ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the center of the season approaches, the Yankees obtained a style of what is perhaps in retailer for them the remainder of the best way.
Coping with their first rash of accidents and a few robust competitors, the Yankees dropped their second straight to the Rays, 4-2, at Tropicana Area.
“It wasn’t our day,’’ Aaron Decide. “Coming into the Trop, it’s all the time a battle with them.”
And it simply is perhaps within the division, as effectively.
After storming out of the gates in April and most of Might, the Yankees are 5-6 of their final 11 with the Angels heading to The Bronx on Tuesday.
Most significantly, on the season’s first milestone marker, they've a 4 ½-game lead within the AL East over Tampa Bay.
“We’re in first place,’’ Decide mentioned. “That’s the one factor I’m actually gonna have a look at: the place we're within the standings. It’s higher than being in second place.”
The Yankees had an opportunity to place some extra distance between themselves and the Rays, shedding a pair of shut video games after profitable the primary two of the collection.
They misplaced on Sunday regardless of permitting simply two hits, achieved in by some walks within the seventh inning, in addition to going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring place.
They’re little question feeling the results of not having Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson within the lineup.
And their bullpen has faltered with out Jonathan Loaisiga, Aroldis Chapman and Chad Inexperienced.
Gleyber Torres gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead when he led off the highest of the second with a homer to left. It was Torres’ ninth residence run of the season — matching his whole from all of final season in lower than a 3rd as many plate appearances.
Miguel Andujar adopted with a single by means of the proper facet of the infield and moved to 3rd when Yandy Diaz misplayed Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s grounder to first for an error.
With runners on the corners and one out, the Yankees didn't capitalize, as Kyle Higashioka struck out and Joey Gallo grounded to second.
Tampa Bay tied the sport at 1-1 within the backside of the inning, as Ji-Man Choi matched Torres with a leadoff homer.
The Yankees threatened once more within the third, as DJ LeMahieu and Decide opened with opposite-field singles to proper.
However Anthony Rizzo and Torres every whiffed and Andujar grounded out to finish the risk.
The Yankees fell behind within the backside of the fifth when Severino allowed one other solo shot, this one to Taylor Partitions, the infielder who referred to as the Yankees “very beatable” on Thursday.
Torres and Andujar each singled to start out the sixth earlier than Aaron Hicks lined to 3rd and Kiner-Falefa grounded into an inning-ending double play, began properly at third by Partitions, who went far to his left to get to the ball.
Severino issued his first two walks of the day to start out the underside of the seventh. He struck out Manuel Margot and was changed by Ron Marinaccio.
Marinaccio walked Partitions to load the bases for Harold Ramirez, pinch hitting for Brett Phillips.
Ramirez walked to pressure in a run and provides the Rays a 3-1 lead.
Marinaccio then hit Mike Zunino with a pitch to make it 4-1.
Aaron Boone mentioned he went with Marinaccio over Clarke Schmidt as a result of he needed Schmidt for the highest of the order, nevertheless it didn’t work out.
“We didn’t throw strikes,’’ Boone mentioned. “You’ve obtained to make them beat you and as we speak we didn’t do this effectively sufficient.’’
Torres made a robust throw residence on a grounder by Vidal Brujan to get Partitions on the plate for the second out and Marinaccio fanned Kiermaier to maintain it a three-run sport.
Decide led off the eighth with a homer off Colin Poche. Decide has an MLB-best 18 homers on the season.
With the rating 4-2, Torres singled with one out and moved to second on a wild pitch, however Andujar popped out.
Hicks hit a tough grounder up the center, however Partitions — having moved to second — made one other terrific play to get him.
“We simply couldn’t get that one hit,’’ Boone mentioned.
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