7:05 PM ET, April 4, 2008
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: A. Sonnanstine (1-0)
L: I. Kennedy (0-1)
Game Notes
| TAMPA BAY CATCHER DIONER NAVARRO LEFT THE GAME FOR A PINCH HITTER IN THE THIRD INNING DUE TO A CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND. |
Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 4/4)
| Game 1: Friday, April 4 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 13 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 5 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 6 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, April 7 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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7:05 PM ET, April 4, 2008
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: A. Sonnanstine (1-0)
L: I. Kennedy (0-1)
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | ||
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .286 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .250 | ||
| B Upton CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .364 | ||
| C Floyd DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .364 | ||
| D Navarro C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | ||
| a-S Riggans PH-C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| E Hinske 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 | ||
| N Haynes RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .222 | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .167 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |||
| a-doubled to deep center for D Navarro in the 3rd | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Riggans (1, I Kennedy); E Hinske 2 (2, L Hawkins, J Albaladejo) HR: C Floyd (2, 8th inning off L Hawkins 0 on, 1 Out); C Pena (2, 8th inning off K Farnsworth 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Floyd 2 (5), B Upton (3), S Riggans 3 (3), E Hinske (2), J Bartlett 2 (3), C Crawford (2), C Pena 3 (5) 2-out RBI: C Floyd, J Bartlett 2, C Crawford, C Pena 3 GIDP: C Crawford Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bartlett 1, D Navarro 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crawford (3, 2nd base off I Kennedy/J Molina); N Haynes (2, 2nd base off L Hawkins/J Molina) CS: A Iwamura (1, 2nd base by J Albaladejo/J Molina) | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Sonnanstine (W, 1-0) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 84-60 | 6.00 | |
| D Wheeler (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0.00 | |
| T Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 0.00 | |
| S Dohmann | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 114-81 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 24; D Wheeler 3; T Miller 4; S Dohmann 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sonnanstine 8-6; D Wheeler 1-2; T Miller 1-2; S Dohmann 2-0 Game Scores: A Sonnanstine 48 | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .143 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | ||
| B Abreu RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .462 | ||
| a-S Duncan PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | ||
| b-W Betemit PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| J Giambi 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | ||
| M Ensberg 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | ||
| J Posada DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||
| H Matsui LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | ||
| J Molina C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for B Abreu in the 8th b-popped out to shortstop for A Rodriguez in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (1, A Sonnanstine); J Molina (1, A Sonnanstine); J Giambi (1, A Sonnanstine) 3B: D Jeter (1, A Sonnanstine) HR: H Matsui (1, 3rd inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Matsui (2), D Jeter (1), B Abreu (2), J Giambi (2) 2-out RBI: J Giambi Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Rodriguez 1, W Betemit 1, R Cano 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Jeter (1, bobble) DP: 2 (J Molina-D Jeter, R Cano-D Jeter-J Giambi). | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| I Kennedy (L, 0-1) | 2.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 70-32 | 23.14 | |
| J Albaladejo | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36-23 | 0.00 | |
| R Ohlendorf | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 0.00 | |
| B Traber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.00 | |
| L Hawkins | 0.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24-16 | 31.50 | |
| K Farnsworth | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25-18 | 3.86 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 177-104 | ||
| PITCHING WP: I Kennedy Batters faced: I Kennedy 15; J Albaladejo 9; R Ohlendorf 3; B Traber 3; L Hawkins 8; K Farnsworth 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Kennedy 4-1; J Albaladejo 2-1; R Ohlendorf 1-1; B Traber 2-0; L Hawkins 2-0; K Farnsworth 0-1 Game Scores: I Kennedy 23 | ||||||||||
| TB | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Floyd singled to shallow left, C Crawford scored, B Upton to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | B Upton reached on infield single to third, A Iwamura scored, C Pena to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | S Riggans doubled to deep center, C Pena, B Upton and C Floyd scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 3rd | E Hinske doubled to left, S Riggans scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 3rd | H Matsui homered to right. | 6 | 1 | |
| 3rd | D Jeter tripled to deep right center, J Molina scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 3rd | B Abreu grounded out to second, D Jeter scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 3rd | J Giambi doubled to deep center, A Rodriguez scored. | 6 | 4 | |
| 8th | C Floyd homered to right. | 7 | 4 | |
| 8th | J Bartlett singled to center, E Hinske and N Haynes scored. | 9 | 4 | |
| 8th | C Crawford singled to shallow left, J Bartlett scored, A Iwamura to second. | 10 | 4 | |
| 8th | C Pena homered to right, A Iwamura and C Crawford scored. | 13 | 4 | |
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| TAMPA BAY CATCHER DIONER NAVARRO LEFT THE GAME FOR A PINCH HITTER IN THE THIRD INNING DUE TO A CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND. |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 49,255 (97.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 50 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Doug Eddings, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - James Hoye |

