Yankees 8, Rays 7
Eric Hinske notched an RBI double in the fourth inning off Ian Kennedy. (Steve Nesius/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Following two-run shots by Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton, rookie Evan Longoria smacked his first career homer to tie the game in the seventh. But reliever Al Reyes gave up a solo shot in the eighth, and the Rays couldn't rally again in a wild opener.
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NY Yankees
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Won 1
NY Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 7
Today's Boxes 4/14/08
BOS 6, CLE 4
DET 11, MIN 9
BAL 4, TOR 3
LAA 7, TEX 4
OAK 2, CWS 1
KC 5, SEA 1
PIT 6, LAD 4
SF 5, ARI 4
Tampa Bay
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Standings thru 4/14/08  | Recap: NYY | TB  | Gameday  | Yankees stats  | Rays stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF5 2 2 3 0 1 0 .213
Jeter , SS5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .241
Abreu , RF5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294
Rodriguez , 3B5 1 4 1 0 0 2 .309
Matsui , DH5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .304
Ensberg , 1B5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .385
Cabrera , CF5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .306
Moeller , C4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250
Gonzalez , 2B2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .333
a-Cano , PH-2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .185
Totals 42 8 15 8 1 5 12
a-Homered for Gonzalez in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Damon (3, Sonnanstine).HR : Damon (1, 1st inning off Sonnanstine, 0 on, 0 out), Rodriguez (3, 1st inning off Sonnanstine, 0 on, 2 out), Ensberg (1, 2nd inning off Sonnanstine, 0 on, 0 out), Cano (1, 8th inning off Reyes, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Damon 6; Jeter 2; Abreu; Rodriguez 7; Ensberg 5; Cabrera 2; Moeller; Cano 4.RBI : Damon 3 (5), Rodriguez (8), Ensberg (1), Jeter 2 (3), Cano (3).2-out RBI : Rodriguez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Matsui 2; Gonzalez; Rodriguez.GIDP : Matsui.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Cabrera (1, 2nd base off Dohmann/Riggans).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235
Crawford , LF4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .228
Pena , 1B4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .191
Upton , CF5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .313
Longoria , 3B3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .444
Hinske , DH4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .323
Riggans , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200
Haynes , RF4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .231
Bartlett , SS4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .167
Totals 36 7 11 7 2 7 10
BATTING 2B : Longoria (1, Kennedy), Hinske (4, Kennedy).HR : Crawford (1, 7th inning off Traber, 1 on, 1 out), Upton (2, 7th inning off Bruney, 1 on, 1 out), Longoria (1, 7th inning off Bruney, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Crawford 5; Upton 5; Longoria 6; Hinske 3; Riggans; Haynes; Bartlett.RBI : Crawford 3 (7), Hinske (5), Upton 2 (13), Longoria (2).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Haynes 2.SF : Crawford.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Upton (4, 2nd base off Kennedy/Moeller), Haynes (4, 2nd base off Kennedy/Moeller).CS : Upton (2, 3rd base by Kennedy/Moeller). FIELDING E : Longoria (1, fielding).DP : (Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kennedy 6.0 8 3 3 2 4 0 8.74
Traber 0.1 1 2 2 0 0 1 4.91
Bruney (BS, 1)(W, 1-0)1.1 2 2 2 0 1 2 2.16
Rivera (S, 4)1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Kennedy pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. HBP : Pena (by Traber).Pitches-strikes : Kennedy 94-60, Traber 11-6, Bruney 20-16, Rivera 14-10, Sonnanstine 62-45, Dohmann 47-30, Reyes 26-16, Glover 12-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Kennedy 6-7, Traber 0-1, Bruney 2-1, Rivera 1-1, Sonnanstine 6-2, Dohmann 7-4, Reyes 0-0, Glover 2-1.Batters faced : Kennedy 27, Traber 3, Bruney 6, Rivera 4, Sonnanstine 20, Dohmann 14, Reyes 5, Glover 4.Inherited runners-scored : Traber 1-1, Bruney 1-1, Dohmann 1-0, Glover 2-0.Umpires : HP: Brian Runge. 1B: Charlie Reliford. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Chris Guccione.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:05.Att : 18,872.
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