Yankees 2, Rays 0
James Shields was solid on Sunday, limiting New York to two runs on eight hits. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Entering Sunday afternoon, James Shields had never beaten the Yankees. He still hasn't done so, but he came close, limiting the Bronx Bombers to just two runs on Hideki Matsui's two-run home run in the fourth inning.
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NY Yankees 2, Tampa Bay 0
Today's Boxes 4/6/08
TOR 7, BOS 4
PIT 9, FLA 2
CIN 8, PHI 2
ATL 3, NYM 1
BAL 3, SEA 2
MIL 7, SF 0
KC 3, MIN 1
STL 3, WSH 0
CHC 3, HOU 2
ARI 5, COL 2
TEX 10, LAA 4
CLE 2, OAK 1
LAD 3, SD 2
CWS 13, DET 2
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Standings thru 4/6/08 | Recap: TB | NYY | Gameday | Rays stats | Yankees stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Crawford , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
Pena , 1B4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222
Upton , CF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .278
Floyd , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Hinske , RF2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400
Aybar , 3B3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .231
Riggans , C3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 9 8
BATTING TB : Pena; Floyd; Hinske; Aybar.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING CS : Aybar (1, home by Wang/Posada).FIELDING Outfield assists : Upton (Betemit at 3rd base).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .136
Jeter , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217
Abreu , RF4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .318
Rodriguez , 3B3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333
Matsui , DH4 1 3 2 0 1 3 .350
Cano , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .174
Posada , C4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .143
Betemit , 1B2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Cabrera , CF3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364
Totals 32 2 9 2 1 7 16
BATTING 2B : Rodriguez (3, Shields), Cano (1, Shields).HR : Matsui (2, 4th inning off Shields, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Damon; Jeter; Rodriguez 2; Matsui 6; Cano 3; Cabrera.RBI : Matsui 2 (4).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Jeter; Matsui 2; Cabrera.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Cano (2, missed catch).DP : (Cano-Betemit).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Shields (L, 1-1)5.0 8 2 2 1 5 1 3.00
Howell 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang (W, 2-0)6.0 4 0 0 2 6 0 1.38
Chamberlain (H, 2)2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rivera (S, 3)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
HBP : Betemit (by Shields).Pitches-strikes : Shields 96-65, Howell 33-23, Wang 96-56, Chamberlain 16-13, Rivera 12-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Shields 5-4, Howell 4-3, Wang 7-4, Chamberlain 2-3, Rivera 0-1.Batters faced : Shields 24, Howell 10, Wang 24, Chamberlain 5, Rivera 3.Inherited runners-scored : Howell 1-0, Chamberlain 2-0.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Dana DeMuth.Weather : 46 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 16 mph, In from LF.T : 2:53.Att : 51,279.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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