Friday, May 5th, 2023 5:40PM CST
On Friday night, the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays secured a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees in the first contest between the teams this season. A notable sequence involved Randy Arozarena, who hit a home run in the initial inning. He was subsequently struck by pitches in his following two times at bat, an event that prompted the ejection of Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash from the game.
Date: Friday, May 5th, 2023
Time: 5:40PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 25,007
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
NYY |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Mejía (4, Brito); J. Lowe (8, Brito); Franco 2 (14, Brito, Cordero)
Home Runs: Díaz (9, 3rd inning off Brito 0 on, 0 Out); Arozarena (9, 1st inning off Brito 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ramírez (15), Díaz (18), Siri (10), Arozarena (30), Franco (20)
2-out Runs Batted In: Arozarena
Sacrifice Flies: Siri
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-9 (Mejía 0-1, Ramírez 0-3, Díaz 0-1, Siri 0-1, Arozarena 0-1, J. Lowe 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ramírez 2; Díaz 1; Siri 1; J. Lowe 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Adam 3/4; Cleavinger 2/3; Chirinos 13/22; Poché 1/3; Kelly 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Adam-3-2-2-3; Cleavinger-3-3-1-1; Chirinos-14-2-8-18; Poché-0-2-6-2; Kelly-2-3-2-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Adam 1-1; Chirinos 10-5; Poché 0-1; Kelly 2-1
Game Scores: Y Chirinos 46

Double Plays: 1 (Walls-Franco-Díaz)
Errors: Mejía (2, throw)

Doubles: Higashioka (1, Poché); Torres (5, Chirinos)
Home Runs: Bader (1, 6th inning off Cleavinger 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Torres (11), Bader 3 (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Bader 3
Ground Into Double Play: Cabrera
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Rizzo 0-1, Kiner-Falefa 0-1, Bauers 0-1, Bader 1-4, Calhoun 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rizzo 1; Kiner-Falefa 2; Bauers 1; Bader 1

Hit By Pitch: Arozarena 2 (by Brito, Abreu)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cordero 1/3; Abreu 4/5; King 5/5; Hamilton 2/2; Brito 14/19
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cordero-1-1-2-2; Abreu-5-0-8-3; King-4-3-1-3; Hamilton-1-2-4-1; Brito-10-6-13-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cordero 1-0; Abreu 2-1; King 1-3; Hamilton 1-0; Brito 4-5
Game Scores: J Brito 35

Double Plays: 1 (Cabrera-Trevino-Volpe-Torres-LeMahieu)
Errors: Bauers (1, fielding)
Assists: Cabrera (Walls at 2nd base)

Stolen Bases: Volpe (11, 2nd base off Kelly/Mejía)
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