Live-Blogging: 2020 ALDS Game 2 New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays

MLB: New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Tonight, it is Game 2 of American League Division Series, between New York Yankees taking on Tampa Bay Rays.

Yankees took Game 1 where it was a home run derby, but Yankees were the team that showed they can score runs beside hitting the long ball with Aaron Hicks’ Sac Fly and RBI-Single.

For the Rays, they tried to outslug the Yankees, but were unable to get runner home after the 4th Inning. Not they are hoping that they can even the series before they get to be the visiting team of the series.

Game 2 Starting Pitchers are a pair of righties. Yankees will throw Deivi Garcia, while Tyler Glasnow will go for the Rays.

It is New York Yankees taking on Tampa Bay Rays, Game 2 of 2020 ALDS coming up shortly.

Starting Lineups:
New York Yankees:
1. DJ LeMahieu, 2B
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Aaron Hicks, CF
4. Luke Voit, 1B
5. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
6. Gio Urshela, 3B
7. Gleyber Torres, SS
8. Clint Frazier, LF
9. Gary Sanchez, C

Tampa Bay Rays:
1. Austin Meadows, DH
2. Brandon Lowe, 2B
3. Randy Arozarena, LF
4. Ji-Man Choi, 1B
5. Manuel Margot, RF
6. Joey Wendle, 3B
7. Willy Adames, SS
8. Kevin Kiermaier, CF
9. Mike Zunino, C

Yankees are in their gray uniforms and navy caps. Rays are in their alternate navy uniforms. 

Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. LeMahieu
2. Judge
3. Hicks
Tyler Glasnow (RHP) now starting as Rays Pitcher.
MLB Scores:
First Pitch around 7:11 pm CDT.
LeMahieu lines out to Margot. 1 out.
Judge strikes out swinging. 2 outs.
Hicks draws a 2-out walk. Runner on 1st.
Voit strikes out swinging. 3 outs.
Yankees strand a base runner.

Middle of 1st Inning:
NYY 0, TB 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Meadows
2. Lowe
3. Arozarena 
Deivi Garcia (RHP) now starting as Yankees Pitcher.
​Meadows flies out to Hicks. 1 out.
J.A. Happ (LHP) warming up in Yankees Bullpen.
Lowe flies out to Hicks. 2 outs.
HOME RUN: Randy Arozarena hits a solo home run off Deivi Garcia. NYY 0, TB 1
Choi gets hit by a pitch. Runner on 1st.
Margot grounds out to Garcia. 3 outs.
Rays get a run, from a solo shot by Randy Arozarena. 

End of 1st Inning:
NYY 0, TB 1

Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
5. Stanton
6. Urshela
7. Torres
Glasnow currently at 18 pitches.
Last Night, Stanton hits a grand slam in the 9th inning for Yankees 9-3 Victory Over Rays 
HOME RUN: Stanton hits a solo home run opposite field, off Tyler Glasnow. NYY 1, TB 1
​Urshela grounds out to Adames. 1 out.
Torres strikes out swinging. Zunino had to throw out Torres at first, from a wild pitch by Glasnow. 2 outs.
Frazier strikes out swinging. 3 outs.
Yankees get a run, from a homer by Giancarlo Stanton.

Middle of 2nd Inning:
NYY 1, TB 1

Bottom of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
6. Wendle
7. Adames
8. Kiermaier
PITCHING CHANGE: J.A. Happ (LHP) replaces Deivi Garcia, as Yankees Pitcher. 
​Wendle singles to left field line. Runner on 1st.
Adames flies out to Hicks. 1 out.
Kiermaier strikes out swinging. 2 outs.
HOME RUN: Mike Zunino hits a 2-run homer off J.A. Happ. NYY 1, TB 3
Meadows draws a 2-out walk. Runner on 1st.
Lowe flies out to Judge. 3 outs.
Rays get a couple of runs, from the home run by Mike Zunino. 

End of 2nd Inning:
NYY 1, TB 3

Top of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
9. Sanchez
1. LeMahieu, 0-1
2. Judge, 0-1
Glasnow currently at 37 pitches.
Sanchez gets called out on strikes. 1 out.
LeMahieu grounds out to Adames. 2 outs.
Judge flies out to Kiermaier. 3 outs.
Yankees go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning. 

Middle of 3rd Inning:
NYY 1, TB 3

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
3. Arozarena, 1-1, HR, RBI
4. Choi, 0-0
5. Margot, 0-1
Happ currently at 24 pitches.
Arozarena grounds out to Urshela. Urshela's throw was saved by Voit. 1 out.
Choi draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
HOME RUN: Manuel Margot hits a 2-run homer off J.A. Happ. NYY 1, TB 5
​Wendle hits an infield single to first base. Runner on 1st.
YANKEES MOUND VISIT #1: MVR: NYY 4, TB 5
Jonathon Holder (RHP) warming up in Yankees Bullpen.
Adames reaches 2nd on a throwing error by Happ. Wendle moves to 3rd Base. Runners on 2nd & 3rd. 
Kiermaier pops out to Urshela. 2 outs.
Zunino strikes out swinging. 3  outs.
Rays get 2 more runs, off a homer by Manuel Margot. 

End of 3rd Inning:
NYY 1, TB 5

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Hicks, 0-0
4. Voit, 0-1
5. Stanton, 1-1, HR, RBI
Glasnow currently at 53 pitches.
​Hicks singles to left field. Runner on 1st.
Voit draws a base on balls. Hicks advances to 2nd. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
RAYS MOUND VISIT #1: MVR: NYY 4, TB 4
HOME RUN: Stanton hits a monster 3-run homer off Tyler Glasnow. I think the ball is still heading past Anaheim. Hicks and Voit score. NYY 4, TB 5
​Urshela strikes out swinging. 1 out.
Torres strikes out swinging. 2 outs.
That is 8 RBIs for Giancarlo Stanton for the Yankees in this LDS. 
Frazier gets called out on strikes. 3 outs.
Glasnow bounced back from the monster 3-run blast by Stanton, by striking out the next 3 batters.

Middle of 4th Inning:
NYY 4, TB 5

Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Meadows, 0-1
2. Lowe, 0-2
3. Arozarena, 1-2, HR, RBI
​Happ currently at 53 pitches.
Adam Ottavino (RHP) warming up in Yankees Bullpen.
Meadows flies out to Hicks. 1 out.
Lowe grounds out to Happ. 2 outs.
Arozarena singles to right field. Runner on 1st.
With Choi at-bat, Arozarena advances to 2nd, on a passed ball by Sanchez. Runner on 2nd.
Choi draws a base on balls. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
PITCHING CHANGE: Adam Ottavino (RHP) replaces J.A. Happ, as Yankees Pitcher. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
NYY 4, TB 5
MLB Scores:
Happ is currently the pitcher of record for Yankees.
PINCH-HITTING: Yoshitomo Tsuthsugo pinch-hitting for Manuel Margot. 
Tsutsugo flies out to Frazier. 3 outs.
Rays strand a pair of base runners.

End of 4th Inning:
NYY 4, TB 5

Top of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
9. Sanchez, 0-1
1. LeMahieu, 0-2
2. Judge, 0-2
Glasnow currently at 76 pitches.
DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION: Brett Phillips replaces Yoshitomo Tsuthsugo, playing right field. 
Sanchez grounds out to Wendle. 1 out.
LeMahieu strikes out swinging. 2 outs.
Nick Anderson (RHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen.
Judge strikes out swinging. 3 outs.
Yankees go down 1-2-3, in their half of 5th Inning. Glasnow is now the pitcher of record for Rays.

Middle of 5th Inning. 
NYY 4, TB 5

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
6. Wendle, 2-2
7. Adames, 0-2
8. Kiermaier, 0-2
Ottavino currently at 4 pitches.
​Jonathon Loaisiga (RHP) warming up in Yankees Bullpen.
Wendle draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
STOLEN BASE: With Adames at-bat, Joey Wendle steals 2nd Base. Runner on 2nd.
Adames grounds out to Sanchez. Wendle stays at second. Runner on 2nd. 
PITCHING CHANGE: Jonathon Loaisiga replaces Adam Ottavino, as Yankees Pitcher. Runner on 2nd. NYY 4, TB 5
​RBI-SINGLE: Kiermaier hits an RBI-Single to center field. Wendle scores. Rays first run not scored by home run in Game 2 and ALDS. Runner on 1st. NYY 4, TB 6
DOUBLE PLAY: Zunino lines into 4-3 double play. 3 outs.
Rays get a run, but inning ending double play may have changed the momentum of this game. Well shall see. 

End of 5th Inning:
NYY 4, TB 6

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Hicks, 1-1
4. Voit, 0-1
5. Stanton, 2-2, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Glasnow currently at 87 pitches.
​Diego Castillo (RHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen.
Hicks draws a lead-off walk. Runner on 1st.
PITCHING CHANGE: Diego Castillo (RHP) replaces Tyler Glasnow, as Rays Pitcher. Runner on 1st. NYY 4, TB 6
​Pete Fairbanks (RHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen.
I just love the T-Mobile Dashcam, showing the pebbles that makeup the infield dirt.
Voit strikes out swinging. 1 out.
And now the at-bat of the game. Castillo vs. Stanton. Stanton is the tying run at the plate. 
Stanton strikes out swinging. Stanton's HR streak ends. 2 outs.
Now Castillo can't let up on Urshela, as Darling just mentioned Urshela has a homer off Castillo.
Urshela lines out to Arozarena. 3 outs.
Yankees strand a base runner.

Middle of 6th Inning:
NYY 4, TB 6

Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Meadows, 0-2
2. Lowe, 0-2
3. Arozarena, 2-3, HR, RBI
Loaisiga currently at 5 pitches.
​HOME RUN: Austin Meadows hits a solo home run off Jonathon Loaisiga. NYY 4, TB 7
Lowe grounds out to Urshela. 1 out.
Arozarena strikes out swinging. 2 outs.
Choi grounds out to Voit, unassisted. 3 outs.
Rays get a run, off the home run by Austin Meadows.

End of 6th Inning:
NYY 4, TB 7

Top of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Torres, 0-2
8. Frazier, 0-2
9. Sanchez, 0-2
​Castillo still pitching for Rays.
Torres draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
Anderson and Fairbanks (Both RHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen.
Frazier singles to center field. Torres advances to 2nd. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
PITCHING CHANGE: Nick Anderson (RHP) replaces Diego Castillo, as Rays Pitcher.
MLB Scores:
Sanchez strikes out swinging. 1 out.
LeMahieu gets called out on strikes. 2 outs.
Jonathon Holder and Chad Green (Both RHP) are warming up in Yankees Bullpen.
Judge strikes out swinging. 3 outs.
Yankees strand a pair of base runners.

Middle of 7th Inning:
NYY 4, TB 7

Bottom of 7th Inning:
Due Up;
5. Phillips, 0-0
6. Wendle, 2-2
7. Adames, 0-3
PITCHING CHANGE: Jonathon Holder (RHP) replaces Jonathon Loaisiga, as Yankees Pitcher.
​Phillips grounds out to LeMahieu. 1 out.
Wendle grounds out to LeMahieu. 2 outs.
Adames strikes out swinging. 3 outs.
Rays go down 1-2-3, in their half of 7th Inning.

End of 7th Inning:
NYY 4, TB 7

Top of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Hicks, 1-1
4. Voit, 0-2
5. Stanton, 2-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI
​Anderson currently at 13 pitches.
Hicks flies out to Kiermaier. 1 out.
Voit gets called out on strikes. 2 outs.
N. Nelson (RHP) warming up in Yankees Bullpen.
Stanton lines out to Arozarena. 3 outs.
Yankees go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning.

Middle of 8th Inning:
NYY 4, TB 7

Bottom of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Kiermaier, 1-3, RBI
9. Zunino, 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
1. Meadows, 1-3, HR, RBI
PITCHING CHANGE: Nick Nelson (RHP) replaces Jonathon Holder, as Rays Pitcher.
​Pete Fairbanks (RHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen.
Kiermaier lines out to Hicks. 1 out.
Zunino strikes out swinging. 2 outs.
Meadows strikes out swinging. 3 outs.
Rays go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning.

End of 8th Inning:
NYY 4, TB 7

Top of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
6. Urshela, 0-3
7. Torres, 0-2
8. Frazier, 1-3
PITCHING CHANGE: Pete Fairbanks (RHP) replaces Nick Anderson, as Rays Pitcher.
Urshela draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
Ryan Thompson (RHP) warming up in Rays Bullpen.
RAYS MOUND VISIT #2: MVR: NYY 4, TB 3
Torres draws a base on balls. Urshela advances to 2nd. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
Clint Frazier is the tying run to the plate. 
RAYS MOUND VISIT #3: MVR: NYY 4, TB 2
Frazier strikes out swinging. 1 out.
Sanchez strikes out swinging. 2 outs.
RBI-SINGLE: DJ LeMahieu hits an RBI-Single to center field. Urshela scores. Torres advances to 3rd. Runners on 1st & 3rd. NYY 5, TB 7
Aaron Judge is the go-ahead run at the dish.
Aroldis Chapman (LHP) warming up in Yankees Bullpen.
Judge grounds out to Wendle. 3 outs.
Yankees strand a pair of base runners to end Game 2. 

Final:
NYY 5, TB 7
Series Tied 1-1.
W: Glasnow (1-0)
L: Happ (0-1)
SV: Fairbanks (1)
PoG: Glasnow (TB) W, 5.0 IP, 4 ER, 3 H, 10 H, 3 BB
ToG: 3:43

Final Thoughts:
This was a team effort by Rays to win Game 2 of this LDS. Glasnow pitched good, giving 4 ER, but only allowing 3 hits and punching out 10. Rays hit 6 of their 7 runs by the long ball.

But the difference in tonight's game, is that 5 players drove in runs, while Yankees had Stanton drove in 4 runs and LeMahieu's 2-out RBI-Single in Top of 9th Inning. 

For the Yankees, Aaron Boone tried to Out-Ray the Rays, by opening with Deivi Garcia and turning it to J.A. Happ. However, Happ did not get it done in tonight's game.

Tomorrow's Starting Pitchers are a good one. It is a pair of right-handers. Charlie Morton will go for the 'Visiting' Rays. While the 'Home' Yankees will throw Masahiro Tanaka in Game 3, Tomorrow Night.

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