Tampa Bay (3-1) at NY Yankees (2-3)

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Shields aims to forget last Bronx start

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
James Shields' last start was a rough outing, but he hopes to put that behind him on Sunday. He'll take the ball as the Rays pursue a sweep of the Yanks at 1:05 p.m. ET.
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Rays probable pitcher

James Shields

  • #33 RHP
  • (1-0) 2.57 ERA 2 SO
After a rough beginning in which Shields surrendered two runs in the first inning on Opening Day against the Orioles, Shields settled in to add six scoreless frames to earn the win. Shields' best pitch has always been his changeup, but he also has a plus fastball and curve and he's added a cutter that has helped him throw inside to left-handers. Shields is 0-4 with an 8.58 ERA in five career starts against the Yankees; he is 0-2 with a 10.57 ERA in three starts at Yankee Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 19-16 4.18 346.2 77 290 .261
Season 1-0 2.57 7.0 3 2 .217

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/06/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 3 1 .750 - 0-0 3-1
New York Yankees (AL East) 2 3 .400 1.5 2-3 0-0
Stats - 04/06/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TB .283 31 7 30 6 29 4.63 35.0 30 10 21
NYY .231 15 3 14 0 28 5.00 45.0 48 12 35
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Yanks expecting bats to come alive

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Chien-Ming Wang goes after his second win of the season when the Yankees battle the Rays at 1:05 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Chien-Ming Wang

  • #40 RHP
  • (1-0) 2.57 ERA 2 SO
Wang's regular season debut was his best start of the year so far, according to manager Joe Girardi, who wasn't putting much stock into Wang's shaky Grapefruit League campaign. The right-hander limited the Blue Jays to two runs over seven innings as he secured the victory in the final Opening Day at Yankee Stadium on April 1. Wang made three starts against the Rays in 2007, faring 2-1 with a 4.42 ERA. His best start was his final one of the campaign, twirling six innings of two-run, seven-hit ball at Tropicana Field on Sept. 26. The sinkerballing Wang is 27-9 at Yankee Stadium since the beginning of the 2005 campaign.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 47-18 3.73 540.2 145 229 .268
Season 1-0 2.57 7.0 2 2 .231
April 1-0 2.57 7.0 2 2 .231

Rays hitters vs Chien-Ming Wang

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .500 2 0 0
Bartlett, Jason - - - - .000 7 0 0
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - - - - -
Crawford, Carl - - - - .270 37 0 3
Gross, Gabe - - - - - - - -
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe - - - - - - - -
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan - - - - .000 3 0 0
Navarro, Dioner - - - - .286 14 0 0
Pena, Carlos - - - - .333 15 1 5
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn - - - - .000 2 0 0
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. - - - - .273 22 0 1
Zobrist, Ben - - - - .000 3 0 0

Yankees hitters vs James Shields

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .267 15 0 1
Cano, Robinson - - - - .429 21 1 4
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - .000 1 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .385 26 1 5
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .200 15 0 1
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .231 13 1 2
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .167 6 1 4
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .077 13 0 0

Yankees blank Rays (3-2) (3-3)

Yankees 2, Rays 0

Shields sharp in loss

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Entering Sunday afternoon, James Shields had never beaten the Yankees. He still hasn't done so, but he came close, limiting the Bronx Bombers to just two runs on Hideki Matsui's two-run home run in the fourth inning.

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Series at a Glance

 
Chien-Ming Wang didn't let cold weather slow him on Sunday. (Kathy Willens/AP)

Wang's start a wow

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Chien-Ming Wang looked in midseason form on Sunday as he ended the Yankees' two-game skid with emphasis. Wang, who threw four frames of no-hit ball, held the Rays scoreless on just four hits over six-plus innings.
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Yankees 2, Rays 0

Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B4000000.227
Crawford, LF4000000.174
Pena, C, 1B4010020.222
Upton, CF3000111.278
Floyd, DH4010011.333
Hinske, RF2010100.400
Aybar, W, 3B3010023.231
Riggans, C3000012.273
Bartlett, SS3000021.211
Totals30040298 

BATTING
TB: Pena, C; Floyd; Hinske; Aybar, W.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Aybar, W (1, home by Wang/Posada).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Upton (Betemit at 3rd base).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, LF4010001.136
Jeter, SS4010001.217
Abreu, RF4000032.318
Rodriguez, A, 3B3110100.333
Matsui, DH4132013.350
Cano, 2B4020002.174
Posada, C4000024.143
Betemit, 1B2000002.200
Cabrera, M, CF3010011.364
Totals322921716 

BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, A (3, Shields), Cano (1, Shields).
HR: Matsui (2, 4th inning off Shields, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Damon; Jeter; Rodriguez, A 2; Matsui 6; Cano 3; Cabrera, M.
RBI: Matsui 2 (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jeter; Matsui 2; Cabrera, M.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Cano (2, missed catch).
DP: (Cano-Betemit).
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Shields (L, 1-1)5.08221513.00
Howell 3.01000200.00
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wang (W, 2-0)6.04002601.38
Chamberlain (H, 2)2.00000100.00
Rivera (S, 3)1.00000200.00

Shields pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Wang pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

HBP: Betemit (by Shields).
Pitches-strikes: Shields 96-65, Howell 33-23, Wang 96-56, Chamberlain 16-13, Rivera 12-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Shields 5-4, Howell 4-3, Wang 7-4, Chamberlain 2-2, Rivera 0-1.
Batters faced: Shields 24, Howell 10, Wang 24, Chamberlain 5, Rivera 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Howell 1-0, Chamberlain 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 46 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 51,279.
April 6, 2008

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