New York Yankees lose to Tampa Bay Rays 3-4 in thrilling series opener – MLB Update
New York Yankees lost to Tampa Bay Rays 3-4 in a low scoring thriller at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Monday, July 2 in the opening game of their three match series of the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season.
Yankees’ first baseman Mark Teixeira had a forgettable time on the field as he made a throwing error which cost the New York Yankees the game. According to sources, Teixeira was extremely disappointed with his performance in the game that was extremely important
for his team.
Elliot Johnson reached third base safely on Teixeira’s error and pinch hitter Brooks Conrad scored the tie breaking run to give the Rays a much needed victory.
"Mostly what I've done at this level is going out there and being a pinch hitter with Atlanta, so I have a lot of experience with it the last couple years," Conrad said.
It was Teixeira’s first error in 671 chances this year and he will be looking to regroup himself to build on some much needed confidence.
"Usually if you get a bad hop you can just try to knock it down, but I didn't get it. I just missed it. I don't know what happened," he added. "The ball, obviously, didn't do what I expected it to do. It's very tough. I take a lot of pride in saving runs
for our team, but I gave one back tonight."
On the plate, Teixeira had a decent time as he doubled to right in the first inning and Derek Jeter scored to put the Yankees 1-0 ahead. Robinson Cano earned an RBI single to centre to double Yankees’ advantage to 2-0. Curtis Granderson hit a sacrifice fly
to centre in the seventh to help New York reclaim the lead.
The injury plagued Yankees would desperately need starting pitcher David Robertson to bring some more effectiveness to his fastballs and curveballs. Robertson gave up three runs in seven innings to take his third loss of the season. He has now lost three
straight decisions against the Rays and it will be interesting to see if he can find winning ways on his next appearance.
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