Rays 8-6 Yankees (8 May, 2009) Play-by-Play

New York Yankees

13-15, 6-7 home


TB
NYY

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	8	13	0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	6	10	0

RaysTop 1st
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Home Run
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 1st
- J. Niemann pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 2nd
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 2nd
- J. Niemann pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- M Cabrera stole second.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 3rd
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 3rd
- J. Niemann pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- D Jeter to third, J Damon to second on wild pitch by J Niemann.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 4th
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- B Zobrist stole second.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 4th
- J. Niemann pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 5th
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 5th
- L. Cormier pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 6th
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- F Cervelli catching.
  4
  4
- G Kapler stole second.
  5
  4
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 6th
- J.P. Howell pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 7th
- J. Veras pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 7th
- J.P. Howell pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 8th
- J. Veras pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 8th
- D. Wheeler pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 9th
- M. Rivera pitching for NYY
  TB
  NYY
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 9th
- B. Shouse pitching for TB
  TB
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Rays
4
Yankees
3

Game 1

7/5

Rays
8
Yankees
6

Game 2

8/5

Yankee Stadium

12:05 AM, 8 May 2009

Bronx, New York

Attendance: 43,769

Game Time:3:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott
First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Second Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
Third Base Umpire - James Hoye

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 Strike Looking
3 Foul Ball
4 Home Run