Yankees 5 - 7 Rays
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Rays looking to avoid sweep by Yankees

Sep 4, 2008 - 10:14 AM NY Yankees (75-64) at Tampa Bay (84-53) 7:10 p.m. EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Rays are off to a poor start in the season's final month. They need to turn it around quickly before they lose control of the American League East.

The Rays try to avoid a sweep by the New York Yankees when the teams conclude their series on Thursday.

Tampa Bay has been outscored 15-6 en route to dropping its first two games of September to the Yankees. The pair of losses has narrowed the Rays' lead in the AL East to three games over the defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox (82-57), who have won three straight and eight of their last 10.

The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Rays, who are 32-32 away from home and embark on a nine-game road trip following the finale. The trip includes three games against both the Red Sox and New York.

Tampa Bay hopes ace Scott Kazmir (10-6, 3.13 ERA) can snap its brief slide. Kazmir has won back-to-back decisions and was impressive his last time out, pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out six en route to a 14-3 victory against the Baltimore Orioles.

Darrell Rasner (5-9, 5.08 ERA) counters for the Yankees, seeking his first win since July 12 after posting an 0-2 record over his last eight starts.






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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 7 0
    TAMPA BAY 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 x 7 14 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: NYY - DARRELL RASNER, ALFREDO ACEVES (2ND), CHRIS BRITTON (7TH) AND
    IVAN RODRIGUEZ
    TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, TREVER MILLER (7TH), CHAD BRADFORD
    (8TH), JASON HAMMEL (9TH)

    Sep 4 10:31 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ (32) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 9TH OFF JASON HAMMEL.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5, TAMPA BAY 7
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: X NADY (.291, 1-FOR-3, BB)

    Yankees 5, Rays 7  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 4 10:28 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY DEREK JETER (9) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH
    2 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF JASON HAMMEL SCORED CODY RANSOM AND JOHNNY
    DAMON.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4, TAMPA BAY 7
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.314, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)

    Yankees 4, Rays 7  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 4 10:26 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CODY RANSOM SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C RANSOM ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
    TAMPA BAY 7 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B GARDNER (.182, 0-FOR-3)

    Yankees 1, Rays 7  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 4 10:20 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY B.J. UPTON SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
    TAMPA BAY 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.246, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)

    Yankees 0, Rays 7  Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 4 10:03 PM
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    Yankees 0, Rays 6  Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 4 9:01 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY WILLY AYBAR (9) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    4TH OFF ALFREDO ACEVES.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0, TAMPA BAY 6
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E HINSKE (.254, 1-FOR-2)

    Yankees 0, Rays 6  Bot 4, 0 OutsSep 4 8:46 PM
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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY WILLY AYBAR SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA AND B.J.
    UPTON.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, W AYBAR ON FIRST, C PENA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
    TAMPA BAY 5 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E HINSKE (.254, 1-FOR-1)

    Yankees 0, Rays 5  Bot 2, 0 OutsSep 4 8:04 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AKINORI IWAMURA SCORED GABE GROSS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A IWAMURA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
    TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.271, 0-FOR-1)

    Yankees 0, Rays 3  Bot 2, 0 OutsSep 4 7:52 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON BARTLETT SCORED DIONER NAVARRO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G GROSS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
    TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.278, 0-FOR-1)

    Yankees 0, Rays 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsSep 4 7:51 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY GABE GROSS SCORED ERIC HINSKE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G GROSS ON SECOND, D NAVARRO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
    TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J BARTLETT (.279, 1 HR, 25 RBI)

    Yankees 0, Rays 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsSep 4 7:49 PM
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