Yankees at Rays August 9, 2020

Game Time: 1:10 ET

Stadium: Tropicana Field

Attendance: 0

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Game Time: 3:8

Umpires: HP-Joe West, 1B-Stu Scheurwater, 2B-Randy Rosenberg, 3B-Vic Carapazza

Weather: 70 degrees.

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Zack Britton

Takes loss

PNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Britton (0-1) allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk to take the loss Sunday against the Rays.

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James Paxton

Turns in promising start

PNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Paxton allowed three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out 11 across 6.1 innings Sunday against the Rays. He did not factor into the decision.

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Giancarlo Stanton

MRI set for Monday

OFNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Stanton (hamstring) would undergo an MRI on Monday in New York City, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.

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Mike Tauchman

Starting streak ends

OFNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Tauchman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.

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Mike Ford

May benefits sans Stanton

DHNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Ford will serve as the Yankees' designated hitter and will bat sixth Sunday against the Rays, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.

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Aroldis Chapman

Sim game coming Tuesday

PNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Manager Aaron Boone confirmed Chapman (COVID-19) will face hitters in a live throwing session Tuesday at the Yankees' alternate training site, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

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Gleyber Torres

Breaks hitless spell

2BNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Torres went a combined 2-for-6 with a run and a walk in Saturday's doubleheader versus Tampa Bay.

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Mike Tauchman

Swipes fourth bag

OFNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Tauchman went 1-for-4 with a double, a stolen base, a run scored and three strikeouts in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays.

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Thairo Estrada

Back with big club

2BNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

The Yankees recalled Estrada from their alternate training site Sunday.

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Mike Ford

Cranks first homer

DHNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Ford went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a victory over Tampa Bay in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader.

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Giancarlo Stanton

Moves to IL

OFNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

The Yankees placed Stanton on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left hamstring strain.

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Aroldis Chapman

Slated to face live hitters

PNew York Yankees

August 9, 2020

Chapman (illness) completed a bullpen session Saturday and is expected to face hitters this week, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

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Brandon Lowe

Major contributor in win

2BTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

Lowe went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Yankees.

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Mike Brosseau

Smacks second homer

3BTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 9, 2020

Brosseau went 2-for-4 with a home run, double, two RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Yankees.

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Charlie Morton

Downplays shoulder issue

PTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

Morton said he's "not worried about missing much time" after exiting Sunday's start with right shoulder inflammation, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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Charlie Morton

Removed with shoulder inflammation

PTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

Morton was removed in third inning of his start Sunday against the Yankees due to right shoulder inflammation, FOX Sports Sun repots.

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Ronaldo Hernandez

Gets taxi squad nod

CTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 9, 2020

Hernandez has been added to the Rays' taxi squad that will go on the team's 10-game road trip that begins Monday in Boston, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

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Charlie Morton

Exits start with injury

PTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

Morton was lifted in the top of the third inning of his start Sunday against the Yankees with an apparent injury, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports. He gave up a run on three hits and two walks and struck out one before departing.

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Kevan Smith

Gets DFA'd

CTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 9, 2020

The Rays designated Smith for assignment prior to Sunday's game against the Yankees, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Sean Gilmartin

Dropped from 40-man roster

PTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

The Rays designated Gilmartin for assignment Sunday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Pete Fairbanks

Nabs shaky second win

PTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

Fairbanks (2-1) was credited with the victory in a win over the Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday despite allowing an earned run on two hits and a walk over an inning. He also recorded a strikeout.

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Kevan Smith

Seeing minimal action

CTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 9, 2020

Smith, who delivered a two-run pinch-hit single in the second game of a doubleheader against the Yankees on Saturday, has logged just two plate appearances and appeared in four games this season.

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Jose Martinez

Enjoying solid August

DHTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

Martinez, who went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the first game of a doubleheader against the Yankees on Saturday, is hitting .294 (5-for-17) with a double, Saturday's homer, three RBI, two walks and a run over his first five games of August.

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John Curtiss

Joins big-league bullpen

PTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 9, 2020

The Rays selected Curtiss's contract from their alternate training site Sunday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Ryan Thompson

Brought up from alternate site

PTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

The Rays recalled Thompson from their alternate training site Sunday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Kevin Kiermaier

Bows out of starting nine

OFTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

Kiermaier is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

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Yoshi Tsutsugo

Gets day off

1BTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 9, 2020

Tsutsugo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

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Ji-Man Choi

Gets breather

1BTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 9, 2020

Choi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

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Manuel Margot

Activated, in lineup

OFTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

The Rays activated Margot from the COVID-19 injured list Sunday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports. He'll start in center field in the Rays' series finale with the Yankees and bat seventh, according to Juan Toribio of MLB.com.

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Oliver Drake

Shut down with biceps tendinitis

PTampa Bay Rays

August 9, 2020

The Rays placed Drake on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right biceps tendinitis, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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