GAME THREAD: Rays vs. Yankees 5/17

[OFFNY]

TAMPA BAY

Sam Fuld - LF

Ben Zobrist - 2B

Johnny Damon - DH

Evan Longoria - 3B

Matt Joyce - RF

B.J. Upton - CF

Casey Kotchman - 1B

Eric Johnson - SS

Kelly Shoppach - C

James Shields - P (4-1, 2.08 ERA)

YANKEES

Derek Jeter – SS

Curtis Granderson, -CF

Mark Teixeira – 1B

Alex Rodriguez – 3B

Robinson Cano – 2B

Russell Martin – C

Jorge Posada – DH

Brett Gardner – LF

Chris Dickerson – RF

Ivan Nova – P (3-3, 4.70 ERA)

[Blizzard1090]

Yankees won...didn't think they'd keep on losing forever..

[OFFNY]

That sucked. Now we have to take the continuation of the Yankees´tailspin into our own hands and beat them head on.

[Blizzard1090]

That sucked. Now we have to take the continuation of the Yankees´tailspin into our own hands and beat them head on.

That would require our starters lasting eight innings and building up a 10 run lead so the bullpen can't blow it.