SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014 at NEW YORK YANKEES RH Jake Odorizzi (1-3, 6.85) Vs
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SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014 at NEW YORK YANKEES RH Jake Odorizzi (1-3, 6.85) vs. RH Masahiro Tanaka (3-0, 2.27) First Pitches: 1:05 p.m. | Location: Yankee Stadium, New York, N.Y. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 31 (14-16) | Road Game No.: 17 (7-9) | All-Time Game No.: 2,621 (1,209-1,411) | All-Time Road Game: 1,313 (536-776) THREE THE HARD WAY—The Rays 10-5 win in 14 innings last night was (since 2009)…the Rays have outhomered RAYS THRU 30 GAMES, their third win in a span 36 hours following the doubleheader sweep at Bos- the Yankees, 34-15 since the start of 2013 2008-14 ton on Thursday…the Rays were on the field for exactly 13 of those 36 and 78-51 since the start of 2011…the Yan- Year W-L Pct. Pos GB hours…the Rays have played 32 innings over the last 2 days, their most kees hit 3 home runs last night, one fewer 2014 14-16 .467 T3 2.5 ever over consecutive days (prev. high was 30 innings, June 17-18, 2003 than they hit here all year vs. the Rays. 2013 14-16 .467 4 5.5 at NYY, and Sep 20-21, 1998 vs. TOR/at BOS)…Rays have thrown 564 2012 19-11 .633 1 T pitches the past 2 days…it is the 4th time they have won 3 games in 2 days, RARITY vs. YANKEES—With hit totals of 2011 16-14 .533 2 2.0 2010 22-8 .733 1 0.5 first time since April 27-28, 2011 at MIN…it is the 2nd time in club history 16, 16 and 20 this year against the Yan- 2009 14-16 .467 3 5.5 in which the Rays have won 3 in a row on the road while using 5 or more kees, the Rays are the first team since the 2008 16-14 .553 3 2.0 pitchers in each game…the only other occasion was Sep 17-19, 2009…the 2000 Tigers with 3 games of 16-plus hits in Rays bullpen has worked 15.2 innings and allowed only 3 runs…four Rays one season vs. New York. BEST ROAD RECORDS 2010-14 have played every inning: , , Evan Longoria Yunel Escobar Desmond Jen- Rays 183-158 .536 nings and Wil Myers…and finally, no less than five times have the Rays LONGO & LONEY OWN TRIPLE CROWN Yankees 178-159 .528 faced the tying or winning run on 2nd (1) or 3rd base (4) in the 9th inning or AT YANKEE STADIUM—Evan Longo- Rangers 178-159 .528 later and escaped each time. ria has hit more home runs (12) and has Red Sox 174-163 .516 more RBI (36) at the new Yankee Stadium Phillies 173-164 .513 RAY MATTER—The current 3-game win streak matches their season high than any other visiting player…and James (also April 3-5)…the Rays are 4-4 (1-3 at Chicago, 2-1 at Boston and 1-0 Loney has the highest career batting avg. (.453) here among players with here) on this 10-day, 10-game road trip…Rays are 14-16 for the second 10 or more games. consecutive season and and the third time in the past 6 seasons…Rays are 3-7 in day games…the Rays are now 8-2 this season when playing before MORE LONGO—Longoria has 5 straight multi-hit games at Yankee Sta- 30,000 or more (3-0 at home, 5-2 on the road). dium (12-for-24) and in his last 13 games he has 6 HR, 10 extra-base hits and has 18 RBI…last season overall, he hit 9 of his 32 home runs vs. the MORE ON LAST NIGHT—At 5 hours 49 minutes, the Rays win last night Yankees, matching New York’s home runs against the Rays…he became was the 2nd-longest game (by time) in club history behind the 6:54 game just the 3rd player in the expansion era to hit at least 9 HR vs. NYY in a on Sep 20, 2013 vs. BAL, an 18-inning win. season (also CLE Fred Whitfield, 10 in 1965 and TOR Jose Cruz Jr. 9 Ê It marked the 3rd time the Rays have scored 5 or more runs in an in 2001)…he also has 14 HR and 33 RBI in his last 30 games vs. NYY… extra inning: May 8, 2008 at TOR (5 runs in the 13th in an 8-3 win) finally, last July 27 he made the only error of his career in 46 games at and Sep 4, 2001 at SEA (6 runs in the 10th in an 8-3 win). Yankee Stadium. Ê It was just the 5th game in club history the Rays won after blowing 2 saves, first since Aug 30, 2008 vs. BAL. THE ROAD IS A LONEY PLACE—James Loney brings a 12-game Yan- Ê It was Rays 7th game all-time with 20 or more hits, first since they kee Stadium hitting streak into today’s game (.500, 22-for-44)…since be- got 22 on Sep 5, 2007 vs. BAL…it ties for the most in the majors this coming a Ray in 2013, James has hit well in a lot of road parks…his .340 season (BAL, April 8 at NYY)…also marked the Rays most hits ever road average the past two seasons leads the majors. against the Yankees (prev. 18, twice, last June 21, 2005 at NYY). Ê The 38 hits by both teams is 3 shy of the club record and the most in A STREAK OF HIS OWN—Wil Myers owns an 11-game hitting streak at a Rays game since the Rays and Red Sox had 38 on Sep 11, 2007. Yankee Stadium to begin his career, tying DET Steve Kemp (1977-78) for the longest to begin a career at Yankee Stadium—old or new park, by an SEEING DOUBLE—The Rays have grounded into 16 double plays in their opponent or a Yankee…in addition, BOS Fred Lynn (1974-76) hit safely in last 9 games including 5 last night, matching the 2nd-most in franchise his- his first 11 games as a visitor vs. NYY—but the first 8 were held at Shea tory (Aug 7, 2013 at ARI)…only time they hit into more was June 17, 2003 Stadium as Yankee Stadium underwent renovation. at NYY (6), tying an AL record…overall, the Rays have bounced into 32 twin-killings, most in the majors. SEAN RODRIGUEZ—Has back-to-back 3-hit games for the first time in his career…he and James Loney each have a team-high 6 hits in the past 3 SPEAKING OF DP’S—Last night, 1B James Loney started his 16th dou- games…S-Rod has 4 doubles and a HR among those 6 hits…9 of his 11 ble play as a member of the Rays (2013-14)…during that span, only one 1B hits this season have been extra-base hits (5-2B, 4-HR)—and going back has started more: ATL Freddie Freeman (19)…source: FanGraphs. to last Sep 15, 13 of his last 15 hits have been XBH (7-2B, 6-HR)…he leads the team in HR (4) despite having only 40 at-bats…SD Xavier Nady is the RAYS PERFECT IN ONE-RUN GAMES—The Rays are 6-0 in one-run only other player to be leading his team in home runs with so few at-bats games, the only major league team unbeaten in one-run games…it’s the (3-HR, 34-AB)…Sean didn’t hit his 4th HR last season until Sep 15 at MIN. first time the Rays have won their first 6 one-run games. VERY UN-RAY LIKE—The Rays are 7-11 since RH Alex Cobb (left oblique AL EAST ODDITY—The is only the 2nd time since the current divisional strain) was placed on the DL the morning of April 13 (joining fellow starters format was instituted in 1994 that the AL East does not have a team with 16 Matt Moore and Jeremy Hellickson)…the Rays team ERA over that span wins at this point in the season…the other was 2006. has gone from 2.55 to 4.26…Rays starters have pitched 5.0 innings or less in 13 of 18 those games…over those last 18 games, starters have compiled vs. THE BEHEMONTHS—Rays are 85-69 (.551) vs. the Yankees and a 5.84 ERA (92.1-IP, 60-ER) and thrown only 18 more innings than the Rays Red Sox since 2010, the best record against the two behemoths by an bullpen (74.1)…this season, Rays pitchers have 16 starts of 5.0 IP or fewer, AL team…since 2011, the Rays own the best record within the AL East at most in the majors—last season Rays starters worked 5 or more innings in 133-101 (.569)…during this span their four AL East opponents (BOS, NYY, their first 34 games…Rays relievers have worked an AL-high 105.2 innings BAL, TOR) all rank among the majors’ top 9 in runs scored—yet the Rays after 30 games, 34.2 innings greater than a year ago after 29 games (71.0). have recorded a 3.48 ERA, a full run better than the rest of baseball (4.48) vs.