MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/20/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2479 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (49-77) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Tampa Bay Rays (61-66) 0 0 2 0 6 1 1 6 X 16 19 0
Rays Wreck Yankees, 16-2
The Tampa Bay Rays pounded the New York Yankees, 16-2, at Tropicana Field. Ryan McBroom, who finished 4th in the NL in runs with 91 in 2023, had a solid game. He went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 7 for the Rays. Tampa Bay pitcher Kevin Murray got the win. He's now 8-6. Pete Lambert was tagged with the loss. The losses continue to add up for New York, having now dropped 9 straight.

In the bottom of the fifth, Tampa Bay designated hitter Joe Engram had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and two out, Engram stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 3-2, Tampa Bay. For the game, he went 4-5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

New York manager Tim Laker called the blowout loss "a real dud."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261 6 51
J. Heim C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .306 13 50
I. Ávila 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 14 59
L. Chu 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 17 68
   a-M. Pentecost PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 3 17
   b-W. Mathisen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
J. García DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .247 17 48
J. Wallace RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 2 17
Á. Guiñónes LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .281 1 7
W. Adames SS 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .291 5 43
B. MacKerchar 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 3
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 8 12      
a - M. Pentecost pinch hit for L. Chu in the 8th
b - W. Mathisen substituted for M. Pentecost in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Á. Guiñónes (6, 5th Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. García (17, 2nd Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Heim , I. Ávila , L. Chu , J. García 4 , Á. Guiñónes 3 , W. Adames 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Heim
GIDP: I. Ávila , J. García
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: W. Adames (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 1 0 0 1 1 8 .282 10 66
R. McBroom 1B 5 3 3 7 1 0 3 .330 10 46
I. Ramírez 2B 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 .308 12 59
E. Cox LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .237 31 82
J. Engram DH 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .269 2 13
O. Leme C 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .311 4 41
D. Veeck 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .285 13 63
   a-N. Hernández PH, 3B 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .287 2 8
J. Pacheco CF 5 3 3 1 0 0 3 .241 10 50
A. Rondon SS 5 1 3 3 0 1 3 .249 0 19
Totals 44 16 19 15 4 6 27      
a - N. Hernández pinch hit for D. Veeck in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pacheco (16, 3rd Inning off P. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Engram 2 (10, 4th Inning off P. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off Y. Ventura, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Rondon (10, 5th Inning off Y. Ventura, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. McBroom 2 (10, 3rd Inning off P. Lambert, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off N. Brown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. McBroom 9 , J. Engram 6 , O. Leme 2 , D. Veeck 2 , N. Hernández 2 , J. Pacheco 4 , A. Rondon 4
2-out RBI: , R. McBroom 2 , J. Engram 2 , O. Leme , D. Veeck , A. Rondon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Davenport , I. Ramírez , O. Leme , A. Rondon
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ramírez-Rondon-McBroom, Ramírez-Rondon-McBroom)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lambert L (0-3) 4.2 6 6 6 4 3 1 98 6.23   
Y. Ventura 2.1 7 4 3 0 1 0 53 6.93   
N. Brown 0.2 6 6 6 0 2 1 38 6.04   
J. Nájera 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lambert 27
Batters Faced: P. Lambert 24, Y. Ventura 15, N. Brown 8, J. Nájera 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lambert 2-9, Y. Ventura 3-3, N. Brown 0-0, J. Nájera 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lambert 98-60, Y. Ventura 53-36, N. Brown 38-25, J. Nájera 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ventura 2-2
Balk: Y. Ventura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Murray W (8-6) 6.2 7 2 2 1 6 1 85 4.36   
J. Ingram 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Murray 57
Batters Faced: K. Murray 26, J. Ingram 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Murray 5-7, J. Ingram 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Murray 85-57, J. Ingram 23-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ingram 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan McBroom
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 24632
Special Notes: Ryan McBroom ties the TB regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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