Wright too strong for Tampa
Yanks take the opener By Dawn Klemish / MLB.com
Jaret Wright picked up his fifth win of the year by dominating the Devil Rays for six innings, allowing no runs while striking out 10. The only run of the game came in the fourth on Bernie Williams' RBI single off Jae Seo.
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Yankees 1, Devil Rays 0
Right-hander Jaret Wright was dominant, striking out 10 over six innings. (Mike Carlson/AP)
Seo's outing spoiled By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Jae Seo threw well on Friday night, but his counterpart, Jaret Wright, was just a tad better. The Devil Rays had four hits compared to the Yankees' three, but the lone New York run in the fourth held up as Tampa Bay fell in the opener.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 07, 2006
NY Yankees
(49-35)
Won 3
NY Yankees 1, Tampa Bay 0
Today's Boxes 7/7/06
CLE 9, BAL 0
PIT 3, PHI 2
SD 3, WSH 2
FLA 7, NYM 3
CIN 10, ATL 5
CHC 7, MIL 2
STL 8, HOU 2
KC 13, TOR 3
BOS 7, CWS 2
TEX 9, MIN 4
ARI 4, COL 3
LAA 3, OAK 0
DET 6, SEA 1
LAD 9, SF 7
Tampa Bay
(38-49)
Lost 2
July 7, 2006
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Standings thru 7/7/06  | Gameday  | Yankees Stats  | Devil Rays Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , LF3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
Jeter , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .344
Giambi , DH4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
Posada , C4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Williams , RF3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .277
Guiel , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Phillips , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
Cairo , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Crosby , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Totals 31 1 3 1 1 4 6
BATTING 2B : Williams (16, Seo).TB : Giambi; Williams 3.RBI : Williams (35).2-out RBI : Williams.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Phillips; Jeter.Team LOB : 4.
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297
Crawford , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .322
Baldelli , CF4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .317
Huff , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269
Cantu , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269
Gomes , DH3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249
Branyan , RF3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .205
Wigginton , 1B3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255
Navarro , C3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281
Totals 31 0 4 0 0 14 12
BATTING 2B : Crawford (12, Wright), Huff (14, Wright).TB : Lugo; Crawford 2; Huff 2; Navarro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cantu 2; Baldelli; Branyan.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING SB : Navarro (2, 2nd base off Wright/Posada). FIELDING E : Lugo (10, throw).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Seo (L, 2-6)7.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 5.22
Harville 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.33
Meadows 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.25
Pitches-strikes : Wright 91-56, Proctor 18-12, Farnsworth 9-7, Rivera 12-9, Seo 91-63, Harville 13-8, Meadows 10-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Wright 4-4, Proctor 0-1, Farnsworth 0-3, Rivera 1-0, Seo 7-10, Harville 1-2, Meadows 2-1.Batters faced : Wright 22, Proctor 3, Farnsworth 3, Rivera 3, Seo 25, Harville 4, Meadows 3.Umpires : HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Tony Randazzo. 3B: Jim Wolf.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:32.Att : 26,503.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner