Devil Rays 2
(59-77, 23-43 away)
Yankees 11
(86-52, 48-21 home)
7:05 PM ET, September 7, 2004
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Final
NY Yankees leads 2-0 (as of 9/7)
| Game 1: Monday, September 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Monday, September 6 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | Postponed | |
| NY Yankees | ||
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 11 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 8 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | Postponed | |
| NY Yankees | ||
| Game 3: Wednesday, September 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | Postponed | |
| NY Yankees | ||
| Game 3: Thursday, September 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 9 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 10 | |
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(59-77, 23-43 away)
(86-52, 48-21 home)
7:05 PM ET, September 7, 2004
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Lugo SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | ||
| R Baldelli CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .280 | ||
| A Huff LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | ||
| T Martinez 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | ||
| a-B Upton PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | ||
| J Cruz Jr RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .232 | ||
| R Simon DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .118 | ||
| b-M Diaz PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| J Cantu 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .294 | ||
| G Blum 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | ||
| B Fordyce C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 17 | |||
| a-singled to left for T Martinez in the 8th b-flied out to center for R Simon in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: T Martinez (16, J Lieber) HR: R Baldelli (11, 1st inning off J Lieber 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Baldelli 2 (55) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Cantu 2, R Simon 2, A Huff 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Gaudin (1, ground ball) DP: 2 (J Cantu-J Lugo-T Martinez, J Cantu-J Lugo-G Blum). Outfield Assist: R Baldelli (A Rodriguez at Home). | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Sosa (L, 4-7) | 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 78-48 | 5.59 | |
| T Miller | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31-17 | 3.43 | |
| C Gaudin | 2.1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42-25 | 5.30 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 151-90 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: B Williams (By C Gaudin) HBP: M Cairo (By C Gaudin) Batters faced: J Sosa 21; T Miller 6; C Gaudin 15 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sosa 3-6; T Miller 1-0; C Gaudin 4-3 Game Scores: J Sosa 24 | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | ||
| E Wilson SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .287 | ||
| G Sheffield RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .302 | ||
| D Navarro C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| H Matsui LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 | ||
| J Posada C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .272 | ||
| B Crosby PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 | ||
| J Olerud 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 | ||
| B Williams DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .256 | ||
| M Cairo 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 | ||
| K Lofton CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .272 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||
| BATTING 2B: H Matsui (27, J Sosa); A Rodriguez (20, J Sosa); D Jeter (35, J Sosa); G Sheffield (28, J Sosa); K Lofton (10, T Miller); J Olerud (18, C Gaudin) HR: B Williams (18, 4th inning off J Sosa 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Matsui 2 (93), A Rodriguez 3 (87), B Williams (59), J Posada (65), J Olerud (39), M Cairo (36), D Jeter 2 (63) 2-out RBI: A Rodriguez 3, D Jeter 2 GIDP: J Posada, J Olerud Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, A Rodriguez 1, G Sheffield 1, J Olerud 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Cairo (3, 2nd base by T Miller) | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Lieber (W, 14-8) | 6.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 104-74 | 4.38 | |
| T Gordon (H, 35) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.35 | |
| C Nitkowski | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 7.00 | |
| B Prinz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 5.33 | |
| S Karsay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.50 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 124-90 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Lieber Batters faced: J Lieber 29; T Gordon 1; C Nitkowski 2; B Prinz 2; S Karsay 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lieber 8-3; T Gordon 1-0; C Nitkowski 0-1; B Prinz 1-1; S Karsay 2-1 Game Scores: J Lieber 57 | ||||||||||
| TB | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 1st | R Baldelli homered to right, J Lugo scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | H Matsui doubled to deep right, A Rodriguez and G Sheffield scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 2nd | A Rodriguez doubled to deep right center, K Lofton and D Jeter scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 4th | B Williams homered to right. | 2 | 5 | |
| 7th | J Posada safe at first on error by pitcher C Gaudin, G Sheffield scored, H Matsui to second. | 2 | 6 | |
| 7th | J Olerud doubled to left center, H Matsui scored, J Posada to third. | 2 | 7 | |
| 7th | M Cairo hit by pitch, J Posada scored, J Olerud to third, B Williams to second. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7th | D Jeter singled to center, J Olerud and B Williams scored, M Cairo to third, D Jeter to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 10 | |
| 7th | A Rodriguez reached on infield single to third, M Cairo scored, D Jeter to third. | 2 | 11 | |
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| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 33,518 (66.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Onora, First Base - Jerry Crawford, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Rob Drake |

