Thursday, September 8th, 2016 6:05PM CST
A solo home run from rookie Tyler Austin in the bottom of the ninth inning propelled the New York Yankees to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night, marking the Yankees' season-high fifth consecutive win.
Date: Thursday, September 8th, 2016
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 27,631
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYY |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TB |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: McCann 2 (19, 2nd inning off Cobb 0 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off Cobb 0 on, 1 Out); Austin (3, 9th inning off E. Ramírez 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gregorius (63), McCann 2 (55), Austin (7)
2-out Runs Batted In: Austin
Ground Into Double Play: Castro
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-2 (Sánchez 0-1, Gregorius 1-1)

Pitcher Notes: Sabathia pitched to 2 batters in the 5th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sabathia 9-20; Holder 7-7; Shreve 1-2; Parker 5-7; Yates 2-3; Layne 0-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sabathia 19-12-9-15; Holder 6-4-0-6; Shreve 2-0-2-2; Parker 5-2-2-4; Yates 2-1-1-2; Layne 1-2-0-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sabathia 5-3; Holder 3-2; Shreve 0-1; Parker 0-3; Yates 0-1; Layne 0-0
Game Scores: C Sabathia 40

Double Plays: 1 (Headley-Castro-Austin)

Caught Stealing: Judge (1, 2nd base by Cobb/Casali)

Home Runs: Kiermaier 2 (11, 1st inning off Sabathia 0 on, 1 Out; 3rd inning off Sabathia 0 on, 0 Out); Souza Jr. 2 (15, 2nd inning off Sabathia 0 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off Holder 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kiermaier 2 (34), Souza Jr. 2 (45)
2-out Runs Batted In: Souza Jr.
Ground Into Double Play: Longoria
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Franklin 0-1, A. Ramírez 0-1, Mahtook 0-2, Longoria 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Franklin 1; A. Ramírez 1; Mahtook 1

Pitcher Notes: E. Ramírez pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
Hit By Pitch: Miller (By Sabathia)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cobb 15-25; Boxberger 3-3; Farquhar 1-4; Romero 0-2; E. Ramírez 0-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cobb 10-9-17-24; Boxberger 3-2-0-2; Farquhar 2-4-4-0; Romero 0-0-0-2; E. Ramírez 1-1-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cobb 13-3; Boxberger 0-2; Farquhar 0-1; Romero 0-2; E. Ramírez 0-0
Game Scores: A Cobb 41

Double Plays: 1 (Forsythe-Miller-Franklin)
Errors: Cobb (1, throw)
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