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Regular Season Game #39: New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays
Posted on September 17, 2013 at 05:32 PM.
7:07 PM ET May 17th, 2012 | Rogers Center, Toronto, ON | ||
1 | Final | 2 |
New York Yankees (21-18) | Toronto Blue Jays (24-15) |
Jays Score Two In Ninth For Comeback Win
TORONTO -- Mariano Rivera blew a save. That’s right, arguably one of the best closers in all of baseball blew a save opportunity last night against the Toronto Blue Jays thanks to a solo home run from Rajai Davis in the ninth.
The Yankees took the lead in the top of the seventh inning, with Mark Teixeira doubling to the left-center field gap to score second baseman Robinson Cano, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Alex Rodriguez then came up with boos raining down on him from the Toronto crowd, hitting a fly ball to right fielder Rajai Davis, who was substituting for a tired Jose Bautista. Teixeira, who advanced to third base on a Lyle Overbay groundout, tagged from third in hopes of giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Davis had other plans however, as he promptly threw a strike to catcher Josh Thole, who put the tag on Teixeira, ending the inning.
The Blue Jays, who lost the series opener last night thanks to a stellar pitching performance from veteran lefty Andy Pettitte. Much looked the same at the Rogers Center last night, with righty Phil Hughes throwing a no-hitter through six innings against the usually potent offense of the Blue Jays. Then came Brett Lawrie. Lawrie, down one ball, two strikes in the counts, manage to hit a bloop single that would dropped in for the Blue Jays first hit of the ballgame.
Fast-forward to the bottom of the ninth inning, with the Blue Jays down 1-0 and famed closer Mariano Rivera taking the mound. Rajai Davis promptly took a one ball, one strike cutter over the left field fence to tie the game, handing Rivera his first blown save of the season. Rivera, who was visibly shaken by the solo blow, promptly walked speedster Emilio Bonifacio, who leads the MLB in steals with 23 stolen bases. Despite paying close attention Bonifacio at first, Bonifacio managed to steal second before rookie outfielder Anthony Gose grounded out, moving Bonifacio to third. Jose Reyes hit a sacrifice fly on the very first pitch he saw in the at-bat, providing the Blue Jays with a walkoff win.
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||||
May 17, 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
New York (21-17) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Toronto (23-15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
W: Brad Lincoln (2-1) L: Mariano Rivera (0-2) |
Scoring Summary | ||||
SCORING DETAILS | NYY | TOR | ||
NYY | Top 7th | Mark Teixeira doubled to center field. Robinson Cano scores. | 1 | 0 |
TOR | Bot 9th | Rajai Davis homered to left field. | 1 | 1 |
TOR | Bot 9th | Jose Reyes hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Melky Mesa. Emilio Bonifacio scores. | 1 | 2 |
New York Yankees | |||||||
HITTERS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | AVG |
D. Jeter, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
Ichiro, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 |
R. Cano, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
M. Teixeira, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
L. Overbay, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
A. Rodriguez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
V. Wells, LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
M. Mesa, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
B. Wilson, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
TOTALS | 32 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
BATTING 2B: R. Cano (12), V. Wells (3), M. Teixeira (3), D. Jeter (5) RBI: M. Teixeira (18) GIDP: R. Cano, B. Wilson |
New York Yankees | |||||||
PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
P. Hughes | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.14 |
C. Rapada (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.27 |
D. Robertson (H, 8) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
M. Rivera (L, 0-2) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.92 |
TOTALS | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
HITTERS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | AVG |
J. Reyes, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
C. Rasmus, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
B. Lawrie, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
E. Encarnacion, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
A. Lind, DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 |
J. Bautista, PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
J. Thole, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .087 |
R. Davis, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
E. Bonifacio, 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
A. Gose, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
TOTALS | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
BATTING HR: R. Davis (4) RBI: R. Davis (4), J. Reyes (13) SF: J. Reyes | |||||||
BASERUNNING SB: E. Bonifacio (24), B. Lawrie (15) CS: B. Lawrie (4) | |||||||
FIELDING PB: J. Thole (2) |
Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
J. Johnson | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.64 |
B. Lincoln (W, 2-1) | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
TOTALS | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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