Tampa Bay (55-34) at NY Yankees (48-42)

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Rays hope to rebound behind Jackson

Samantha Newman / MLB.com
When the Rays walked around the visitors' clubhouse of Yankee Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, it seemed a little more crowded than usual. The media attention surrounding Tampa Bay has increased in recent weeks, and with it, the number of reporters who want to find out what makes the first-place Rays tick.
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Rays probable pitcher

Edwin Jackson

  • #36 RHP
  • (5-6) 4.08 ERA 62 SO
Rays: Jackson pitched masterfully on Friday, holding the Royals to two runs on four hits in eight innings. The 24-year-old right-hander faced the minimum through six innings en route to his fifth win of the season. If Jackson is locating his 97-mph fastball, his other pitches can work well, particularly his slider. Jackson is 2-2 with a 4.42 ERA in 10 career appearances against the Yankees and is 2-1 with a 3.44 ERA in five career appearances at Yankee Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 16-25 5.21 376.1 197 265 .281
Season 5-6 4.08 103.2 45 62 .254
July 1-0 1.13 8.0 1 2 .154
Vs. NY Yankees 1-1 3.00 18.0 7 13 .212

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/09/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 55 34 .618 - 36-14 19-20
New York Yankees (AL East) 48 42 .533 7.5 26-22 22-20
Stats - 07/09/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TB .264 424 96 404 100 643 3.62 801.1 722 277 617
NYY .270 422 87 411 55 510 4.15 799.0 804 283 607
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Newcomers doing their part for Yanks

Willie Bans / MLB.com
Many current Yankees have reached their goal this season -- playing in the Majors. Nine players on the current roster, including three in the five-man pitching rotation, weren't on the team on Opening Day.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Sidney Ponson

  • #47 RHP
  • (5-1) 4.19 ERA 30 SO
Ponson struggled against his former Texas club Wednesday night, giving up seven runs and nine hits through five-plus innings. The seven runs matched his season high in runs allowed, and Ponson surrendered two home runs in the sixth inning before exiting the game. The right-hander recorded just one strikeout and gave up two separate leads before a New York rally gave him a no-decision. Ponson said he felt good physically through all his pitches, but the mechanics weren't there.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 87-102 4.91 1632.2 559 971 .286
Season 5-1 4.19 66.2 23 30 .311
July 0-0 12.60 5.0 3 1 .429
Vs. Tampa Bay 0-1 9.00 5.0 3 1 .444

Rays hitters vs Sidney Ponson

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bartlett, Jason .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Brignac, Reid - - - - .000 2 0 0
Burrell, Pat - - - - .400 5 1 3
Crawford, Carl .250 4 0 0 .206 34 1 5
Gross, Gabe - - - - .571 7 0 0
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt .000 2 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Kapler, Gabe - - - - .333 6 0 0
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan .000 3 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Navarro, Dioner .500 2 0 0 .273 11 0 1
Perez, Fernando - - - - .000 1 0 0
Riggans, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. .500 4 0 1 .583 12 0 2
Zaun, Gregg - - - - .286 14 1 2
Zobrist, Ben - - - - .333 6 1 4

Yankees hitters vs Edwin Jackson

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .200 5 0 0 .333 15 0 1
Cano, Robinson .143 7 0 0 .238 21 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - .250 4 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek .250 8 0 1 .417 24 1 4
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge .333 3 0 0 .250 8 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex .400 5 0 1 .368 19 2 8
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .250 4 0 0 .364 11 2 3
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .286 7 0 0

Abreu's walk-off buries Rays (55-35) (49-42)

Yankees 2, Rays 1 (10)

Rays reeling

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The Rays got 6 1/3 solid innings from starter Edwin Jackson, and Carlos Pena tied the game in the sixth with his 14th homer, but reliever Grant Balfour allowed the winning run to score in the 10th as the Rays dropped their third straight game.

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Yankees take both

Samantha Newman / MLB.com
Bobby Abreu ripped a walk-off double with one out in the 10th inning, and the Yankees took both games of the two-game series against the first-place Rays. Mariano Rivera struck out four over two scoreless innings to notch the victory.
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Yankees 2, Rays 1

Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B5020030.275
Crawford, LF5000012.280
Upton, CF4010011.280
Pena, C, 1B3111111.233
Longoria, 3B3010010.281
Floyd, DH3000103.256
  1-Gomes, PR-DH0000000.186
Navarro, C4000014.312
Hinske, RF2000121.262
Brignac, R, SS4000015.000
Totals3315131117 


1-Ran for Floyd in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Pena, C (14, 6th inning off Ponson, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Iwamura 2; Upton; Pena, C 4; Longoria.
RBI: Pena, C (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brignac, R 3.
GIDP: Crawford.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Upton (11, 2nd base by Ponson/Molina, J).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Gardner, LF5010032.143
Jeter, SS4210112.284
Abreu, RF4011101.274
Rodriguez, A, 3B4010013.317
Giambi, 1B3011110.257
Posada, DH3000104.282
  1-Christian, PR-DH0000000.200
Cano, 2B3000000.253
Cabrera, M, CF4010011.247
Molina, J, C3010011.231
Totals332724814 


1-Ran for Posada in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Abreu (21, Balfour).
TB: Gardner; Jeter; Abreu 2; Rodriguez, A; Giambi; Cabrera, M; Molina, J.
RBI: Giambi (54), Abreu (57).
2-out RBI: Giambi.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Posada 2; Rodriguez, A; Jeter; Molina, J.
S: Molina, J; Cano.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gardner (4, 2nd base off Jackson/Navarro), Christian (1, 3rd base off Balfour/Navarro).

FIELDING
DP: (Ponson-Jeter-Giambi).
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Jackson 6.16112303.93
Howell 2.00001302.73
Balfour (L, 2-1)1.01111201.37
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Ponson 6.05112413.96
Veras 1.00000202.45
Farnsworth 1.00000103.60
Rivera (W, 4-3)2.00001401.06

HBP: Hinske (by Ponson), Longoria (by Ponson).
Pitches-strikes: Jackson 100-63, Howell 37-22, Balfour 27-18, Ponson 87-50, Veras 14-8, Farnsworth 11-6, Rivera 30-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jackson 4-12, Howell 2-1, Balfour 0-1, Ponson 8-5, Veras 1-0, Farnsworth 1-1, Rivera 1-1.
Batters faced: Jackson 27, Howell 7, Balfour 5, Ponson 25, Veras 3, Farnsworth 3, Rivera 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Howell 1-0, Balfour 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Doug Eddings.
Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:19.
Att: 53,552.
July 9, 2008

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