right-field scoreboard.
"I think 29 others it stays in the park, but we're not playing in 29 others, so he's a strong dude," Odorizzi said.
Gary Sanchez hit his second big league home run, a two-run drive in the fourth. Other than the home runs, Odorizzi made few mistakes in the 95-degree heat.
"I asked him how he was doing," Cash said. "He looked at me and told me he's from the Midwest, that heat's not an issue for him. So we'll remember that next time it gets really hot."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: INF Logan Morrison (right forearm strain) and OF Oswaldo Arcia (right elbow strain) will be evaluated by the Rays at Tropicana Field on Monday and could be activated during the series against San Diego. Morrison hit .231 (4 for 13) with a double during a four-game rehab assignment with Class A Charlotte and Arcia batted .294 (5 for 17) with a double, triple and four RBI in six games with the Stone Crabs.
Yankees: 1B Mark Teixeira was out of the lineup for the second straight day. Girardi said Teixeira was banged up and could use consecutive days off. ... RHP Bryan Mitchell (left big toe), on the DL since spring training, allowed three runs and five hits in 2 1/3 innings for Class A Tampa at Daytona on Saturday night in his second rehab start.
UP NEXT
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (4-11) starts Monday's series opener against the Padres and RHP Luis Perdomo (5-6). Smyly is 2-0 with a 2.52 ERA in his last four starts after going 0-7 with a 7.60 ERA in his previous 10.
Yankees: RHP Chad Green (1-2) will be recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start Monday's series opener against Toronto and R.A. Dickey (8-12). Green, who had been sent down Aug. 4, will be making his fifth start and ninth appearance of the year for New York.
Tampa Bay Rays
Longoria had an RBI double against Luis Severino in the first inning and a three-run double off Luis Cessa that capped a six-run fourth Sunday in the Tampa Bay Rays' 12-3 rout of the New York Yankees.
Longoria also singled in the seventh. His 74 hits and 47 RBI top visiting players at new Yankee Stadium, which opened in 2009, and his 15 home runs are tied with Boston's David Ortiz, trailing only Toronto's Jose Bautista (17).
"It's just a place I feel comfortable hitting," he said. "I don't know what it is, but I just like playing here."
Jake Odorizzi (7-5) won a career-best fourth straight decision, helping the last-place Rays stop a three-game losing streak.
Longoria's bases-loaded double, which followed a walk to Kevin Kiermaier, was nearly snagged in the right-center gap by 6-foot-7 right fielder Aaron Judge, who in his second big league game tried for what would have been a spectacular, diving backhand catch.
"I thought if he left his feet he had a pretty good chance of catching it," Longoria said.
Longoria finished the three-game series 7 for 11 with six RBI. His last four games of four RBI or more have all been against New York.
"I don't know if we got him out the whole series," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
Longoria's productive weekend left the three-time All-Star with a .289 batting average, 26 homers and 70 RBI.
"It's been a pretty solid year for me offensively," he said. "I haven't really had any prolonged stretches where I felt like my swing was way out of whack or I wasn't seeing the ball really well."
Logan Forsythe hit a second-inning solo homer, and Corey Dickerson made it 5-1 with a three-run homer against Severino, ending an 0-for-17 slide.
"To me, that's the biggest at-bat of the game right there," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "Corey's been ... working really hard to kind of simplify some things. It's nice when you put the work in and you get some immediate results."
Nick Franklin had three hits, including a three-run homer off Cessa in a four-run seventh. The Rays won for only the second time in their last seven.
Odorizzi (7-5) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings with six strikeouts and one walk.
"I think I've thrown quite a few more fastballs recently. For me I think that's where it all starts," said Odorizzi, who has cut down on his sliders. "Once you establish you're going to attack the strike zone, you can get guys to expand off the plate."
Judge, who homered in his first big league at-bat Saturday, hit an opposite-field home run in the third that went just over the right-field scoreboard.
"I think 29 others it stays in the park, but we're not playing in 29 others, so he's a strong dude," Odorizzi said.
Gary Sanchez hit his second big league home run, a two-run drive in the fourth. Other than the home runs, Odorizzi made few mistakes in the 95-degree heat.
"I asked him how he was doing," Cash said. "He looked at me and told me he's from the Midwest, that heat's not an issue for him. So we'll remember that next time it gets really hot."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: INF Logan Morrison (right forearm strain) and OF Oswaldo Arcia (right elbow strain) will be evaluated by the Rays at Tropicana Field on Monday and could be activated during the series against San Diego. Morrison hit .231 (4 for 13) with a double during a four-game rehab assignment with Class A Charlotte and Arcia batted .294 (5 for 17) with a double, triple and four RBI in six games with the Stone Crabs.
Yankees: 1B Mark Teixeira was out of the lineup for the second straight day. Girardi said Teixeira was banged up and could use consecutive days off. ... RHP Bryan Mitchell (left big toe), on the DL since spring training, allowed three runs and five hits in 2 1/3 innings for Class A Tampa at Daytona on Saturday night in his second rehab start.
UP NEXT
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (4-11) starts Monday's series opener against the Padres and RHP Luis Perdomo (5-6). Smyly is 2-0 with a 2.52 ERA in his last four starts after going 0-7 with a 7.60 ERA in his previous 10.
Yankees: RHP Chad Green (1-2) will be recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start Monday's series opener against Toronto and R.A. Dickey (8-12). Green, who had been sent down Aug. 4, will be making his fifth start and ninth appearance of the year for New York.
1:05PM,EDT,August 14,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Forsythe doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria doubled to deep right, Forsythe scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Duffy grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Ellsbury lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Hicks grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Franklin grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Dickerson walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Dickerson out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Castro singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| McCann hit by pitch, Castro to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Austin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, McCann out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Wilson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Forsythe homered to right (393 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Judge homered to right (364 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Torreyes grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Duffy singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Franklin doubled to deep center, Duffy to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Dickerson homered to left (362 feet), Duffy and Franklin scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. singled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Wilson singled to center, Souza Jr. to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Cessa relieved Severino. | 5 | 1 |
| Kiermaier walked, Souza Jr. to third, Wilson to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Longoria doubled to deep right, Souza Jr., Wilson and Kiermaier scored. | 8 | 1 |
| Miller lined out to first. | 8 | 1 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Gregorius popped out to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| McCann singled to deep right. | 8 | 1 |
| Sánchez homered to left (396 feet), McCann scored. | 8 | 3 |
| Austin struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Cessa pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Duffy grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Franklin fouled out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Dickerson lined out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Judge walked. | 8 | 3 |
| Torreyes popped out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Ellsbury flied out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Hicks singled to right, Judge to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Gregorius fouled out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Cessa pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 8 | 3 |
| Wilson grounded out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Forsythe grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Castro flied out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Sánchez lined out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Cessa pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Longoria singled to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Miller singled to right, Longoria to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Duffy singled to center, Longoria scored, Miller to second. | 9 | 3 |
| Franklin homered to right (350 feet), Miller and Duffy scored. | 12 | 3 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 12 | 3 |
| Parker relieved Cessa. | 12 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 12 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Floro pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Mahtook in left field. | 12 | 3 |
| Beckham at third base. | 12 | 3 |
| Franklin at second base. | 12 | 3 |
| Floro relieved Odorizzi. | 12 | 3 |
| Austin singled to right. | 12 | 3 |
| Judge grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Austin out at second. | 12 | 3 |
| Torreyes grounded out to second. | 12 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Romine at first base. | 12 | 3 |
| Hicks in center field. | 12 | 3 |
| Austin in left field. | 12 | 3 |
| Wilson lined out to center. | 12 | 3 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 12 | 3 |
| Kiermaier doubled to deep right. | 12 | 3 |
| Beckham safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Torreyes, Kiermaier to third. | 12 | 3 |
| Miller flied out to center. | 12 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Garton pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Garton relieved Floro. | 12 | 3 |
| Romine flied out to left. | 12 | 3 |
| Hicks grounded out to second. | 12 | 3 |
| Gregorius singled to center. | 12 | 3 |
| Castro flied out to right. | 12 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| Shreve relieved Parker. | 12 | 3 |
| Duffy flied out to center. | 12 | 3 |
| Franklin doubled to left. | 12 | 3 |
| Dickerson grounded out to second, Franklin to third. | 12 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 12 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| Colomé relieved Garton. | 12 | 3 |
| McCann walked. | 12 | 3 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 12 | 3 |
| Austin grounded out to pitcher, McCann to second. | 12 | 3 |
| Judge fouled out to shortstop. | 12 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Tampa Bay Rays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsythe 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .280 | .343 | .470 |
Mahtook LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .161 | .221 | .195 |
| Kiermaier CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .218 | .317 | .384 |
| Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .289 | .340 | .540 |
Beckham 3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .213 | .272 | .406 |
| Miller 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .260 | .313 | .509 |
| Duffy SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .308 | .308 | .308 |
| Franklin LF-2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .281 | .340 | .472 |
| Dickerson DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .221 | .274 | .434 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .243 | .296 | .393 |
| Wilson C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .242 | .273 | .346 |
| Totals | 42 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 154 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Forsythe (21, Severino); Longoria 2 (31, Severino, Cessa); Franklin 2 (6, Shreve, Severino); Kiermaier (15, Parker) HR: Forsythe (14, 3rd inning off Severino 0 on, 1 Out); Dickerson (16, 4th inning off Severino 2 on, 1 Out); Franklin (3, 7th inning off Cessa 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Longoria 4 (70), Forsythe (35), Dickerson 3 (46), Duffy (1), Franklin 3 (20) 2-out RBI: Longoria 3 GIDP: Souza Jr. Rays RISP: 5-14 (Miller 0-3, Franklin 1-1, Forsythe 0-1, Dickerson 1-2, Kiermaier 0-1, Souza Jr. 0-1, Duffy 1-2, Longoria 2-2, Beckham 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Duffy-Forsythe-Miller, Franklin-Duffy-Miller). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 22 minute delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 41,473 (83.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | 95 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Hirschbeck, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - D.J. Reyburn, Third Base - Vic Carapazza |
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