GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (90-67) at TAMPA BAY (65-92)

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (12) VS TAMPA BAY (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .265
D Jeter ss 4 2 3 2 0 1 2 .322
B Abreu rf 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .309
J Posada c 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .337
R Cano 2b 5 1 2 5 0 0 1 .305
S Duncan dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .250
a-J Giambi ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
D Mientkiewicz 1b 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .275

Totals 39 12 17 12 3 7 16

a-singled to center for S Duncan in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - S Duncan (1, J Howell); D Mientkiewicz 2 (11, J Witasick, S
Dohmann); D Jeter (38, J Salas). HR - D Jeter (12, 4th inning off J Howell 0
on, 0 Out), R Cano (19, 5th inning off J Howell 2 on, 2 Out). SF - D Jeter. RBI
- D Jeter 2 (71), R Cano 5 (94), J Posada 3 (89), D Mientkiewicz (24), B Abreu
(99). 2-out RBI - J Posada 2, R Cano 3, D Mientkiewicz. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Damon 1, A Rodriguez 1, S Duncan 1, M Cabrera 3. GIDP - R
Cano. Team LOB - 8.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282
a-J Guzman ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Velandia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .353
C Pena 1b 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .278
B Upton cf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .305
J Ruggiano cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
D Young rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .292
G Norton dh 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .243
J Gomes lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .246
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .246

Totals 28 2 8 2 3 7 13

a-grounded to shortstop for A Iwamura in the 6th.

BATTING: 3B - A Iwamura (9, C Wang). HR - C Pena (43, 5th inning off C Wang 0
on, 1 Out). SF - C Pena. RBI - C Pena 2 (118). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Gomes 1, J Wilson 1, D Young 3, A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 9.


BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (22, 2nd base off C Wang/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - J Wilson (16, ground ball). Outfield assists - D Young (J
Giambi at Home). DP: 1 (J Velandia-J Wilson-C Pena).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 273 00 -- 12
TAMPA BAY - 100 010 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 6 7 2 2 3 6 1 3.70
J Chamberlain 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.40

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 4 2/3 6 9 8 3 4 2 7.59
S Dohmann 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.34
J Ridgway 1/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 ######
J Salas 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.72
J Witasick 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.17

WP - J Howell, J Chamberlain. HBP - A Rodriguez (by J Howell).
Pitches-strikes: C Wang 94-54; J Chamberlain 14-9; J Howell 93-55; S Dohmann
7-4; J Ridgway 25-13; J Salas 25-18; J Witasick 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls:
C Wang 7-5; J Chamberlain 1-1; J Howell 7-3; S Dohmann 0-0; J Ridgway 0-1; J
Salas 2-1; J Witasick 2-0. Batters faced: C Wang 28; J Chamberlain 4; J Howell
25; S Dohmann 2; J Ridgway 5; J Salas 8; J Witasick 4.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: LUIS VIZCAINO (8-2, 4.17) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 12, TAMPA BAY 2

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: G NORTON (.243, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Vizcaino relieved J Chamberlain.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 12
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G Norton (.243, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JONNY GOMES (17) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 8TH OFF LUIS VIZCAINO SCORED GREG NORTON.
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 12, TAMPA BAY 4

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.227, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Paul hit for D Navarro.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 12
TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Paul (.192, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 12 17 0
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 12 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - LUIS VIZCAINO
TAM - JAY WITASICK

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.275, 0-FOR-4)
J DAMON (.265, 2-FOR-5)
D JETER (.322, 3-FOR-4, SF, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (12) VS TAMPA BAY (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .265
D Jeter ss 4 2 3 2 0 1 2 .322
B Abreu rf 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .309
J Posada c 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .337
R Cano 2b 5 1 2 5 0 0 1 .305
S Duncan dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .250
a-J Giambi ph-dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
D Mientkiewicz 1b 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .275

Totals 39 12 17 12 3 7 16

a-singled to center for S Duncan in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - S Duncan (1, J Howell); D Mientkiewicz 2 (11, J Witasick, S
Dohmann); D Jeter (38, J Salas). HR - D Jeter (12, 4th inning off J Howell 0
on, 0 Out), R Cano (19, 5th inning off J Howell 2 on, 2 Out). SF - D Jeter. RBI
- D Jeter 2 (71), R Cano 5 (94), J Posada 3 (89), D Mientkiewicz (24), B Abreu
(99). 2-out RBI - J Posada 2, R Cano 3, D Mientkiewicz. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Damon 1, A Rodriguez 1, S Duncan 1, M Cabrera 3. GIDP - R
Cano. Team LOB - 8.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282
a-J Guzman ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320
J Velandia 2b 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .371
C Pena 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .277
B Upton cf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .305
J Ruggiano cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
D Young rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .292
G Norton dh 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .247
J Gomes lf 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 .248
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
b-J Paul ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
J Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245

Totals 35 4 12 4 3 7 15

a-grounded to shortstop for A Iwamura in the 6th; b-flied out to center for D
Navarro in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - G Norton (9, L Vizcaino). 3B - A Iwamura (9, C Wang). HR - C Pena
(43, 5th inning off C Wang 0 on, 1 Out), J Gomes (17, 8th inning off L Vizcaino
1 on, 0 Out). SF - C Pena. RBI - C Pena 2 (118), J Gomes 2 (48). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Gomes 1, J Wilson 1, D Young 3, A
Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (22, 2nd base off C Wang/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - J Wilson (16, ground ball). Outfield assists - D Young (J
Giambi at Home). DP: 1 (J Velandia-J Wilson-C Pena).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 273 00 -- 12
TAMPA BAY - 100 010 02 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 6 7 2 2 3 6 1 3.70
J Chamberlain 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.40
L Vizcaino 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 4.36

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 4 2/3 6 9 8 3 4 2 7.59
S Dohmann 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.34
J Ridgway 1/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 ######
J Salas 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.72
J Witasick 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.17

WP - J Howell, J Chamberlain. HBP - A Rodriguez (by J Howell).
Pitches-strikes: C Wang 94-54; J Chamberlain 14-9; L Vizcaino 17-13; J Howell
93-55; S Dohmann 7-4; J Ridgway 25-13; J Salas 25-18; J Witasick 16-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Wang 7-5; J Chamberlain 1-1; L Vizcaino 1-2; J Howell 7-3; S
Dohmann 0-0; J Ridgway 0-1; J Salas 2-1; J Witasick 2-0. Batters faced: C Wang
28; J Chamberlain 4; L Vizcaino 7; J Howell 25; S Dohmann 2; J Ridgway 5; J
Salas 8; J Witasick 4.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Paul catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 12
TAMPA BAY 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M Cabrera (.275, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: BRIAN STOKES (2-7, 7.19) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 12, TAMPA BAY 4

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: M CABRERA (.275, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Stokes relieved J Witasick.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 12
TAMPA BAY 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M Cabrera (.275, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 12 18 0
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 12 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - LUIS VIZCAINO
TAM - BRIAN STOKES

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J RUGGIANO (.500, 1-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.292, 1-FOR-4)
G NORTON (.247, 3-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (12) VS TAMPA BAY (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 6 2 3 0 0 1 1 .267
D Jeter ss 5 2 3 2 0 2 4 .322
B Abreu rf 5 3 1 1 1 0 2 .282
A Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .309
J Posada c 6 1 3 3 0 0 3 .336
R Cano 2b 5 1 2 5 0 0 1 .305
S Duncan dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .250
a-J Giambi ph-dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
D Mientkiewicz 1b 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .275

Totals 43 12 18 12 5 8 23

a-singled to center for S Duncan in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - S Duncan (1, J Howell); D Mientkiewicz 2 (11, J Witasick, S
Dohmann); D Jeter (38, J Salas); J Damon (25, B Stokes). HR - D Jeter (12, 4th
inning off J Howell 0 on, 0 Out), R Cano (19, 5th inning off J Howell 2 on, 2
Out). SF - D Jeter. RBI - D Jeter 2 (71), R Cano 5 (94), J Posada 3 (89), D
Mientkiewicz (24), B Abreu (99). 2-out RBI - J Posada 2, R Cano 3, D
Mientkiewicz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, J Posada 2,
A Rodriguez 1, S Duncan 1, M Cabrera 3. GIDP - R Cano. Team LOB - 11.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282
a-J Guzman ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320
J Velandia 2b 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .371
C Pena 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .277
B Upton cf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .305
J Ruggiano cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
D Young rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .292
G Norton dh 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .247
J Gomes lf 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 .248
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
b-J Paul ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
J Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245

Totals 35 4 12 4 3 7 15

a-grounded to shortstop for A Iwamura in the 6th; b-flied out to center for D
Navarro in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - G Norton (9, L Vizcaino). 3B - A Iwamura (9, C Wang). HR - C Pena
(43, 5th inning off C Wang 0 on, 1 Out), J Gomes (17, 8th inning off L Vizcaino
1 on, 0 Out). SF - C Pena. RBI - C Pena 2 (118), J Gomes 2 (48). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Gomes 1, J Wilson 1, D Young 3, A
Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (22, 2nd base off C Wang/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - J Wilson (16, ground ball). Outfield assists - D Young (J
Giambi at Home). DP: 1 (J Velandia-J Wilson-C Pena).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 273 000 -- 12
TAMPA BAY - 100 010 02 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 6 7 2 2 3 6 1 3.70
J Chamberlain 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.40
L Vizcaino 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 4.36

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 4 2/3 6 9 8 3 4 2 7.59
S Dohmann 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.34
J Ridgway 1/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 ######
J Salas 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.72
J Witasick 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.17
B Stokes 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 7.07

WP - J Howell, J Chamberlain. HBP - A Rodriguez (by J Howell).
Pitches-strikes: C Wang 94-54; J Chamberlain 14-9; L Vizcaino 17-13; J Howell
93-55; S Dohmann 7-4; J Ridgway 25-13; J Salas 25-18; J Witasick 16-10; B
Stokes 31-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 7-5; J Chamberlain 1-1; L Vizcaino
1-2; J Howell 7-3; S Dohmann 0-0; J Ridgway 0-1; J Salas 2-1; J Witasick 2-0; B
Stokes 0-2. Batters faced: C Wang 28; J Chamberlain 4; L Vizcaino 7; J Howell
25; S Dohmann 2; J Ridgway 5; J Salas 8; J Witasick 4; B Stokes 6.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: MARIANO RIVERA (3-4, 2.86) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 12, TAMPA BAY 4

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: J RUGGIANO (.500, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rivera relieved L Vizcaino.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 12
TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Ruggiano (.500, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 12 18 0
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG, JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH),
MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA

TAM - J.P. HOWELL, SCOTT DOHMANN (5TH), JEFF RIDGWAY
(6TH), JUAN SALAS (6TH), JAY WITASICK (8TH), BRIAN STOKES
(9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO, JOSH PAUL (9TH)

HOME RUNS: NYY - DEREK JETER (12) OFF J.P. HOWELL IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
ROBINSON CANO (19) OFF J.P. HOWELL IN THE 5TH, 2 ON

TAM - CARLOS PENA (43) OFF CHIEN-MING WANG IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
JONNY GOMES (17) OFF LUIS VIZCAINO IN THE 8TH, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 12 18 0
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG, JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH),
MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA

TAM - J.P. HOWELL, SCOTT DOHMANN (5TH), JEFF RIDGWAY
(6TH), JUAN SALAS (6TH), JAY WITASICK (8TH), BRIAN STOKES
(9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO, JOSH PAUL (9TH)


WP - CHIEN-MING WANG (19-7)
LP - J.P. HOWELL (1-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - DEREK JETER (12) OFF J.P. HOWELL IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
ROBINSON CANO (19) OFF J.P. HOWELL IN THE 5TH, 2 ON

TAM - CARLOS PENA (43) OFF CHIEN-MING WANG IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
JONNY GOMES (17) OFF LUIS VIZCAINO IN THE 8TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:29 ATT: 21,621

PROBABLES: NYY - PHIL HUGHES (4-3, 4.80)
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (13-9, 3.54)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (12) VS TAMPA BAY (4) - FINAL

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 6 2 3 0 0 1 1 .267
D Jeter ss 5 2 3 2 0 2 4 .322
B Abreu rf 5 3 1 1 1 0 2 .282
A Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .309
J Posada c 6 1 3 3 0 0 3 .336
R Cano 2b 5 1 2 5 0 0 1 .305
S Duncan dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .250
a-J Giambi ph-dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
D Mientkiewicz 1b 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .275

Totals 43 12 18 12 5 8 23

a-singled to center for S Duncan in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - S Duncan (1, J Howell); D Mientkiewicz 2 (11, J Witasick, S
Dohmann); D Jeter (38, J Salas); J Damon (25, B Stokes). HR - D Jeter (12, 4th
inning off J Howell 0 on, 0 Out), R Cano (19, 5th inning off J Howell 2 on, 2
Out). SF - D Jeter. RBI - D Jeter 2 (71), R Cano 5 (94), J Posada 3 (89), D
Mientkiewicz (24), B Abreu (99). 2-out RBI - J Posada 2, R Cano 3, D
Mientkiewicz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, J Posada 2,
A Rodriguez 1, S Duncan 1, M Cabrera 3. GIDP - R Cano. Team LOB - 11.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282
a-J Guzman ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320
J Velandia 2b 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .371
C Pena 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .277
B Upton cf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .305
J Ruggiano cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
D Young rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .291
G Norton dh 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .246
J Gomes lf 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 .248
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227
b-J Paul ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
J Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245

Totals 38 4 12 4 3 8 15

a-grounded to shortstop for A Iwamura in the 6th; b-flied out to center for D
Navarro in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - G Norton (9, L Vizcaino). 3B - A Iwamura (9, C Wang). HR - C Pena
(43, 5th inning off C Wang 0 on, 1 Out), J Gomes (17, 8th inning off L Vizcaino
1 on, 0 Out). SF - C Pena. RBI - C Pena 2 (118), J Gomes 2 (48). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Gomes 1, J Wilson 1, D Young 3, A
Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (22, 2nd base off C Wang/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - J Wilson (16, ground ball). Outfield assists - D Young (J
Giambi at Home). DP: 1 (J Velandia-J Wilson-C Pena).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 273 000 -- 12
TAMPA BAY - 100 010 020 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang (W, 19-7) 6 7 2 2 3 6 1 3.70
J Chamberlain 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.40
L Vizcaino 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 4.36
M Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.82

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell (L, 1-6) 4 2/3 6 9 8 3 4 2 7.59
S Dohmann 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.34
J Ridgway 1/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 ######
J Salas 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.72
J Witasick 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.17
B Stokes 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 7.07

WP - J Howell, J Chamberlain. HBP - A Rodriguez (by J Howell).
Pitches-strikes: C Wang 94-54; J Chamberlain 14-9; L Vizcaino 17-13; M Rivera
10-8; J Howell 93-55; S Dohmann 7-4; J Ridgway 25-13; J Salas 25-18; J Witasick
16-10; B Stokes 31-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 7-5; J Chamberlain 1-1; L
Vizcaino 1-2; M Rivera 1-1; J Howell 7-3; S Dohmann 0-0; J Ridgway 0-1; J Salas
2-1; J Witasick 2-0; B Stokes 0-2. Batters faced: C Wang 28; J Chamberlain 4; L
Vizcaino 7; M Rivera 3; J Howell 25; S Dohmann 2; J Ridgway 5; J Salas 8; J
Witasick 4; B Stokes 6.

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

T--3:29. Att--21,621.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

Yankees crush Devil Rays, clinch playoff spot

<h3>NY YANKEES 12, TAMPA BAY 4</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- This time, the New YorkYankees weren't going to be denied in their playoff quest.

With owner George Steinbrenner looking on, the Yankees crushedthe Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 12-4, on Wednesday to clinch a playoffberth for the 13th consecutive season.


In an offensive showcase, Robinson Cano had a home run and fiveRBI, Derek Jeter homered, Doug Mientkiewicz had a careerhigh-tying four hits and Jorge Posada added three RBI, leadingNew York to victory one night after it blew a 5-0 lead in a 7-6loss here.


Tampa Bay grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first, but the Yankeesresponded with two runs in the fourth, seven in the fifth andthree in the sixth, much to the delight of the Tropicana Fieldcrowd - at least half of which rooting for New York.

Despite the win, the Yankees (91-67) remain a long shot to catchthe Boston Red Sox (94-64) for the American League East title.They trail the Red Sox by three games with four remaining.

Jeter started the onslaught with a solo home run in the fourthand Cano added an RBI groundout.


In the seven-run fifth, Jeter had a sacrifice fly, Posada atwo-run single, Cano a three-run home run and Mientkiewicz anRBI double.


Bobby Abreu, Cano and Posada also had RBI singles in the sixth.

Chien-Ming Wang (19-7) scattered seven hits in six innings,allowing two earned runs with three walks and six strikeouts toreach 19 wins for the second consecutive season.


Carlos Pena accounted for the first two Devil Rays' runs with afirst-inning sacrifice fly and a fifth-inning solo home run. Itwas Pena's 43rd home run of the season, and the two RBI broughthis season total to 118, breaking Jorge Cantu's franchiserecord of 117 set in 2005.


<div class="pre">J.P. Howell (1-6) started for Tampa Bay and was rocked for nine</div>runs - eight earned - in 4 2/3 innings while walking three andstriking out four. The 24-year-old lefthander earned his lonewin of the season on June 3.


The two teams finish the season series on Thursday with theYankees holding a slim 9-8 advantage over the Devil Rays in2007.

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 12
TAMPA BAY 4 FINAL</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

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NY YANKEES (12) AT TAMPA BAY (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura tripled to deep center. J Velandia grounded out
to third. C Pena hit sacrifice fly to left, A Iwamura scored. B Upton singled
to right. B Upton stole second. D Young grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

NY YANKEES 4TH: D Jeter homered to left. B Abreu safe at first on error by
shortstop J Wilson. A Rodriguez walked, B Abreu to second. J Posada grounded
out to third, B Abreu to third, A Rodriguez to second. R Cano grounded out to
second, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third. S Duncan struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 2, TAMPA BAY 1.

NY YANKEES 5TH: D Mientkiewicz reached on infield single to shortstop.
M Cabrera struck out swinging. J Damon singled to right, D Mientkiewicz to
second. D Mientkiewicz to third, J Damon to second on wild pitch by J Howell.
D Jeter hit sacrifice fly to right, D Mientkiewicz scored, J Damon to third.
B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez hit by pitch, B Abreu to second. J Posada singled
to center, J Damon and B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third. R Cano homered to
right, A Rodriguez and J Posada scored. S Duncan doubled to left. S Dohmann
relieved J Howell. D Mientkiewicz doubled to deep center, S Duncan scored.
M Cabrera struck out looking. (7 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: J Velandia struck out swinging. C Pena homered to center.
B Upton struck out looking. D Young singled to left. G Norton singled to
center, D Young to third. J Gomes struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TAMPA BAY 2.

NY YANKEES 6TH: J Ridgway relieved S Dohmann. J Damon reached on infield
single to third. D Jeter reached on infield single to third, J Damon to
second. B Abreu singled to right, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second.
A Rodriguez popped out to shortstop. J Posada singled to right, D Jeter scored,
B Abreu to third. J Salas relieved J Ridgway. R Cano singled to center,
B Abreu scored, J Posada to second. S Duncan fouled out to catcher.
D Mientkiewicz singled to right, J Posada to third, R Cano to second. M Cabrera
grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 12, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: L Vizcaino relieved J Chamberlain. G Norton doubled to deep
right. J Gomes homered to left center, G Norton scored. J Paul hit for
D Navarro. J Paul flied out to center. J Wilson grounded out to third. J Guzman
singled to left. J Velandia singled to left, J Guzman to second. C Pena
fouled out to left. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 12, TAMPA BAY 4.</div>