Thursday, September 28th, 2017 6:05PM CST
Aaron Judge launched his 51st home run to quickly put the Yankees ahead, but New York squandered a key opportunity to close ground in the AL East standings as Sonny Gray and the bullpen struggled significantly, resulting in a 9-6 defeat to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.
Date: Thursday, September 28th, 2017
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 32,933
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYY |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TB |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: Gardner (21, 1st inning off Faria 0 on, 0 Out); Judge (51, 1st inning off Faria 0 on, 0 Out); Bird (9, 4th inning off Hu 0 on, 0 Out); Hicks (15, 9th inning off Roe 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gardner (63), Judge (112), T. Frazier (76), Bird (26), Castro (61), Hicks (52)
2-out Runs Batted In: Castro
Ground Into Double Play: Sánchez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (Bird 0-1, Gregorius 0-1, T. Frazier 1-1, Castro 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bird 1

Pitcher Notes: Holder pitched to 3 batters in the 5th
Wild Pitches: Gray
Hit By Pitch: Robertson (By Holder)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gray 16/24; Holder 3/3; Shreve 5/5; Heller 4/7; Gallegos 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gray 10-8-13-17; Holder 1-0-1-2; Shreve 5-5-5-1; Heller 5-7-2-4; Gallegos 1-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gray 5-6; Holder 0-0; Shreve 0-1; Heller 2-2; Gallegos 1-2
Game Scores: S Gray 25

Double Plays: 1 (Bird)
Errors: Sánchez (13, throw)
Assists: Gardner (Robertson at Home)
Passed Balls: Sánchez

Triples: Bourjos (3, Holder)
Home Runs: Dickerson (27, 1st inning off Gray 0 on, 1 Out); Ramos (11, 5th inning off Gray 1 on, 2 Out); Plouffe (9, 6th inning off Shreve 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Dickerson (62), Ramos 2 (34), Puello (3), Bourjos 2 (14), Plouffe (18)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ramos 2, Puello, Bourjos 2, Plouffe
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (Bourjos 1-2, Puello 1-1, Longoria 0-1, Smith 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Smith 1

Hit By Pitch: Sánchez (By Hunter)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Faria 9/14; Hu 1/4; Hunter 3/6; Alvarado 3/4; Romo 2/3; Jennings 2/3; Roe 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Faria 8-9-5-10; Hu 1-2-1-4; Hunter 3-6-4-2; Alvarado 6-1-2-3; Romo 3-1-4-1; Jennings 2-2-4-2; Roe 3-0-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Faria 2-4; Hu 1-2; Hunter 1-0; Alvarado 1-1; Romo 2-0; Jennings 2-0; Roe 1-1
Game Scores: J Faria 41

Double Plays: 1 (Hechavarria-Robertson-Plouffe)
Passed Balls: Ramos
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