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Tampa Bay won 2-1

Game 1: Monday, August 15
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 16
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 17
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Yankees 6

(65-54, 27-31 away)

Devil Rays 7

(48-73, 30-29 home)

7:15 PM ET, August 17, 2005

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida 

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NYY 100031010 6 10 1
TB 02000212 - 7 7 2

W: T. Miller (1-0)

L: T. Sturtze (4-2)

S: D. Baez (26)

New York Yankees
HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
D Jeter SS5220003.304
R Cano 2B4100101.277
G Sheffield RF4123000.302
A Rodriguez 3B4000002.314
H Matsui LF4011000.299
J Giambi DH2100212.274
   T Womack PR-DH0100000.240
J Posada C4011020.252
B Williams CF4000012.251
T Martinez 1B3011110.239
Totals346764510 
BATTING
HR: G Sheffield (26, 5th inning off M Hendrickson 2 on, 2 Out)
RBI: H Matsui (90), G Sheffield 3 (94), T Martinez (45), J Posada (52)
2-out RBI: H Matsui, G Sheffield 3, T Martinez
GIDP: B Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, J Giambi 1
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
SB: T Womack (24, 2nd base off T Miller/T Hall)
FIELDING
E: R Cano (12, throw)
DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-T Martinez).
PB: J Posada.
New York Yankees
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
A Leiter5.123354087-444.84
A Small (B, 1)1.032212125-153.10
A Embree0.20100008-57.51
T Sturtze (L, 5-3; B, 5)1.021101018-134.25
Totals8.0776671138-77 
PITCHING
WP: T Sturtze
HBP: J Gomes (By A Leiter)
Batters faced: A Leiter 23; A Small 7; A Embree 2; T Sturtze 5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Leiter 7-5; A Small 0-1; A Embree 1-0; T Sturtze 0-2
Game Scores: A Leiter 51
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
N Green 2B5110013.248
C Crawford LF4011010.287
J Cantu 3B3000110.289
E Perez 1B1100210.274
   a-T Lee PH0000000.269
   b-J Lugo PH1000001.295
   J Gathright CF0000000.292
A Huff RF-1B4210001.264
J Gomes DH2210111.281
A Gonzalez SS4134001.264
T Hall C2000201.283
D Hollins CF-RF3001023.258
Totals297766711 
a-hit for E Perez in the 7th
b-grounded to second for T Lee in the 7th
BATTING
2B: N Green (13, A Small); A Gonzalez (12, T Sturtze)
3B: C Crawford (13, A Small)
HR: A Gonzalez (8, 6th inning off A Small 1 on, 2 Out)
RBI: A Gonzalez 4 (28), D Hollins (37), C Crawford (65)
SF: D Hollins
2-out RBI: A Gonzalez 2
GIDP: A Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N Green 2
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
Picked Off: C Crawford (3rd base by J Posada)
FIELDING
E: J Cantu (19, ground ball); T Hall (7, throw)
DP: 1 (J Cantu-N Green-A Huff).
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
M Hendrickson5.2654351100-566.75
J Colome1.100000015-105.60
T Miller (W, 2-2)1.011110014-54.22
D Baez (S, 41)1.00000009-62.85
Totals9.0765451138-77 
PITCHING
Batters faced: M Hendrickson 27; J Colome 4; T Miller 4; D Baez 3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Hendrickson 6-6; J Colome 2-2; T Miller 2-1; D Baez 1-2
Game Scores: M Hendrickson 41

Scoring Summary

NYYTB
1stH Matsui singled to right, D Jeter scored, G Sheffield to second.10
TB2ndA Gonzalez singled to left, E Perez scored, J Gomes to second.11
TB2ndD Hollins hit sacrifice fly to center, J Gomes scored, A Gonzalez to third.12
5thG Sheffield homered to left, D Jeter and R Cano scored.42
6thT Martinez singled to center, J Giambi scored, B Williams to third.42
TB6thA Gonzalez homered to left, A Huff scored.54
TB7thC Crawford tripled to deep left center, N Green scored.55
8thJ Posada singled to right, T Womack scored.65
TB8thA Gonzalez hit a ground rule double to deep left center, A Huff scored, J Gomes to third.65
TB8thJ Gomes scored, A Gonzalez to third on wild pitch by T Sturtze.67
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Game Information

StadiumTropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance20,178 (59.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time2:55
Weatherindoors
UmpiresHome Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - John Hirschbeck, Second Base - Wally Bell, Third Base - Lance Barksdale