Yankees 6, Rays 5
Righty Sidney Ponson was touched for four runs in just 3 1/3 innings. (Jeff Zelevansky/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Sidney Ponson couldn't get out of the fourth inning, allowing a grand slam to put the Yanks in an early three-run hole, but the bats caught fire and staged a comeback that was capped by Xavier Nady's go-ahead RBI single in the seventh.
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NY Yankees 6, Tampa Bay 5
Today's Boxes 9/13/08
TOR 8, BOS 1
KC 8, CLE 3
TB 7, NYY 1
ATL 3, NYM 2
PHI 7, MIL 3
NYM 5, ATL 0
OAK 7, TEX 1
MIN 12, BAL 2
MIN 12, BAL 6
KC 8, CLE 4
PIT 7, STL 6
BOS 7, TOR 5
FLA 4, WSH 2
LAD 5, COL 1
CIN 3, ARI 2
LAA 5, SEA 2
SF 7, SD 0
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Standings thru 9/13/08 | Recap: TB | NYY | Gameday | Rays stats | Yankees stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
.278
Zobrist , SS
4
1
2
4
0
1
1
.229
b-Longoria , PH
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
.282
Johnson, D , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.250
Ruggiano , LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.219
Floyd, C , DH
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
.272
a-Gomes, J , PH-DH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.177
Aybar, W , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
.256
Hinske , LF
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
.247
Pena, C , 1B
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.247
Navarro , C
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
.297
Gross , RF
3
1
3
0
1
0
0
.249
Perez, F , CF
3
1
0
0
0
0
4
.190
Totals 33 5 9 5 5 7 19
BATTING 2B : Zobrist (8, Ponson).HR : Zobrist (8, 4th inning off Ponson, 3 on, 1 out).TB :
Zobrist 6; Longoria; Johnson, D; Hinske; Navarro; Gross 3.RBI : Zobrist 4 (23), Longoria (74).2-out RBI :
Longoria.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Aybar, W; Iwamura 2; Hinske.SAC : Perez, F.GIDP :
Navarro; Perez, F.Team RISP : 2-for-9.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Navarro
(5, throw), Zobrist (7, throw), Gross (2, missed catch).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gardner , CF-LF
4
2
0
1
1
2
3
.171
Jeter , SS
3
1
3
0
1
0
0
.303
Abreu , RF
4
1
1
1
1
0
2
.297
Rodriguez, Al , DH
3
0
0
1
1
1
3
.306
Nady , LF
4
0
1
1
0
0
3
.316
Cabrera, Me , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.242
Cano , 2B
4
0
2
0
0
0
2
.260
Betemit , 1B
4
1
1
1
0
3
3
.257
Rodriguez, I , C
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
.279
Ransom , 3B
4
0
2
0
0
2
1
.500
Totals 34 6 11 5 4 8 18
BATTING 2B : Cano (30, Balfour).HR : Betemit (6, 4th inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Jeter 3; Abreu; Nady; Cano 3; Betemit 4; Rodriguez, I; Ransom 2.RBI : Rodriguez, Al (96), Betemit (22), Gardner
(10), Nady (88), Abreu (89).2-out RBI : Nady; Abreu.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Nady;
Gardner; Cano 2; Betemit 2; Rodriguez, Al.SAC : Jeter.SF : Rodriguez, Al.Team RISP : 2-for-11.Team
LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Gardner (8, 2nd base off Bradford/Navarro), Rodriguez, I (9, 2nd
base off Garza/Navarro).FIELDING DP : 2 (Coke-Cano-Betemit, Jeter-Betemit).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza
5.0
6
3
3
3
3
1
3.60
Howell (BS, 2)(L, 6-1)
1.2
1
2
0
0
4
0
2.40
Balfour
0.1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1.62
Bradford
1.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
2.15
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ponson
3.1
6
4
4
4
2
1
5.25
Coke
2.2
1
0
0
1
2
0
0.00
Marte (W, 5-3)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4.06
Chamberlain (H, 14)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.59
Rivera, Ma (S, 34)
1.0
2
1
1
0
1
0
1.55
WP : Balfour.Balk : Garza.Pitches-strikes : Garza 83-47, Howell 22-18, Balfour 17-11, Bradford
15-10, Ponson 82-43, Coke 23-16, Marte 12-7, Chamberlain 11-7, Rivera, Ma 17-11.Groundouts-flyouts : Garza 6-5,
Howell 2-0, Balfour 0-0, Bradford 3-0, Ponson 7-0, Coke 3-1, Marte 0-1, Chamberlain 3-0, Rivera, Ma 1-0.Batters faced :
Garza 24, Howell 7, Balfour 3, Bradford 6, Ponson 20, Coke 8, Marte 3, Chamberlain 3, Rivera, Ma 5.Inherited runners-scored :
Balfour 1-1.Umpires : HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Kevin Causey.Weather :
76 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, R to L.T : 3:11.Att : 54,088.September 13, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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