GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (44-44) at TAMPA BAY (35-55)

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: KYLE FARNSWORTH (1-1, 4.46) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 5

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: B UPTON (.325, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Farnsworth relieved L Vizcaino.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
TAMPA BAY 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B Upton (.325, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TY WIGGINTON SCORED B.J. UPTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
TAMPA BAY 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.180, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Wilson ran for T Wigginton.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J WILSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
TAMPA BAY 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Navarro (.180, 2-FOR-3)</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 0 4 0 0 3 7 10 0
TAMPA BAY 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 15 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - KYLE FARNSWORTH
TAM - GARY GLOVER

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.311, 1-FOR-4)
H MATSUI (.278, 2-FOR-4)
M CABRERA (.275, 1-FOR-3, SAC)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (7) VS TAMPA BAY (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .244
D Jeter ss 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .333
B Abreu rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269
A Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .311
H Matsui lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .278
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .275
R Cano 2b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .271
A Phillips 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .302
W Nieves c 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .132
a-J Posada ph-c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330

Totals 33 7 10 7 4 8 15

a-intentionally walked for W Nieves in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Nieves (1, E Jackson); A Rodriguez (22, B Stokes). 3B - A
Phillips (1, E Jackson). HR - D Jeter (7, 5th inning off E Jackson 1 on, 1
Out). S - M Cabrera. SF - R Cano. RBI - A Phillips 2 (7), W Nieves (5), D Jeter
3 (48), R Cano (41). 2-out RBI - A Phillips, D Jeter. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - W Nieves 1, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jeter (8, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera 2 (B Harris at 3rd base), H Matsui (B
Upton at Home, T Wigginton at 2nd base). DP: 3 (R Cano-D Jeter-A Phillips, A
Rodriguez-R Cano-A Phillips, A Phillips-D Jeter).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .282
C Crawford lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .281
B Harris ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .307
C Pena 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .295
D Young rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289
B Upton cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .329
G Norton dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .178
T Wigginton 2b 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .273
J Wilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Navarro c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .179

Totals 33 6 15 6 3 0 14

BATTING: 2B - B Upton (17, K Farnsworth); T Wigginton (19, K Farnsworth). HR -
C Pena (22, 7th inning off R Villone 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena 3 (58), B Upton
(33), C Crawford (52), T Wigginton (44). 2-out RBI - B Upton, C Pena 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, G Norton 1, B Harris 1. GIDP - B
Upton, C Crawford. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford 2 (26, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves 2), D
Navarro (2, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves).

FIELDING: E - B Harris (11, ground ball).


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NY YANKEES - 000 040 03 -- 7
TAMPA BAY - 210 000 21 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 6 11 3 3 2 0 0 4.61
R Villone 2/3 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.86
L Vizcaino 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.73
K Farnsworth 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.58

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 6 4 4 2 6 1 7.14
B Stokes 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.33
C Fossum 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 7.58
G Glover 1/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 5.28

B Stokes pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB - R Cano (by E Jackson), J Posada (by G Glover). Pitches-strikes: M
Mussina 88-57; R Villone 16-8; L Vizcaino 1-1; K Farnsworth 8-6; E Jackson
111-68; B Stokes 14-9; C Fossum 9-7; G Glover 20-9. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 9-6; R Villone 2-0; L Vizcaino 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-2; E Jackson 5-7; B
Stokes 2-1; C Fossum 0-1; G Glover 0-0. Batters faced: M Mussina 27; R Villone
4; L Vizcaino 1; K Farnsworth 4; E Jackson 27; B Stokes 4; C Fossum 3; G Glover
5.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Wilson at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
TAMPA BAY 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A Rodriguez (.311, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL NY YANKEES AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: NEW YORK LEFT FIELDER HIDEKI MATSUI SINGLED IN THE
EIGHTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES.</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 0 4 0 0 3 0 7 10 0
TAMPA BAY 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 15 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - KYLE FARNSWORTH
TAM - GARY GLOVER

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.282, 1-FOR-4)
C CRAWFORD (.281, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
B HARRIS (.307, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (7) VS TAMPA BAY (6) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .244
D Jeter ss 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .333
B Abreu rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269
A Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .310
H Matsui lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .277
M Cabrera cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .274
R Cano 2b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .271
A Phillips 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .302
W Nieves c 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .132
a-J Posada ph-c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330

Totals 36 7 10 7 4 9 15

a-intentionally walked for W Nieves in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Nieves (1, E Jackson); A Rodriguez (22, B Stokes). 3B - A
Phillips (1, E Jackson). HR - D Jeter (7, 5th inning off E Jackson 1 on, 1
Out). S - M Cabrera. SF - R Cano. RBI - A Phillips 2 (7), W Nieves (5), D Jeter
3 (48), R Cano (41). 2-out RBI - A Phillips, D Jeter. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - W Nieves 1, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jeter (8, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera 2 (B Harris at 3rd base), H Matsui (B
Upton at Home, T Wigginton at 2nd base). DP: 3 (R Cano-D Jeter-A Phillips, A
Rodriguez-R Cano-A Phillips, A Phillips-D Jeter).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .282
C Crawford lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .281
B Harris ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .307
C Pena 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .295
D Young rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289
B Upton cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .329
G Norton dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .178
T Wigginton 2b 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .273
J Wilson pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Navarro c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .179

Totals 33 6 15 6 3 0 14

BATTING: 2B - B Upton (17, K Farnsworth); T Wigginton (19, K Farnsworth). HR -
C Pena (22, 7th inning off R Villone 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena 3 (58), B Upton
(33), C Crawford (52), T Wigginton (44). 2-out RBI - B Upton, C Pena 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, G Norton 1, B Harris 1. GIDP - B
Upton, C Crawford. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford 2 (26, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves 2), D
Navarro (2, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves).

FIELDING: E - B Harris (11, ground ball).


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NY YANKEES - 000 040 030 -- 7
TAMPA BAY - 210 000 21 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 6 11 3 3 2 0 0 4.61
R Villone 2/3 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.86
L Vizcaino 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.73
K Farnsworth 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.58

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 6 4 4 2 6 1 7.14
B Stokes 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.33
C Fossum 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 7.58
G Glover 1 1/3 2 1 1 2 2 0 5.17

B Stokes pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB - R Cano (by E Jackson), J Posada (by G Glover). Pitches-strikes: M
Mussina 88-57; R Villone 16-8; L Vizcaino 1-1; K Farnsworth 8-6; E Jackson
111-68; B Stokes 14-9; C Fossum 9-7; G Glover 29-15. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 9-6; R Villone 2-0; L Vizcaino 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-2; E Jackson 5-7; B
Stokes 2-1; C Fossum 0-1; G Glover 0-2. Batters faced: M Mussina 27; R Villone
4; L Vizcaino 1; K Farnsworth 4; E Jackson 27; B Stokes 4; C Fossum 3; G Glover
8.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: MARIANO RIVERA (2-3, 3.50) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 6

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: A IWAMURA (.282, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rivera relieved K Farnsworth.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
TAMPA BAY 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A Iwamura (.282, 1-FOR-4)</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 0 4 0 0 3 0 7 10 1
TAMPA BAY 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA, RON VILLONE (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (7TH), KYLE
FARNSWORTH (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND WIL NIEVES, JORGE
POSADA (8TH)

TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, BRIAN STOKES (7TH), CASEY FOSSUM
(8TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

HOME RUNS: NYY - DEREK JETER (7) OFF EDWIN JACKSON IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

TAM - CARLOS PENA (22) OFF RON VILLONE IN THE 7TH, 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 0 4 0 0 3 0 7 10 1
TAMPA BAY 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA, RON VILLONE (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (7TH), KYLE
FARNSWORTH (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND WIL NIEVES, JORGE
POSADA (8TH)

TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, BRIAN STOKES (7TH), CASEY FOSSUM
(8TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO


WP - LUIS VIZCAINO (5-2)
LP - CASEY FOSSUM (5-8)
SAVE - MARIANO RIVERA (13)

HOME RUNS: NYY - DEREK JETER (7) OFF EDWIN JACKSON IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

TAM - CARLOS PENA (22) OFF RON VILLONE IN THE 7TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:22 ATT: 36,048

PROBABLES: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA (5-10, 5.97)
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (7-5, 3.98)

PROBABLES: TOR - JOSH TOWERS (4-5, 5.07)
NYY - KEI IGAWA (2-2, 7.14)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .244
D Jeter ss 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .333
B Abreu rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269
A Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .310
H Matsui lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .277
M Cabrera cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .274
R Cano 2b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .271
A Phillips 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .302
W Nieves c 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .132
a-J Posada ph-c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330

Totals 36 7 10 7 4 9 15

a-intentionally walked for W Nieves in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Nieves (1, E Jackson); A Rodriguez (22, B Stokes). 3B - A
Phillips (1, E Jackson). HR - D Jeter (7, 5th inning off E Jackson 1 on, 1
Out). S - M Cabrera. SF - R Cano. RBI - A Phillips 2 (7), W Nieves (5), D Jeter
3 (48), R Cano (41). 2-out RBI - A Phillips, D Jeter. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - W Nieves 1, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jeter (8, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro).

FIELDING: E - J Posada (4, catchers interference). Outfield assists - M
Cabrera 2 (B Harris at 3rd base), H Matsui (B Upton at Home, T Wigginton at 2nd
base). DP: 4 (R Cano-D Jeter-A Phillips, A Rodriguez-R Cano-A Phillips, A
Phillips-D Jeter, A Rodriguez-A Phillips).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .285
C Crawford lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .281
B Harris ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .306
C Pena 1b 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .294
D Young rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289
B Upton cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .329
G Norton dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .178
T Wigginton 2b 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .273
J Wilson pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Navarro c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .179

Totals 36 6 16 6 3 0 16

BATTING: 2B - B Upton (17, K Farnsworth); T Wigginton (19, K Farnsworth). HR -
C Pena (22, 7th inning off R Villone 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena 3 (58), B Upton
(33), C Crawford (52), T Wigginton (44). 2-out RBI - B Upton, C Pena 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 3, G Norton 1, B Harris 1. GIDP - B
Upton, C Crawford, B Harris. Reached via catcher's interference - C Crawford 1.
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford 2 (26, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves 2), D
Navarro (2, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves).

FIELDING: E - B Harris (11, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 040 030 -- 7
TAMPA BAY - 210 000 210 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 6 11 3 3 2 0 0 4.61
R Villone (B, 1) 2/3 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.86
L Vizcaino (W, 5-2) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.73
K Farnsworth (H, 11) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.58
M Rivera (S, 13) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.41

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 6 4 4 2 6 1 7.14
B Stokes 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.33
C Fossum (L, 5-8; B, 4) 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 7.58
G Glover 1 1/3 2 1 1 2 2 0 5.17

B Stokes pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB - R Cano (by E Jackson), J Posada (by G Glover). Pitches-strikes: M
Mussina 88-57; R Villone 16-8; L Vizcaino 1-1; K Farnsworth 8-6; M Rivera
17-12; E Jackson 111-68; B Stokes 14-9; C Fossum 9-7; G Glover 29-15. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Mussina 9-6; R Villone 2-0; L Vizcaino 0-1; K Farnsworth
0-2; M Rivera 2-1; E Jackson 5-7; B Stokes 2-1; C Fossum 0-1; G Glover 0-2.
Batters faced: M Mussina 27; R Villone 4; L Vizcaino 1; K Farnsworth 4; M
Rivera 4; E Jackson 27; B Stokes 4; C Fossum 3; G Glover 8.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

T--3:22. Att--36,048.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

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

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

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

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura lined out to pitcher. C Crawford singled to
center. C Crawford stole second. B Harris walked. C Pena singled to center,
C Crawford scored, B Harris tagged out at second. D Young walked, C Pena to
second. B Upton singled to right, C Pena scored, D Young to third. G Norton
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton singled to left. D Navarro reached on bunt
single to third, T Wigginton to second. A Iwamura fouled out to third.
C Crawford singled to right, T Wigginton scored, D Navarro to third. B Harris
popped out to second. C Crawford stole second. C Pena flied out to center.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 5TH: R Cano singled to center. A Phillips tripled to deep
center, R Cano scored. W Nieves doubled to deep right, A Phillips scored.
J Damon lined out to first. D Jeter homered to right center, W Nieves scored.
B Abreu flied out to center. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: R Villone relieved M Mussina. A Iwamura singled to center.
C Crawford grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Iwamura out
at second. B Harris walked. C Pena homered to right, B Harris scored.
L Vizcaino relieved R Villone. D Young lined out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 5.

NY YANKEES 8TH: A Rodriguez doubled to deep center. C Fossum relieved
B Stokes. H Matsui singled to right, A Rodriguez to third. M Cabrera struck out
swinging. R Cano hit sacrifice fly to left, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to
second. G Glover relieved C Fossum. A Phillips singled to left, H Matsui
scored, A Phillips to second advancing on throw. J Posada hit for W Nieves.
J Posada intentionally walked. J Damon walked, A Phillips to third, J Posada to
second. D Jeter reached on infield single to third, A Phillips scored,
J Posada to third, J Damon to second. B Abreu struck out swinging. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 5.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: J Posada catching. K Farnsworth relieved L Vizcaino. B Upton
hit a ground rule double to deep right center. G Norton popped out to second.
T Wigginton doubled to left, B Upton scored. J Wilson ran for T Wigginton.
D Navarro lined into double play, first to shortstop, J Wilson doubled off
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 6.</div>

 

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

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui LF, M Cabrera CF, R Cano 2B, A Phillips 1B, W Nieves C, M Mussina RHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Harris SS, C Pena 1B,
D Young RF, B Upton CF, G Norton DH, T Wigginton 2B, D Navarro C, E Jackson RHP.

Umpires -- C.B. Bucknor (HP), Joe West (1B), Ed Rapuano (2B), Ed Hickox (3B).


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon grounded out to second. D Jeter walked. B Abreu
flied out to left. D Jeter stole second. A Rodriguez struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura lined out to pitcher. C Crawford singled to
center. C Crawford stole second. B Harris walked. C Pena singled to center,
C Crawford scored, B Harris tagged out at second. D Young walked, C Pena to
second. B Upton singled to right, C Pena scored, D Young to third. G Norton
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui flied out to left. M Cabrera singled to center.
R Cano flied out to left. A Phillips grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton singled to left. D Navarro reached on bunt
single to third, T Wigginton to second. A Iwamura fouled out to third.
C Crawford singled to right, T Wigginton scored, D Navarro to third. B Harris
popped out to second. C Crawford stole second. C Pena flied out to center.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 3RD: W Nieves struck out swinging. J Damon lined out to first.
D Jeter struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Young flied out to right. B Upton singled to right.
G Norton grounded out to second, B Upton to second. T Wigginton singled to left,
B Upton thrown out at home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu grounded out to shortstop. A Rodriguez grounded
out to shortstop. H Matsui singled to left center. M Cabrera flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Navarro singled to center. D Navarro stole second.
A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. C Crawford grounded out to first, D Navarro
to third. B Harris flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 5TH: R Cano singled to center. A Phillips tripled to deep
center, R Cano scored. W Nieves doubled to deep right, A Phillips scored.
J Damon lined out to first. D Jeter homered to right center, W Nieves scored.
B Abreu flied out to center. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Pena grounded out to second. D Young singled to center.
B Upton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Young out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: H Matsui safe at first on error by shortstop B Harris.
M Cabrera sacrificed to pitcher, H Matsui to second. R Cano intentionally
walked. A Phillips struck out looking. W Nieves struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: G Norton grounded out to first. T Wigginton singled to deep
left center, T Wigginton out stretching at second. D Navarro grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 7TH: B Stokes relieved E Jackson. J Damon flied out to center.
D Jeter grounded out to second. B Abreu grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: R Villone relieved M Mussina. A Iwamura singled to center.
C Crawford grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Iwamura out
at second. B Harris walked. C Pena homered to right, B Harris scored.
L Vizcaino relieved R Villone. D Young lined out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 5.

NY YANKEES 8TH: A Rodriguez doubled to deep center. C Fossum relieved
B Stokes. H Matsui singled to right, A Rodriguez to third. M Cabrera struck out
swinging. R Cano hit sacrifice fly to left, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to
second. G Glover relieved C Fossum. A Phillips singled to left, H Matsui
scored, A Phillips to second advancing on throw. J Posada hit for W Nieves.
J Posada intentionally walked. J Damon walked, A Phillips to third, J Posada to
second. D Jeter reached on infield single to third, A Phillips scored,
J Posada to third, J Damon to second. B Abreu struck out swinging. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 5.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: J Posada catching. K Farnsworth relieved L Vizcaino. B Upton
hit a ground rule double to deep right center. G Norton popped out to second.
T Wigginton doubled to left, B Upton scored. J Wilson ran for T Wigginton.
D Navarro lined into double play, first to shortstop, J Wilson doubled off
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 6.

NY YANKEES 9TH: J Wilson at second base. A Rodriguez flied out to left.
H Matsui struck out swinging. M Cabrera flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 6.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: M Rivera relieved K Farnsworth. A Iwamura singled to center.
C Crawford reached first base on catcher's interference, A Iwamura to second.
B Harris grounded into double play, third to first, A Iwamura out at third,
C Crawford to second. C Pena popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 6.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TAMPA BAY

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NY YANKEES (7) AT TAMPA BAY (6) - EVENT LOG
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Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui LF, M Cabrera CF, R Cano 2B, A Phillips 1B, W Nieves C, M Mussina RHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Harris SS, C Pena 1B,
D Young RF, B Upton CF, G Norton DH, T Wigginton 2B, D Navarro C, E Jackson RHP.

Umpires -- C.B. Bucknor (HP), Joe West (1B), Ed Rapuano (2B), Ed Hickox (3B).


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon grounded out to second. D Jeter walked. B Abreu
flied out to left. D Jeter stole second. A Rodriguez struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura lined out to pitcher. C Crawford singled to
center. C Crawford stole second. B Harris walked. C Pena singled to center,
C Crawford scored, B Harris tagged out at second. D Young walked, C Pena to
second. B Upton singled to right, C Pena scored, D Young to third. G Norton
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui flied out to left. M Cabrera singled to center.
R Cano flied out to left. A Phillips grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton singled to left. D Navarro reached on bunt
single to third, T Wigginton to second. A Iwamura fouled out to third.
C Crawford singled to right, T Wigginton scored, D Navarro to third. B Harris
popped out to second. C Crawford stole second. C Pena flied out to center.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 3RD: W Nieves struck out swinging. J Damon lined out to first.
D Jeter struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Young flied out to right. B Upton singled to right.
G Norton grounded out to second, B Upton to second. T Wigginton singled to left,
B Upton thrown out at home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu grounded out to thid. A Rodriguez grounded out
to shortstop. H Matsui singled to left center. M Cabrera flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Navarro singled to center. D Navarro stole second.
A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. C Crawford grounded out to first, D Navarro
to third. B Harris flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 5TH: R Cano singled to center. A Phillips tripled to deep
center, R Cano scored. W Nieves doubled to deep right, A Phillips scored.
J Damon lined out to first. D Jeter homered to right center, W Nieves scored.
B Abreu flied out to center. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Pena grounded out to second. D Young singled to center.
B Upton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Young out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: H Matsui safe at first on error by shortstop B Harris.
M Cabrera sacrificed to pitcher, H Matsui to second. R Cano intentionally
walked. A Phillips struck out looking. W Nieves struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: G Norton grounded out to first. T Wigginton singled to deep
left center, T Wigginton out stretching at second. D Navarro grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

NY YANKEES 7TH: B Stokes relieved E Jackson. J Damon flied out to center.
D Jeter grounded out to second. B Abreu grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: R Villone relieved M Mussina. A Iwamura singled to center.
C Crawford grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Iwamura out
at second. B Harris walked. C Pena homered to right, B Harris scored.
L Vizcaino relieved R Villone. D Young lined out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 5.

NY YANKEES 8TH: A Rodriguez doubled to deep center. C Fossum relieved
B Stokes. H Matsui singled to right, A Rodriguez to third. M Cabrera struck out
swinging. R Cano hit sacrifice fly to left, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to
second. G Glover relieved C Fossum. A Phillips singled to left, H Matsui
scored, A Phillips to second advancing on throw. J Posada hit for W Nieves.
J Posada intentionally walked. J Damon walked, A Phillips to third, J Posada to
second. D Jeter reached on infield single to third, A Phillips scored,
J Posada to third, J Damon to second. B Abreu struck out swinging. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 5.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: J Posada catching. K Farnsworth relieved L Vizcaino. B Upton
hit a ground rule double to deep right center. G Norton popped out to second.
T Wigginton doubled to left, B Upton scored. J Wilson ran for T Wigginton.
D Navarro lined into double play, first to shortstop, J Wilson doubled off
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 6.

NY YANKEES 9TH: J Wilson at second base. A Rodriguez flied out to left.
H Matsui struck out swinging. M Cabrera flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 6.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: M Rivera relieved K Farnsworth. A Iwamura singled to center.
C Crawford reached first base on catcher's interference, A Iwamura to second.
B Harris grounded into double play, third to first, A Iwamura out at third,
C Crawford to second. C Pena popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 6.</div>

 

Yankees rally and hold on for win over Devil Rays

<h3>NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 6</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Andy Phillips came up witha big hit and a sparkling defensive play to lead the New YorkYankees to victory.


Phillips had and RBI single in the eighth inning and made adiving grab in the bottom of the frame to spark the Yankees to a7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday.

Phillips gave New York a 6-5 lead with an RBI single to leftfield off of Gary Glover. Derek Jeter followed with arun-scoring single to extend the lead to 7-5.


The Devil Rays closed to 7-6 in the bottom of the eighth butPhillips kept them from getting any closer. The Yankees' firstbaseman made a diving catch with one out and then threw tosecond to double up pinch runner Josh Wilson.


Mariano Rivera pitched out of trouble in the ninth for his 426thcareer save.


Luis Vizcaino (5-2) retired the only batter he faced to end theseventh and pick up the win. Kyle Farnsworth pitched theeighth, allowing a run and two hits and Rivera the ninth for his13th save of the season.


Casey Fossum (5-8) allowed a run and a hit in 2/3 of an inningto take the loss.


Jeter went 2-for-4 with three RBI for the Yankees (45-44), whotook 3-of-4 from the Devil Rays and pulled within nine games ofthe Boston Red Sox in the American League East Divisionstandings.


The Yankees trailed 3-0 in the fifth before scoring four runs.Jeter hit a two-run homer off of Tampa Bay starter Edwin Jacksonto cap the frame.


Phillips had an RBI triple in the fifth that center fielder B.J.Upton misplayed. It appeared that Upton would catch the linerby Phillips but he overran the ball, which rolled all the way tothe wall.


Robinson Cano scored on the play and it appeared to affectJackson, who allowed an RBI double to Wil Nieves and Jeter'shomer later in the frame.