MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
07/21/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1440 - FRIDAY, JULY 21ST , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (41-56) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 10 0
New York Yankees (57-40) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 11 0
Yankees Get Clutch 6-4 Win
New York Yankees starter Chris Carpenter found his groove in his team's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The winner was Chris Cumberland in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Mark Prior took the loss. New York goes to 57-40. The win puts them 2 games up in their division.

New York got a knockout punch from Alex Rodriguez. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"The ending was a real humdinger," Rodriguez told reporters after the game.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gardner CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .276 5 26
T. Nixon RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .271 9 29
S. Stewart LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .335 4 53
E. Durazo 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .267 14 55
B. Higginson DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .226 6 40
C. Villalobos 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .271 8 42
S. Drew SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .282 5 42
G. Kottaras C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .181 4 24
W. Santana 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .261 2 18
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Villalobos 2 (19, 2nd Inning off C. Carpenter, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off B. Kim, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Higginson (15, 2nd Inning off C. Carpenter, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Stewart (29, 7th Inning off A. Ochsner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Durazo (14, 6th Inning off B. Kim, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 2 , S. Stewart 3 , E. Durazo 4 , B. Higginson 2 , C. Villalobos 5 , W. Santana
2-out RBI: W. Santana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gardner , E. Durazo , B. Higginson , G. Kottaras
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Drew-Santana-Durazo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cano 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .311 14 59
R. Sadler LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .244 7 35
A. Pujols 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .309 23 71
T. Hafner DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .314 14 74
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .329 9 57
M. Kotsay RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277 4 24
H. Blalock 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .238 10 40
M. Cabrera CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .231 4 39
C. Barmes SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .207 1 5
   a-K. Fukudome PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 7
   b-A. Rodriguez SS 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .264 14 52
Totals 35 6 11 6 1 8 12      
a - K. Fukudome pinch hit for C. Barmes in the 7th
b - A. Rodriguez substituted for K. Fukudome in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (26, 8th Inning off M. Prior, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Sadler (7, 1st Inning off M. Prior, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Pujols (23, 4th Inning off M. Prior, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Barmes (1, 5th Inning off M. Prior, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Rodriguez (14, 9th Inning off A. Embree, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Cano , R. Sadler 4 , A. Pujols 6 , M. Kotsay , H. Blalock 2 , M. Cabrera , C. Barmes 4 , K. Fukudome , A. Rodriguez 4
2-out RBI: C. Barmes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cano , I. Rodriguez
GIDP: M. Kotsay
Team LOB: 5
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Prior L (6-8) 8.1 10 5 5 1 8 3 113 5.52   
A. Embree BS (1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Prior 50
Batters Faced: M. Prior 35, A. Embree 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Prior 6-10, A. Embree 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Prior 113-75, A. Embree 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Embree 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carpenter 5.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 76 5.54   
B. Kim H (11) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 16 5.40   
J. Soria BS (3) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.49   
A. Ochsner 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 3.50   
C. Cumberland W (1-1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 6.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carpenter 57
Batters Faced: C. Carpenter 21, B. Kim 4, J. Soria 3, A. Ochsner 7, C. Cumberland 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carpenter 5-9, B. Kim 0-1, J. Soria 0-1, A. Ochsner 1-1, C. Cumberland 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carpenter 76-45, B. Kim 16-9, J. Soria 13-9, A. Ochsner 35-22, C. Cumberland 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soria 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Carpenter
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 41563
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