ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jake Odorizzi shut down New York in the start of a key weekend for the Yankees.
Ordorizzi pitched masterfully into the seventh inning, Logan Forsythe and Corey Dickerson hit solo homers in the first, and the Tampa Bay Rays cooled off the surging Yankees 5-1 on Friday night.
Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner was expected to be at game that saw scouts from many playoff contenders in attendance for the start of a three-game series with Monday's non-waiver trade deadline looming that could help determine if New York might join Tampa Bay as potential sellers.
"Try and win every game no matter what the situation is," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
The Yankees had won eight of 11 to get 3 1/2 games behind Boston for the second AL wild card, prompting Girardi before the game to call the Rays series "big."
"This is playoff baseball for us," Girardi said.
Teams represented included San Francisco, the Chicago Cubs, Florida, Cleveland, Washington, Toronto, Baltimore, Texas and the Chicago White Sox.
Odorizzi (5-5) struck out five and allowed six hits over 6 2/3 innings. Alex Colome entered with two on and one out in the ninth, and got two straight outs for his 23rd save.
"I'm not really worried about it, to be honest," Odorizzi said of trade speculation. "I'm worried about what I do here, and coming out in the second half and starting off well, which I think we have. That's what my purpose is, to get better because in the first half I wasn't happy with myself."
Ivan Nova (7-6) gave up five runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. When pulled by Girardi, Nova directed several comments toward plate umpire Laz Diaz walking toward the dugout and then fired his glove against the wall after reaching the dugout steps.
"Ivan wasn't pleased with his strike zone," Girardi said. "It's hard for me to tell, but I thought there were some pitches that looked pretty good."
Nova didn't blame the strike zone for his loss, but "bad" pitch command.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Bryan Mitchell, out since the end of spring training with a left toe injury, will throw in a simulated game Saturday.
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) resumed a minor league rehab assignment after taking 2 1/2 weeks off due to fatigue and struck out two over two hitless innings for Class A Charlotte.
MOVING DAY
Tampa Bay placed 1B Logan Morrison (right forearm strain) and OF Oswaldo Arcia (right elbow strain) on the 15-day disabled list. RHP Brad Boxberger (strained left oblique) was reinstated from the 15-day DL and INF-OF Nick Franklin was recalled from Triple-A Durham.
A-ROD
Girardi said DH Alex Rodriguez could start Saturday night after being out of the lineup six straight games. A-Rod, who singled as a pinch-hitter in the ninth, is in a 2-for-22 slump.
UP NEXT
Rays LHP Drew Smyly (2-11) looks to end an 11-start winless streak -- that includes seven losses -- as he goes against Yankees RHP Nathan Eovaldi (9-6).
Ordorizzi pitched masterfully into the seventh inning, Logan Forsythe and Corey Dickerson hit solo homers in the first, and the Tampa Bay Rays cooled off the surging Yankees 5-1 on Friday night.
Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner was expected to be at game that saw scouts from many playoff contenders in attendance for the start of a three-game series with Monday's non-waiver trade deadline looming that could help determine if New York might join Tampa Bay as potential sellers.
"Try and win every game no matter what the situation is," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
The Yankees had won eight of 11 to get 3 1/2 games behind Boston for the second AL wild card, prompting Girardi before the game to call the Rays series "big."
"This is playoff baseball for us," Girardi said.
Teams represented included San Francisco, the Chicago Cubs, Florida, Cleveland, Washington, Toronto, Baltimore, Texas and the Chicago White Sox.
Odorizzi (5-5) struck out five and allowed six hits over 6 2/3 innings. Alex Colome entered with two on and one out in the ninth, and got two straight outs for his 23rd save.
"I'm not really worried about it, to be honest," Odorizzi said of trade speculation. "I'm worried about what I do here, and coming out in the second half and starting off well, which I think we have. That's what my purpose is, to get better because in the first half I wasn't happy with myself."
Ivan Nova (7-6) gave up five runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. When pulled by Girardi, Nova directed several comments toward plate umpire Laz Diaz walking toward the dugout and then fired his glove against the wall after reaching the dugout steps.
"Ivan wasn't pleased with his strike zone," Girardi said. "It's hard for me to tell, but I thought there were some pitches that looked pretty good."
Nova didn't blame the strike zone for his loss, but "bad" pitch command.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Bryan Mitchell, out since the end of spring training with a left toe injury, will throw in a simulated game Saturday.
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) resumed a minor league rehab assignment after taking 2 1/2 weeks off due to fatigue and struck out two over two hitless innings for Class A Charlotte.
MOVING DAY
Tampa Bay placed 1B Logan Morrison (right forearm strain) and OF Oswaldo Arcia (right elbow strain) on the 15-day disabled list. RHP Brad Boxberger (strained left oblique) was reinstated from the 15-day DL and INF-OF Nick Franklin was recalled from Triple-A Durham.
A-ROD
Girardi said DH Alex Rodriguez could start Saturday night after being out of the lineup six straight games. A-Rod, who singled as a pinch-hitter in the ninth, is in a 2-for-22 slump.
UP NEXT
Rays LHP Drew Smyly (2-11) looks to end an 11-start winless streak -- that includes seven losses -- as he goes against Yankees RHP Nathan Eovaldi (9-6).
7:10PM,EDT,July 29,2016
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Gardner popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán singled to left, Ellsbury to second. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Forsythe homered to left (396 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Miller grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Dickerson homered to right (393 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Kiermaier popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Guyer hit by pitch. | 0 | 2 |
| Guyer stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| Maile walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Forsythe flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Refsnyder reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Refsnyder out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner to second on balk by Odorizzi. | 0 | 2 |
| Ellsbury popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Beltrán popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Miller tripled to deep right center. | 0 | 2 |
| Longoria walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Dickerson grounded into fielder's choice to second, Miller scored, Longoria out at second, Dickerson to second on throwing error by shortstop Gregorius. | 0 | 3 |
| Pearce walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Kiermaier flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Teixeira grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Gregorius popped out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Guyer grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Maile grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Forsythe grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Headley flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Refsnyder fouled out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Miller doubled to left center. | 0 | 3 |
| Longoria doubled to left, Miller scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Dickerson flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Pearce reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Green relieved Nova. | 0 | 4 |
| Kiermaier walked, Longoria to third, Pearce to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Souza Jr. hit sacrifice fly to left, Longoria scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Guyer walked, Pearce to third, Kiermaier to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Maile struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Gardner singled to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Ellsbury lined out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| McCann popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Forsythe lined out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Longoria lined out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Gregorius singled to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Castro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gregorius out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| Headley singled to center, Castro to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Jepsen relieved Odorizzi. | 0 | 5 |
| Refsnyder flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Dickerson flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Pearce walked. | 0 | 5 |
| Kiermaier grounded into fielder's choice to second, Pearce out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| Kiermaier stole second. | 0 | 5 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Floro pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Floro relieved Jepsen. | 0 | 5 |
| Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking) | 0 | 5 |
| Pitch 5: ball 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 5 |
| Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to second, Gardner out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| McCann singled to left, Ellsbury to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Teixeira singled to center, Ellsbury scored, McCann to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Cedeño relieved Floro. | 1 | 5 |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Maile grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Forsythe singled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| Ramírez relieved Cedeño. | 1 | 5 |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Headley singled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Rodriguez hit for Refsnyder. | 1 | 5 |
| Rodriguez singled to left, Headley to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Colomé relieved Ramírez. | 1 | 5 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rodriguez out at second, Headley to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Ellsbury flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
7:10PM,EDT,July 29,2016
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 17,856 (57.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Cory Blaser, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Doug Eddings |
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