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    Left-hander Scott Kazmir threw 97 pitches in five innings Tuesday. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
    By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
    Although Scott Kazmir struck out nine Yankees, a high pitch count sent the left-hander to the showers after just five innings, and the Rays were unable to solve veteran Andy Pettitte, dropping the opener of a two-game series at Yankee Stadium.
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    Series at a glance:
    TB
    Tampa Bay (55-34)
    Lost 2     		NY Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 0   NYY
    NY Yankees (48-42)
    Won 3
    July 8, 2008
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Tampa Bay
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 4 1
    NY Yankees
    		 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 X   5 11 0
    Standings thru 7/8/08  |  Recap: TB | NYY  |  Gameday  |  Rays stats  |  Yankees stats
    Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Iwamura, 2B4000000.274
    Crawford, LF4000000.284
    Upton, CF4020000.280
    Pena, 1B4010032.232
    Longoria, 3B3000022.280
    Navarro, C3010000.317
    Aybar, DH3000002.254
    Gomes, RF3000010.186
      Gross, RF0000000.230
    Zobrist, SS3000000.237
    Totals31040066 

    BATTING
    2B: Upton (20, Pettitte).
    TB: Upton 3; Pena; Navarro.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena; Aybar.
    Team LOB: 4.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Upton (27, 2nd base off Pettitte/Molina).

    FIELDING
    E: Kazmir (2, fielding).
    Outfield assists: Upton (Jeter at home), Gross (Posada at home).
    DP: (Zobrist-Iwamura-Pena).
    		 
    NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Cabrera, CF4111034.247
    Jeter, SS4122012.284
    Abreu, RF4121010.274
    Rodriguez, 3B4000021.318
    Posada, DH3020010.288
    Betemit, 1B4000024.242
    Cano, 2B4121001.255
    Molina, C3120100.229
    Gardner, LF2000012.130
    Totals32511511114 

    BATTING
    2B: Molina (14, Kazmir), Jeter (17, Kazmir), Posada (13, Kazmir), Abreu (20, Glover).
    HR: Cabrera (8, 8th inning off Glover, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Cabrera 4; Jeter 3; Abreu 3; Posada 3; Cano 2; Molina 3.
    RBI: Jeter 2 (39), Cabrera (34), Abreu (56), Cano (38).
    2-out RBI: Jeter 2; Cano.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cano.
    S: Gardner.
    GIDP: Jeter.
    Team LOB: 6.
     
    Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Kazmir (L, 7-4)5.05221902.69
    Balfour 1.01000200.96
    Glover 1.03330014.05
    Hammel 1.02000004.78
    		 
    NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Pettitte (W, 10-6)8.04000503.93
    Ramirez 1.00000102.81

    Glover pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

    HBP: Posada (by Hammel).
    Pitches-strikes: Kazmir 97-64, Balfour 16-11, Glover 25-16, Hammel 19-15, Pettitte 114-80, Ramirez 12-7.
    Ground outs-fly outs: Kazmir 5-0, Balfour 1-0, Glover 2-1, Hammel 1-1, Pettitte 10-9, Ramirez 0-2.
    Batters faced: Kazmir 20, Balfour 4, Glover 6, Hammel 5, Pettitte 28, Ramirez 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Hammel 1-1.
    Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
    Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 11 mph, Out to LF.
    T: 2:46.
    Att: 53,089.

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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