NY Yankees (102-57) at Tampa Bay (82-77)

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Rays in Sabathia's way of 20th victory

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
CC Sabathia has done all the Yankees could ask in his first season in pinstripes, but with one more win, the left-hander will achieve even more -- the first 20-win season of his career. Sabathia will take the mound for the final time this regular season when the Yankees open a three-game set with the Rays in St. Petersburg.
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Yankees probable pitcher

CC Sabathia

  • #52 LHP
  • (19-7) 3.21 ERA 194 SO
In what was hardly a postseason tune-up performance, Sabathia struck out eight over seven innings of one-hit ball last Saturday against the Red Sox, extending his otherworldly streak of September success. With the win, Sabathia moved to 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA in five starts this month, after going 2-2 with a 2.11 mark last September with the Brewers. A more traditional postseason tune-up will come Friday against the Rays, in Sabathia's final start before what should be an ALDS Game 1 appearance next Wednesday.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 136-80 3.60 1886.2 585 1587 .245
Season 19-7 3.21 227.1 62 194 .227
Vs. Tampa Bay 0-1 4.35 20.2 9 21 .230

Series at a Glance

Standings - 10/02/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 102 57 .642 - 57-24 45-33
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 82 77 .516 20.0 50-28 32-49
Stats - 10/02/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .284 898 241 865 107 991 4.26 1425.0 1355 563 1239
TB .262 783 196 748 190 1208 4.34 1400.1 1394 507 1102
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Rays-Yanks series not as once scripted

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
When Rays fans looked at the schedule this spring, there was little doubt that the final three games of the season against the Yankees would have major significance.
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Rays probable pitcher

David Price

  • #14 LHP
  • (9-7) 4.60 ERA 97 SO
Price did not get the result he wanted Sunday at Texas when he allowed five runs on six hits in five innings to take a no-decision. Price has had live stuff in most of his outings this season. Fastball command has been his biggest improvement over the course of the last two months. As a result, he's been getting ahead in the counts more often and walking fewer hitters. Price is 0-0 with a 2.65 ERA in three career appearances against the Yankees; he is 7-3 with a 3.08 ERA in 12 career appearances (11 starts) at Tropicana Field.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 9-7 4.32 135.1 56 109 .241
Season 9-7 4.60 121.1 52 97 .248
Vs. NY Yankees 0-0 2.31 11.2 7 9 .128

Yankees hitters vs David Price

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .250 4 0 0 .333 6 0 1
Cano, Robinson .000 4 0 1 .143 7 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - .000 3 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek .000 5 0 0 .100 10 1 1
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - .000 1 0 0
Posada, Jorge .000 5 0 0 .000 8 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex .500 4 1 2 .333 9 1 2
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .250 4 1 1 .200 5 1 1
Teixeira, Mark .167 6 0 0 .143 7 0 0

Rays hitters vs CC Sabathia

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy .333 6 1 3 .250 8 1 3
Bartlett, Jason .200 5 0 1 .314 35 1 3
Brignac, Reid .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Burrell, Pat .000 5 0 0 .000 8 0 0
Crawford, Carl .300 10 0 1 .321 28 0 2
Gross, Gabe - - - - - - - -
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe .125 8 0 0 .267 15 1 2
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan .400 5 2 2 .500 6 2 4
Navarro, Dioner .143 7 0 2 .143 14 0 2
Pena, Carlos .000 8 0 0 .071 14 1 1
Perez, Fernando .000 3 0 0 .200 5 0 1
Riggans, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. .333 6 0 1 .429 14 2 6
Zobrist, Ben .500 6 1 1 .462 13 1 4

Movin' on Upton (102-58) (83-77)

Rays 13, Yankees 4

Price to pay

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The last time CC Sabathia faced the Rays, a plunking of Carlos Pena's hand forced the Rays' first baseman out. With a 20-win season on the line, the big southpaw felt the wrath of Tampa Bay's lineup, which battered him for an early exit.
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Cycle to history

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Fans at the Trop were treated to history when B.J. Upton completed his bid for the cycle with a single in the fifth inning. His big day included six RBIs, aiding David Price, who shut down the Yankees' offense for seven frames to earn his 10th win.
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Rays 13, Yankees 4

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
  Miranda, 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .429
Hairston, J, LF-2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Teixeira, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
  Hinske, RF-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
Rodriguez, A, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
  Duncan, S, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Swisher, RF-1B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250
  Guzman, F, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Posada, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .285
  Cervelli, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
Cano, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .322
  Gardner, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
Cabrera, Me, CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .274
  Pena, R, SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
Molina, J, DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .216
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 6 10  

BATTING
HR: Miranda (1, 8th inning off Thayer, D, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Miranda 4; Cano; Gardner; Cabrera, Me; Pena, R; Molina, J.
RBI: Cabrera, Me (68), Miranda 2 (3), Pena, R (10).
2-out RBI: Pena, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jeter; Molina, J.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Teixeira (4, fielding).
Outfield assists: Hairston, J (Crawford at home).
 
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bartlett, SS 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 .319
  a-Brignac, R, PH-SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291
Crawford, LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .306
  b-Gross, PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230
Longoria, 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 .279
  Richard, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111
Zobrist, 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 .295
Aybar, W, 1B-3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .259
Kapler, RF-LF 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 .240
Upton, B, CF 5 3 5 6 0 0 0 .243
Navarro, C 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .218
Perez, F, DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .212
Totals 41 13 17 13 6 7 27  

a-Flied out for Bartlett in the 6th. b-Struck out for Crawford in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Crawford (28, Sabathia), Upton, B (33, Sabathia), Kapler (15, Robertson, D), Brignac, R (8, Hughes, P).
3B: Upton, B (4, Sabathia).
HR: Upton, B (11, 4th inning off Albaladejo, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Bartlett; Brignac, R 2; Crawford 2; Longoria; Zobrist 3; Kapler 3; Upton, B 11; Navarro; Perez, F 2.
RBI: Kapler (32), Upton, B 6 (55), Zobrist 2 (91), Perez, F (2), Longoria 2 (112), Brignac, R (6).
2-out RBI: Kapler; Upton, B 4; Longoria 2; Zobrist.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Navarro; Aybar, W 2; Longoria; Kapler; Richard 2.
Team RISP: 7-for-20.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bartlett (29, 2nd base off Sabathia/Posada).
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sabathia (L, 19-8) 2.2 8 9 5 5 3 0 3.37
Albaladejo 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 1 5.24
Robertson, D 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.38
Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.92
Coke 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.55
Hughes, P 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.05
Marte, D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.45
 
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Price (W, 10-7) 7.0 2 1 1 2 5 0 4.42
Thayer, D 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 5.40
Bennett 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.12

IBB: Longoria (by Sabathia).
HBP: Bartlett (by Sabathia), Teixeira (by Price).
Pitches-strikes: Sabathia 82-47, Albaladejo 35-19, Robertson, D 21-14, Bruney 15-10, Coke 15-11, Hughes, P 17-12, Marte, D 4-2, Price 103-65, Thayer, D 20-13, Bennett 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sabathia 0-4, Albaladejo 2-1, Robertson, D 2-1, Bruney 0-2, Coke 1-0, Hughes, P 1-0, Marte, D 0-2, Price 8-8, Thayer, D 0-2, Bennett 2-1.
Batters faced: Sabathia 22, Albaladejo 8, Robertson, D 5, Bruney 3, Coke 4, Hughes, P 4, Marte, D 2, Price 26, Thayer, D 5, Bennett 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Albaladejo 2-0, Marte, D 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Kerwin Danley.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:16.
Att: 22,704.
October 2, 2009

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