1:05 PM ET, September 13, 2008
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: J. Shields (13-8)
L: M. Mussina (17-9)
Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 9/13)
| Game 1: Friday, September 12 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | Postponed | |
| NY Yankees | ||
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| Game 1: Saturday, September 13 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 13 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 14 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 | |
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1:05 PM ET, September 13, 2008
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: J. Shields (13-8)
L: M. Mussina (17-9)
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 | ||
| B Zobrist 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .247 | ||
| R Baldelli DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .281 | ||
| a-W Aybar PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | ||
| E Longoria 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .280 | ||
| J Gomes RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .178 | ||
| G Gross RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | ||
| F Perez CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | ||
| M Hernandez C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .200 | ||
| J Ruggiano LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | |||
| a-singled to left for R Baldelli in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Ruggiano 2 (4, D Giese, M Mussina); B Zobrist (7, M Mussina) RBI: J Ruggiano 2 (5), J Bartlett (30), E Longoria 2 (73), B Zobrist (19) SF: B Zobrist 2-out RBI: J Ruggiano 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Hernandez 1, J Bartlett 1, E Longoria 1, F Perez 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ruggiano (2, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Molina) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Zobrist-J Bartlett-C Pena). | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 | ||
| W Betemit SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | ||
| C Moeller C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | ||
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 | ||
| X Nady LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .290 | ||
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 | ||
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 | ||
| C Ransom 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | ||
| J Molina C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | ||
| a-B Gardner PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |||
| a-grounded to third for J Molina in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (37, J Shields) HR: B Abreu (17, 9th inning off T Miller 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Abreu (88) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: X Nady 2, R Cano 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Giambi (8, throw) | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Mussina (L, 17-9) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 100-63 | 3.63 | |
| D Giese | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33-25 | 3.02 | |
| D Rasner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 5.38 | |
| C Britton | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.86 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 168-108 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: C Pena (By M Mussina) Batters faced: M Mussina 25; D Giese 10; D Rasner 4; C Britton 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 3-5; D Giese 2-2; D Rasner 1-1; C Britton 1-2 Game Scores: M Mussina 36 | ||||||||||
| TB | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Ruggiano doubled to deep right, E Longoria and F Perez scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | J Bartlett singled to right, J Ruggiano scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 5th | E Longoria singled to left, J Bartlett and B Zobrist scored, C Pena to second. | 5 | 0 | |
| 6th | B Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to center, M Hernandez scored, J Ruggiano to third. | 6 | 0 | |
| 6th | C Pena safe at first on throwing error by first baseman J Giambi, J Ruggiano scored. | 7 | 0 | |
| 9th | B Abreu homered to right. | 7 | 1 | |
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| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 54,088 (107.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Gorman, First Base - Kevin Causey, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Rob Drake |
