Rays 5 - 6 Yankees
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Rays hoping to build momentum for stretch run

Sep 13, 2008 - 12:57 PM Tampa Bay at NY Yankees (2ND GAME), 7:05 p.m. EDT

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - The Tampa Bay Rays continue their push to the postseason Saturday when they take on the New York Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader.

Tampa Bay enters the day with a two-game lead over the Boston Red Sox (86-60) in the American League East.

The Rays are still atop the division thanks to a series win in Boston earlier in the week. Tampa Bay had a ninth-inning rally for a 5-4 triumph on Tuesday, and won the rubber game, 4-2, in 14 innings on Wednesday.

Making its last trip to the storied Yankees Stadium, Tampa Bay is hoping to avoid a letdown against New York, which is all but guaranteed of missing the postseason for the first time since 1993.

Matt Garza (11-9, 3.55 ERA) will start the second game of the doubleheader for Tampa Bay. The young righthander has lost his last two starts, although he only allowed one run over seven innings last Sunday at Toronto.

The Yankees will counter with Sidney Ponson (8-5, 5.10), who lasted six innings for the first time in four outings on September 6. The righthander gave up three runs over six innings in New York's 7-4 victory at Seattle.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 3
    NY YANKEES 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 x 6 11 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - MATT GARZA, J.P. HOWELL (6TH), GRANT BALFOUR (7TH), CHAD
    BRADFORD (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO
    NYY - SIDNEY PONSON, PHIL COKE (4TH), DAMASO MARTE
    (7TH), JOBA CHA

    Sep 13 10:18 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
    SINGLE BY EVAN LONGORIA SCORED GABE GROSS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E LONGORIA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5
    NY YANKEES 6 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J RUGGIANO (.222, 1 HR, 5 RBI)

    Rays 5, Yankees 6  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 13 10:17 PM
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    Rays 5, Yankees 6  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 13 10:17 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
    SINGLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED BRETT GARDNER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ABREU ON FIRST, D JETER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    NY YANKEES 6 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.306, 0-FOR-2, BB, SF, RBI)

    Rays 4, Yankees 6  Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 13 10:06 PM
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    Rays 4, Yankees 6  Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 13 10:06 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
    SINGLE BY XAVIER NADY SCORED BOBBY ABREU.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, X NADY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    NY YANKEES 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.259, 1-FOR-3)

    Rays 4, Yankees 5  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 13 9:41 PM
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    Rays 4, Yankees 5  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 13 9:41 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
    ERROR BY GABE GROSS ALLOWED DEREK JETER TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ABREU ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    NY YANKEES 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.307, 0-FOR-1, BB, SF, RBI)

    Rays 4, Yankees 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 13 9:30 PM
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    Rays 4, Yankees 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 13 9:30 PM
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    Rays 4, Yankees 3  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 13 9:20 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
    GROUND OUT BY BRETT GARDNER SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    NY YANKEES 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.301, 1-FOR-1, SAC)

    Rays 4, Yankees 3  Bot 4, 0 OutsSep 13 8:39 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
    SOLO HOME RUN BY WILSON BETEMIT (6) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF MATT GARZA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4, NY YANKEES 2
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: I RODRIGUEZ (.278, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays 4, Yankees 2  Bot 4, 0 OutsSep 13 8:35 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
    GRAND SLAM BY BEN ZOBRIST (8) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    4TH OFF SIDNEY PONSON SCORED DIONER NAVARRO, FERNANDO PEREZ AND
    AKINORI IWAMURA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4, NY YANKEES 1
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D JOHNSON (.333, 1-FOR-2)

    Rays 4, Yankees 1  Top 4, 0 OutsSep 13 8:27 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
    SACRIFICE FLY BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ SCORED BRETT GARDNER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ABREU ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: X NADY (.290, 10 HR, 30 RBI)

    Rays 0, Yankees 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 13 7:27 PM
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    Rays vs. YankeesSep 13 2:46 PM

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