Final
NY Yankees leads 1-0 (as of 9/2)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 2 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 3 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 4 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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7:10 PM ET, September 2, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: M. Mussina (17-7)
L: M. Garza (11-8)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Damon popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jeter lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Abreu flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| A Iwamura struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Floyd grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| A Rodriguez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Giambi flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| X Nady struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| W Aybar singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hinske tripled to deep left center, W Aybar thrown out at home. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bartlett grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| G Gross struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| H Matsui flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| R Cano reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Molina struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Damon lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| S Riggans struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Iwamura struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena singled to center, B Upton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Floyd singled to right, B Upton scored, C Pena to third. | 0 | 1 |
| W Aybar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Floyd out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| D Jeter reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 1 |
| D Jeter stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Abreu flied out to center, D Jeter to third. | 0 | 1 |
| A Rodriguez walked. | 0 | 1 |
| J Giambi hit sacrifice fly to center, D Jeter scored. | 1 | 1 |
| X Nady homered to left, A Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 1 |
| H Matsui grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| E Hinske singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| J Bartlett singled to right, E Hinske to second. | 3 | 1 |
| G Gross grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Bartlett out at second, E Hinske to third. | 3 | 1 |
| S Riggans grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| R Cano safe at second on throwing error by pitcher M Garza. | 3 | 1 |
| J Molina sacrificed to first, R Cano to third. | 3 | 1 |
| J Damon tripled to deep left center, R Cano scored. | 4 | 1 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop, J Damon scored. | 5 | 1 |
| B Abreu flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| A Iwamura struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| B Upton struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| C Pena doubled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| C Floyd grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| A Rodriguez singled to right center. | 5 | 1 |
| T Miller relieved M Garza. | 5 | 1 |
| J Giambi hit by pitch, A Rodriguez to second. | 5 | 1 |
| X Nady struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| H Matsui singled to center, A Rodriguez scored, J Giambi to second. | 6 | 1 |
| R Cano flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| J Molina struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| W Aybar grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| E Hinske fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 1 |
| J Bartlett struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Trever Miller pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| D Jeter grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Damon out at second. | 6 | 1 |
| B Abreu struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| G Gross doubled to deep right center. | 6 | 1 |
| S Riggans doubled to right, G Gross scored. | 6 | 2 |
| D Marte relieved M Mussina. | 6 | 2 |
| A Iwamura singled to left, S Riggans to third. | 6 | 2 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| C Pena struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| R Baldelli hit for C Floyd. | 6 | 2 |
| J Chamberlain relieved D Marte. | 6 | 2 |
| R Baldelli grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Iwamura out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Hammel pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Hammel relieved T Miller. | 6 | 2 |
| A Rodriguez homered to left center. | 7 | 2 |
| J Giambi hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 7 | 2 |
| C Ransom ran for J Giambi. | 7 | 2 |
| X Nady lined out to second. | 7 | 2 |
| H Matsui flied out to center, C Ransom to third. | 7 | 2 |
| R Cano struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joba Chamberlain pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| C Ransom at first base. | 7 | 2 |
| W Aybar grounded out to third. | 7 | 2 |
| E Hinske walked. | 7 | 2 |
| J Bartlett singled to left, E Hinske to second. | 7 | 2 |
| G Gross flied out to left. | 7 | 2 |
| B Zobrist hit for S Riggans. | 7 | 2 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Juan Salas pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| D Navarro catching. | 7 | 2 |
| J Salas relieved J Hammel. | 7 | 2 |
| J Molina struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| J Damon flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| D Jeter struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dan Giese pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| D Giese relieved J Chamberlain. | 7 | 2 |
| A Iwamura flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| B Upton flied out to right. | 7 | 2 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||