Yankees 2-1 Rays (9 Jul, 2008) Play-by-Play

New York Yankees

49-42, 27-22 home


TB
NYY

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	0

M. Rivera4-3

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

G. Balfour2-1

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

RaysTop 1st
- S. Ponson pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Ball
  6
  Single
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 1st
- E. Jackson pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 2nd
- S. Ponson pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 2nd
- E. Jackson pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 3rd
- S. Ponson pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 3rd
- E. Jackson pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 4th
- S. Ponson pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 4th
- E. Jackson pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 5th
- S. Ponson pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- B Upton caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 5th
- E. Jackson pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- B Gardner stole second.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 6th
- S. Ponson pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 6th
- E. Jackson pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 7th
- J. Veras pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 7th
- E. Jackson pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- J.P. Howell pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 8th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 8th
- J.P. Howell pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 9th
- M. Rivera pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- J Gomes ran for C Floyd.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 9th
- J.P. Howell pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- J Christian ran for J Posada.
  1
  1
- G. Balfour pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- J Christian stole third.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 10th
- M. Rivera pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 10th
- G. Balfour pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Rays
0
Yankees
5

Game 1

9/7

Rays
1
Yankees
2

Game 2

9/7

Yankee Stadium

6:05 PM, 9 July 2008

Bronx, New York

Attendance: 53,552

Game Time:3:19

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
First Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Ball
6 Single