DRays rally in 9th to keep series alive

Tampa, down to its final three outs and trailing 1-0, put up three runs in the top of the 9th off the Hammer of God himself, Mariano Rivera. The win cuts New York's series lead to 3 games to 2 as we head back to Tampa for Game 6; you can bet the cowbells will be in full force in two nights. Evan Longoria led of the 9th with a solo shot to tie the game, and a few batters later pinch hitter Ben Grieve's single plated two more to complete the winning rally. Up to that point, Rays starter Scott Kazmir held New York to a solo run, which game off the bat of Mickey Mantle with a 7th inning home run. Roberto Hernandez pitched the final two innings for Tampa, allowing only one baserunner to get the win. Great game - off to Tampa we go!!

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 3000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays At 3000 New York (AL) Yankees
 
  Devil Rays               AB  R  H RBI   Yankees                  AB  R  H RBI
  B.Upton CF                4  0  0  0    D.Jeter SS                3  0  1  0 
  C.Crawford LF             4  0  0  0    J.Dimaggio CF             4  0  0  0 
  E.Longoria 3B             3  1  2  1    L.Gehrig 1B               3  0  0  0 
  J.Cantu 1B                4  0  1  0  C-D.Mattingly 1B            1  0  0  0 
E-J.Lugo PR                 0  1  0  0    B.Ruth RF                 3  0  1  0 
H-R.Winn RF                 0  0  0  0  D-D.Winfield RF             1  0  1  0 
  R.Baldelli RF             3  0  1  0    M.Mantle LF               4  1  2  1 
F-C.Pena PH,1B              0  1  0  0    A.Rodriguez 3B            4  0  0  0 
  J.Bartlett SS             3  0  1  0    B.Dickey C                2  0  0  0 
  T.Hall C                  3  0  0  0    J.Gordon 2B               3  0  2  0 
G-B.Grieve PH               1  0  1  2    W.Ford P                  0  0  0  0 
I-D.Navarro C               0  0  0  0    A.Pettitte P              1  0  0  0 
  M.Cairo 2B                4  0  0  0  B-E.Combs PH                1  0  0  0 
  S.Kazmir P                2  0  0  0    M.Rivera P                0  0  0  0 
A-G.Vaughn PH               1  0  0  0                                         
  R.Hernandez P             0  0  0  0                                         
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         Totals            32  3  6  3           Totals            30  1  7  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kazmir In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pettitte In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Gehrig In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ruth In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Cantu In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Baldelli In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Hall In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lugo In 9th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Grieve In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Whitey Ford INJURED (for 0 more games) in 5th inning
 
Devil Rays...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  3  6  0
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  7  0
 
Devil Rays               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC  SCORESHEET
S.Kazmir                  7       6   1   1   2   8   1  99  A1 C8
R.Hernandez WIN           2       1   0   0   0   0   0  21  C9
Totals                    9       7   1   1   2   8   1
 
Yankees                  IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC  SCORESHEET
W.Ford                    4 1/3   2   0   0   2   1   0  62  A1 B7
A.Pettitte                3 2/3   1   0   0   0   5   0  49  B8 D1
M.Rivera LOSS BS          1       3   3   3   1   1   1  27  D2
Totals                    9       6   3   3   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,793 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Devil Rays: 5  Yankees: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Devil Rays: 2  Yankees: 1
DOUBLES- B.Grieve, D.Winfield
HOME RUNS- E.Longoria, M.Mantle
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Ford
WALKS- E.Longoria, C.Pena, J.Bartlett, D.Jeter, B.Dickey
STRIKE OUTS- B.Upton, J.Cantu, J.Bartlett, T.Hall, M.Cairo, S.Kazmir, G.Vaughn,
             J.Dimaggio-2, L.Gehrig-3, B.Ruth, A.Rodriguez, B.Dickey
GIDP- T.Hall, A.Rodriguez
WILD PITCHES- W.Ford

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