Final
NY Yankees leads 1-0 (as of 4/25)
| Game 1: Tuesday, April 25 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final in 10 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, April 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 | |
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Devil Rays 1
(8-12, 4-9 away)
Yankees 9
(10-8, 6-1 home)
7:05 PM ET, April 25, 2006
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: M. Mussina (3-1)
L: S. Kazmir (2-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Joey Gathright | Strike 0 (bunted foul), J Gathright bunt popped out foul to catcher | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Hollins | Ball, Ball, D Hollins popped out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Gomes | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Gomes homered to left | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Lee | Strike (looking), Ball, T Lee lined out to first | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Damon walked | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, D Jeter homered to right, J Damon scored | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), A Rodriguez struck out swinging | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Giambi | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Giambi walked | 1 | 2 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Foul, H Matsui singled to center, J Giambi to second | 1 | 2 |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, J Posada safe at first on throwing error by third baseman T Wigginton, J Giambi scored, H Matsui to third | 1 | 3 |
| Andy Phillips | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, A Phillips grounded out to third | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Ty Wigginton | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), T Wigginton popped out to second | 1 | 3 |
| Russell Branyan | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), R Branyan struck out swinging | 1 | 3 |
| Toby Hall | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, T Hall grounded out to second | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Miguel Cairo | Strike (looking), M Cairo doubled to left | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, M Cairo picked off second, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Damon walked | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), D Jeter struck out swinging | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Sheffield | G Sheffield grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Damon out at second | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Tomas Perez | Strike (swinging), T Perez popped out to shortstop | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Green | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, N Green flied out to left | 1 | 3 |
| Joey Gathright | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), J Gathright struck out swinging | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, A Rodriguez walked | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Giambi | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, J Giambi grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Rodriguez out at second | 1 | 3 |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, Ball, H Matsui grounded out to first | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Damon Hollins | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, D Hollins grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 3 |
| Jonny Gomes | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), J Gomes struck out looking | 1 | 3 |
| Travis Lee | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), T Lee struck out swinging | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Posada grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 3 |
| Andy Phillips | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), A Phillips singled to right | 1 | 3 |
| Miguel Cairo | Ball, Ball, M Cairo doubled to left, A Phillips to third | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), J Damon hit sacrifice fly to center, A Phillips scored, M Cairo to third | 1 | 4 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), Ball, D Jeter grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Ty Wigginton | Ball, T Wigginton singled to left | 1 | 4 |
| Russell Branyan | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), R Branyan struck out looking | 1 | 4 |
| Toby Hall | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, T Hall singled to left center, T Wigginton to second | 1 | 4 |
| Tomas Perez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, T Perez grounded out to pitcher, T Wigginton to third, T Hall to second | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Green | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, N Green grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), G Sheffield flied out to right | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, A Rodriguez singled to left center | 1 | 4 |
| Jason Giambi | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Giambi singled to right, A Rodriguez to second | 1 | 4 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (foul), Ball, H Matsui flied out to center | 1 | 4 |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Posada walked, A Rodriguez to third, J Giambi to second | 1 | 4 |
| Andy Phillips | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, A Phillips grounded out to second | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Joey Gathright | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Gathright struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| Damon Hollins | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), D Hollins struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| Jonny Gomes | Strike (foul), Ball, J Gomes fouled out to first | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Dunn pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| S Dunn relieved S Kazmir. | 1 | 4 | |
| Miguel Cairo | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, M Cairo walked | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Damon | J Damon doubled to right, M Cairo to third | 1 | 4 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Ball, D Jeter singled to left, M Cairo scored, J Damon to third | 1 | 5 |
| Gary Sheffield | R Lugo relieved S Dunn, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), G Sheffield singled to left, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second | 1 | 6 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), A Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher, D Jeter to third, G Sheffield to second | 1 | 6 |
| Jason Giambi | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Giambi doubled to right, D Jeter and G Sheffield scored | 1 | 8 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (looking), Ball, H Matsui flied out to center, J Giambi to third | 1 | 8 |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, J Posada flied out to center | 1 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Travis Lee | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), T Lee singled to left, T Sturtze relieved M Mussina | 1 | 8 |
| Ty Wigginton | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, T Wigginton grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Lee out at second | 1 | 8 |
| Russell Branyan | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, R Branyan grounded out to first | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Ruddy Lugo pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Andy Phillips | A Phillips flied out to center | 1 | 8 |
| Miguel Cairo | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, M Cairo flied out to center | 1 | 8 |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, J Damon grounded out to first | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Ron Villone pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| R Villone relieved T Sturtze. | 1 | 8 | |
| Toby Hall | Strike (foul), T Hall doubled to left center | 1 | 8 |
| Tomas Perez | Ball, T Perez flied out to left | 1 | 8 |
| Nick Green | Ball, Strike (looking), N Green grounded out to pitcher, T Hall to third | 1 | 8 |
| Joey Gathright | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), J Gathright struck out swinging | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Brian Meadows pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| J Paul catching. | 1 | 8 | |
| B Meadows relieved R Lugo. | 1 | 8 | |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, D Jeter doubled to right | 1 | 8 |
| Gary Sheffield | G Sheffield flied out to center | 1 | 8 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Rodriguez singled to left, D Jeter to third | 1 | 8 |
| Jason Giambi | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Giambi hit sacrifice fly to center, D Jeter scored | 1 | 9 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), H Matsui struck out swinging | 1 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Proctor pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| B Crosby in right field. | 1 | 9 | |
| S Proctor relieved R Villone. | 1 | 9 | |
| Damon Hollins | D Hollins grounded out to second | 1 | 9 |
| Jonny Gomes | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), J Gomes struck out swinging | 1 | 9 |
| Travis Lee | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), T Lee struck out swinging | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||

