Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 12:00PM CST
The Tampa Bay Rays started the new Major League Baseball season by topping the New York Yankees 7-3 on Sunday. Chris Archer provided seven effective innings on the mound for the Rays, who managed to score multiple runs against Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka.
Date: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017
Time: 12:00PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 31,042
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
NYY |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Kiermaier (1, Tanaka); Beckham (1, Tanaka)
Home Runs: Longoria (1, 2nd inning off Tanaka 1 on, 2 Out); Morrison (1, 3rd inning off Tanaka 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Longoria 3 (3), Morrison 3 (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Longoria 2
Sacrifice Flies: Longoria
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (Miller 1-2, Dickerson 0-1, Norris 0-1, Souza Jr. 0-1, Morrison 1-1, Longoria 1-1, Smith 1-2, Beckham 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Miller 2; Dickerson 1; Souza Jr. 1; Smith 1; Beckham 1

Pitcher Notes: Pruitt pitched to 3 batters in the 9th
Hit By Pitch: Ellsbury (By Farquhar)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Archer 14/29; Farquhar 2/4; Pruitt 2/3; Colomé 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Archer 22-13-11-20; Farquhar 2-5-2-0; Pruitt 1-1-0-3; Colomé 1-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Archer 9-7; Farquhar 0-1; Pruitt 0-0; Colomé 0-2
Game Scores: C Archer 59

Errors: Longoria (1, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: Kiermaier (1, 2nd base off Layne/Sánchez)

Doubles: Judge (1, Archer)
Runs Batted In: Judge (1), Torreyes (1), Carter (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Sánchez 0-2, Bird 0-1, Torreyes 0-1, Hicks 1-2, Judge 1-2, Gardner 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sánchez 2; Bird 1; Gardner 1

Wild Pitches: Shreve
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Tanaka 8/18; Layne 3/4; Warren 5/7; Holder 3/5; Shreve 6/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Tanaka 7-12-9-13; Layne 3-1-4-2; Warren 2-2-3-5; Holder 4-5-4-3; Shreve 4-2-5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Tanaka 1-4; Layne 0-1; Warren 3-2; Holder 1-0; Shreve 1-1
Game Scores: M Tanaka 15

Errors: Sánchez (1, throw)
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