GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (90-66) at TAMPA BAY (64-92)

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DIONER NAVARRO (9) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 10TH OFF JEFFREY KARSTENS.

FINAL SCORE: TAMPA BAY 7, NY YANKEES 6</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
NY YANKEES 0 6 12 0
TAMPA BAY 1 7 5 1 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: NYY - KEI IGAWA, EDWAR RAMIREZ (6TH), BRIAN BRUNEY (6TH), RON
VILLONE (6TH), CHRIS BRITTON (7TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (8TH),
JOSE VERAS (9TH), JEFFREY KARSTENS (10TH) AND JORGE POSADA,
JOSE MOLINA (8TH)

TAM - JASON HAMMEL, GRANT BALFOUR (6TH), JON SWITZER
(7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH), GARY GLOVER (10TH)
AND DIONER NAVARRO

HOME RUNS: NYY - ALEX RODRIGUEZ (53) OFF JASON HAMMEL IN THE 3RD, 3 ON

TAM - JORGE VELANDIA (1) OFF BRIAN BRUNEY IN THE 6TH, 3 ON
DIONER NAVARRO (9) OFF JEFFREY KARSTENS IN THE 10TH, 0 ON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
NY YANKEES 0 6 12 0
TAMPA BAY 1 7 5 1 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: NYY - KEI IGAWA, EDWAR RAMIREZ (6TH), BRIAN BRUNEY (6TH), RON
VILLONE (6TH), CHRIS BRITTON (7TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (8TH),
JOSE VERAS (9TH), JEFFREY KARSTENS (10TH) AND JORGE POSADA,
JOSE MOLINA (8TH)

TAM - JASON HAMMEL, GRANT BALFOUR (6TH), JON SWITZER
(7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH), GARY GLOVER (10TH)
AND DIONER NAVARRO


WP - GARY GLOVER (6-5)
LP - JEFFREY KARSTENS (1-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - ALEX RODRIGUEZ (53) OFF JASON HAMMEL IN THE 3RD, 3 ON

TAM - JORGE VELANDIA (1) OFF BRIAN BRUNEY IN THE 6TH, 3 ON
DIONER NAVARRO (9) OFF JEFFREY KARSTENS IN THE 10TH, 0 ON


TIME: 4:06 ATT: 24,503

PROBABLES: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (18-7, 3.72)
TAM - J.P. HOWELL (1-5, 6.80)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (6) VS TAMPA BAY (7) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 .264
D Jeter ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .319
B Abreu rf 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 4 1 0 2 .311
H Matsui dh 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .287
J Posada c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .334
B Sardinha pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Betemit 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214
R Cano 2b 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .304
D Mientkiewicz 1b 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .257
a-J Giambi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
J Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
M Cabrera cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .277

Totals 38 6 12 6 6 9 16

a-struck out swinging for D Mientkiewicz in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (37, J Hammel); J Posada (42, D Wheeler). HR - A
Rodriguez (53, 3rd inning off J Hammel 3 on, 0 Out). SF - M Cabrera. RBI - D
Jeter (69), A Rodriguez 4 (151), M Cabrera (71). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, B Abreu 1, H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Posada, M Cabrera.
Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Damon 2 (26, 2nd base off J Hammel/D Navarro 2). CS - R
Cano (5, 2nd base by G Balfour).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Cano-D Mientkiewicz).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .282
J Velandia 2b 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 .400
C Pena 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .277
B Upton cf 2 1 0 0 3 2 3 .302
D Young rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .292
D Navarro c 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .228
J Gomes lf 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 .247
J Guzman dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304
a-G Norton ph-dh 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .237
J Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249

Totals 31 7 5 7 11 7 20

a-walked for J Guzman in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - D Navarro (18, E Ramirez). HR - J Velandia (1, 6th inning off B
Bruney 3 on, 2 Out), D Navarro (9, 10th inning off J Karstens 0 on, 0 Out). RBI
- D Navarro 2 (44), A Iwamura (31), J Velandia 4 (8). 2-out RBI - A Iwamura, J
Velandia 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 4. Team LOB - 8.


FIELDING: E - D Navarro (13, catch). DP: 2 (C Pena-J Wilson-J Hammel, J
Velandia-J Wilson-C Pena).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 104 000 010 0 -- 6
TAMPA BAY - 000 006 000 1 -- 7

No outs when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 6.25
E Ramirez 1/3 1 3 3 2 0 0 8.38
B Bruney (B, 2) 1/3 1 3 3 2 1 1 4.68
R Villone 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.24
C Britton 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
K Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.81
J Veras 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.36
J Karstens (L, 1-4) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11.05

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 5 7 5 5 3 4 1 6.07
G Balfour 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.43
J Switzer (H, 2) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.27
D Wheeler (B, 3) 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 6.26
Al Reyes 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.98
G Glover (W, 6-5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.04

J Karstens pitched to 1 batter in the 10th.

WP - K Igawa. IBB - A Rodriguez (by J Switzer). Pitches-strikes: K Igawa
87-46; E Ramirez 21-11; B Bruney 15-7; R Villone 16-10; C Britton 4-3; K
Farnsworth 13-10; J Veras 18-10; J Karstens 3-1; J Hammel 101-54; G Balfour
18-11; J Switzer 26-14; D Wheeler 19-13; Al Reyes 25-14; G Glover 16-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Igawa 2-10; E Ramirez 0-1; B Bruney 0-0; R Villone 3-0; C
Britton 0-0; K Farnsworth 0-1; J Veras 0-2; J Karstens 0-0; J Hammel 4-7; G
Balfour 2-0; J Switzer 1-1; D Wheeler 0-1; Al Reyes 0-2; G Glover 2-0. Batters
faced: K Igawa 21; E Ramirez 4; B Bruney 4; R Villone 4; C Britton 1; K
Farnsworth 3; J Veras 4; J Karstens 1; J Hammel 24; G Balfour 3; J Switzer 5; D
Wheeler 6; Al Reyes 4; G Glover 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Mike Dimuro.

T--4:06. Att--24,503.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 6
TAMPA BAY 7 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (6) AT TAMPA BAY (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon singled to center. J Damon stole second. D Jeter
doubled to deep right center, J Damon scored. B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez
flied out to center. H Matsui walked, D Jeter to third, B Abreu to second.
J Posada grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, H Matsui
out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

NY YANKEES 3RD: J Damon singled to center. D Jeter singled to center,
J Damon to second. B Abreu walked, J Damon to third, D Jeter to second.
A Rodriguez homered to left, J Damon, D Jeter and B Abreu scored. H Matsui
lined out to center. J Posada flied out to right. R Cano singled to left.
D Mientkiewicz struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: E Ramirez relieved K Igawa. B Upton walked. D Young popped
out to first. D Navarro doubled to deep left center, B Upton scored. J Gomes
walked. B Bruney relieved E Ramirez. G Norton hit for J Guzman. G Norton
walked, D Navarro to third, J Gomes to second. J Wilson struck out looking.
A Iwamura walked, D Navarro scored, J Gomes to third, G Norton to second.
J Velandia homered to left, J Gomes, G Norton and A Iwamura scored. R Villone
relieved B Bruney. C Pena grounded out to first. (6 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 6.

NY YANKEES 8TH: D Wheeler relieved J Switzer. J Posada doubled to deep left
center. B Sardinha ran for J Posada. R Cano singled to center, B Sardinha to
third. J Giambi hit for D Mientkiewicz. J Giambi struck out swinging.
M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, B Sardinha scored, R Cano to second on error
by catcher D Navarro. J Damon singled to left, R Cano to third. D Jeter struck
out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 6, TAMPA BAY 6.

TAMPA BAY 10TH: J Karstens relieved J Veras. D Navarro homered to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, TAMPA BAY 7.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (6) AT TAMPA BAY (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon LF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui DH, J Posada C, R Cano 2B, D Mientkiewicz 1B, M Cabrera CF, K Igawa LHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, J Velandia 2B, C Pena 1B, B Upton CF,
D Young RF, D Navarro C, J Gomes LF, J Guzman DH, J Wilson SS, J Hammel RHP.

Umpires -- Gerry Davis (HP), Brian Gorman (1B), Paul Nauert (2B), Mike Dimuro (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon singled to center. J Damon stole second. D Jeter
doubled to deep right center, J Damon scored. B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez
flied out to center. H Matsui walked, D Jeter to third, B Abreu to second.
J Posada grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, H Matsui
out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura flied out to left. J Velandia walked. C Pena
walked, J Velandia to second. J Velandia to third, C Pena to second on wild
pitch by K Igawa. B Upton struck out looking. D Young struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: R Cano struck out swinging. D Mientkiewicz struck out
looking. M Cabrera lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Navarro fouled out to left. J Gomes walked. J Guzman
lined into double play, second to first, J Gomes doubled off first.(0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

NY YANKEES 3RD: J Damon singled to center. D Jeter singled to center,
J Damon to second. B Abreu walked, J Damon to third, D Jeter to second.
A Rodriguez homered to left, J Damon, D Jeter and B Abreu scored. H Matsui
lined out to center. J Posada flied out to right. R Cano singled to left.
D Mientkiewicz struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Wilson flied out to right. A Iwamura singled to center.
J Velandia flied out to center. C Pena singled to right, A Iwamura to second.
B Upton walked, A Iwamura to third, C Pena to second. D Young flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 0.

NY YANKEES 4TH: M Cabrera flied out to center. J Damon singled to left.
J Damon stole second. D Jeter flied out to right, J Damon to third. B Abreu
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Navarro flied out to right. J Gomes walked. J Guzman
popped out to second. J Wilson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 0.

NY YANKEES 5TH: A Rodriguez grounded out to third. H Matsui struck out
swinging. J Posada grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: A Iwamura flied out to left. J Velandia lined out to left.
C Pena grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5,
TAMPA BAY 0.

NY YANKEES 6TH: G Balfour relieved J Hammel. R Cano singled to left center.
R Cano caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. D Mientkiewicz
walked. M Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
D Mientkiewicz out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: E Ramirez relieved K Igawa. B Upton walked. D Young popped
out to first. D Navarro doubled to deep left center, B Upton scored. J Gomes
walked. B Bruney relieved E Ramirez. G Norton hit for J Guzman. G Norton
walked, D Navarro to third, J Gomes to second. J Wilson struck out looking.
A Iwamura walked, D Navarro scored, J Gomes to third, G Norton to second.
J Velandia homered to left, J Gomes, G Norton and A Iwamura scored. R Villone
relieved B Bruney. C Pena grounded out to first. (6 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 6.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Switzer relieved G Balfour. J Damon reached on infield
single to pitcher. D Jeter grounded out to pitcher, J Damon to second.
B Abreu popped out to first. A Rodriguez intentionally walked. H Matsui struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 6.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: B Upton walked. D Young grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, B Upton out at second. D Navarro grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, D Young out at second. C Britton relieved R Villone. J Gomes struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 6.

NY YANKEES 8TH: D Wheeler relieved J Switzer. J Posada doubled to deep left
center. B Sardinha ran for J Posada. R Cano singled to center, B Sardinha to
third. J Giambi hit for D Mientkiewicz. J Giambi struck out swinging.
M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, B Sardinha scored, R Cano to second on error
by catcher D Navarro. J Damon singled to left, R Cano to third. D Jeter struck
out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 6, TAMPA BAY 6.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: J Molina catching. W Betemit at first base. K Farnsworth
relieved C Britton. G Norton struck out swinging. J Wilson popped out to
second. A Iwamura struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6,
TAMPA BAY 6.

NY YANKEES 9TH: Al Reyes relieved D Wheeler. B Abreu flied out to right.
A Rodriguez lined out to left. H Matsui walked. W Betemit struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, TAMPA BAY 6.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: J Veras relieved K Farnsworth. J Velandia flied out to
center. C Pena walked. B Upton struck out looking. D Young popped out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, TAMPA BAY 6.

NY YANKEES 10TH: G Glover relieved Al Reyes. R Cano grounded out to shortstop.
J Molina grounded out to shortstop. M Cabrera struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, TAMPA BAY 6.

TAMPA BAY 10TH: J Karstens relieved J Veras. D Navarro homered to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 6, TAMPA BAY 7.</div>

 

Navarro, Devil Rays halt Yankees' playoff celebration

<h3>TAMPA BAY 7, NY YANKEES 6 (10 INNINGS)</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Dioner Navarro kept hisformer club's champagne on ice.


Navarro belted a walk-off homer as the Tampa Bay Devil Raysprevented the New York Yankees from clinching their 13thstraight playoff berth with a 7-6 victory in 10 innings onTuesday night.


Jorge Velandia blasted a grand slam - his first major leaguehomer - for the Devil Rays, who used a six-run sixth inning toerase a five-run deficit en route to the victory.


With the loss, the Yankees (90-67) lead the Detroit Tigers(86-72) by 4 1/2 games in the American League wild card race -needing one win or a Tigers' loss to make yet another appearancein October. Detroit routed the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.

The Yankees dropped three games behind first-place Boston in theAL East with five games to play.


But New York could not celebrate on this night thanks toNavarro, who was a former prospect with the Yankees.

The catcher appeared in just five games with the Yankees beforegetting traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-team deal,which brought Randy Johnson to New York prior to the 2005season.


Navarro led off the 10th with a solo blast off reliever JeffKarstens (1-4), slamming the ball deep into the right fieldseats to snap a 6-6 tie.


Alex Rodriguez's grand slam off Jason Hammel gave the Yankees a5-0 lead in the third inning, but the Devil Rays rallied withsix in the sixth. It was Rodriguez's third grand slam thisseason and 16th of his career.


Trailing by five runs entering the sixth, Velandia highlightedthe frame with his slam to give the Devil Rays a 6-5 advantage.

Melky Cabrera's sacrifice fly in the eighth pulled the Yankeeseven at 6-6.


Hammel yielded five runs and seven hits in five innings whilestriking out four and walking three. Gary Glover (6-5), who wasone five Devil Rays relievers, hurled the 10th to pick up thevictory.


New York starter Kei Igawa tossed five scoreless innings,allowing just two hits while striking out two and walking five.

Johnny Damon had five hits for the Yankees, who suffered justtheir fifth loss in their last 19 games.

 

Navarro, Devil Rays halt Yankees' playoff celebration

<h3>TAMPA BAY 7, NY YANKEES 6 (10 INNINGS)</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Dioner Navarro kept hisformer club's champagne on ice.


Navarro belted a walk-off homer as the Tampa Bay Devil Raysprevented the New York Yankees from clinching their 13thstraight playoff berth with a 7-6 victory in 10 innings onTuesday night.


Jorge Velandia blasted a grand slam - his first major leaguehomer - for the Devil Rays, who used a six-run sixth inning toerase a five-run deficit en route to the victory.


"It happens, it's a good story," Velandia said. "I'm prettyexcited about it. I'm a small guy. I don't try to hit homeruns."


With the loss, the Yankees (90-67) lead the Detroit Tigers(86-72) by 4 1/2 games in the American League wild card race -needing one win or a Tigers' loss to make yet another appearancein October. Detroit routed the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. TheYankees dropped three games behind first-place Boston in the ALEast with five games to play.


"Maybe we'll make it harder on them," Navarro said. "We'reyoung, we're hungry and we want to show we can play againstanyone in the big leagues."


But New York could not celebrate on this night thanks toNavarro, who was a former prospect with the Yankees.

The catcher appeared in just five games with the Yankees beforegetting traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-team deal,which brought Randy Johnson to New York prior to the 2005season.


Navarro led off the 10th with a solo blast off reliever JeffKarstens (1-4), slamming the ball deep into the right fieldseats to snap a 6-6 tie.


"It's very disappointing," Karstens said. "You don't want tofinish a game like that."


Alex Rodriguez's grand slam off Jason Hammel gave the Yankees a5-0 lead in the third inning, but the Devil Rays rallied withsix in the sixth. It was Rodriguez's third grand slam thisseason and 16th of his career.


Trailing by five runs entering the sixth, Velandia highlightedthe frame with his slam to give the Devil Rays a 6-5 advantage.

"This guy's really good in the clubhouse and then he made animpact on the field today," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said."It was bedlam in the dugout. The little curtain call, I likedthat."


Melky Cabrera's sacrifice fly in the eighth pulled the Yankeeseven at 6-6.


Hammel yielded five runs and seven hits in five innings whilestriking out four and walking three. Gary Glover (6-5), who wasone five Devil Rays relievers, hurled the 10th to pick up thevictory.


New York starter Kei Igawa tossed five scoreless innings,allowing just two hits while striking out two and walking five.

"We walked too many, we continued to fight but we came up alittle short," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "We just couldn'tget the job done out of the bullpen in the middle innings. Iknow Jeff (Karstens) would throw strikes and had the mostexperience."


Johnny Damon had five hits for the Yankees, who suffered justtheir fifth loss in their last 19 games.


"We have to come back tomorrow and try to clinch," Damon said."It's not easy, but we're going to get the job done."