Yankees 8, 
Rays 4
| W: | E. Ramirez (5-1) |
| L: | E. Jackson (11-9) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .301 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .315 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| C Ransom PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| X Nady LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .290 |
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Cano (28, E Jackson); I Rodriguez (18, E Jackson); B Abreu (36, E Jackson); A Rodriguez (32, E Jackson); J Giambi (15, E Jackson) HR: A Rodriguez (31, 9th inning off T Percival 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Cano (61), I Rodriguez (35), A Rodriguez 4 (90), J Giambi (87), H Matsui (44) 2-out RBI: R Cano, I Rodriguez, H Matsui, A Rodriguez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: I Rodriguez 1, A Rodriguez 1, J Damon 1, X Nady 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Abreu 2 (18, 2nd base off T Percival/D Navarro, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro); J Damon (26, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro) CS: A Rodriguez (3, 2nd base by G Balfour/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Cano). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Pavano | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 79-47 | 4.20 |
| E Ramirez (W, 5-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.61 |
| P Coke (H, 1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-17 | 0.00 |
| B Bruney (H, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.33 |
| J Veras | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 3.62 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 147-90 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Bartlett (By C Pavano) Batters faced: C Pavano 21; E Ramirez 3; P Coke 6; B Bruney 3; J Veras 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 4-7; E Ramirez 0-2; P Coke 2-4; B Bruney 2-0; J Veras 1-1 Game Scores: C Pavano 37 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| B Upton CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| C Pena 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| C Floyd DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| a-B Zobrist PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| W Aybar 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .246 |
| E Hinske LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .279 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| a-struck out looking for C Floyd in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Upton (33, C Pavano); C Floyd (11, C Pavano); D Navarro (22, C Pavano); A Iwamura (29, J Veras) HR: G Gross (12, 4th inning off C Pavano 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Floyd (34), G Gross 2 (34), A Iwamura (40) 2-out RBI: C Floyd, G Gross 2, A Iwamura Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bartlett 1, E Hinske 1, W Aybar 1, B Upton 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: G Gross (2, 2nd base off C Pavano/I Rodriguez); B Upton (41, 2nd base off C Pavano/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Navarro-J Bartlett). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Jackson (L, 11-9) | 3.1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70-46 | 4.07 |
| C Bradford | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 2.16 |
| J Howell | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34-22 | 2.59 |
| G Balfour | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25-15 | 1.38 |
| T Percival | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25-16 | 4.08 |
| J Salas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-2 | 10.38 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 169-106 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Jackson 21; C Bradford 3; J Howell 6; G Balfour 6; T Percival 4; J Salas 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 3-5; C Bradford 2-0; J Howell 2-1; G Balfour 1-1; T Percival 1-1; J Salas 0-1 Game Scores: E Jackson 17 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | TAM | |||
 | 1st | C Floyd doubled to right center, B Upton scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | R Cano doubled to left center, X Nady scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | I Rodriguez doubled to shallow right, R Cano scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | A Rodriguez doubled to left, B Abreu scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Giambi doubled to deep left center, A Rodriguez scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd | H Matsui singled to center, J Giambi scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 4th | A Rodriguez singled to right, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second. | 6 | 1 |
| 4th | G Gross homered to right, D Navarro scored. | 6 | 3 |
| 9th | A Rodriguez homered to left, B Abreu scored. | 8 | 3 |
| 9th | A Iwamura doubled to left, G Gross scored. | 8 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| ALEX RODRIGUEZ'S HOME RUN IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING WAS REVIEWED AND UPHELD. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 25,215 (69.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:31 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Charlie Reliford, Third Base - Brian Runge |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 3rd 2008
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 1 |
| San Francisco | 9 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 | in 11 |
| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| Oakland | Postponed | |
| Kansas City |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |