AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY (9) AT NY YANKEES (1) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, C Pena 1B, B Upton CF, D Young RF, B Harris 2B, G Norton DH, D Navarro C, J Wilson SS, A Sonnanstine RHP. Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B, H Matsui LF, J Posada C, J Giambi 1B, R Cano 2B, M Cabrera CF, P Hughes RHP. Umpires -- Dana Demuth (HP), Kerwin Danley (1B), Doug Eddings (2B), Mike Everitt (3B). Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 12 mph. TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura doubled to left. C Crawford singled to center, A Iwamura scored. C Crawford stole second. C Pena walked. B Upton popped out to first. D Young flied out to right, C Crawford to third. B Harris struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon struck out swinging. D Jeter singled to center. B Abreu flied out to left. A Rodriguez lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, NY YANKEES 0. TAMPA BAY 2ND: G Norton struck out swinging. D Navarro lined out to left. J Wilson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui grounded out to pitcher. J Posada struck out swinging. J Giambi grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, NY YANKEES 0. TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura walked. C Crawford grounded out to third, A Iwamura to second. C Pena walked. B Upton reached on infield single to third, A Iwamura to third, C Pena to second. D Young hit sacrifice fly to right, A Iwamura scored, C Pena scored, B Upton to third on error by second baseman R Cano. B Harris flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 3, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 3RD: R Cano lined out to center. M Cabrera flied out to center. J Damon grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, NY YANKEES 0. TAMPA BAY 4TH: G Norton lined out to second. D Navarro singled to right. J Wilson singled to left, D Navarro to second. D Navarro to third, J Wilson to second on passed ball by J Posada. A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 4TH: D Jeter safe at first on error by first baseman C Pena. B Abreu grounded out to second, D Jeter to second. A Rodriguez singled to center, D Jeter scored, A Rodriguez to second advancing on throw. H Matsui struck out swinging. J Posada flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 3, NY YANKEES 1. TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Pena homered to right. B Upton walked. D Young singled to left, B Upton to second. B Harris sacrificed to first, B Upton to third, D Young to second. C Britton relieved P Hughes. G Norton singled to left, B Upton scored, D Young to third. D Navarro sacrificed to catcher, G Norton to second. J Wilson walked. A Iwamura grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 5TH: J Giambi grounded out to first. R Cano popped out to second. M Cabrera grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, NY YANKEES 1. TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Crawford struck out swinging. C Pena homered to right. B Upton doubled to deep center. D Young grounded out to second, B Upton to third. B Harris flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 6TH: J Damon struck out looking. D Jeter struck out swinging. B Abreu flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, NY YANKEES 1. TAMPA BAY 7TH: G Norton flied out to left. D Navarro flied out to right. J Wilson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 7TH: A Rodriguez flied out to center. H Matsui grounded out to second. J Posada grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, NY YANKEES 1. TAMPA BAY 8TH: A Iwamura walked. B Bruney relieved C Britton. C Crawford doubled to deep left center, A Iwamura scored. C Pena walked. B Upton flied out to center, C Crawford to third. D Young grounded out to shortstop, C Crawford scored, C Pena to second. B Harris struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 8, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 8TH: J Giambi grounded out to shortstop. R Cano fouled out to left. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 8, NY YANKEES 1. TAMPA BAY 9TH: G Norton homered to right. D Navarro grounded out to second. J Wilson flied out to center. A Iwamura grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 9TH: G Balfour relieved A Sonnanstine. J Damon grounded out to shortstop. W Betemit hit for D Jeter. W Betemit grounded out to third. B Abreu walked. S Duncan hit for A Rodriguez. S Duncan grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, NY YANKEES 1.</div>
Pena, Sonnanstine help Devil Rays rout Yankees <h3>TAMPA BAY 9, NY YANKEES 1</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees were ridinghigh after strong efforts from their top three starters. Theyfell with a thud behind their top rookie hurler. Carlos Pena homered twice and Andy Sonnanstine tossed eightsuperb innings as the streaking Tampa Bay Devil Rays rolled to a9-1 triumph over the Yankees on Friday. New York (75-60) entered the contest five games behind Boston(80-54) in the American League East Division after completing athree-game sweep of the first-place Red Sox on Thursday. TheYankees posted the victories behind solid efforts from AndyPettitte, Roger Clemens and Chien-Ming Wang. However, 21-year-old Philip Hughes was unable to continue themomentum against Tampa Bay, which has won four straight gamesand seven of its last eight. The righthander lasted just 4 1/3innings, surrendering five runs - four earned - seven hits andfour walks with four strikeouts. The performance was the third in a row in which Hughes (2-3) hasallowed five runs. Akinori Iwamura was a major thorn in the side of Hughes,reaching safely to start both the first and third innings andscoring in both frames. The Japanese third baseman did the samein the eighth as the Devil Rays built an 8-1 advantage. Pena belted solo shots in the fifth and sixth innings en routeto his 10th career multi-homer game and second this season. Healso launched a pair of homers against Oakland on Sunday. Carl Crawford, Delmon Young and Greg Norton each recorded twoRBI and Pena also scored three runs for Tampa Bay. The support was more than enough for Sonnanstine (4-9), wholimited the Yankees to an unearned run and a pair of singles ineight innings. The 24-year-old righthander struck out fivewithout a walk, retiring the final 13 batters he faced. Grant Balfour capped the victory with a scoreless ninth. Alex Rodriguez plated New York's lone run with a single in thefourth.
Pena, Sonnanstine help Devil Rays rout Yankees <h3>TAMPA BAY 9, NY YANKEES 1</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees were ridinghigh after strong efforts from their top three starters. Theyfell with a thud behind their top rookie hurler. Carlos Pena homered twice and Andy Sonnanstine tossed eightsuperb innings as the streaking Tampa Bay Devil Rays rolled to a9-1 triumph over the Yankees on Friday. New York (75-60) entered the contest five games behind Boston(80-54) in the American League East Division after completing athree-game sweep of the first-place Red Sox on Thursday. TheYankees posted the victories behind solid efforts from AndyPettitte, Roger Clemens and Chien-Ming Wang. However, 21-year-old Philip Hughes was unable to continue themomentum against Tampa Bay, which has won four straight gamesand seven of its last eight. The righthander lasted just 4 1/3innings, surrendering five runs - four earned - seven hits andfour walks with four strikeouts. "A lot of bad counts," Hughes said. "If it was one specificthing, I can work on it. But one night it's home runs and onenight it's walks. Tonight, it was a mix of everything." The performance was the third in a row in which Hughes (2-3) hasallowed five runs. "There's no question that there was a letdown," Yankees managerJoe Torre said. The Yankees remained five games behind the Red Sox, who droppeda 9-8 decision to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. They alsomaintained their one-game lead in the AL wild card race over theSeattle Mariners (73-60), who fell to the Toronto Blue Jays. Akinori Iwamura was a major thorn in the side of Hughes,reaching safely to start both the first and third innings andscoring in both frames. The Japanese third baseman did the samein the eighth as the Devil Rays built an 8-1 advantage. Pena belted solo shots in the fifth and sixth innings en routeto his 10th career multi-homer game and second this season. Healso launched a pair of homers against Oakland on Sunday. "Just come out and play the game and keep it as simple aspossible," said Pena, whose 33 homers this season is one shy ofthe franchise mark shared by Jose Canseco and Aubrey Huff."Good things happen when you do that." Carl Crawford, Delmon Young and Greg Norton each recorded twoRBI and Pena also scored three runs for Tampa Bay. The support was more than enough for Sonnanstine (4-9), wholimited the Yankees to an unearned run and a pair of singles ina career-high eight innings. The 24-year-old righthander struckout five without a walk, retiring the final 13 batters hefaced. "Honestly, that's probably the best start of my life,"Sonnanstine said. "It's something that I'll never forget." "Sonny just pounded the strike zone with his fastball," DevilRays manager Joe Maddon said. "When he stays aggressive andprimarily uses his fastball, he normally has a pretty goodnight." Sonnanstine credited his success to his ability to stay ahead inthe count. "Anytime you can keep that lineup in a pitcher's count, you'rereally setting yourself up to have success," he said. "He was hitting his spots," New York's Johnny Damon admitted."When a pitcher is doing that and has some runs to back him up,he did exactly what he needed to do." Grant Balfour capped the victory with a scoreless ninth forTampa Bay, which improved to 4-1 on its seven-game road trip. Alex Rodriguez plated New York's lone run with a single in thefourth. Iwamura led off the game with a double and scored on CarlCrawford's single. In the third, Iwamura drew a leadoff walkand crossed the plate four batters later on a sacrifice fly byYoung. On the play, Yankees second baseman committed an error, allowingPena to score and give the Devil Rays a 3-0 bulge. Pena opened the fifth with a homer to right field and Nortonadded an RBI single later in the frame for a 5-1 advantage.Pena's second blast of the night an inning later opened afive-run cushion before Tampa Bay added three over the final twoframes, including a solo homer by Norton in the ninth. "Everybody uses the word 'spoiler,' which is wonderful," Maddonsaid. "But for me, this is our opportunity to get to understandwhat it feels like when games count." Crawford went 2-for-5, giving him 50 hits in the month of August- a new franchise record. The Devil Rays concluded August with a 15-14 record, just theeighth winning month in club history and first since June 2006,when they went 13-12.
