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Rays fearless in halting motivated Yankees
- Updated: September 23, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — One of the hottest hitters in the Majors waited on deck Thursday night as Alex Colome induced a game-ending lineout to center field from Jacoby Ellsbury, preserving a 2-0 Rays win over the Yankees.
Tampa Bay’s closer was one batter away from watching catcher Gary Sanchez step to the plate representing the lead run. A combined shutout was in jeopardy, but the typically steady Colome kept the American League Rookie of the Year candidate right where he stood.
“I don’t worry about that,” Colome said. “Sanchez comes in to hit, I throw like [against] the other hitters. Fastball for a strike. He has to hit it. I’m not afraid of him.”
Facing a team pushing hard for a spot in the American League Wild Card Game, the Rays pitched a fearless contest. Blake Snell started it off with five solid innings, then Chase Whitley worked 2 2/3 frames, striking out three. Colome came in and worked around a single and a wild …
