Rays 5, 
Yankees 3
| W: | J. Niemann (13-6) |
| L: | A. Pettitte (14-8) |
| SV: | G. Balfour (4) |
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Gardner CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .271 | .347 |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .280 | .365 |
S Duncan RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .200 | .200 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .293 | .383 |
J Miranda 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .375 | .375 |
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .273 | .366 |
| J Posada C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .285 | .363 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .313 | |
| R Cano 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .322 | .354 |
R Pena SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .289 | .319 |
| N Swisher RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .249 | .371 |
F Guzman PR-RF-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .200 |
| E Hinske 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .229 | .320 |
| J Hairston Jr. SS-2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .227 | .344 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 164 | ||
| BATTING RBI: J Damon (80), M Teixeira (122), J Hairston Jr. (12) 2-out RBI: J Damon, M Teixeira, J Hairston Jr. GIDP: N Swisher, E Hinske Yankees RISP: 3-11 (M Teixeira 1-2, E Hinske 0-1, B Gardner 0-2, J Hairston Jr. 1-1, J Damon 1-3, H Matsui 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Gardner 2 (26, 2nd base off J Niemann/D Navarro 2); F Guzman (3, 2nd base off L Cormier/D Navarro) CS: J Hairston Jr. (1, 2nd base by J Niemann/D Navarro) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Aceves (2, throw) | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Pettitte (L, 14-8) | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 95-54 | 4.16 |
| A Aceves | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34-23 | 3.54 |
| C Gaudin | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-15 | 3.43 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 151-92 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Pettitte 12/23; A Aceves 6/7; C Gaudin 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Pettitte 16-1-19-18; A Aceves 7-3-9-4; C Gaudin 2-4-6-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 3-9; A Aceves 0-4; C Gaudin 1-1 Game Scores: A Pettitte 32 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .320 | .389 |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .305 | .364 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .277 | .361 |
| B Zobrist 1B-RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .296 | .404 |
| B Upton CF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .242 | .313 |
| G Kapler RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .238 | .329 |
a-W Aybar PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .257 | .335 |
| P Burrell DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .223 | .318 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .218 | .261 |
| A Iwamura 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .290 | .355 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 151 | ||
| a-struck out looking for G Kapler in the 5th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Iwamura (16, A Pettitte) HR: D Navarro (8, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Navarro 2 (32), J Bartlett (66) 2-out RBI: D Navarro 2, J Bartlett Rays RISP: 1-3 (J Bartlett 1-1, C Crawford 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Bartlett (30, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada); B Zobrist (17, 3rd base off A Aceves/J Posada); B Upton (42, 2nd base off A Aceves/J Posada) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Zobrist-J Bartlett-J Niemann, R Choate-J Bartlett-W Aybar). | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Niemann (W, 13-6) | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 87-54 | 3.94 |
| L Cormier (H, 6) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29-16 | 3.26 |
| R Choate (H, 9) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-22 | 3.47 |
| G Balfour (S, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-15 | 4.81 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 164-107 | |
| PITCHING WP: L Cormier HBP: J Hairston Jr. 2 (By J Niemann 2) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Niemann 11/22; L Cormier 4/7; R Choate 4/6; G Balfour 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Niemann 16-8-16-14; L Cormier 5-2-4-5; R Choate 8-4-6-4; G Balfour 5-2-8-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Niemann 5-4; L Cormier 3-1; R Choate 2-1; G Balfour 0-1 Game Scores: J Niemann 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | TAM | |||
 | 2nd | D Navarro homered to left center, B Upton scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | J Bartlett singled to right, A Iwamura scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 5th | J Damon singled to center, E Hinske scored, B Gardner to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | M Teixeira singled to right center, B Gardner scored, J Damon to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 5th | B Upton and B Zobrist scored on throwing error by pitcher A Aceves. | 2 | 5 |
| 6th | J Hairston Jr. reached on infield single to third, F Guzman scored, E Hinske to second. | 3 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 30,084 (83.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Runge, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Wally Bell |
MLB Scores
Saturday, October 3rd
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Washington | 6 | Final |
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| Florida | 4 | Final |
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| Toronto | 3 | Final |
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| Chi White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
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| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
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