Yankees 2, Rays 0
Chien-Ming Wang held the Rays scoreless on just four hits. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Chien-Ming Wang looked in midseason form on Sunday as he ended the Yankees' two-game skid with emphasis. Wang, who threw four frames of no-hit ball, held the Rays scoreless on just four hits over six-plus innings.
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NY Yankees 2, Tampa Bay 0
Today's Boxes 4/6/08
TOR 7, BOS 4
PIT 9, FLA 2
CIN 8, PHI 2
ATL 3, NYM 1
BAL 3, SEA 2
MIL 7, SF 0
KC 3, MIN 1
STL 3, WSH 0
CHC 3, HOU 2
ARI 5, COL 2
TEX 10, LAA 4
CLE 2, OAK 1
LAD 3, SD 2
CWS 13, DET 2
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Standings thru 4/6/08 | Recap: TB | NYY | Gameday | Rays stats | Yankees stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Crawford , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
Pena , 1B4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222
Upton , CF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .278
Floyd , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Hinske , RF2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400
Aybar , 3B3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .231
Riggans , C3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 9 8
BATTING TB : Pena; Floyd; Hinske; Aybar.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING CS : Aybar (1, home by Wang/Posada).FIELDING Outfield assists : Upton (Betemit at 3rd base).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .136
Jeter , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217
Abreu , RF4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .318
Rodriguez , 3B3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333
Matsui , DH4 1 3 2 0 1 3 .350
Cano , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .174
Posada , C4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .143
Betemit , 1B2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Cabrera , CF3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364
Totals 32 2 9 2 1 7 16
BATTING 2B : Rodriguez (3, Shields), Cano (1, Shields).HR : Matsui (2, 4th inning off Shields, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Damon; Jeter; Rodriguez 2; Matsui 6; Cano 3; Cabrera.RBI : Matsui 2 (4).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Jeter; Matsui 2; Cabrera.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Cano (2, missed catch).DP : (Cano-Betemit).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Shields (L, 1-1)5.0 8 2 2 1 5 1 3.00
Howell 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang (W, 2-0)6.0 4 0 0 2 6 0 1.38
Chamberlain (H, 2)2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rivera (S, 3)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
HBP : Betemit (by Shields).Pitches-strikes : Shields 96-65, Howell 33-23, Wang 96-56, Chamberlain 16-13, Rivera 12-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Shields 5-4, Howell 4-3, Wang 7-4, Chamberlain 2-3, Rivera 0-1.Batters faced : Shields 24, Howell 10, Wang 24, Chamberlain 5, Rivera 3.Inherited runners-scored : Howell 1-0, Chamberlain 2-0.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Dana DeMuth.Weather : 46 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 16 mph, In from LF.T : 2:53.Att : 51,279.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
