Game Wrapup


	AL East lead shrinks

Yankees 8, Rays 4

Edwin Jackson could not beat the Yanks for the second time this season. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com

Losing two straight games to the Yankees may be a downer, but more importantly, the Rays' AL East lead over the Red Sox decreased to three games. And in a first in MLB history, instant replay was used in the ninth inning on the two-run homer that Rays closer Troy Percival gave up to Alex Rodriguez.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 09/02: NYY 7, TB 2
Wed. 09/03: NYY 8, TB 4
Thu. 09/04: TB 7, NYY 5

NY Yankees (75-64)
Won 3

NY Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 4

Tampa Bay (84-53)
Lost 2

September 3, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY Yankees	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	12	0
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	0

NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Damon, CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.316
Jeter, SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.295
Abreu, RF	4	2	2	0	1	1	2	.301
Rodriguez, Al, 3B	4	2	3	4	1	1	1	.315
Giambi, 1B	4	1	1	1	1	1	3	.250
1-Ransom, PR-1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600
Nady, LF	4	1	0	0	1	1	4	.318
Matsui, DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.303
Cano, 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.269
Rodriguez, I, C	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.281
Totals	38	8	12	8	4	8	14
1-Ran for Giambi in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Cano (28, Jackson, E), Rodriguez, I (18, Jackson, E), Abreu (36, Jackson, E), Rodriguez, Al (32, Jackson, E), Giambi (15, Jackson, E). HR: Rodriguez, Al (31, 9th inning off Percival, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Damon; Jeter; Abreu 3; Rodriguez, Al 7; Giambi 2; Matsui; Cano 3; Rodriguez, I 2. RBI: Cano (61), Rodriguez, I (35), Rodriguez, Al 4 (90), Giambi (87), Matsui (44). 2-out RBI: Cano; Rodriguez, I; Matsui; Rodriguez, Al 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, Al; Damon; Rodriguez, I; Nady. Team RISP: 7-for-14. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Abreu 2 (18, 2nd base off Percival/Navarro, 2nd base off Jackson, E/Navarro), Damon (26, 2nd base off Jackson, E/Navarro). CS: Rodriguez, Al (3, 2nd base by Balfour/Navarro). FIELDING DP: (Cano).

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Iwamura, 2B	5	0	1	1	0	1	1	.278
Upton, B, CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.272
Pena, C, 1B	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.248
Floyd, C, DH	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	.276
a-Zobrist, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
Aybar, W, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.246
Hinske, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.252
Navarro, C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.289
Gross, RF	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	.242
Bartlett, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.279
Totals	34	4	8	4	3	3	12
a-Struck out for Floyd, C in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Upton, B (33, Pavano), Floyd, C (11, Pavano), Navarro (22, Pavano), Iwamura (29, Veras). HR: Gross (12, 4th inning off Pavano, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Iwamura 2; Upton, B 3; Floyd, C 3; Navarro 2; Gross 5. RBI: Floyd, C (34), Gross 2 (36), Iwamura (40). 2-out RBI: Floyd, C; Gross 2; Iwamura. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aybar, W; Bartlett; Hinske; Upton, B. Team RISP: 4-for-10. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Upton, B (41, 2nd base off Pavano/Rodriguez, I), Gross (4, 2nd base off Pavano/Rodriguez, I). FIELDING DP: (Navarro-Bartlett).

NY Yankees	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Pavano	4.0	6	3	3	2	1	1	4.20
Ramirez, E (W, 5-1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.61
Coke (H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bruney (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.33
Veras	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	3.62

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jackson, E (L, 11-9)	3.1	10	6	6	1	2	0	4.07
Bradford	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.16
Howell	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.59
Balfour	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1.38
Percival	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	1	4.08
Salas	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	10.38

Pavano pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

HBP: Bartlett (by Pavano).
Pitches-strikes: Pavano 79-47, Ramirez, E 11-8, Coke 26-17, Bruney 11-7, Veras 20-11, Jackson, E 70-46, Bradford 7-5, Howell 34-22, Balfour 25-15, Percival 25-16, Salas 8-2.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pavano 4-5, Ramirez, E 0-0, Coke 2-2, Bruney 2-0, Veras 1-0, Jackson, E 3-0, Bradford 2-0, Howell 2-1, Balfour 1-0, Percival 1-1, Salas 0-0.
Batters faced: Pavano 21, Ramirez, E 3, Coke 6, Bruney 3, Veras 5, Jackson, E 21, Bradford 3, Howell 6, Balfour 6, Percival 4, Salas 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Ramirez, E 2-0, Bradford 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:31.
Att: 25,211.
September 3, 2008

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

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