April 15, 2008 New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 11
@BAL 3 CHW 4
OAK 1 BOS 5
@CLE 3 DET 6
MIN 5 SEA 11
KCR 6 NYY 5
@TBR 3 LAA 7
@TEX 4 CHC 9
CIN 5 FLA 4
ATL 0 LAD 11
PIT 2 NYM 6
WSN 0 PHI 4
HOU 3 SDP 6
COL 0 ARI 8
@SFG 2 STL 6
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 20,923

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 3:01

Yankees

8-7

Won 2

4th, 1 GB

Joe Girardi

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

W: A Pettitte (2-1), L: E Jackson (2-1), S: M Rivera (5)

Rays

6-8

Lost 2

5th, 2½ GB

Joe Maddon

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .200  .688   21    1   0   SB
D Jeter SS                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .303  .707   30    2   1   
B Abreu RF                    3   1   1   1    2   0  .296  .793   21    5   0   CS,GDP
A Rodriguez 3B                5   1   1   0    0   2  .300  .877   25    0   4   2B
H Matsui DH                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .314  .924   18    0   0   HR
J Giambi 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .094  .599   23    9   0   
R Cano 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .175  .466   20    2   5   
M Cabrera CF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .798   15    1   0   
C Moeller C                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .167  .542   21    7   0   

A Pettitte P                                                             0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   4    9   7              194   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (5, off E Jackson).

HR: H Matsui (3, off E Jackson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: H Matsui 5; D Jeter 3; A Rodriguez 2; B Abreu; M Cabrera.

GIDP: B Abreu (3).

RBI: H Matsui 2 (8); B Abreu (7); D Jeter (4).

2-out RBI: D Jeter; B Abreu.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Cano-D Jeter-J Giambi.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Damon (3, 2nd base off E Jackson/M Difelice).

CS: B Abreu (2, 2nd base by E Jackson/M Difelice).

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Bartlett SS                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .191  .458   19    0   0   GDP
C Crawford LF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .520   13    1   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .196  .908   15    9   2   
B Upton CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .855   14    3   0   
E Longoria 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .333 1.167   15    1   2   
J Gomes DH                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .296  .968   15    0   0   
M Difelice C                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .429  .929    9    7   1   
J Ruggiano RF                 2   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .899    8    0   0   
  E Hinske PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .313 1.014    4    1   0   
E Johnson 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   11    3   5   

E Jackson P                                                              2   0
  J Howell P                                                             0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   1
  G Glover P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   3  10   3    3   7              123   27  11

BATTING

TB: J Gomes 2; M Difelice 2; J Bartlett 2; J Ruggiano; C Pena; C Crawford; E Johnson.

GIDP: J Bartlett (1).

RBI: J Gomes (6); J Bartlett (4); M Difelice (4).

2-out RBI: M Difelice; J Bartlett; J Gomes.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Longoria-E Johnson-C Pena.

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
A Pettitte, W (2-1)            7     9   3   3    3   5   0   3.38   32  100-66   40· 7·19   11· 7· 6· 0     49    -     1.36       
K Farnsworth, H (1)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.91    3   10-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.24       
M Rivera, S (5)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-10    5· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.93       
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   7   0          39  123-83   49·10·24   14· 9· 6· 0           -

Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Jackson, L (2-1)             5     4   5   5    4   4   1   2.84   21   91-53   33· 6·14    7· 2· 4· 0     39    -     0.89       
J Howell                       2     2   0   0    2   3   0   3.52   10   43-27    9· 7·11    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.90       
T Miller                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    3   12-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57       
G Glover                       1.1   2   0   0    2   0   0   2.70    8   40-18   11· 1· 6    3· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.75       
Totals                         9     8   5   5    9   7   1          42  186-105  58·14·33   13· 7· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: E Jackson (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Brian Runge.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 20,923.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Tampa Bay Rays                       
1. J Damon              LF    1. J Bartlett           SS 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. C Crawford           LF 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. C Pena               1B 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. B Upton              CF 
5. H Matsui             DH    5. E Longoria           3B 
6. J Giambi             1B    6. J Gomes              DH 
7. R Cano               2B    7. M Difelice           C  
8. M Cabrera            CF    8. J Ruggiano           RF 
9. C Moeller            C     9. E Johnson            2B 

   A Pettitte           P        E Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  4            J Damon         E Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  6            D Jeter         E Jackson       Walk
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  2            B Abreu         E Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  2            J Bartlett      A Pettitte      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  1            C Crawford      A Pettitte      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4        J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6        D Jeter         Walk
   OO     1--  2        B Abreu         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2        J Bartlett      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  1        C Crawford      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          1--  1        C Pena          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Crawford to 3B
   O      1-3  4        B Upton         Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3  4        E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3        A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4        H Matsui        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4        J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  9        R Cano          Walk
   O      1--  5        M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3        J Gomes         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3        M Difelice      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1        J Ruggiano      Single to CF (Line Drive); Difelice to 2B
          12-  1        E Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive); Difelice to 3B; Ruggiano to 2B
   OO     123  2        J Bartlett      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Edwin Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4        C Moeller       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1        J Damon         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2        D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4        C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5        C Pena          Walk
   O      1--  2        B Upton         Flyball: RF
          1--  7        E Longoria      Walk; Pena to 2B
   R      12-  3        J Gomes         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores; Longoria to 3B
   R      1-3  3        M Difelice      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Longoria Scores; Gomes to 3B
   O      1-3  3        J Ruggiano      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Rays 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Edwin Jackson facing 3-4-5
          ---  5        B Abreu         Walk
          1--  7        A Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Abreu to 3B
   RO     -23  3        H Matsui        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Abreu Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   R      --3           J Giambi        Wild Pitch; Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---  3        " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3        R Cano          Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4        E Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6        J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2        C Crawford      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rays 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Edwin Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4        M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6        C Moeller       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5        J Damon         Walk
          1--           D Jeter         Damon Steals 2B
   R      -2-  9        " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Jeter to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  2        B Abreu         Single to CF (Line Drive); Jeter Scores
   O      1--  3        A Rodriguez     Abreu Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-5, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4        C Pena          Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2        B Upton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3        E Longoria      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, J.P. Howell facing 4-5-6
                  J.P. Howell replaces Edwin Jackson pitching
   O      ---  3        A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5        H Matsui        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4        J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5        R Cano          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-5, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
          ---  4        J Gomes         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  2        M Difelice      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  4        J Ruggiano      Walk; Gomes to 2B
   O      12-  2        E Johnson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Gomes to 3B
   R      1-3  3        J Bartlett      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Gomes Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  4        C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, J.P. Howell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3        M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6        C Moeller       Walk
          1--  5        J Damon         Walk; Moeller to 2B
          12-  3        D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive); Moeller to 3B; Damon to 2B
   O      123  6        B Abreu         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      123  3        A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-5, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4        C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6        B Upton         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1        E Longoria      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Trever Miller replaces J.P. Howell pitching
   O      ---  3        H Matsui        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  6        J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  3        R Cano          Flyball: LF
                  Gary Glover replaces Trever Miller pitching
          1--  3        M Cabrera       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Giambi to 2B
          12-  5        C Moeller       Walk; Giambi to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   O      123  6        J Damon         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-5, Kyle Farnsworth facing 6-7-8
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
   O      ---  5        J Gomes         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1        M Difelice      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Eric Hinske pinch hits for Justin Ruggiano batting 8th
   O      ---  4        E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Gary Glover facing 2-3-4
                  Eric Hinske moves to RF
          ---  6        D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6        B Abreu         Walk; Jeter to 2B
   O      12-  6        A Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      12-  3        H Matsui        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  5        J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-5, Mariano Rivera facing 9-1-2
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
   O      ---  4        E Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6        J Bartlett      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2        C Crawford      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1  100%  C Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Rays 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation