Rays 7, 
Yankees 5
| W: | S. Kazmir (12-6) |
| L: | D. Rasner (5-10) |
| SV: | D. Wheeler (11) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .313 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .315 |
| X Nady RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| J Giambi DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .247 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| C Ransom 1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| B Gardner CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .182 |
| a-H Matsui PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .302 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | |
| a-struck out swinging for B Gardner in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Ransom (2, S Kazmir); I Rodriguez (19, J Hammel) HR: D Jeter (9, 9th inning off J Hammel 2 on, 2 Out); A Rodriguez (32, 9th inning off J Hammel 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Ransom (6), D Jeter 3 (66), A Rodriguez (91) 2-out RBI: D Jeter 3, A Rodriguez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Rodriguez 1, J Giambi 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rodriguez (17, 2nd base off S Kazmir/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: B Gardner (D Navarro at Home). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Rasner (L, 5-10) | 1.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43-25 | 5.43 |
| A Aceves | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 97-61 | 1.29 |
| C Britton | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31-19 | 3.93 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 171-105 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Rasner IBB: W Aybar (By C Britton) Batters faced: D Rasner 12; A Aceves 22; C Britton 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Rasner 1-2; A Aceves 2-9; C Britton 0-4 Game Scores: D Rasner 21 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .279 |
| B Upton CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| C Pena 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| C Floyd DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .279 |
| W Aybar 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| E Hinske LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 |
| J Ruggiano LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .193 |
| D Navarro C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | |
| BATTING 2B: G Gross (10, D Rasner); D Navarro (23, A Aceves); C Floyd (12, C Britton) 3B: A Iwamura (7, C Britton) HR: W Aybar (9, 4th inning off A Aceves 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Gross (35), J Bartlett (26), A Iwamura (41), W Aybar 3 (26), B Upton (64) SF: J Bartlett, B Upton 2-out RBI: W Aybar 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Hinske 1, W Aybar 1, B Upton 2, D Navarro 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir (W, 11-6) | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 98-56 | 2.99 |
| T Miller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-12 | 4.38 |
| C Bradford | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-10 | 2.12 |
| J Hammel | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20-13 | 4.71 |
| D Wheeler (S, 11) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.58 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 146-92 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Kazmir 24; T Miller 4; C Bradford 4; J Hammel 7; D Wheeler 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 6-5; T Miller 0-1; C Bradford 0-3; J Hammel 0-1; D Wheeler 0-1 Game Scores: S Kazmir 72 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | TAM | |||
 | 2nd | G Gross doubled to right, E Hinske scored, D Navarro to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | J Bartlett hit sacrifice fly to center, D Navarro scored, G Gross to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | A Iwamura singled to center, G Gross scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | W Aybar singled to right, A Iwamura and B Upton scored, C Pena to second. | 0 | 5 |
| 4th | W Aybar homered to right. | 0 | 6 |
| 8th | B Upton hit sacrifice fly to center, A Iwamura scored. | 0 | 7 |
 | 9th | C Ransom singled to center, I Rodriguez scored, C Ransom to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 7 |
| 9th | D Jeter homered to right center, C Ransom and J Damon scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 9th | A Rodriguez homered to left. | 5 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| ALEX RODRIGUEZ'S HOME RUN IN THE NINTH INNING WAS THE 550TH OF HIS CAREER. |
| DEREK JETER AND ALEX RODRIGUEZ HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 26,080 (72.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:20 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Charlie Reliford, Second Base - Brian Runge, Third Base - Greg Gibson |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 4th 2008
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | in 10 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 9 |