Arozarena homers, hit by two pitches as Rays beat Yankees in heated affair
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Randy Arozarena homered within the first inning after which was hit by pitches in his subsequent two plate appearances, resulting in Tampa Bay supervisor Kevin Cash being ejected because the MLB-best Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Friday evening within the first assembly this season between the AL East rivals.
Tampa Bay (27-6) turned the primary main league group since 1901 to win 18 of its first 20 residence video games.
Arozarena homered to heart subject off Jhony Brito earlier than the rookie right-hander plunked the outfielder on the elbow guard within the third. Yankees reliever Albert Abreu then hit Arozarena within the ribs with a fifth-inning pitch.
An offended Arozarena walked slowly towards first base and whipped his bat in disgust in the direction of the Rays’ dugout.
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There was yelling between the benches, however no bother on the sector. The umpires gathered and issued warnings to each groups, which prompted Cash to hurry out of the dugout to argue with crew chief and first base umpire Lance Barksdale.
Cash, Arozarena and Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone all agreed the hit by pitches have been unintentional.
“The first at-bat, hitting the home run on a breaking ball, and I think he just kind of let his sinker slip,” Arozarena stated via a translator. “On the second one, I also don’t think it was intentional because after the third out he actually looked over and apologized. … He gave me that look.”
Barksdale instructed a pool reporter the crew deemed no intent on each pitches, however with phrases being exchanged “you’ve got to issue warnings to try and keep the game under control.”
Arozarena doesn’t count on any carryover on Saturday.
“I think we’re just going to come out there, and win,” he stated.
Wander Franco put the Rays up 5-4 with an RBI double off Jimmy Cordero (1-1) within the seventh that went off the glove of left fielder Jake Bauers after he acquired twisted round making an attempt to make the catch. Yandy Díaz was initially known as out on the plate on the play, however the name was modified after a replay overview.
Díaz had a solo homer in a two-run third for the Rays, who opened a 10-game lead over the last-place Yankees (17-16) within the AL East.
“I don’t care what the number is,” Boone stated. “I get it. You’ve acquired to get proper. We should play properly or none of it issues, proper?”
The Yankees have misplaced 5 of seven.
New York is with out outfielder Aaron Judge (proper hip), designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (left hamstring) and third baseman Josh Donaldson (proper hamstring), in addition to beginning pitchers Luis Severino (proper lat) and Carlos Rodón (again).
Kevin Kelly (3-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to get the win. Jason Adam labored the ninth for his third save,
Harrison Bader had a three-run homer off reliever Garrett Cleavinger throughout a four-run sixth that pulled the Yankees even at 4.
SPECIAL PITCH
Helen Kahan, a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau focus camp, threw a ceremonial first pitch on her a centesimal birthday. The native of Romania lives in St. Petersburg.
FREE DRINKS
Arozarena’s first-inning drive delighted followers in “Randy Land,” a seating part in left subject that made its formal debut. Fans that buy tickets there for Friday video games get an Arozarena T-shirt, and people of authorized age get a free beer if he homers.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: Judge and Donaldson labored out on the group’s advanced in close by Tampa. Severino threw in a minor league intrasquad recreation at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field.
Rays: 2B Brandon Lowe was out of the lineup for the second consecutive recreation with again soreness. … LHP Josh Fleming, who took a 113.1 mph infield single off his left foot Tuesday, threw off a bullpen mound and expects to pitch Sunday. … RHP Tyler Glasnow (strained left indirect) gave up two hits, walked two and struck out 4 over 2 1/3 scoreless innings in his first rehab begin for Triple-A Durham.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Domingo Germán (2-2) and Tampa Bay RHP Drew Rasmussen (3-2) are Saturday’s starters.
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