NY Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 4
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY Yankees 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 12 0
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 1
WP: E. Ramirez (5-1)
LP: E. Jackson (11-9)
(84-53)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Tampa Bay
- C. Floyd doubled to deep right center, B.J. Upton scored
Top 2nd: NY Yankees
- R. Cano doubled to left center, X. Nady scored
- I. Rodriguez doubled to shallow right, R. Cano scored
Top 3rd: NY Yankees
- A. Rodriguez doubled to center, B. Abreu scored
- J. Giambi doubled to deep center, A. Rodriguez scored
- H. Matsui singled to center, J. Giambi scored
Top 4th: NY Yankees
- A. Rodriguez singled to right, J. Damon scored, D. Jeter to second
Bot 4th: Tampa Bay
- G. Gross homered to deep right, D. Navarro scored
Top 9th: NY Yankees
- A. Rodriguez homered to deep left, B. Abreu scored
Bot 9th: Tampa Bay
- A. Iwamura doubled to deep left, G. Gross scored
 NY Yankees
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Damon cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .316
D. Jeter ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
B. Abreu rf 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .301
A. Rodriguez 3b 4 2 3 4 1 1 1 .315
J. Giambi 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .250
    C. Ransom pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
X. Nady lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .290
H. Matsui dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .303
R. Cano 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .269
I. Rodriguez c 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .281
 Totals 38 8 12 8 4 8 12  
 Batting
2B - R Cano (28, E Jackson); I Rodriguez (18, E Jackson); B Abreu (36, E Jackson); A Rodriguez (32, E Jackson); J Giambi (15, E Jackson).
HR - A Rodriguez (31, 9th inning off T Percival 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - R Cano (61), I Rodriguez (35), A Rodriguez 4 (90), J Giambi (87), H Matsui (44).
2-out RBI - R Cano, I Rodriguez, H Matsui, A Rodriguez 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, A Rodriguez 1, I Rodriguez 1, X Nady 1.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - B Abreu 2 (18, 2nd base off T Percival/D Navarro, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro), J Damon (26, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro).
CS - A Rodriguez (3, 2nd base by G Balfour/D Navarro).
 
 Fielding
DP - 1 (R Cano).
 Tampa Bay
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
A. Iwamura 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .278
B.J. Upton cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .272
C. Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .248
C. Floyd dh 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .276
    B. Zobrist ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
W. Aybar 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
E. Hinske lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
D. Navarro c 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
G. Gross rf 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .248
J. Bartlett ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
 Totals 34 4 8 4 3 3 9  
 Batting
2B - B Upton (33, C Pavano); C Floyd (11, C Pavano); D Navarro (22, C Pavano); A Iwamura (29, J Veras).
HR - G Gross (12, 4th inning off C Pavano 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - C Floyd (34), G Gross 2 (34), A Iwamura (40).
2-out RBI - C Floyd, G Gross 2, A Iwamura.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Hinske 1, J Bartlett 1, B Upton 1, W Aybar 1.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - G Gross (2, 2nd base off C Pavano/I Rodriguez), B Upton (41, 2nd base off C Pavano/I Rodriguez).
 
 Fielding
DP - 1 (D Navarro-J Bartlett).
 NY Yankees
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C. Pavano 4.0 6 3 3 2 1 1 4.20
E. Ramirez (W, 5-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.61
P. Coke (H, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B. Bruney (H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.33
J. Veras 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.62
 Tampa Bay
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
E. Jackson (L, 11-9) 3.1 10 6 6 1 2 0 4.07
C. Bradford 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.16
J.P. Howell 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.59
G. Balfour 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1.38
T. Percival 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 4.08
J. Salas 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.38
HBP - J Bartlett (by C Pavano).
Pitches-strikes - C Pavano 79-47; E Ramirez 11-8; P Coke 26-17; B Bruney 11-7; J Veras 20-11; E Jackson 70-46; C Bradford 7-5; J Howell 34-22; G Balfour 25-15; T Percival 25-16; J Salas 8-2.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Pavano 4-7; E Ramirez 0-2; P Coke 2-4; B Bruney 2-0; J Veras 1-1; E Jackson 3-5; C Bradford 2-0; J Howell 2-1; G Balfour 1-1; T Percival 1-1; J Salas 0-1.
Batters faced - C Pavano 21; E Ramirez 3; P Coke 6; B Bruney 3; J Veras 5; E Jackson 21; C Bradford 3; J Howell 6; G Balfour 6; T Percival 4; J Salas 2.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Brian Runge.
Time: 3:31.
Attendance: 25,215.
Weather: INDOORS

Updated on Wednesday, Sep 3, 2008 11:36 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 NY Yankees
A. Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez
3-4, 1 HR
4 RBI
 Tampa Bay
G. Gross Gabe Gross
2-3, 1 HR
2 RBI