MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/14/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 9718 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (84-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
New York Yankees (81-66) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 5 0
Yankees Top Devil Rays, 3-0, Behind Valdez
Carlos Valdez pitched a gem to lead New York to victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 3-0. The second-place Yankees now sit at 81-66.

Valdez, the New York right-hander, went 8 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits. He collected 7 strikeouts.

"Felt great, felt really good," said Valdez.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .274 19 60
B. Gardner LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 10 59
J. Guzman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 7 73
A. Craig 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 14 82
S. Drew SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .272 14 85
J. Cust CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .260 9 75
I. Kinsler 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .244 22 103
E. Durazo DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 7 26
G. Kottaras C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .188 10 54
Totals 31 0 5 0 3 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gardner (34, 3rd Inning off C. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Nixon (22, 5th Inning off C. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 2 , B. Gardner 2 , J. Guzman , A. Craig , J. Cust
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gardner , J. Guzman
GIDP: G. Kottaras
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Guzman (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Durham 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .276 10 61
E. Longoria 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .351 16 69
A. Pujols 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .337 38 134
T. Hafner DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .270 18 84
A. Rodriguez SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .255 17 66
R. Sadler LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .230 7 48
I. Rodriguez C 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .232 9 60
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 6 38
J. Francoeur RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .261 2 13
Totals 28 3 5 3 4 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Durham (27, 3rd Inning off S. Barrett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Durham 3 , A. Pujols , A. Rodriguez , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hafner , A. Jones
Sac Fly: I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Hafner (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Durham-Rodriguez-Pujols)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Barrett L (12-8) 7.0 4 3 1 3 8 0 108 2.84   
S. Airosa 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Barrett 66
Batters Faced: S. Barrett 29, S. Airosa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Barrett 6-7, S. Airosa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Barrett 108-65, S. Airosa 22-10
Balk: S. Barrett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Valdez W (13-8) 8.0 4 0 0 3 7 0 113 3.70   
A. Ochsner SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Valdez 78
Batters Faced: C. Valdez 30, A. Ochsner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Valdez 8-8, A. Ochsner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Valdez 113-64, A. Ochsner 19-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Valdez
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 57137
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