MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/05/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 29 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (0-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
New York Yankees (2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 5 1
Tampa Bay Bats Go Silent in 1-0 Loss
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays got a sterling performance from pitcher Mark Prior, but the New York Yankees still prevailed, 1-0. Prior threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball. John Russ was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Mark Prior. The Yankees raised their record to 2-0.

Albert Pujols helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, Yankees.

"I felt good up there," said Pujols. "I saw the ball well."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125 0 0
T. Nixon CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
S. Stewart LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 0 1
B. Higginson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 0 3
S. Drew SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 0 0
E. Durazo DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
C. Villalobos 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
A. Craig 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .111 0 0
J. Clement C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0 3 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Drew (1, 4th Inning off C. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Villalobos (1, 7th Inning off J. LeRoy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nixon , B. Higginson , S. Drew 2 , C. Villalobos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Kinsler , S. Drew , E. Durazo , J. Clement
Sac Bunt: J. Clement
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cano 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .444 1 3
M. Cabrera CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
A. Pujols 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 0 1
A. Rodriguez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Hafner DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Francoeur RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .111 0 0
H. Blalock 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 0 0
I. Rodriguez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
R. Sadler LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 1 2
Totals 26 1 5 1 3 4 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Cano 2 , A. Pujols , H. Blalock , R. Sadler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cano , R. Sadler
Sac Bunt: M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cano (1)
CS: R. Cano (1) , A. Rodriguez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez (1)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Prior L (0-1) 8.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 112 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Prior 69
Batters Faced: M. Prior 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Prior 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: M. Prior 112-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Valdez 4.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 46 0.00   
J. Russ W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 0.00   
J. LeRoy H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 16.20   
J. Soria H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 0.00   
B. Kim H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.75   
A. Ochsner SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Valdez 62
Batters Faced: C. Valdez 16, J. Russ 7, J. LeRoy 4, J. Soria 4, B. Kim 1, A. Ochsner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Valdez 6-1, J. Russ 2-3, J. LeRoy 1-1, J. Soria 2-0, B. Kim 0-1, A. Ochsner 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Valdez 46-33, J. Russ 21-14, J. LeRoy 14-10, J. Soria 21-12, B. Kim 5-3, A. Ochsner 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Russ 1-0 , B. Kim 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Prior
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 32534
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