Yankees 8, 
Rays 4
| W: | C. Pavano (3-1) |
| L: | E. Jackson (11-11) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (35) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .277 |
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .278 |
| C Pena 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .244 |
| E Longoria 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| C Floyd DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| a-W Aybar PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .255 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .294 |
| E Hinske LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .253 |
| F Perez CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | |
| a-walked for C Floyd in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Floyd (13, C Pavano) HR: F Perez (1, 2nd inning off C Pavano 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: F Perez 3 (3), A Iwamura (42) 2-out RBI: F Perez 3, A Iwamura Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Iwamura 2, J Bartlett 2, W Aybar 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Pena (2, pop up) DP: 2 (E Longoria-A Iwamura-C Pena, J Bartlett-A Iwamura-C Pena). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Jackson (L, 11-11) | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53-33 | 4.33 |
| D Price | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 87-55 | 3.37 |
| J Hammel | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 4.60 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 144-92 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Jackson 13; D Price 19; J Hammel 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 2-3; D Price 8-4; J Hammel 2-0 Game Scores: E Jackson 20 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| J Giambi 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| M Cabrera RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| A Rodriguez DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .307 |
| X Nady RF-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| R Cano 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| W Betemit 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| C Ransom 3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .421 |
| B Gardner CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .165 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| BATTING 2B: I Rodriguez (20, E Jackson); D Jeter (25, E Jackson); A Rodriguez (33, D Price) HR: A Rodriguez (34, 1st inning off E Jackson 3 on, 0 Out); J Giambi (30, 2nd inning off E Jackson 1 on, 2 Out); D Jeter (11, 5th inning off D Price 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez 4 (100), J Giambi 2 (92), D Jeter (68), W Betemit (23) 2-out RBI: J Giambi 2 GIDP: D Jeter, I Rodriguez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Ransom 1, B Gardner 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Ransom (1, ground ball) | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Pavano (W, 3-1) | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 96-59 | 5.26 |
| E Ramirez | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-3 | 4.05 |
| D Marte (H, 9) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25-12 | 5.40 |
| B Bruney (H, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 2.10 |
| J Veras | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 3.54 |
| M Rivera (S, 35) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 1.54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 176-100 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Pavano 24; E Ramirez 3; D Marte 6; B Bruney 3; J Veras 4; M Rivera 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 6-7; E Ramirez 0-1; D Marte 0-3; B Bruney 0-2; J Veras 0-1; M Rivera 0-0 Game Scores: C Pavano 45 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | NYY | |||
 | 1st | A Rodriguez homered to right, J Damon, D Jeter and J Giambi scored. | 0 | 4 |
 | 2nd | F Perez homered to right, D Navarro and E Hinske scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 2nd | J Giambi homered to right, D Jeter scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 5th | D Jeter homered to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 6th | A Iwamura walked, C Floyd scored, E Hinske to third, F Perez to second. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | W Betemit singled to center, A Rodriguez scored. | 4 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| CARL PAVANO LEFT THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY. |
| DEREK JETER'S HOME RUN IN THE FIFTH INNING WAS HIS 1,269TH CAREER HIT AT YANKEE STADIUM, TYING LOU GEHRIG FOR THE MOST IN YANKEE STADIUM HISTORY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 54,279 (103.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 14th 2008
| Kansas City | 13 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 4 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 4 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 1 | in 10 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 |
| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
| San Diego | 6 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 1 | in 10 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 0 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 11 |