May 14, 2008 New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 20,936

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:44

Yankees

20-21

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

Joe Girardi

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

W: M Mussina (6-3), L: J Shields (4-3), S: M Rivera (11)

Rays

23-17

Lost 1

1st

Joe Maddon

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .820   19    2   0   
B Abreu RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .782   18    2   0   2B
D Jeter SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .297  .724    9    1   5   
J Giambi 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .188  .806   11    8   1   
H Matsui DH                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .317  .874   12    0   0   2B,GDP
R Cano 2B                     4   0   4   1    0   0  .205  .578   14    3   4   CS
M Cabrera CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .755   14    1   1   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .224  .537   19    1   0   
  A Gonzalez 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .708         0   0   
J Molina C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .525    8    8   0   2·SH

M Mussina P                                                              1   1
  R Ohlendorf P                                                          0   0
  J Chamberlain P                                                        0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2    2   7              124   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Abreu (8, off J Shields); H Matsui (7, off J Shields).

SH: J Molina 2 (2, 2 off J Shields).

TB: R Cano 4; H Matsui 2; B Abreu 2; M Ensberg.

GIDP: H Matsui (4).

RBI: R Cano (12); B Abreu (24).

2-out RBI: B Abreu; R Cano.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Jeter-R Cano-J Giambi; D Jeter-R Cano.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Cano (3, 2nd base by T Miller/D Navarro).

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .651   23    0   4   
C Crawford LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .701   12    1   0   
B Upton CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .777   14    3   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .218  .718   14   12   1   
E Longoria 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .216  .709   17    0   2   GDP
C Floyd DH                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .407 1.134   10    0   0   
D Navarro C                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .387  .892   10    7   1   
G Gross RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .218  .685   10    1   0   2B
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .545   13    2   2   

J Shields P                                                              1   1
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  A Reyes P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   1   7   1    2   8              123   27  11

BATTING

2B: G Gross (5, off M Mussina).

TB: D Navarro 2; C Floyd 2; C Pena 2; G Gross 2.

GIDP: E Longoria (4).

RBI: D Navarro (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bartlett-C Pena; D Navarro-J Bartlett.

E: C Pena (1).

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
M Mussina, W (6-3)             6.1   5   1   1    1   4   0   3.99   23   87-52   27· 2·23   10· 4· 4· 0     62    -     0.93       
R Ohlendorf, H (2)             0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.56    3    7-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.22       
J Chamberlain, H (10)          1     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.60    4   20-13    6· 3· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.56       
M Rivera, S (11)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.53    3    9-8     3· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78       
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   8   0          33  123-77   39· 7·31   13· 5· 5· 0          1-1

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
J Shields, L (4-3)             7.1   6   2   2    2   6   0   3.05   31  102-67   34·11·22   16· 5· 2· 0     62    -     0.88       
T Miller                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.26    3   16-11    6· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.03       
A Reyes                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   8.44    1    6-3     1· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.40       
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   7   0          35  124-81   41·13·27   18· 6· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Ron Kulpa.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 20,936.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Tampa Bay Rays                       
1. J Damon              LF    1. A Iwamura            2B 
2. B Abreu              RF    2. C Crawford           LF 
3. D Jeter              SS    3. B Upton              CF 
4. J Giambi             1B    4. C Pena               1B 
5. H Matsui             DH    5. E Longoria           3B 
6. R Cano               2B    6. C Floyd              DH 
7. M Cabrera            CF    7. D Navarro            C  
8. M Ensberg            3B    8. G Gross              RF 
9. J Molina             C     9. J Bartlett           SS 

   M Mussina            P        J Shields            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  6            J Damon         J Shields       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  5            B Abreu         J Shields       Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  1            D Jeter         J Shields       Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  5            A Iwamura       M Mussina       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  2            C Crawford      M Mussina       Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, James Shields facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6        J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5        B Abreu         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1        D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5        A Iwamura       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2        C Crawford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3        B Upton         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, James Shields facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1        J Giambi        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3        H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3        R Cano          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1        M Cabrera       Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Cano to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   O      -23  6        M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
          ---  1        C Pena          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6        E Longoria      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2        C Floyd         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3        D Navarro       Single to SS (Line Drive); Floyd out at 3B/CF-3B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, James Shields facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3        J Molina        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2        J Damon         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5        B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5        G Gross         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6        J Bartlett      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5        A Iwamura       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, James Shields facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4        D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4        J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4        H Matsui        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  6        R Cano          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Matsui Scores
   O      1--  1        M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2        C Crawford      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5        B Upton         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6        C Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1        E Longoria      Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rays 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, James Shields facing 8-9-1
          ---  1        M Ensberg       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1        J Molina        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Ensberg to 2B
   O      -2-  5        J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3        B Abreu         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Ensberg Scores
   O      -2-  3        D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2        C Floyd         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4        D Navarro       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3        G Gross         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4        J Bartlett      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, James Shields facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2        J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1        H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1        R Cano          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4        M Cabrera       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6        A Iwamura       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3        C Crawford      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1        B Upton         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, James Shields facing 8-9-1
          ---  6        M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  4        J Molina        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Ensberg to 2B
   O      -2-  6        J Damon         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  5        B Abreu         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5        C Pena          Strikeout Looking
          ---  7        E Longoria      Walk
                  Ross Ohlendorf replaces Mike Mussina pitching
          1--  2        C Floyd         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Longoria to 2B
   R      12-  3        D Navarro       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Longoria Scores; Floyd to 2B
   OO     12-  2        G Gross         Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Floyd out at 2B/SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, James Shields facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1        D Jeter         Flyball: CF
          ---  4        J Giambi        Walk
                  Trever Miller replaces James Shields pitching
   OO     1--  4        H Matsui        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Joba Chamberlain facing 9-1-2
                  Joba Chamberlain replaces Ross Ohlendorf pitching
   O      ---  3        J Bartlett      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7        A Iwamura       Walk
   O      1--  5        C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5        B Upton         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Trever Miller facing 6-7-8
          ---  4        R Cano          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  8        M Cabrera       Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Cano Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  Al Reyes replaces Trever Miller pitching
   O      ---  6        M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Mariano Rivera facing 4-5-6
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Joba Chamberlain pitching; Alberto Gonzalez replaces Morgan Ensberg playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  2        C Pena          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3        E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  C Floyd         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rays 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation