April 5, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 2
TEX 1 BAL 6
SEA 4 CHW 5
@DET 3 MIN 6
KCR 4 TBR 6
@NYY 3 OAK 6
CLE 1 TOR 10
BOS 2 ATL 11
NYM 5 CHC 9
HOU 7 CIN 4
PHI 3 ARI 7
@COL 2 FLA 7
PIT 3 MIL 5
SFG 4 SDP 4
LAD 1 STL 5
WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 52,247

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 1:05pm
Time of Game: 3:05

Rays

3-1

Won 2

1st

Joe Maddon

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

W: E Jackson (1-0), L: A Pettitte (0-1), S: T Percival (1)

Yankees

2-3

Lost 2

5th, 1½ GB

Joe Girardi

BATTING

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .683   20    3   1   
C Crawford LF                 5   1   0   0    0   2  .211  .461   17    2   0   
C Pena 1B                     2   1   0   0    1   2  .214 1.064   18    6   0   2·HBP
B Upton CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .844   11    5   0   SB
J Gomes RF                    3   1   2   4    0   0  .500 1.650   15    1   0   HR,SF
  N Haynes RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         1   0   
W Aybar 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .200  .833   18    0   4   HR
J Bartlett SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .607   13    2   2   2B
S Riggans C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .875   12    7   0   
E Johnson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   16    0   0   CS

E Jackson P                                                              0   0
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  A Reyes P                                                              0   0
  T Percival P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   6   9   6    2   8              140   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Bartlett (1, off A Pettitte).

HR: J Gomes (1, off A Pettitte; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF); W Aybar (1, off R Ohlendorf; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: J Gomes (1, off A Pettitte).

HBP: C Pena 2 (2, 2 by A Pettitte).

TB: J Gomes 5; W Aybar 4; J Bartlett 3; S Riggans; B Upton; A Iwamura; E Johnson.

RBI: J Gomes 4 (4); W Aybar (1); B Upton (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: J Gomes (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Upton (1, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada).

CS: E Johnson (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by A Pettitte).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .111  .478   19    2   0   
D Jeter SS                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .566   16    2   5   
B Abreu RF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .389  .894   24    0   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .333  .979   14    2   2   2B
J Giambi DH                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .461    8    0   0   
  W Betemit PH-DH             2   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    6    0   0   
R Cano 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .105  .210   13    2   2   
J Posada C                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .200  .473   15    8   1   
H Matsui LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .688   19    2   0   
S Duncan 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   17    9   1   

A Pettitte P                                                             0   2
  B Bruney P                                                             0   0
  R Ohlendorf P                                                          0   0
Totals                       37   3   9   3    2   7              151   27  14

BATTING

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

TB: A Rodriguez 3; J Posada 2; H Matsui; S Duncan; B Abreu; R Cano; W Betemit.

RBI: J Posada 2 (2); A Rodriguez (4).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: S Duncan (1).

PITCHING

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, W (1-0)             6     5   1   1    2   4   0   1.50   26  102-62   36·12·14    6·10· 4· 0     60    -     1.08   0.19
D Wheeler                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-7     6· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.50   0.04
T Miller                       0.2   4   2   2    0   2   0   9.00    6   22-16    7· 4· 5    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    1.58  -0.06
A Reyes, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  21.60    1    7-6     5· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.99   0.05
T Percival, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   13-10    7· 0· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   7   0          39  151-101  61·17·23   10·13· 7· 0          2-0

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, L (0-1)            5     8   5   3    2   3   1   5.40   26   86-55   38· 8· 9    9· 5· 5· 0     36    -     1.07  -0.26
B Bruney                       2     0   0   0    0   4   0   0.00    6   30-19    9· 6· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.03
R Ohlendorf                    2     1   1   1    0   1   1   2.25    7   20-16    8· 2· 6    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.01
Totals                         9     9   6   4    2   8   2          39  136-90   55·16·19   13· 7· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: A Pettitte (1; E Johnson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: A Pettitte 2 (2; C Pena, C Pena).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Doug Eddings.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 52,247.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 16mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Rays                New York Yankees                     
1. A Iwamura            2B    1. J Damon              CF 
2. C Crawford           LF    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. C Pena               1B    3. B Abreu              RF 
4. B Upton              CF    4. A Rodriguez          3B 
5. J Gomes              RF    5. J Giambi             DH 
6. W Aybar              3B    6. R Cano               2B 
7. J Bartlett           SS    7. J Posada             C  
8. S Riggans            C     8. H Matsui             LF 
9. E Johnson            DH    9. S Duncan             1B 

   E Jackson            P        A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-2  12-  5   21%  89% J Gomes         A Pettitte      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pena Scores; Upton Scores
   t 3   0  1-0  1--  3   12%  55% C Crawford      A Pettitte      Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Iwamura to 3B; Crawford to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  3  -11%  37% A Rodriguez     E Jackson       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Damon Scores
   b 8   1  6-1  123  4   -7%  85% J Posada        T Miller        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Abreu Scores; Rodriguez Scores; Betemit to 2B
   b 2   1  0-1  123  3    6%  32% J Damon         E Jackson       Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  A Iwamura       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  C Crawford      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   47%  C Pena          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   45%  B Upton         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   48%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      1--  3   37%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Damon Scores
   O      -2-  3   40%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   37%  J Gomes         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gomes out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  5   35%  W Aybar         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   37%  J Bartlett      Single to SS (Line Drive to Weak SS)
          1--  3   40%  S Riggans       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bartlett to 3B
   O      1-3  5   34%  E Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Edwin Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   36%  R Cano          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   34%  J Posada        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  7   31%  H Matsui        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Posada to 2B
          12-  4   26%  S Duncan        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Posada to 3B; Matsui to 2B
   O      123  3   32%  J Damon         Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      123  4   39%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rays 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   43%  A Iwamura       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   55%  C Crawford      Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Iwamura to 3B; Crawford to 2B
          -23  1   58%  C Pena          Hit By Pitch
   RO     123  1   57%  B Upton         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Iwamura Scores/unER; Crawford to 3B
          1-3      60%  J Gomes         Upton Steals 2B
   RO     -23  4   60%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Crawford Scores/unER; Upton to 3B
          --3  8   61%  W Aybar         Walk
   O      1-3  1   56%  J Bartlett      Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rays 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Edwin Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   59%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   61%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   60%  J Giambi        Walk
          1--  3   57%  R Cano          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giambi to 2B
   O      12-  3   62%  J Posada        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   60%  S Riggans       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   63%  E Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      58%  A Iwamura       Johnson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   57%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Edwin Jackson facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   52%  H Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   57%  S Duncan        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  5   61%  J Damon         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  3   64%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   61%  C Crawford      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   64%  C Pena          Walk
          1--  3   68%  B Upton         Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Pena to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   89%  J Gomes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pena Scores; Upton Scores
   O      ---  3   88%  W Aybar         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   89%  J Bartlett      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   88%  S Riggans       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 5, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Edwin Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   90%  B Abreu         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   91%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Wilson Betemit replaces Jason Giambi playing DH batting 5th
   O      ---  4   92%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brian Bruney facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Bruney replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
   O      ---  6   91%  E Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   91%  A Iwamura       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   90%  C Crawford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Edwin Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   92%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   94%  J Posada        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   94%  H Matsui        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brian Bruney facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   94%  C Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   93%  B Upton         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  J Gomes         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Wheeler facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Edwin Jackson pitching; Nathan Haynes replaces Jonny Gomes playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   95%  S Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   96%  J Damon         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   96%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ross Ohlendorf facing 6-7-8
                  Ross Ohlendorf replaces Brian Bruney pitching
   R      ---  2   98%  W Aybar         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   98%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   98%  S Riggans       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  E Johnson       Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 6, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Trever Miller facing 3-4-5
                  Trever Miller replaces Dan Wheeler pitching
          ---  5   96%  B Abreu         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   93%  A Rodriguez     Single to SS (Line Drive to Short LF); Abreu to 2B
          12-  2   87%  W Betemit       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Abreu to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      123  4   93%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  4   85%  J Posada        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Abreu Scores; Rodriguez Scores; Betemit to 2B
   O      12-  3   92%  H Matsui        Strikeout Looking
                  Al Reyes replaces Trever Miller pitching
   O      12-  7   97%  S Duncan        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 6, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ross Ohlendorf facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   96%  A Iwamura       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   96%  C Crawford      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   96%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 6, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Troy Percival facing 1-2-3
                  Troy Percival replaces Al Reyes pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   99%  D Jeter         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7  100%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 6, Yankees 3.

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