Top 1

• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Jennings vs. Noesi
  
  Jennings strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Upton vs. Noesi
  
  Upton hits a fly ball into center field. Gardner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Longoria vs. Noesi
  
  Longoria hits a fly ball into right field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Shields
  
  Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeter vs. Shields
  
  Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Cano vs. Shields
  
  Cano hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Shields
  
  Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Upton. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Jeter goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Swisher vs. Shields
  
  Swisher strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Joyce vs. Noesi
  
  Joyce hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Damon vs. Noesi
  
  There goes Joyce. The throw from Romine and he is out, Jeter applying the tag. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Noesi
  
  Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Kotchman vs. Noesi
  
  Kotchman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Noesi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kotchman for the out. Damon moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Lobaton vs. Noesi
  
  Lobaton strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Shields
  
  Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Shields
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Nunez vs. Shields
  
  Nunez hits a line drive into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Noesi
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Brignac vs. Noesi
  
  Brignac hits a ball on the ground towards first. Posada scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brignac for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
  Jennings vs. Noesi
  
  Jennings hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Upton vs. Noesi
  
  Upton hits a fly ball into right field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Longoria vs. Noesi
  
  Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Joyce vs. Valdes
  
  Raul Valdes now pitching.
  
  Joyce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Longoria moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Damon vs. Valdes
  
  Damon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Romine vs. Shields
  
  Romine strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Shields
  
  Gardner bunts towards the mound. Shields fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Jeter vs. Shields
  
  Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cano vs. Shields
  
  Cano hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Kotchman vs. Valdes
  
  Kotchman strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lobaton vs. Valdes
  
  Lobaton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Valdes
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Gardner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Brignac vs. Valdes
  
  Brignac strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Shields
  
  Rodriguez strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Swisher vs. Shields
  
  Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Shields
  
  Posada strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Jennings vs. Kontos
  
  George Kontos now pitching.
  
  Jennings hits a popup in front of the plate. Romine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Upton vs. Kontos
  
  Upton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Longoria vs. Kontos
  
  Longoria hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Joyce vs. Laffey
  
  Aaron Laffey now pitching.
  
  There goes Upton. The throw from Romine and he is safe. Upton steals second. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Joyce vs. Laffey
  
  Joyce is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Damon vs. Laffey
  
  Damon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Shields
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Nunez vs. Shields
  
  Nunez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Romine vs. Shields
  
  There goes Nunez. The throw from Lobaton and he is safe. Nunez steals second. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Romine vs. Shields
  
  There goes Nunez. The throw from Lobaton and he is safe. Nunez steals third. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Romine vs. Shields
  
  Romine hits a line drive towards third. Longoria catches it and steps on third to double up Nunez. View Play 

Top 6

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Kotchman vs. Laffey
  
  Kotchman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Kotchman reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Lobaton vs. Laffey
  
  Lobaton hits a fly ball into center field. Gardner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Rodriguez vs. Wade
  
  Cory Wade now pitching. Sean Rodriguez pinch hits for Elliot Johnson.
  
  Rodriguez strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brignac vs. Wade
  
  Brignac hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Shields
  
  Sean Rodriguez now playing second base.
  
  Gardner strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Jeter vs. Shields
  
  Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cano vs. Shields
  
  Cano strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Jennings vs. Wade
  
  Jennings hits a line drive into right field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Upton vs. Wade
  
  Upton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Longoria vs. Wade
  
  Longoria hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nunez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Joyce vs. Logan
  
  Boone Logan now pitching.
  
  Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Shields
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Swisher vs. Shields
  
  Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Shields
  
  Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Granderson vs. Shields
  
  Chris Dickerson pinch runs for Jorge Posada. Curtis Granderson pinch hits for Andruw Jones.
  
  Granderson hits a popup towards short. Brignac settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Logan
  
  Brett Gardner now playing left field. Nick Swisher now playing first base. Chris Dickerson now playing right field. Curtis Granderson now playing
  
  Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Gardner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kotchman vs. Logan
  
  Kotchman is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Lobaton vs. Logan
  
  Lobaton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kotchman moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Zobrist vs. Ayala
  
  Luis Ayala now pitching. Ben Zobrist pinch hits for Sean Rodriguez.
  
  Zobrist strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Brignac vs. Ayala
  
  Brignac strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Nunez vs. Shields
  
  Ben Zobrist now playing second base.
  
  Nunez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Chavez vs. Shields
  
  Eric Chavez pinch hits for Austin Romine.
  
  Chavez strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Shields
  
  Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Jeter vs. Shields
  
  There goes Gardner. The throw from Lobaton and he is safe. Gardner steals second. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Jeter vs. Shields
  
  Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Cano vs. Howell
  
  J.P. Howell now pitching.
  
  Cano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Upton. Cano reaches second base with a double. Gardner scores. Jeter goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Rodriguez vs. Gomes
  
  Brandon Gomes now pitching.
  
  Rodriguez strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Swisher vs. Gomes
  
  Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Jennings vs. Rivera
  
  Robinson Cano now playing second base. Mariano Rivera now pitching. Mark Teixeira now playing first base. Russell Martin now catching.
  
  Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Upton vs. Rivera
  
  Upton strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Longoria vs. Rivera
  
  Longoria hits a fly ball into center field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/21/2011, game 1 -- Tampa Bay at New York (D)

  Tampa Bay          AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Jennings D, lf        5  1  1  2   Gardner B, cf-lf      4  1  1  0   
Upton B, cf           5  0  2  0   Jeter D, ss           3  2  2  0   
Longoria E, 3b        5  0  1  0   Cano R, dh-2b         4  0  1  2   
Joyce M, rf           3  0  2  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       4  0  1  1   
Damon J, dh           3  0  0  0   Swisher N, rf-1b      4  0  0  0   
Kotchman C, 1b        3  0  1  0   Rivera M, p           0  0  0  0   
Lobaton J, c          3  0  1  0   Posada J, 1b          2  0  0  0   
Johnson E, 2b         2  1  1  0   Dickerson C, pr-rf    0  0  0  0   
Rodriguez S, ph-2b    1  0  0  0   Jones A, lf           2  0  0  0   
Zobrist B, ph-2b      1  0  0  0   Granderson C, ph-cf   1  0  0  0   
Brignac R, ss         4  0  0  0   Nunez E, 2b           3  1  2  1   
                                   Teixeira M, 1b        0  0  0  0   
                                   Romine A, c           2  0  0  0   
                                   Chavez E, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Martin R, c           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2  9  2                        30  4  7  4

Tampa Bay        002 000 000 --  2
New York         100 000 03x --  4

  Tampa Bay            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shields J (L)         7.1  6  4  4  2  7
Howell J*             0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Gomes B               0.2  0  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Noesi H               2.2  4  2  2  1  2
Valdes R              1.1  1  0  0  1  3
Kontos G              0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Laffey A              0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Wade C                1.1  1  0  0  0  1
Logan B               0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Ayala L (W)           0.2  0  0  0  0  2
Rivera M (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 10, New York 4
2B -- Rodriguez A, Johnson E, Kotchman C, Cano R
HR -- Jennings D, Nunez E
SB -- Upton B, Nunez E 2, Gardner B
HBP -- by Laffey A (Joyce M), by Logan B (Kotchman C)
T -- 3:20
A -- 42755

    

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