Yankees 5, Rays 0
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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NY Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 0
Today's Boxes 7/8/08
DET 9, CLE 2
PIT 4, HOU 3
BOS 6, MIN 5
TOR 7, BAL 6
ARI 2, WSH 0
NYM 7, SF 0
STL 2, PHI 0
TEX 3, LAA 2
CHC 7, CIN 3
MIL 7, COL 3
CWS 8, KC 7
SD 10, FLA 1
OAK 2, SEA 0
ATL 9, LAD 3
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Standings thru 7/8/08 | 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 .274
Crawford , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Upton , CF4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280
Pena , 1B4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .232
Longoria , 3B3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280
Navarro , C3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
Aybar , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
Gomes , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186
Gross , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Zobrist , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Totals 31 0 4 0 0 6 6
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 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , CF4 1 1 1 0 3 4 .247
Jeter , SS4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .284
Abreu , RF4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .274
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .318
Posada , DH3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .288
Betemit , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .242
Cano , 2B4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .255
Molina , C3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .229
Gardner , LF2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .130
Totals 32 5 11 5 1 11 14
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.
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte (W, 10-6)8.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 3.93
Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.81
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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