Jaywalking Yankees @ Sleepless in ST Pete Rays 7/18-7/21

[Tobywan]

Probables

Burnett VS Cobb

Colon VS Hellickson

Garcia VS Price

Sabathia VS Shields


The Yankees coming off a 4 game set against the Jays where they split one game having 16 runs scored against them.

The Rays coming off a 3 game set losing the series to the BoSox 2-1, including a 5 hour marathon with the losing score of 1-0.

Both teams facing each other with multiple issues, even though both teams have maintained 2 of the 3 best records in the AL, but the Rays are fading fast, they need a few here to stay within striking distance.


AJ Burnett is 8-7 with 4.15 ERA, his last outing was memorable but not because of his pitching. He has had a roller coaster year.

Alex Cobb was recalled again from Durham to take the hill tonight for the Rays, he is 2-0 in 5 starts and a 3.41 ERA.


The Rays made a lot of moves today calling up Cobb and LHP Alexander Torres. They placed C Jose Lobaton on the DL, he injured his left knee last night and called up Robinson Chirinos who will be making his ML debut tonight behind the plate. RHP Juan Cruz was also placed on the DL with a right groin strain and RHP Adam Russell was DFA’d.

Robinson Chirinos came along with Fuld, Guyer and a couple others from the Cubs in the Garza/Perez deal. HE is a converted infielder making the transition to catcher 3 years ago,

The Hit List

Jeter needs one to pass al Kaline, he tied him on Saturday. He needs three to catch Wade Boggs.

[Tobywan]

Line ups

Yankees

Jeter SS
Granderson CF
Teixeira 1B
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Posada DH
Martin C
Gardner LF
Nunez 3B

Rays

Damon DH
Zobrist RF
Longoria 3B
Kotchman 1B
Upton CF
Rodriguez 2B
Ruggiano LF
Chirinos C
Johnson SS

[cjkalt]

6 hr marathon... Don't sell my fear short sir

[Tobywan]

Okay, 5 hrs 44 mins to be exact, I watched the marathon, too. BTW, it's M'aam.

You know the Rays have more hits in the 2nd tonight then they did in those 16.

One was a double for Chirinos on his first ML at bat.

[Tobywan]

In the “weird things always seem to happen when the Rays are featured on a National TV Broadcast"…

During the Boston Marathon on Sunday night/Monday morning a foul ball off Sean Rodriguez hit a light bulb on the cat walk causing a short delay. It was the ESPN Sunday Night game. The game last night was also shown on ESPN and if things weren’t going rough enough for the team, the Trop got hit by lightning causing a bank of lights to go out causing an 18 minutes delay to reset them. The Yanks passed some of the time taunting the rays mascot Raymond. To top things off they lose both showcased games.

Poor Alex Torres didn’t even get a cup of coffee with the team, he got a donut..to go…arriving at the park less than an hour and a half before first pitch and making his ML debut in the 9th inning, he was send back down to Durham right after the game. He allowed a single and three walks, one intentional to force in the go ahead run so don’t call us we’ll call you. They called up RHP Dane De La Rosa.

Robinson Chirinos got his first start going 1-3 with a double and a run scored.

The Yanks also had a bit of bad luck with Ramiro Pena going on the disabled list Monday. He awoke Monday morning with severe abdominal pain, rushed to the hospital to have his appendix removed. Especially sad that it was his 26th birthday.

[Tobywan]

Tonight’s match ups

Bartolo Colon let up a season high eight runs to the Bau Jays on Thursday going just 2/3rds of an inning, his shortest start ever. He is 6-5, with a 3.47 ERA


Jeremy Hellickson hasn’t pitched in 16 days due to being pushed out by rain on the 8th and pushed back after the break. This will be his first start against the Yankees. He is
8-7, with a 3.21 ERA. Hellboy went 7 1/3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits for the win against the Cardinals on the 3rd.


Line ups

Yankees

Jeter SS
Granderson CF
Teixeira 1B
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Posada DH
Martin C
Gardner LF
Nunez 3B




Rays


Damon DH
Zobrist RF
Longoria 3B
Kotchman 1B
Upton CF
Chirinos C
Rodriguez 2B
Fuld LF
Brignac SS

[Tobywan]

Jeter Ks
Granderson HBP
Teixeira Ks
Cano Ks

[Tobywan]

Damon Ks
Zobrist hits ball sharply to Teix he hangs on to it, takes the out himself.
Longo walks
Kotchman short grounder in front of the plate, Martin throws to Teix for the out.

[Tobywan]

Swisher flies out to left.
Posada singles to right.
Martin Ks
Gardner lines a single to left just over the jumping Longoria.
Nunez Ks

[Tobywan]

Upton sends a looper into shallow CF for a hit.
Chirinos Ks
Rodriguez Ks looking.
Fuld grounds to second.

On to the 3rd. 0-0

[zodious]

oh god.... looks like 14 innings to go!

[Tobywan]

Jeter grounds out to third.
Grandy grounds down the line but scooped by Kotch he takes the out.
Teix loops softly down the RF line for a double.
Cano hits one deep to left center.........gone, just below the Captain Morgan Deck.

Yanks lead 2-0.

Swish grounds to first throw to Hellboy covering first for the out.

[Tobywan]

oh god.... looks like 14 innings to go!

We could just go 9 and be here 5 hours with Bartolo the snail on the mound, he's almost as painful to sit through as Steve Trachsel.

[Tobywan]

Damon pops up in foul territory, Nunez gallops over making the slide near the dugout for to make the catch.
Zobrist walks
Longo Ks

[Tobywan]

Posada pops over to foul territory Longo runs. slides but too far just missing it. Jorge flies out to right.
Martin grounds to second.
Gardner Ks