Game 133: Yankees vs. Rays

YANKEES (74-58)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Carlos Beltran RF
Brian McCann C
Alex Rodriguez DH
Greg Bird 1B
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Stephen Drew 2B

RHP Luis Severino (2-2, 2.17)
Severino has never faced the Rays

RAYS (66-67)
Grady Sizemore LF
Daniel Nava RF
Evan Longoria 3B
John Jaso DH
Logan Forsythe 2B
Asdrubal Cabrera SS
James Loney 1B
Kevin Kiermaier CF
J.P. Arencibia C

Jake Odorizzi (6-7, 3.18)
Odorizzi vs. Yankees

TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m., YES Network

WEATHER: Nice. It’s just really, really nice. Little breeze. Comfortable temperature.

UMPIRES: HP Joe West, 1B D.J. Rayburn, 2B Ben May, 3B Rob Drake

STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM: On Wednesday, Greg Bird, John Ryan Murphy, Didi Gregorius and Stephen Drew each homered in the Yankees’ win against the Red Sox. It was the second time in Yankees history that the team’s 6-9 hitters each homered in a game. The other time was in 1977 with Graig Nettles, Carlos May, George Zeber and Bucky Dent.

SHORTENING THE GAME: The Yankees record of 55-2 when leading after six innings is the best such record in the Majors this season. They are 69-0 when leading after eight innings. Only the Cardinals (75-0) have a better such record.

ON THIS DATE: It was on September 4, 1993 that Jim Abbott became the third Yankees left-hander to throw a no-hitter. He beat the Indians 4-0 at Yankee Stadium. It was the Yankees’ seventh no-hitter overall and the fourth at Yankee Stadium.

UPDATE, 7:15 p.m.: Severino pitched around a first-inning double and it’s a scoreless game heading into the bottom of the inning.

UPDATE, 7:36 p.m.: Severino gets out of a jam in the top of the second, and Alex Rodriguez delivers a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning. It’s a 2-0 Yankees lead. That’s 27 home runs for Alex. I wasn’t sure he’d hit seven this year.

UPDATE, 8:06 p.m.: Severino’s allowed some base runners, but he’s gotten outs when he’s needed them. He’s through four scoreless. Yankees still up 2-0.

UPDATE, 8:11 p.m.: Wow. McCann just homered over the Yankees’ bullpen. Over it! Impressive. It’s 3-0 in the fourth.

UPDATE, 8:17 p.m.: Ellsbury is out of the game. Didn’t take the field for the top of the fifth. He’s been dealing with a hip issue, but there’s no word on why he’s out of this game. Chris Young now playing left, Gardner in center.

UPDATE, 8:22 p.m.: Yankees say it’s an upset stomach for Ellsbury.

UPDATE, 8:32 p.m.: Home run by Longoria has the Rays on the board, but Severino is one out away from making that the only damage through six innings. Still at just 74 pitches, too.

UPDATE, 8:40 p.m.: Strikeout gets Severino through the sixth with a 3-1 lead. Another really good start for the kid.

UPDATE, 9:00 p.m.: Severino pulled after 6.1 innings — a career-high — and Wilson gets two outs to end the frame and maintain the lead.

UPDATE, 9:11 p.m.: Two-run homer for Greg Bird and the Yankees are up 5-1 in the seventh. Yankees have three hits. All have been homers. They’ve had five runners on base. All have scored.

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