Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/14)
| Game 1: Monday, April 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 15 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 14 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
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7:08 PM ET, April 14, 2009
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: A. Burnett (2-0)
L: J. Howell (0-1)
| 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 | |
| Brett Gardner | Strike (looking), B Gardner singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, D Jeter singled to right, B Gardner to third | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, M Teixeira walked, D Jeter to second | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), N Swisher struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Posada hit sacrifice fly to left, B Gardner scored | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (foul), R Cano lined out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), B Upton struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | C Crawford grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), E Longoria struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Xavier Nady | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), X Nady struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Ramiro Pena | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), R Pena struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Molina | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, J Molina grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, C Pena flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Burrell | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, P Burrell walked | 1 | 0 |
| Dioner Navarro | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Navarro struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), B Zobrist struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Brett Gardner | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), B Gardner struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | D Jeter grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (looking), M Teixeira struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Akinori Iwamura | Strike (looking), A Iwamura grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, J Bartlett popped out to second | 1 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, Strike (looking), B Upton flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), N Swisher homered to right | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (looking), J Posada popped out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), R Cano grounded out to first | 2 | 0 |
| Xavier Nady | Ball, X Nady grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, C Crawford grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), E Longoria struck out looking | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Pena grounded out to first | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Ramiro Pena | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Pena walked | 2 | 0 |
| Jose Molina | J Molina lined into double play, to first, R Pena doubled off first | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Gardner | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), B Gardner struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Pat Burrell | P Burrell grounded out to third | 2 | 0 |
| Dioner Navarro | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), D Navarro struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), B Zobrist grounded out to second | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), D Jeter struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), N Swisher doubled to right | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, J Posada grounded out to second | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Akinori Iwamura | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), A Iwamura struck out looking | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Bartlett | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, J Bartlett flied out to left | 2 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), B Upton struck out looking | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), R Cano struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Xavier Nady | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, X Nady singled to left | 2 | 0 |
| Ramiro Pena | Strike (looking), R Pena grounded out to first, X Nady to second | 2 | 0 |
| Jose Molina | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), J Molina struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, C Crawford singled to left | 2 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | E Longoria singled to left, C Crawford to second | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | C Pena singled to right, C Crawford scored, E Longoria to third | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Burrell | Ball, Ball, Ball, P Burrell hit sacrifice fly to right, E Longoria scored | 2 | 2 |
| Dioner Navarro | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), D Navarro struck out looking | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, C Pena picked off first | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| J Howell relieved M Garza. | 2 | 2 | |
| Brett Gardner | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, B Gardner doubled to deep left | 2 | 2 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Jeter singled to center, B Gardner to third | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to left, B Gardner scored | 3 | 2 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (looking), Ball, N Swisher flied out to center | 3 | 2 |
| Jorge Posada | J Posada grounded out to pitcher | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| M Cabrera in right field. | 3 | 2 | |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Strike (looking), B Zobrist fouled out to left | 3 | 2 |
| Akinori Iwamura | Ball, A Iwamura grounded out to second | 3 | 2 |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, J Bartlett grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| D Wheeler relieved J Howell. | 3 | 2 | |
| Robinson Cano | R Cano singled to left | 3 | 2 |
| Melky Cabrera | Strike (looking), M Cabrera singled to right, R Cano to second | 3 | 2 |
| Ramiro Pena | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (bunted foul), Ball, R Pena flied out to center | 3 | 2 |
| Jose Molina | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Molina struck out swinging | 3 | 2 |
| Brett Gardner | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, B Gardner hit a ground rule double to deep center, R Cano scored, M Cabrera to third | 4 | 2 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, D Jeter homered to right center, M Cabrera and B Gardner scored | 7 | 2 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, M Teixeira grounded out to second | 7 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Brian Bruney pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| B Bruney relieved A Burnett. | 7 | 2 | |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), B Upton struck out swinging | 7 | 2 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), C Crawford struck out looking | 7 | 2 |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), E Longoria struck out swinging | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||