AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES (1ST GAME) - PITCHING CHANGE NYY: MARIANO RIVERA (2-3, 3.18) IN THE 9TH SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, G NORTON ON FIRST, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3, NY YANKEES 7 DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: B UPTON (.341, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Rivera relieved S Proctor. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, G NORTON ON FIRST, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3 NY YANKEES 7 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B Upton (.341, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 1 NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 x 7 8 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TAM - JASON HAMMEL, JAE KUK RYU (5TH), CASEY FOSSUM (6TH), SCOTT DOHMANN (8TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA NYY - KEI IGAWA, LUIS VIZCAINO (6TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (7TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA HOME RUNS: TAM - B.J. UPTON (12) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON TY WIGGINTON (15) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 2ND, 0 ON RAUL CASANOVA (5) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 8TH, 0 ON NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI (15) OFF JASON HAMMEL IN THE 4TH, 1 ON SHELLEY DUNCAN (1) OFF JAE KUK RYU IN THE 6TH, 1 ON</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 1 NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 x 7 8 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TAM - JASON HAMMEL, JAE KUK RYU (5TH), CASEY FOSSUM (6TH), SCOTT DOHMANN (8TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA NYY - KEI IGAWA, LUIS VIZCAINO (6TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (7TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA WP - LUIS VIZCAINO (7-2) LP - JAE KUK RYU (1-2) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: TAM - B.J. UPTON (12) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON TY WIGGINTON (15) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 2ND, 0 ON RAUL CASANOVA (5) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 8TH, 0 ON NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI (15) OFF JASON HAMMEL IN THE 4TH, 1 ON SHELLEY DUNCAN (1) OFF JAE KUK RYU IN THE 6TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:18 ATT: 54,412 PROBABLES: TAM - JASON HAMMEL (1-0, 5.82) & TAM - J.P. HOWELL (1-3, 6.62) NYY - KEI IGAWA (2-2, 6.67) & NYY - MATT DESALVO (1-3, 5.87)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (3) VS NY YANKEES (7) - FINAL (1ST GAME) TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Harris ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .306 C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 a-G Norton ph-lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 B Upton cf 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .344 C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .288 D Young rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .289 T Wigginton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .281 J Gomes dh 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .267 R Casanova c 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .231 J Wilson 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .300 Totals 38 3 12 3 4 13 20 a-flied out to left for C Crawford in the 5th. BATTING: 2B - B Harris (22, K Igawa); J Wilson (7, L Vizcaino). 3B - J Wilson (2, S Proctor). HR - B Upton (12, 1st inning off K Igawa 0 on, 2 Out), T Wigginton (15, 2nd inning off K Igawa 0 on, 1 Out), R Casanova (5, 8th inning off S Proctor 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Upton (39), T Wigginton (48), R Casanova (9). 2-out RBI - B Upton, R Casanova. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Wigginton 2, J Gomes 2, B Harris 2. Team LOB - 13. FIELDING: E - R Casanova (3, throw). Outfield assists - B Upton (J Posada at 3rd base). DP: 1 (B Harris-J Wilson-C Pena). NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .331 B Abreu rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 A Rodriguez 3b 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 .306 H Matsui lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .281 J Posada c 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .330 R Cano 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .281 A Phillips 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .307 S Duncan dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 Totals 30 7 8 7 5 6 12 BATTING: HR - H Matsui (15, 4th inning off J Hammel 1 on, 1 Out), S Duncan (1, 6th inning off J Ryu 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - H Matsui 2 (58), R Cano (46), A Phillips 2 (14), S Duncan 2 (3). 2-out RBI - R Cano, A Phillips 2, S Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Phillips 2, J Posada 1, A Rodriguez 1. GIDP - S Duncan. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - B Abreu (13, 2nd base off J Hammel/R Casanova), A Rodriguez (10, 2nd base off C Fossum/R Casanova). FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Cano-A Phillips). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 110 000 010 -- 3 NY YANKEES - 000 205 00x -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 4 3 2 2 3 1 1 5.82 J Ryu (L, 1-2) 1 2/3 4 5 5 1 3 1 6.65 C Fossum 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.46 S Dohmann 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era K Igawa 5 7 2 2 3 6 2 6.67 L Vizcaino (W, 7-2) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.35 K Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.35 S Proctor 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.74 M Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.10 S Proctor pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. IBB - B Upton (by K Igawa). HBP - A Rodriguez (by J Ryu); T Wigginton (by M Rivera). Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 68-38; J Ryu 42-23; C Fossum 20-13; S Dohmann 12-9; K Igawa 94-61; L Vizcaino 19-13; K Farnsworth 17-9; S Proctor 24-17; M Rivera 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hammel 7-3; J Ryu 1-1; C Fossum 0-3; S Dohmann 2-0; K Igawa 2-6; L Vizcaino 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-1; S Proctor 0-2; M Rivera 1-0. Batters faced: J Hammel 17; J Ryu 11; C Fossum 5; S Dohmann 3; K Igawa 24; L Vizcaino 4; K Farnsworth 4; S Proctor 6; M Rivera 5. UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Scott Barry. T--3:18. Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY (3) AT NY YANKEES (7) - HOW THEY SCORED (1ST GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY 1ST: B Harris grounded out to third. C Crawford struck out swinging. B Upton homered to left center. C Pena struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, NY YANKEES 0. TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young flied out to left. T Wigginton homered to left. J Gomes reached on infield single to third. R Casanova struck out swinging. J Wilson struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu grounded out to second. A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui homered to right, A Rodriguez scored. J Posada walked. R Cano grounded out to second, J Posada to second. A Phillips grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 2. NY YANKEES 6TH: B Abreu singled to center. A Rodriguez hit by pitch, B Abreu to second. H Matsui struck out swinging. J Posada struck out looking. R Cano singled to right, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third, R Cano to second advancing on throw. A Phillips singled to right, A Rodriguez and R Cano scored. S Duncan homered to left, A Phillips scored. M Cabrera walked. C Fossum relieved J Ryu. D Jeter struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 7. TAMPA BAY 8TH: S Proctor relieved K Farnsworth. T Wigginton flied out to center. J Gomes struck out looking. R Casanova homered to right. J Wilson tripled to left. B Harris popped out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, NY YANKEES 7.</div>
Duncan powers Yankees past Devil Rays in first game <h3>NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 3 (1ST GAME)</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Less than 24 hours after missing agame-changing home run, Shelly Duncan left little doubt abouthis first major league home run. Duncan's two-run shot capped a five-run bottom of the sixthinning as the New York Yankees posted a 7-3 victory over theTampa Bay Devil Rays in the opener of a day-night doubleheaderon Saturday afternoon. Duncan's contract was purchased on Friday from Class AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre. A 2001 second-round pick, Duncan hit 25home runs at Scranton, including one on Thursday in Indianapolis- hours before learning from manager Dave Miley that theYankees had promoted him. The 27-year-old was in the lineup Friday when Tampa Bay openedthe series with a 14-4 rout and he almost changed the course ofthe game. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth and two on,he narrowly missed a three-run home run that hooked foul inleft field and would have made it a one-run game. After almost homering, he struck out and the Devil Rays scoredfive two-out runs and officially turned the game into a blowout. Duncan was back in the lineup and this time he was the one whoofficially made a it a one-sided game for the Yankees. TheYankees snapped a 2-2 tie on Robinson Cano's RBI single andbuilt a three-run lead on Andy Phillips' two-run base hit. With Kyle Farnsworth warming up for the seventh, New York waslooking for more and Duncan delivered. After falling behind1-2, Duncan deposited the next pitch from Jae Kuk Ryu (1-2) intothe left field seats for a 7-2 cushion. After homering, Duncan received a hug from Phillips, hislongtime minor league teammate and was given a curtain call fromthe crowd. Duncan's blast made a winner out of Luis Vizcaino (7-2), who hasbeen very effective since June 1. Vizcaino struck out two inthe sixth and stranded Josh Wilson at second in a tie game. Farnsworth struck out two in the seventh, Scott Proctor alloweda two-out home run to Raul Casanova in the eighth. In the ninth, Greg Norton led off with a single, promptingYankees manager Joe Torre to call on closer Mariano Rivera,who allowed a single and hit a batter. But with the bases loaded and two outs, Rivera struck out JonnyGomes, finishing up New York's seventh with in 10 games. The effectiveness by the bullpen came after Kei Igawa flirtedwith trouble for five innings. He allowed solo home runs toB.J. Upton and Ty Wigginton among his seven hits but also struckout six and worked out of a few jams. Tampa Bay took a 2-0 lead after two innings but left the basesloaded in the third when Delmon Young lined into aninning-ending double play. The Devil Rays also left the basesloaded in the fifth when Wigginton flied out. Jason Hammels made his first start of the season and 10thcareer . He lasted four innings and allowed a two-run home run toHideki Matsui in the fourth among three hits.
AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 1 NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 x 7 8 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TAM - JASON HAMMEL, JAE KUK RYU (5TH), CASEY FOSSUM (6TH), SCOTT DOHMANN (8TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA NYY - KEI IGAWA, LUIS VIZCAINO (6TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (7TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA WP - LUIS VIZCAINO (7-2) LP - JAE KUK RYU (1-2) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: TAM - B.J. UPTON (12) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON TY WIGGINTON (15) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 2ND, 0 ON RAUL CASANOVA (5) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 8TH, 0 ON NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI (15) OFF JASON HAMMEL IN THE 4TH, 1 ON SHELLEY DUNCAN (1) OFF JAE KUK RYU IN THE 6TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:18 ATT: 54,412 PROBABLES: TAM - J.P. HOWELL (1-3, 6.62) NYY - MATT DESALVO (1-3, 5.87)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY (3) AT NY YANKEES (7) - EVENT LOG (1ST GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- B Harris SS, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B, D Young RF, T Wigginton 3B, J Gomes DH, R Casanova C, J Wilson 2B, J Hammel RHP. Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- M Cabrera CF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B, H Matsui LF, J Posada C, R Cano 2B, A Phillips 1B, S Duncan DH, K Igawa LHP. Umpires -- Laz Diaz (HP), John Hirschbeck (1B), Wally Bell (2B), Scott Barry (3B). Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Sunny, wind right to left at 12 mph. TAMPA BAY 1ST: B Harris grounded out to third. C Crawford struck out swinging. B Upton homered to left center. C Pena struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 1ST: M Cabrera grounded out to third. D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. B Abreu singled to center. B Abreu stole second, B Abreu safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Casanova. A Rodriguez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 1, NY YANKEES 0. TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young flied out to left. T Wigginton homered to left. J Gomes reached on infield single to third. R Casanova struck out swinging. J Wilson struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui flied out to left. J Posada walked. R Cano singled to center, J Posada thrown out at third, R Cano to second advancing on throw. A Phillips grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 0. TAMPA BAY 3RD: B Harris struck out looking. C Crawford reached on infield single to second. B Upton singled to left, C Crawford to second. C Pena walked, C Crawford to third, B Upton to second. D Young lined into double play, second to first, C Pena doubled off first.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 3RD: S Duncan flied out to left. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. D Jeter lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 0. TAMPA BAY 4TH: T Wigginton singled to left. J Gomes flied out to center. R Casanova struck out looking. J Wilson flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu grounded out to second. A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui homered to right, A Rodriguez scored. J Posada walked. R Cano grounded out to second, J Posada to second. A Phillips grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 2. TAMPA BAY 5TH: B Harris doubled to deep center. G Norton hit for C Crawford. G Norton flied out to left. B Upton intentionally walked. C Pena grounded out to first, B Harris to third, B Upton to second. D Young walked. T Wigginton flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 2. NY YANKEES 5TH: G Norton in left field. J Ryu relieved J Hammel. S Duncan struck out swinging. M Cabrera grounded out to second. D Jeter flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 2. TAMPA BAY 6TH: L Vizcaino relieved K Igawa. J Gomes struck out swinging. R Casanova flied out to right. J Wilson hit a ground rule double to left. B Harris struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 2. NY YANKEES 6TH: B Abreu singled to center. A Rodriguez hit by pitch, B Abreu to second. H Matsui struck out swinging. J Posada struck out looking. R Cano singled to right, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third, R Cano to second advancing on throw. A Phillips singled to right, A Rodriguez and R Cano scored. S Duncan homered to left, A Phillips scored. M Cabrera walked. C Fossum relieved J Ryu. D Jeter struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 7. TAMPA BAY 7TH: K Farnsworth relieved L Vizcaino. G Norton struck out looking. B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena walked. D Young flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 7. NY YANKEES 7TH: B Abreu flied out to left. A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui flied out to center. A Rodriguez stole second. J Posada flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, NY YANKEES 7. TAMPA BAY 8TH: S Proctor relieved K Farnsworth. T Wigginton flied out to center. J Gomes struck out looking. R Casanova homered to right. J Wilson tripled to left. B Harris popped out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, NY YANKEES 7. NY YANKEES 8TH: S Dohmann relieved C Fossum. R Cano struck out swinging. A Phillips reached on infield single to shortstop. S Duncan grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Phillips out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, NY YANKEES 7. TAMPA BAY 9TH: G Norton singled to center. M Rivera relieved S Proctor. B Upton singled to left, G Norton to second. C Pena struck out swinging. D Young grounded out to pitcher, G Norton to third, B Upton to second. T Wigginton hit by pitch. J Gomes struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, NY YANKEES 7.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (3) VS NY YANKEES (7) - FINAL (1ST GAME) TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Harris ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .306 C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 a-G Norton ph-lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 B Upton cf 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .344 C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .288 D Young rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .289 T Wigginton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .281 J Gomes dh 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .267 R Casanova c 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .231 J Wilson 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .300 Totals 38 3 12 3 4 13 20 a-flied out to left for C Crawford in the 5th. BATTING: 2B - B Harris (22, K Igawa); J Wilson (7, L Vizcaino). 3B - J Wilson (2, S Proctor). HR - B Upton (12, 1st inning off K Igawa 0 on, 2 Out), T Wigginton (15, 2nd inning off K Igawa 0 on, 1 Out), R Casanova (5, 8th inning off S Proctor 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Upton (39), T Wigginton (48), R Casanova (9). 2-out RBI - B Upton, R Casanova. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Wigginton 2, J Gomes 2, B Harris 2. Team LOB - 13. FIELDING: E - R Casanova (3, throw). Outfield assists - B Upton (J Posada at 3rd base). DP: 1 (B Harris-J Wilson-C Pena). NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .331 B Abreu rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 A Rodriguez 3b 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 .306 H Matsui lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .281 J Posada c 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .330 R Cano 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .281 A Phillips 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .307 S Duncan dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 Totals 30 7 8 7 5 6 12 BATTING: HR - H Matsui (15, 4th inning off J Hammel 1 on, 1 Out), S Duncan (1, 6th inning off J Ryu 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - H Matsui 2 (58), R Cano (46), A Phillips 2 (14), S Duncan 2 (3). 2-out RBI - R Cano, A Phillips 2, S Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Phillips 2, J Posada 1, A Rodriguez 1. GIDP - S Duncan. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - B Abreu (13, 2nd base off J Hammel/R Casanova), A Rodriguez (10, 2nd base off C Fossum/R Casanova). FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Cano-A Phillips). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 110 000 010 -- 3 NY YANKEES - 000 205 00x -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Hammel 4 3 2 2 3 1 1 5.82 J Ryu (L, 1-2) 1 2/3 4 5 5 1 3 1 6.65 C Fossum 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.46 S Dohmann 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era K Igawa 5 7 2 2 3 6 2 6.67 L Vizcaino (W, 7-2) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.35 K Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.35 S Proctor 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.74 M Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.10 S Proctor pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. IBB - B Upton (by K Igawa). HBP - A Rodriguez (by J Ryu); T Wigginton (by M Rivera). Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 68-38; J Ryu 42-23; C Fossum 20-13; S Dohmann 12-9; K Igawa 94-61; L Vizcaino 19-13; K Farnsworth 17-9; S Proctor 24-17; M Rivera 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hammel 7-3; J Ryu 1-1; C Fossum 0-3; S Dohmann 2-0; K Igawa 2-6; L Vizcaino 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-1; S Proctor 0-2; M Rivera 1-0. Batters faced: J Hammel 17; J Ryu 11; C Fossum 5; S Dohmann 3; K Igawa 24; L Vizcaino 4; K Farnsworth 4; S Proctor 6; M Rivera 5. UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Scott Barry. T--3:18. Att--54,412. Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>
Duncan powers Yankees past Devil Rays in first game <h3>NY YANKEES 7, TAMPA BAY 3 (1ST GAME)</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Less than 24 hours after missing agame-changing home run, Shelly Duncan left little doubt abouthis first major league home run. Duncan's two-run shot capped a five-run bottom of the sixthinning as the New York Yankees posted a 7-3 victory over theTampa Bay Devil Rays in the opener of a day-night doubleheaderon Saturday afternoon. Duncan's contract was purchased on Friday from Class AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre. A 2001 second-round pick, Duncan hit 25home runs at Scranton, including one on Thursday in Indianapolis- hours before learning from manager Dave Miley that theYankees had promoted him. The 27-year-old was in the lineup Friday when Tampa Bay openedthe series with a 14-4 rout and he almost changed the course ofthe game. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth and two on,he narrowly missed a three-run home run that hooked foul inleft field and would have made it a one-run game. After almost homering, he struck out and the Devil Rays scoredfive two-out runs and officially turned the game into a blowout. Duncan was back in the lineup and this time he was the one whoofficially made a it a one-sided game for the Yankees. TheYankees snapped a 2-2 tie on Robinson Cano's RBI single andbuilt a three-run lead on Andy Phillips' two-run base hit. "It certainly gave us a little (lift) and (we were) feeling goodabout ourselves," New York manager Joe Torre said. "We didn'tdo a whole lot and then all of a sudden he hit that home run andthat wakes everybody up." With Kyle Farnsworth warming up for the seventh, New York waslooking for more and Duncan delivered. After falling behind1-2, Duncan deposited the next pitch from Jae Kuk Ryu (1-2) intothe left field seats for a 7-2 cushion. "You have so much adrenaline, (so) your swings are quicker,"Duncan said of the difference between his swing Friday andSaturday. "You have to learn how to control it. I'm justreally trying to get that feel." "It was a changeup," Ryu said. "It was amazing. It was areally low ball. He just hooked the ball." After homering, Duncan received a hug from Phillips, hislongtime minor league teammate and was given a curtain call fromthe crowd. "It was pretty cool, something I never prepared for," Duncansaid. "It's pretty fun when you get to share moments like thatwith your teammates. Duncan's blast made a winner out of Luis Vizcaino (7-2), who hasbeen very effective since June 1. Vizcaino struck out two inthe sixth and stranded Josh Wilson at second in a tie game. Farnsworth struck out two in the seventh, Scott Proctor alloweda two-out home run to Raul Casanova in the eighth. In the ninth, Greg Norton led off with a single, promptingTorre to call on closer Mariano Rivera, who allowed a singleand hit a batter. But with the bases loaded and two outs, Rivera struck out JonnyGomes, finishing up New York's seventh with in 10 games. The effectiveness by the bullpen came after Kei Igawa flirtedwith trouble for five innings. He allowed solo home runs toB.J. Upton and Ty Wigginton among his seven hits but also struckout six and worked out of a few jams. "He pitched out of trouble and that's something he hadn't beendoing," New York pitching coach Ron Guidry said. "All he didtoday was slow down (with runners on base)." Igawa threw 94 pitches, which was 21 fewer than Monday's gameagainst Toronto when he also lasted five innings. "I haven't found my rhythm yet and once I get that going,hopefully I'll get my pitch count down," Igawa said through aninterpreter. Tampa Bay took a 2-0 lead after two innings but left the basesloaded in the third when Delmon Young lined into aninning-ending double play. The Devil Rays also left the basesloaded in the fifth when Wigginton flied out. "We had opportunities," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "Wehad their guy on the ropes. We just couldn't deliver theknockout blow." Jason Hammels made his first start of the season and 10th career.He lasted four innings and allowed a two-run home run toHideki Matsui in the fourth among three hits. "Today I felt real good," Hammels said. "I felt like I had afew more (innings) in me. But I didn't want to get hurt onsomething silly." After the game, he was optioned back to Class AAA Durham. Sincethis was a spot start, the Devil Rays sent him back so he couldstart consistently. Tampa Bay also lost left fielder Carl Crawford to a sprainedleft ankle. The All-Star outfielder suffered the injury in thethird inning running to first base and was not in the startinglineup for the nightcap.
