Tampa Bay (88-57) at NY Yankees (77-70)

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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

Matt Garza

  • #22 RHP
  • (11-9) 3.55 ERA 119 SO
Rays: Garza took a hard-luck loss against the Blue Jays in his last start, as the Rays were blanked, 1-0. The right-hander allowed just one run on six hits in seven innings. He walked one, struck out seven and needed 100 pitches in the outing. In his two starts against the Yankees this year, Garza is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 19-22 3.95 303.0 107 224 .267
Season 11-9 3.55 170.0 52 119 .243
September 0-2 3.75 12.0 2 9 .239
Vs. NY Yankees 1-1 3.00 12.0 2 5 .238

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/13/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 88 57 .607 - 53-21 35-36
New York Yankees (AL East) 77 70 .524 12.0 40-32 37-38
Stats - 09/13/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TB .262 674 154 639 132 1082 3.71 1307.2 1202 462 1024
NYY .271 705 161 681 102 919 4.39 1306.0 1358 437 1031
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Double dip on tap for Yankees, Rays

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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

Sidney Ponson

  • #47 RHP
  • (8-5) 5.10 ERA 51 SO
Yankees: Ponson got back in the win column on Sept. 6 at Seattle, tossing six innings of three-run, five-hit ball in the Yankees' 7-4 decision over the Mariners -- their only victory of the weekend. The right-hander has been a little rougher over the longer stretch, faring just 1-3 with a 7.89 ERA through his last six starts after going 3-1 with a 4.73 ERA in his first seven starts for New York. He'll be facing the Rays for the third time this season and his second as a Yankee, having hurled six innings of one-run ball in a July 9 no-decision at Yankee Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 90-106 4.95 1691.1 580 992 .288
Season 8-5 5.10 125.1 44 51 .316
September 1-0 9.00 9.0 2 2 .341
Vs. Tampa Bay 0-1 4.91 11.0 5 5 .354

Rays hitters vs Sidney Ponson

  2008 2003-2007
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Yankees hitters vs Matt Garza

  2008 2003-2007
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Yanks show fight under the lights (87-58) (78-69)

Yankees 6, Rays 5

Zobrist slams one

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Ben Zobrist got the Rays rolling in the fourth inning when he clubbed a grand slam off Sidney Ponson, but Matt Garza and the bullpen couldn't contain the early lead, allowing the Yanks to rally and earn a split of the doubleheader.

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Yankees earn split

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Sidney Ponson couldn't get out of the fourth inning, allowing a grand slam to put the Yanks in an early three-run hole, but the bats caught fire and staged a comeback that was capped by Xavier Nady's go-ahead RBI single in the seventh.
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Yankees 6, Rays 5

Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B3100233.278
Zobrist, SS4124011.229
  b-Longoria, PH1011000.282
Johnson, D, 1B4010011.250
  Ruggiano, LF1000001.219
Floyd, DH2000112.272
  a-Gomes, PH-DH1000010.177
Aybar, W, 3B4000004.256
Hinske, LF3010002.247
  Pena, C, 1B1000000.247
Navarro, C3110101.297
Gross, RF3130100.249
Perez, F, CF3100004.190
Totals335955719 

a-Struck out for Floyd in the 7th. b-Singled for Zobrist in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Zobrist (8, Ponson).
HR: Zobrist (8, 4th inning off Ponson, 3 on, 1 out).
TB: Zobrist 6; Longoria; Johnson, D; Hinske; Navarro; Gross 3.
RBI: Zobrist 4 (23), Longoria (74).
2-out RBI: Longoria.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aybar, W; Iwamura 2; Hinske.
S: Perez, F.
GIDP: Navarro; Perez, F.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Navarro (5, throw), Zobrist (7, throw), Gross (2, missed catch).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Gardner, CF-LF4201123.171
Jeter, SS3130100.303
Abreu, RF4111102.297
Rodriguez, A, DH3001113.306
Nady, LF4011003.316
  Cabrera, M, CF0000000.242
Cano, 2B4020002.260
Betemit, 1B4111033.257
Rodriguez, I, C4110001.279
Ransom, 3B4020021.500
Totals3461154818 

BATTING
2B: Cano (30, Balfour).
HR: Betemit (6, 4th inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter 3; Abreu; Nady; Cano 3; Betemit 4; Rodriguez, I; Ransom 2.
RBI: Rodriguez, A (96), Betemit (22), Gardner (10), Nady (88), Abreu (89).
2-out RBI: Nady; Abreu.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nady; Gardner; Cano 2; Betemit 2; Rodriguez, A.
S: Jeter.
SF: Rodriguez, A.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gardner (8, 2nd base off Bradford/Navarro), Rodriguez, I (9, 2nd base off Garza/Navarro).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Coke-Cano-Betemit, Jeter-Betemit).
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Garza 5.06333313.60
Howell (BS, 2)(L, 6-1)1.21200402.40
Balfour 0.12000101.62
Bradford 1.02111002.15
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Ponson 3.16444215.25
Coke 2.21001200.00
Marte (W, 5-3)1.00000204.06
Chamberlain (H, 14)1.00000002.59
Rivera (S, 34)1.02110101.55

WP: Balfour.
Balk: Garza.
Pitches-strikes: Garza 83-47, Howell 22-18, Balfour 17-11, Bradford 15-10, Ponson 82-43, Coke 23-16, Marte 12-7, Chamberlain 11-7, Rivera 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Garza 6-6, Howell 1-0, Balfour 0-0, Bradford 3-0, Ponson 8-0, Coke 5-1, Marte 0-1, Chamberlain 3-0, Rivera 1-1.
Batters faced: Garza 24, Howell 7, Balfour 3, Bradford 6, Ponson 20, Coke 8, Marte 3, Chamberlain 3, Rivera 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Balfour 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Kevin Causey.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, R to L.
T: 3:11.
Att: 54,088.
September 13, 2008

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