GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (38-59) at NY YANKEES (50-46)

AL: TAMPA BAY (38-59) at NY YANKEES (50-46)

<h3>Shields, Devil Rays look to stop powerful Yankees</h3>

<div class="pre">Tampa Bay (38-59) at NY Yankees (50-46) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - James Shields has served as the TampaBay Devil Rays' ace all season. On Sunday, he will be expectedto hold down an offense that exploded for 24 runs in adoubleheader sweep on Saturday.


With the Devil Rays looking for a split of a four-game seriesagainst the New York Yankees, Shields take the mound.

New York abused Tampa Bay pitching on Saturday, pounding out 28hits and drawing eight walks against eight different pitchers.In the nightcap alone, the Yankees had eight players getmultiple hits.


Shields (8-5, 3.91 ERA) started out the year strong, going 6-0with a 3.08 ERA in his first 13 starts, but has struggled eversince, posting a 2-5 mark with a 5.80 ERA in his last sevenoutings. One of those losses was to New York on July 12, whenhe yielded six runs and nine hits in six innings.


Despite his recent struggles, the 25-year-old righthander ranksfourth in the league in WHIP (walks plus hits per inningspitched) at 1.06, due mainly to stellar control which hasallowed just 21 walks in 142 2/3 frames this season.

The Yankees will counter with Andy Pettitte (5-6, 4.10). Theveteran lefthander was strong in his last start, allowing justone run in seven innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, but didnot earn a decision.


He opposed Shields in that start on July 12, earning the winwhile surrendering three runs in 5 2/3 frames. Pettitte owns a12-1 career mark against the Devil Rays with a 3.27 ERA in 19games - 18 starts.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT NY YANKEES -- LINEUPS

TAMPA BAY NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Akinori Iwamura 3B .281 3 13 Melky Cabrera CF .280 4 31
Brendan Harris SS .301 8 41 Derek Jeter SS .332 7 48
B.J. Upton CF .341 12 41 Bobby Abreu RF .268 7 54
Carlos Pena 1B .287 22 63 Alex Rodriguez 3B .311 33 96
Delmon Young RF .291 9 52 Hideki Matsui LF .280 16 61
Ty Wigginton DH .280 15 48 Jorge Posada C .330 10 51
Jonny Gomes LF .279 8 23 Robinson Cano 2B .285 7 47
Dioner Navarro C .185 2 19 Andy Phillips 1B .313 2 14
Josh Wilson 2B .305 0 13 Shelley Duncan DH .250 1 3

James Shields RHP (8-5, 3.91) Andy Pettitte LHP (5-6, 4.10)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (8-5, 3.91)
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE (5-6, 4.10)

UMPIRES: HP - WALLY BELL
1B - LAZ DIAZ
2B - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
3B - TIM WELKE

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, in from center</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS AND DIONER NAVARRO
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.281, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
B HARRIS (.301, 8 HR, 41 RBI)
B UPTON (.341, 12 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.280, 4 HR, 31 RBI)
D JETER (.332, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
B ABREU (.268, 7 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Gomes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
S Duncan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.07

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: A Pettitte 1-0.
Batters faced: A Pettitte 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Tim Welke.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.287, 22 HR, 63 RBI)
D YOUNG (.291, 9 HR, 52 RBI)
T WIGGINTON (.280, 15 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Gomes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
S Duncan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.88

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.07

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 17-8; A Pettitte 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Shields 1-2; A Pettitte 1-0. Batters faced: J Shields 4; A Pettitte 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Tim Welke.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (23) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF ANDY PETTITTE.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, NY YANKEES 0

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.291, 9 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.280, 16 HR, 61 RBI)
J POSADA (.330, 10 HR, 51 RBI)
R CANO (.285, 7 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339
C Pena 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
T Wigginton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
J Gomes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 4 3

BATTING: HR - C Pena (23, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Pena
(64). Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
S Duncan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.88

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 4.11

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 17-8; A Pettitte 24-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Shields 1-2; A Pettitte 2-0. Batters faced: J Shields 4; A Pettitte 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Tim Welke.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY HIDEKI MATSUI (17) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JAMES SHIELDS.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, NY YANKEES 1

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.330, 10 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J WILSON (.305, 0 HR, 13 RBI)
A IWAMURA (.280, 0-FOR-1)
B HARRIS (.300, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339
C Pena 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
T Wigginton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
J Gomes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 4 3

BATTING: HR - C Pena (23, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Pena
(64). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Harris-J Wilson-C Pena).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
H Matsui lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
J Posada c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
S Duncan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: HR - H Matsui (17, 2nd inning off J Shields 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - H
Matsui (62). GIDP - R Cano. Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 3.92

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 4.11

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 27-16; A Pettitte 24-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Shields 4-2; A Pettitte 2-0. Batters faced: J Shields 8; A Pettitte 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Tim Welke.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: S DUNCAN (.250, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
M CABRERA (.280, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D JETER (.331, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278
B Harris ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338
C Pena 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
T Wigginton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
J Gomes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301

Totals 12 1 3 1 0 5 4

BATTING: HR - C Pena (23, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Pena
(64). Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Harris-J Wilson-C Pena).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
H Matsui lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
J Posada c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
S Duncan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: HR - H Matsui (17, 2nd inning off J Shields 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - H
Matsui (62). GIDP - R Cano. Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 010 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 3.92

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 3 3 1 1 0 5 1 4.08

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 27-16; A Pettitte 35-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Shields 4-2; A Pettitte 4-0. Batters faced: J Shields 8; A Pettitte 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Tim Welke.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED MELKY CABRERA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ABREU ON FIRST, D JETER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.310, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ SCORED DEREK JETER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, B ABREU ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
NY YANKEES 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.283, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.290, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
D YOUNG (.293, 1-FOR-1)
T WIGGINTON (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>