1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NY Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 12 0 Tampa Bay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
INSIDER: After three ugly losses the Yankees were able to rebound and end their regular season with a 10-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
ON THE MOUND:
A.J. Burnett started for the Yanks and looked sharp in his final tuneup next week's division series begins. In 5 innings Burnett allowed one earned run on seven hits, walked one, and struck out three. He had pretty good command of his pitches, and threw 55 of his 84 pitches for strikes.
Joe Girardi used five relievers to get through the final four innings and each of them pitched well. They combined to throw four perfect innings and struck out five.
Of the five Joba Chamberlain was obviously the one most people were interested in and he looked sharp. He needed just nine pitches (seven strikes) to get through the inning and struck out one. His fastball was sitting at 94-95. Looks like he will be headed to the pen for the ALDS.
THE OFFENSE:
The offense was kept silent by Rays starter Wade Davis over the first five innings, but would then explode for ten runs in the sixth.
Alex Rodriguez smashed two homers in the inning, a three-run shot to start the scoring, and a grand slam to cap off the rally. With the two homers and seven RBI he finishes the season with 30 homers and 100 RBI, which is a great accomplishment considering he missed the first month.
Johnny Damon also had a nice game, going 2-for-4, with two doubles and two runs driven in.
- Also, according to George A. King III, George Steinbrenner stopped by the Yankees’ clubhouse before today's game.
The Boss arrived at 12:15 a.m. near the end of batting practice and was in the clubhouse about an hour meeting with players and staff members.
King also said that Steinbrenner doesn't plan to attend any of the division series games, but would like to head to the Bronx if the Yankees make the ALCS.It's good to see Steinbrenner come around. Hopefully he gets to witness #27 this year.
THE BOX SCORE:
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Jeter, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .334 Hairston, J, SS-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 Damon, LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .282 2-Gardner, PR-CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Teixeira, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .292 3-Miranda, PR-1B 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .333 Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 2 3 7 0 0 1 .286 Hinske, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 Matsui, H, DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 1-Guzman, F, PR-DH-LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Swisher, RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .249 4-Duncan, S, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cano, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 Pena, R, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Cabrera, Me, CF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .274 Coke, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hughes, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Cervelli, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Rivera, Ma, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Molina, J, C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .217 Totals 40 10 12 9 3 8 21
a-Flied out for Hughes, P in the 9th.
1-Ran for Matsui, H in the 6th. 2-Ran for Damon in the 6th. 3-Ran for Teixeira in the 6th. 4-Ran for Swisher in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Damon 2 (36, Davis, W, Sonnanstine), Molina, J (4, Thayer, D), Swisher (35, Bennett).
HR: Rodriguez, A 2 (30, 6th inning off Davis, W, 2 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Sonnanstine, 3 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 2; Hairston, J; Damon 4; Rodriguez, A 9; Matsui, H; Swisher 2; Cabrera, Me; Molina, J 2.
RBI: Rodriguez, A 7 (100), Damon 2 (82).
2-out RBI: Damon 2; Rodriguez, A 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swisher 2; Hinske; Cervelli.
Team RISP: 5-for-14.
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING
SB: Guzman, F (4, 2nd base off Davis, W/Zaun).
FIELDING
PB: Molina, J (3).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Burnett, A (W, 13-9) 5.0 7 2 1 1 3 1 4.04 Robertson, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.30 Chamberlain 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.75 Coke 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 Hughes, P 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.03 Rivera, Ma 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.76
Pitches-strikes: Burnett, A 84-55, Robertson, D 14-10, Chamberlain 9-7, Coke 9-6, Hughes, P 7-5, Rivera, Ma 11-7,
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Alex Rodriguez (3-for-4, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R)
UP NEXT:
Detroit and Minnesota both won today and will face each other in a one-game playoff on Tuesday in Minnesota. Rookie Rick Porcello will start for the Tigers, and Scott Baker gets the ball for the Twins.
6:07 p.m. Game 1 – Tigers/Twins at Yankees.
To check out the full playoff schedule, go to MLB.com.
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