Yankees 2, 
Rays 1
| W: | M. Rivera (4-3) |
| L: | G. Balfour (2-1) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .275 |
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .280 |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| E Longoria 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| C Floyd DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .256 |
| J Gomes PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .312 |
| E Hinske RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .262 |
| R Brignac SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| BATTING HR: C Pena (14, 6th inning off S Ponson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Pena (47) GIDP: C Crawford Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Brignac 3 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: B Upton (11, 2nd base by S Ponson/J Molina) | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Jackson | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100-63 | 3.93 |
| J Howell | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37-22 | 2.73 |
| G Balfour (L, 2-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27-18 | 1.37 |
| Totals | 9.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 164-103 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Jackson 27; J Howell 7; G Balfour 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 4-12; J Howell 2-1; G Balfour 0-1 Game Scores: E Jackson 58 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Gardner LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .143 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .284 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .317 |
| J Giambi 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| J Posada DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .282 |
| J Christian PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| R Cano 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .247 |
| J Molina C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (21, G Balfour) RBI: J Giambi (54), B Abreu (57) S: J Molina, R Cano 2-out RBI: J Giambi Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, A Rodriguez 1, J Posada 2, J Molina 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Gardner (4, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro); J Christian (1, 3rd base off G Balfour/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (S Ponson-D Jeter-J Giambi). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Ponson | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 87-50 | 3.96 |
| J Veras | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.45 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.60 |
| M Rivera (W, 4-3) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30-18 | 1.06 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 142-82 | |
| PITCHING HBP: E Hinske (By S Ponson); E Longoria (By S Ponson) Batters faced: S Ponson 25; J Veras 3; K Farnsworth 3; M Rivera 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 8-5; J Veras 1-0; K Farnsworth 1-1; M Rivera 1-1 Game Scores: S Ponson 60 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | NYY | |||
 | 1st | J Giambi singled to shallow center, D Jeter scored, B Abreu to second. | 0 | 1 |
 | 6th | C Pena homered to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 10th | B Abreu doubled to deep center, D Jeter scored. | 1 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 53,552 (102.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Doug Eddings |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 9th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 18 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |