Yankees 7
(44-43, 18-25 away)
Devil Rays 3
(34-54, 19-25 home)
7:10 PM ET, July 12, 2007
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: A. Pettitte (5-6)
L: J. Shields (7-5)
Final
NY Yankees leads 1-0 (as of 7/12)
| Game 1: Thursday, July 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, July 13 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, July 14 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, July 15 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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(44-43, 18-25 away)
(34-54, 19-25 home)
7:10 PM ET, July 12, 2007
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: A. Pettitte (5-6)
L: J. Shields (7-5)
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | ||
| M Cabrera CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .334 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .316 | ||
| H Matsui LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 | ||
| J Posada C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .325 | ||
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .271 | ||
| A Phillips 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .310 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | |||
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (17, J Shields); H Matsui (20, J Shields); J Posada (26, J Shields) HR: D Jeter (6, 4th inning off J Shields 0 on, 0 Out); A Rodriguez (31, 4th inning off J Shields 0 on, 0 Out); B Abreu (6, 4th inning off J Shields 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: B Abreu 3 (44), D Jeter (45), A Rodriguez (87), J Posada (49) S: M Cabrera 2-out RBI: B Abreu 2 GIDP: D Jeter 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Rodriguez 1, R Cano 1, A Phillips 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Damon (1, 2nd base by B Stokes/D Navarro); M Cabrera (2, 2nd base by B Stokes/D Navarro2nd base by J Shields/D Navarro) | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Pettitte (W, 15-9) | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 102-63 | 4.27 | |
| L Vizcaino (H, 13) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 4.87 | |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 4.33 | |
| M Rivera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.68 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 145-92 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: A Pettitte 24; L Vizcaino 4; K Farnsworth 5; M Rivera 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 7-6; L Vizcaino 2-0; K Farnsworth 0-2; M Rivera 1-0 Game Scores: A Pettitte 48 | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Iwamura 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | ||
| C Crawford LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .282 | ||
| B Harris SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .288 | ||
| D Young CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 | ||
| T Wigginton DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .266 | ||
| J Gomes RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .279 | ||
| D Navarro C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .175 | ||
| a-R Casanova PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | ||
| J Wilson 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .266 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |||
| a-grounded to first for D Navarro in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Wilson (6, A Pettitte); B Harris (19, A Pettitte) RBI: J Wilson (4), J Gomes (23), T Wigginton (43) S: D Navarro SF: T Wigginton, J Gomes Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wigginton 1, C Crawford 1, J Gomes 1, D Navarro 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Iwamura (5, ground ball); J Wilson (6, catch) DP: 2 (J Wilson-B Harris-C Pena, B Harris-J Wilson-C Pena). | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Shields (L, 12-8) | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 93-60 | 3.98 | |
| C Fossum | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 7.40 | |
| J Switzer | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 27.00 | |
| J Hammel | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 6.23 | |
| B Stokes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 6.52 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 145-91 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Switzer Batters faced: J Shields 27; C Fossum 3; J Switzer 2; J Hammel 4; B Stokes 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 8-7; C Fossum 2-1; J Switzer 0-1; J Hammel 1-1; B Stokes 0-2 Game Scores: J Shields 33 | ||||||||||
| NYY | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Abreu doubled to deep right, A Rodriguez scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| TB | 3rd | J Wilson doubled to left, J Gomes scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | D Jeter homered to center. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | A Rodriguez homered to left. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | B Abreu homered to center. | 4 | 1 | |
| TB | 4th | J Gomes hit sacrifice fly to right, B Harris scored, C Pena to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 5th | D Jeter grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Phillips scored, M Cabrera out at second. | 5 | 2 | |
| 6th | J Posada doubled to deep right, H Matsui scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| TB | 6th | T Wigginton hit sacrifice fly to center, B Harris scored. | 6 | 3 |
| 8th | B Abreu reached on infield single to shortstop, A Rodriguez scored, J Posada to third. | 7 | 3 | |
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| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 21,907 (64.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - C.B. Bucknor |

