Final
NY Yankees leads 2-0 (as of 9/3)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 2 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 3 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 4 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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7:10 PM ET, September 3, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: E. Ramirez (5-1)
L: E. Jackson (11-9)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Damon popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jeter struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| B Abreu singled to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Abreu stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| A Iwamura struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Floyd doubled to right center, B Upton scored. | 0 | 1 |
| W Aybar grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Giambi grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| X Nady walked. | 0 | 1 |
| H Matsui popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| R Cano doubled to left center, X Nady scored. | 1 | 1 |
| I Rodriguez doubled to shallow right, R Cano scored. | 2 | 1 |
| J Damon lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, -1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| E Hinske popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| D Navarro grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| G Gross singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| G Gross stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| J Bartlett grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| D Jeter lined out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| B Abreu doubled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| A Rodriguez doubled to left, B Abreu scored. | 3 | 1 |
| J Giambi doubled to deep left center, A Rodriguez scored. | 4 | 1 |
| X Nady grounded out to first, J Giambi to third. | 4 | 1 |
| H Matsui singled to center, J Giambi scored. | 5 | 1 |
| R Cano reached on infield single to third, H Matsui to second. | 5 | 1 |
| I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Cano out at second, H Matsui to third. | 5 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| A Iwamura flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| B Upton flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| C Pena walked. | 5 | 1 |
| C Floyd grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Damon reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| J Damon stole second. | 5 | 1 |
| D Jeter reached on infield single to third, J Damon to third. | 5 | 1 |
| B Abreu popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| C Bradford relieved E Jackson. | 5 | 1 |
| A Rodriguez singled to right, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second. | 6 | 1 |
| J Giambi grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Rodriguez out at second, D Jeter to third. | 6 | 1 |
| X Nady grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| W Aybar flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| E Hinske flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| D Navarro doubled to deep center. | 6 | 1 |
| G Gross homered to right, D Navarro scored. | 6 | 3 |
| J Bartlett hit by pitch. | 6 | 3 |
| A Iwamura flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Howell relieved C Bradford. | 6 | 3 |
| H Matsui struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| R Cano grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 3 |
| I Rodriguez struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| B Upton singled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| B Upton stole second. | 6 | 3 |
| C Pena walked. | 6 | 3 |
| E Ramirez relieved C Pavano. | 6 | 3 |
| C Floyd singled to right, B Upton to third, C Pena to second. | 6 | 3 |
| W Aybar lined into double play, to second, C Pena doubled off second. | 6 | 3 |
| E Hinske popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Damon flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| D Jeter grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| B Abreu struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Phil Coke pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| P Coke relieved E Ramirez. | 6 | 3 |
| D Navarro flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| G Gross grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| J Bartlett flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| G Balfour relieved J Howell. | 6 | 3 |
| A Rodriguez walked. | 6 | 3 |
| J Giambi struck out swinging. A Rodriguez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| X Nady struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Phil Coke pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| A Iwamura grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| B Upton lined out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| C Pena flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| H Matsui flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| R Cano struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Phil Coke pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| B Zobrist hit for C Floyd. | 6 | 3 |
| B Bruney relieved P Coke. | 6 | 3 |
| B Zobrist struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| W Aybar grounded out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| E Hinske grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Troy Percival pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| T Percival relieved G Balfour. | 6 | 3 |
| J Damon flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| D Jeter grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| B Abreu walked. | 6 | 3 |
| B Abreu stole second. | 6 | 3 |
| A Rodriguez homered to left, B Abreu scored. | 8 | 3 |
| J Salas relieved T Percival. | 8 | 3 |
| J Giambi walked. | 8 | 3 |
| C Ransom ran for J Giambi. | 8 | 3 |
| X Nady lined out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Veras pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| C Ransom at first base. | 8 | 3 |
| J Veras relieved B Bruney. | 8 | 3 |
| D Navarro grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| G Gross walked. | 8 | 3 |
| J Bartlett struck out looking. | 8 | 3 |
| G Gross to second on fielder's indifference. | 8 | 3 |
| A Iwamura doubled to left, G Gross scored. | 8 | 4 |
| B Upton flied out to right. | 8 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||