September 21, 2003 New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 7
@BAL 4 KCR 10
@CHW 4 BOS 2
@CLE 0 MIN 6
DET 4 OAK 12
SEA 0 NYY 6
@TBD 0 ANA 11
@TEX 6 ATL 8
FLA 0 COL 5
SDP 3 LAD 7
SFG 5 MIL 6
ARI 4 MON 4
@NYM 2 CIN 4
@PHI 3 CHC 4
@PIT 1 STL 6
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 18,803

Sunday, September 21, 2003, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Yankees

97-58

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  2  1   0  0  0   0  3  0    6 10  0
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

W: R Clemens (16-9), L: G Gonzalez (6-10)

Devil Rays

60-95

Lost 4

5th, 37 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano 2B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .291  .853   15    2   6   HR
N Johnson 1B                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .294  .920   20   10   1   HBP
B Williams CF                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .259  .767   22    2   0   
J Posada C                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .281  .925   27    5   0   
R Sierra DH                   4   1   1   3    0   0  .277  .757   14    0   0   3B
H Matsui LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .287  .788   16    5   0   3B
A Boone 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .767   16    0   2   SF
E Wilson SS                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .228  .647   17    2   2   
K Garcia RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .729   18    0   0   2B,GDP

R Clemens P                                                              0   0
  F Heredia P                                                            1   1
  A Osuna P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   6    4   4              165   27  12

BATTING

2B: K Garcia (5, off G Gonzalez).

3B: R Sierra (1, off T Harper); H Matsui (1, off G Gonzalez).

HR: A Soriano (34, off G Gonzalez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: A Boone (2, off G Gonzalez).

HBP: N Johnson (8, by G Gonzalez).

TB: A Soriano 4; R Sierra 3; H Matsui 3; N Johnson 2; K Garcia 2; E Wilson 2; A Boone; B Williams.

GIDP: K Garcia (7).

RBI: R Sierra 3 (41); A Boone (92); H Matsui (105); A Soriano (84).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

PO: A Boone (2nd base by G Gonzalez).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crawford CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .279  .667   19    1   0   
J Lugo SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .711   12    3   3   
A Huff RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .906   12    1   0   
A Martin LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .663   13    4   0   
T Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .790   16    8   0   
M Anderson 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .714   16    3   5   
P LaForest DH                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .205  .494   16    0   0   
J Valentin C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .613    8    5   0   HBP
D Rolls 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .676   10    2   0   

G Gonzalez P                                                             0   1
  T Harper P                                                             0   0
  M Malaska P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    1   5              122   27   9

BATTING

HBP: J Valentin (1, by R Clemens).

TB: D Rolls; A Martin; P LaForest; T Lee.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Anderson-J Lugo-T Lee.

E: D Rolls (6).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, W (16-9)            7     4   0   0    1   3   0   3.94   27   99-63   34· 7·22   11· 8· 3· 0     71    -     0.95   0.37
F Heredia                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.79    3    7-6     4· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
A Osuna                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.94    3   16-11    6· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   5   0          33  122-80   44·10·26   14· 9· 3· 0           -

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Gonzalez, L (6-10)           6     5   3   3    2   3   1   3.84   25  103-61   41· 8·12    6·11· 2· 0     51    -     0.72  -0.08
T Harper                       1     4   3   3    1   0   0   3.77    7   19-12    9· 1· 2    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.41  -0.05
M Malaska                      2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.81    8   36-18   12· 0· 6    2· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.04   0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   4   1          40  158-91   62· 9·20   11·15· 5· 0          1-0

T Harper faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Harper (6).

IBB: None.

PO: G Gonzalez (5; A Boone, 2nd base).

HBP: R Clemens (5; J Valentin); G Gonzalez (11; N Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Darren Spagnardi, 1B - Kevin Kelley, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 18,803.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. A Soriano            2B    1. C Crawford           CF 
2. N Johnson            1B    2. J Lugo               SS 
3. B Williams           CF    3. A Huff               RF 
4. J Posada             C     4. A Martin             LF 
5. R Sierra             DH    5. T Lee                1B 
6. H Matsui             LF    6. M Anderson           2B 
7. A Boone              3B    7. P LaForest           DH 
8. E Wilson             SS    8. J Valentin           C  
9. K Garcia             RF    9. D Rolls              3B 

   R Clemens            P        G Gonzalez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  5   14%  65% H Matsui        G Gonzalez      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Sierra Scores
   t 3   1  0-2  ---  2    9%  78% A Soriano       G Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 5   0  0-3  1--  6    5%  91% K Garcia        G Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Wilson to 3B
   b 5   2  3-0  12-  2    5%  86% J Lugo          R Clemens       Flyball: LF
   b 5   0  3-0  ---  5   -4%  76% P LaForest      R Clemens       Single to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  A Soriano       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   46%  N Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   45%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   47%  C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   49%  J Lugo          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   50%  A Huff          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   54%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  5   65%  H Matsui        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Sierra Scores
   RO     --3  8   67%  A Boone         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Line); Matsui Scores
   O      ---  6   66%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   62%  A Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   66%  T Lee           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   69%  M Anderson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   71%  P LaForest      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   69%  K Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   78%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  7   80%  N Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  4   78%  B Williams      Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  2   76%  J Posada        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   79%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   76%  D Rolls         Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   79%  C Crawford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   81%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   80%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   79%  H Matsui        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   78%  A Boone         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   81%  A Huff          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  A Martin        Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
          ---  5   81%  T Lee           Single to P (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   84%  M Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   85%  E Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          1--  6   91%  K Garcia        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Wilson to 3B
   O      -23  2   88%  A Soriano       Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
          -23  1   89%  N Johnson       Hit By Pitch
   O      123  4   85%  B Williams      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      123  5   81%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   76%  P LaForest      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   80%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   84%  D Rolls         Flyball: LF
          1--  6   81%  C Crawford      Walk; LaForest to 2B
   O      12-  2   86%  J Lugo          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   85%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   85%  A Boone         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Boone to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-  2   84%  E Wilson        Boone Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   86%  A Huff          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   88%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   89%  T Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Travis Harper facing 8-9-1
                  Travis Harper replaces Geremi Gonzalez pitching
          ---  1   91%  E Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   88%  K Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   87%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   90%  M Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  P LaForest      Flyball: LF
          ---  3   90%  J Valentin      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   93%  D Rolls         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Travis Harper facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   94%  N Johnson       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   95%  B Williams      Single to RF (Fly Ball); Johnson to 2B
          12-      97%  J Posada        Wild Pitch; Johnson to 3B; Williams to 2B
          -23  6   97%  " "             Walk
   RRR    123  4  100%  R Sierra        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores; Williams Scores; Posada Scores
                  Mark Malaska replaces Travis Harper pitching
   O      --3  3   99%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      --3  5   99%  A Boone         Popfly: 2B
          --3  5   99%  E Wilson        Walk
   O      1-3  6   99%  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Felix Heredia facing 1-2-3
                  Felix Heredia replaces Roger Clemens pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Lugo          Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  1  100%  A Huff          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mark Malaska facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  A Soriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  100%  N Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7  100%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1  100%  J Posada        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Antonio Osuna facing 4-5-6
                  Antonio Osuna replaces Felix Heredia pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  T Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8  100%  M Anderson      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Devil Rays 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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