Yankees 6
(90-67, 38-38 away)
Devil Rays 7
(65-92, 37-42 home)
7:10 PM ET, September 25, 2007
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: G. Glover (6-5)
L: J. Karstens (1-4)
Final in 10
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 9/25)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 26 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 12 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 27 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | |
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(90-67, 38-38 away)
(65-92, 37-42 home)
7:10 PM ET, September 25, 2007
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: G. Glover (6-5)
L: J. Karstens (1-4)
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon LF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .319 | ||
| B Abreu RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .283 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .311 | ||
| H Matsui DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .287 | ||
| J Posada C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .334 | ||
| B Sardinha PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| W Betemit 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .257 | ||
| a-J Giambi PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .236 | ||
| J Molina C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | ||
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for D Mientkiewicz in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Jeter (37, J Hammel); J Posada (42, D Wheeler) HR: A Rodriguez (53, 3rd inning off J Hammel 3 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Jeter (69), A Rodriguez 4 (151), M Cabrera (71) SF: M Cabrera GIDP: J Posada, M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, B Abreu 1, H Matsui 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Damon 2 (26, 2nd base off J Hammel/D Navarro 2) CS: R Cano (5, 2nd base by G Balfour) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Cano-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Igawa | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 87-46 | 6.25 | |
| E Ramirez | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21-11 | 8.38 | |
| B Bruney (B, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15-7 | 4.68 | |
| R Villone | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 4.24 | |
| C Britton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.86 | |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-10 | 4.81 | |
| J Veras | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 7.36 | |
| J Karstens (L, 1-4) | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-1 | 11.05 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 177-98 | ||
| PITCHING WP: K Igawa Batters faced: K Igawa 21; E Ramirez 4; B Bruney 4; R Villone 4; C Britton 1; K Farnsworth 3; J Veras 4; J Karstens 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Igawa 2-11; E Ramirez 0-1; B Bruney 0-0; R Villone 3-0; C Britton 0-0; K Farnsworth 0-1; J Veras 0-2; J Karstens 0-0 Game Scores: K Igawa 60 | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Iwamura 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .282 | ||
| J Velandia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .277 | ||
| B Upton CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .302 | ||
| D Young RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .292 | ||
| D Navarro C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | ||
| J Gomes LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .247 | ||
| J Guzman DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 | ||
| a-G Norton PH-DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .237 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .249 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 20 | |||
| a-walked for J Guzman in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Navarro (18, E Ramirez) HR: J Velandia (1, 6th inning off B Bruney 3 on, 2 Out); D Navarro (9, 10th inning off J Karstens 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Navarro 2 (44), A Iwamura (31), J Velandia 4 (8) 2-out RBI: A Iwamura, J Velandia 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Young 4 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Navarro (13, catch) DP: 2 (C Pena-J Wilson-J Hammel, J Velandia-J Wilson-C Pena). | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Hammel | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 101-54 | 6.07 | |
| G Balfour | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 6.43 | |
| J Switzer (H, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 7.27 | |
| D Wheeler (B, 3) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 6.26 | |
| A Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-14 | 4.98 | |
| G Glover (W, 6-5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 5.04 | |
| Totals | 10.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 205-116 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: A Rodriguez (By J Switzer) Batters faced: J Hammel 24; G Balfour 3; J Switzer 5; D Wheeler 6; A Reyes 4; G Glover 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Hammel 4-7; G Balfour 2-0; J Switzer 1-1; D Wheeler 0-1; A Reyes 0-2; G Glover 2-0 Game Scores: J Hammel 34 | ||||||||||
| NYY | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Jeter doubled to deep right center, J Damon scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | A Rodriguez homered to left, J Damon, D Jeter and B Abreu scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| TB | 6th | D Navarro doubled to deep left center, B Upton scored. | 5 | 1 |
| TB | 6th | A Iwamura walked, D Navarro scored, J Gomes to third, G Norton to second. | 5 | 2 |
| TB | 6th | J Velandia homered to left, J Gomes, G Norton and A Iwamura scored. | 5 | 6 |
| TB | 10th | D Navarro homered to right. | 6 | 7 |
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| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 24,503 (71.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:06 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Mike Dimuro |

