MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/27/2009
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1480 - MONDAY, JULY 27TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (53-48) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Tampa Bay Rays (74-27) 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 X 8 10 0
Rays Stick Yankees with 8-4 Loss
Tommy Murphy made an impact in the 8-4 Tampa Bay win over New York. Murphy, who led the AL in slugging percentage with .715 in 2006, went 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. With the victory, the Rays record now stands at 74-27.

Tampa Bay second baseman Blake DeWitt laid a blow when he belted a grand slam home run in the bottom of the fifth. It was his 15th home run of the season. With it, the Rays took a 8-3 lead.

"We maximized our offense today," said Tampa Bay skipper Conor Smith. "That makes everyone's life easier."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .322 12 50
B. Hall 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289 8 42
C. Quentin DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .265 22 66
C. Stansberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 17 58
R. Hernandez C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .293 7 39
J. Keppinger SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .325 6 50
C. Granderson RF 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 .222 7 33
P. Feliz 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .257 12 49
S. Fuld CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .237 5 32
Totals 35 4 11 4 0 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hall (27, 1st Inning off D. Dreifort, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Quentin (16, 3rd Inning off D. Dreifort, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Granderson (12, 6th Inning off D. Dreifort, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ellsbury (16, 6th Inning off D. Dreifort, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Granderson (1, 2nd Inning off D. Dreifort, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ellsbury 3 , B. Hall 2 , C. Quentin 2 , C. Stansberry , R. Hernandez , C. Granderson 5 , P. Feliz 2 , S. Fuld
2-out RBI: J. Ellsbury , P. Feliz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ellsbury , B. Hall , C. Stansberry , R. Hernandez
GIDP: B. Hall
Sac Fly: S. Fuld
Hit by Pitch: C. Quentin , C. Granderson
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .279 14 55
C. Dickerson RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .238 21 61
B. Butler 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .325 17 73
T. Murphy 3B 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 .326 32 93
G. Sizemore LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .332 12 49
B. DeWitt 2B 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .314 15 66
A. Callaspo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 7 45
T. Evans CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .267 16 55
H. Cota C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 0 10
Totals 34 8 10 8 5 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Dickerson (25, 5th Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Callaspo (28, 5th Inning off D. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Murphy (32, 1st Inning off A. Benes, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Dickerson (21, 3rd Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Abreu (14, 3rd Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. DeWitt (15, 5th Inning off A. Benes, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Abreu 5 , C. Dickerson 7 , B. Butler , T. Murphy 4 , B. DeWitt 4 , A. Callaspo 2 , T. Evans
2-out RBI: T. Murphy , B. DeWitt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Butler , T. Murphy , T. Evans , H. Cota
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Evans (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Butler, DeWitt-Callaspo-Butler)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Benes L (1-4) 4.2 7 8 8 3 4 4 97 6.34   
D. Rodriguez 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 1.17   
S. Romo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.38   
S. Maertz 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 6.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Benes 19
Batters Faced: A. Benes 24, D. Rodriguez 7, S. Romo 3, S. Maertz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Benes 6-4, D. Rodriguez 1-3, S. Romo 1-1, S. Maertz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Benes 97-64, D. Rodriguez 27-18, S. Romo 13-10, S. Maertz 14-6
WP: A. Benes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dreifort W (10-1) 7.0 10 4 4 0 4 0 110 3.91   
D. Farquhar 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.78   
C. Meredith 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dreifort 45
Batters Faced: D. Dreifort 32, D. Farquhar 3, C. Meredith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dreifort 6-10, D. Farquhar 1-0, C. Meredith 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dreifort 110-68, D. Farquhar 10-8, C. Meredith 11-7
Hit Batsmen: D. Dreifort 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Murphy
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:08 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 41187
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