Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/23)
| Game 1: Friday, September 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, September 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 16 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | |
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Yankees 0
(93-61, 46-33 away)
Devil Rays 8
(59-95, 40-39 home)
7:15 PM ET, September 23, 2006
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: J. Howell (1-3)
L: R. Johnson (17-11)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jeter flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Abreu grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Randy Johnson pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| R Baldelli fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| A Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sheffield walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Cano singled to right, G Sheffield to third. | 0 | 0 |
| H Matsui lined into double play, pitcher to first, R Cano out at first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Randy Johnson pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| T Wigginton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Hollins struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Posada struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Williams grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Randy Johnson pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| J Paul struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| T Perez singled to left, B Zobrist to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Baldelli doubled to deep right center, B Zobrist and T Perez scored. | 0 | 2 |
| R Baldelli caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 0 | 2 |
| D Young grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| D Jeter singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| B Abreu struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| A Rodriguez flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| G Sheffield grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Jeter out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Randy Johnson pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| T Wigginton homered to left. | 0 | 3 |
| D Hollins doubled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| J Paul popped out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| R Cano grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| H Matsui flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| J Posada safe at first on throwing error by third baseman B Upton. | 0 | 3 |
| B Williams flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Randy Johnson pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| B Zobrist safe at first on error by first baseman G Sheffield. | 0 | 3 |
| T Perez sacrificed to pitcher, B Zobrist to second. | 0 | 3 |
| R Baldelli walked. | 0 | 3 |
| D Young flied out to right, B Zobrist to third, R Baldelli to second. | 0 | 3 |
| C Crawford struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| B Abreu walked. | 0 | 3 |
| A Rodriguez hit by pitch, B Abreu to second. | 0 | 3 |
| G Sheffield flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Randy Johnson pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| M Cairo at first base. | 0 | 3 |
| T Wigginton singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| D Hollins grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Wigginton out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| B Upton homered to center, D Hollins scored. | 0 | 5 |
| J Paul flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| B Zobrist struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| R Cano fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 5 |
| H Matsui doubled to first. | 0 | 5 |
| J Posada flied out to left. | 0 | 5 |
| B Williams grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Veras pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| K Thompson in center field. | 0 | 5 |
| J Veras relieved Ra Johnson. | 0 | 5 |
| W Nieves catching. | 0 | 5 |
| T Perez popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| R Baldelli walked. | 0 | 5 |
| R Baldelli to second on wild pitch by J Veras. | 0 | 5 |
| D Young flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| C Crawford reached on infield single to shortstop, R Baldelli to third. | 0 | 5 |
| C Crawford stole second. | 0 | 5 |
| T Wigginton singled to center, R Baldelli and C Crawford scored. | 0 | 7 |
| D Hollins grounded out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Miceli pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| D Miceli relieved J Howell. | 0 | 7 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| D Jeter flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| A Guiel hit for B Abreu. | 0 | 7 |
| A Guiel flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| A Cannizaro at shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| A Guiel in right field. | 0 | 7 |
| A Phillips at third base. | 0 | 7 |
| O Dotel relieved J Veras. | 0 | 7 |
| B Upton fouled out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| J Paul singled to center. | 0 | 7 |
| B Zobrist singled to center, J Paul to second. | 0 | 7 |
| T Perez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, B Zobrist out at second, J Paul to third, J Paul scored on throwing error by shortstop A Cannizaro. | 0 | 8 |
| R Baldelli walked, T Perez to second. | 0 | 8 |
| T Perez to third, R Baldelli to second on wild pitch by O Dotel. | 0 | 8 |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 0 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Juan Salas pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Salas relieved D Miceli. | 0 | 8 |
| A Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 8 |
| M Cairo hit a ground rule double to right. | 0 | 8 |
| R Cano grounded out to pitcher, M Cairo to third. | 0 | 8 |
| H Matsui struck out looking. | 0 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||