Yankees 2, Rays 1
Jason Giambi rips an RBI single in the first inning Wednesday. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Samantha Newman / MLB.com
Bobby Abreu ripped a walk-off double with one out in the 10th inning, and the Yankees took both games of the two-game series against the first-place Rays. Mariano Rivera struck out four over two scoreless innings to notch the victory.
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Tampa Bay
(55-35)
Lost 3
NY Yankees 2, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 7/9/08
BOS 18, MIN 5
FLA 5, SD 2
DET 8, CLE 6
HOU 6, PIT 4
PHI 4, STL 2
TOR 9, BAL 8
WSH 5, ARI 0
NYM 5, SF 0
TEX 5, LAA 4
CHC 5, CIN 1
COL 8, MIL 3
CWS 7, KC 6
SEA 6, OAK 4
LAD 2, ATL 1
NY Yankees
(49-42)
Won 4
Standings thru 7/9/08  | Recap: TB | NYY  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Yankees stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B5 0 2 0 0 3 0 .275
Crawford , LF5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280
Upton , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280
Pena , 1B3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .233
Longoria , 3B3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281
Floyd , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .256
1-Gomes , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
Navarro , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .312
Hinske , RF2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .262
Brignac, R , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000
Totals 33 1 5 1 3 11 17
1-Ran for Floyd in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Pena (14, 6th inning off Ponson, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura 2; Upton; Pena 4; Longoria.RBI : Pena (47).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Brignac, R 3.GIDP : Crawford.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING CS : Upton (11, 2nd base by Ponson/Molina).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gardner , LF5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .143
Jeter , SS4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .284
Abreu , RF4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .274
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .317
Giambi , 1B3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .257
Posada , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .282
1-Christian , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Cano , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Cabrera , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247
Molina , C3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 8 14
1-Ran for Posada in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Abreu (21, Balfour).TB : Gardner; Jeter; Abreu 2; Rodriguez; Giambi; Cabrera; Molina.RBI : Giambi (54), Abreu (57).2-out RBI : Giambi.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Posada 2; Rodriguez; Jeter; Molina.S : Molina; Cano.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Gardner (4, 2nd base off Jackson/Navarro), Christian (1, 3rd base off Balfour/Navarro). FIELDING DP : (Ponson-Jeter-Giambi).
HBP : Hinske (by Ponson), Longoria (by Ponson).Pitches-strikes : Jackson 100-63, Howell 37-22, Balfour 27-18, Ponson 87-50, Veras 14-8, Farnsworth 11-6, Rivera 30-18.Ground outs-fly outs : Jackson 4-12, Howell 2-1, Balfour 0-1, Ponson 8-5, Veras 1-0, Farnsworth 1-1, Rivera 1-1.Batters faced : Jackson 27, Howell 7, Balfour 5, Ponson 25, Veras 3, Farnsworth 3, Rivera 7.Inherited runners-scored : Howell 1-0, Balfour 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Doug Eddings.Weather : 86 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 14 mph, Out to LF.T : 3:19.Att : 53,552.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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