Tampa Bay (87-57) at NY Yankees (77-69)

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Rays set for twin bill at Yankee Stadium

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
After seeing Friday's opener against the Yankees washed away by rain, the Rays will play a split doubleheader on Saturday, with James Shields getting the call in the matinee and Matt Garza pitching the nightcap.
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Rays probable pitcher

James Shields

  • #33 RHP
  • (12-8) 3.64 ERA 143 SO
Rays: Shields earned a no-decision against the Blue Jays in his last start. The right-hander pitched well, allowing just three runs on six hits over eight innings. Shields walked two and struck out three as he was stopped in his effort to win his career-high 13th game of the year. In seven career starts against the Yankees, Shields is 0-6 with a 6.86 ERA. He will look to reverse that in the Rays' second game of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 30-24 4.01 532.1 111 431 .259
Season 12-8 3.64 192.2 37 143 .254
September 0-0 3.38 8.0 2 3 .207
Vs. NY Yankees 0-2 2.92 12.1 3 11 .286

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/13/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 87 57 .604 - 53-21 34-36
New York Yankees (AL East) 77 69 .527 11.0 40-31 37-38
Stats - 09/13/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TB .261 667 154 633 131 1072 3.73 1298.2 1194 462 1018
NYY .271 704 160 680 102 913 4.38 1297.0 1345 434 1021
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Double dip on tap for Yankees, Rays

Samantha Newman / MLB.com
The Yankees and Rays will play two on Saturday, with veteran Mike Mussina facing off against James Shields in the matinee and Sidney Ponson taking on Matt Garza in the nightcap.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Mike Mussina

  • #35 RHP
  • (17-8) 3.48 ERA 130 SO
Yankees: Mussina will try again for his 18th victory on Saturday, when he faces the Rays in a Yankee Stadium matinee. Mussina took a loss on Sunday at Seattle, allowing four runs over six innings, and left with a souvenir -- a fresh red mark on his chest, courtesy of yet another ball hit back to the box. Mussina beat the Rays on Sept. 2 at Tropicana Field for win No. 17 and the Yankees are 20-10 in his starts. He's 3-0 with a 1.96 ERA in three starts vs. the Rays in '08.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 267-152 3.69 3540.2 779 2793 .255
Season 17-8 3.48 178.1 25 130 .282
September 1-1 4.50 12.0 2 15 .333
Vs. Tampa Bay 3-0 1.96 18.1 3 15 .246

Rays hitters vs Mike Mussina

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy .200 5 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Bartlett, Jason .167 6 0 0 .250 12 0 1
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
Crawford, Carl .000 6 0 0 .293 41 0 4
Gross, Gabe .400 5 0 0 .375 8 0 1
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe - - - - .333 3 0 1
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan .000 2 0 0 .400 5 0 2
Navarro, Dioner .500 2 0 0 .500 12 0 0
Pena, Carlos .500 8 0 0 .318 22 0 1
Perez, Fernando - - - - .333 3 0 0
Riggans, Shawn .333 3 0 1 .333 3 0 1
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - 1.000 2 0 2
Upton, B.J. .111 9 0 0 .316 19 1 4
Zobrist, Ben - - - - .429 7 0 2

Yankees hitters vs James Shields

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .200 5 0 0 .267 15 0 1
Cano, Robinson .833 6 0 1 .429 21 1 4
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - .000 1 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek .143 7 0 0 .385 26 1 5
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge .000 2 0 0 .200 15 0 1
Rodriguez, Alex .500 2 0 0 .231 13 1 2
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .000 2 0 0 .167 6 1 4
Teixeira, Mark .000 3 0 0 .077 13 0 0

Shields leaves Yanks defenseless (88-57) (77-70)

Rays 7, Yankees 1

Shields untouchable

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Justin Ruggiano got the offense rolling with a two-run double in the second, and James Shields ran with the lead, posting eight scoreless frames vs. the Yanks for his 13th win. The victory extended Tampa Bay's AL East lead to three games over Boston.

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Series at a Glance

 
James Shields notched his 13th victory on Saturday afternoon. (Bill Kostroun/AP)

Sloppy Game 1 loss

Samantha Newman / MLB.com
Derek Jeter had three hits, but his day was one of the few bright spots against Rays starter James Shields, as the Yankees dropped the opener of a split twin bill. Mike Mussina took the loss, yielding five runs on eight hits over five frames.
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Rays 7, Yankees 1

Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Bartlett, SS5111013.279
Zobrist, 2B3111110.222
Pena, C, 1B3010211.247
Baldelli, DH3000025.281
  a-Aybar, W, PH-DH2010000.260
Longoria, 3B5122013.280
Gomes, RF3000013.178
  Gross, RF2010000.242
Perez, F, CF5120012.222
Hernandez, M, C5110024.200
Ruggiano, LF4232000.222
Totals40713631021 

a-Singled for Baldelli in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Ruggiano 2 (4, Mussina, Giese), Zobrist (7, Mussina).
TB: Bartlett; Zobrist 2; Pena, C; Aybar, W; Longoria 2; Gross; Perez, F 2; Hernandez, M; Ruggiano 5.
RBI: Ruggiano 2 (5), Bartlett (30), Longoria 2 (73), Zobrist (19).
2-out RBI: Ruggiano 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bartlett; Perez, F; Longoria; Hernandez, M.
SF: Zobrist.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ruggiano (2, 2nd base off Mussina/Molina, J).

FIELDING
DP: (Zobrist-Bartlett-Pena, C).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, CF4010011.304
  Betemit, SS0000000.258
Jeter, SS4030001.299
  Moeller, C0000000.228
Abreu, RF4121002.298
Nady, LF4010014.317
Giambi, 1B4010011.248
Matsui, DH4000012.293
Ransom, 3B4000022.500
Cano, 2B4000002.259
Molina, J, C1000000.218
  a-Gardner, PH-CF1000000.179
Totals341810615 

a-Grounded out for Molina, J in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Abreu (37, Shields).
HR: Abreu (17, 9th inning off Miller, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Damon; Jeter 3; Abreu 6; Nady; Giambi.
RBI: Abreu (88).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nady 2; Cano 2.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Giambi (8, throw).
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Shields (W, 13-8)8.05000603.50
Miller 1.03110014.38
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Mussina (L, 17-9)5.08552703.63
Giese 2.03210203.02
Rasner 1.00001105.38
Britton 1.02000003.86

IBB: Pena, C (by Mussina).
HBP: Molina, J (by Shields).
Pitches-strikes: Shields 106-70, Miller 22-17, Mussina 100-63, Giese 33-25, Rasner 16-8, Britton 19-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Shields 8-9, Miller 1-2, Mussina 3-5, Giese 2-2, Rasner 1-1, Britton 1-2.
Batters faced: Shields 29, Miller 6, Mussina 25, Giese 10, Rasner 4, Britton 5.
Umpires: HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Kevin Causey. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 2:59.
Att: 25,811.
September 13, 2008

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