Yankees Pitch Way to 2-1 Series Lead

Lefty Gomez threw 7 strong, and Goose Gossage and Mo Rivera pitched perfect innings to preserve New York's 5-2 win over Tampa.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 3000 New York (AL) Yankees At 3000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
 
  Yankees                  AB  R  H RBI   Devil Rays               AB  R  H RBI
  P.Rizzuto SS              4  0  2  2    B.Upton CF                4  0  0  0 
  J.Dimaggio CF             3  1  0  0    E.Longoria 3B             3  1  1  0 
  L.Gehrig 1B               4  1  1  1    G.Vaughn LF               3  0  2  0 
D-D.Mattingly 1B            1  0  1  0  F-C.Crawford PH,LF          0  0  0  0 
  B.Ruth RF                 3  0  0  0    J.Cantu 1B                2  0  0  1 
E-D.Winfield RF             1  0  0  0  G-C.Pena PH,1B              1  0  0  0 
  M.Mantle LF               3  0  0  1    R.Winn RF                 4  0  1  0 
  A.Rodriguez 3B            3  0  1  0    J.Lugo SS                 2  1  1  0 
  B.Dickey C                4  1  1  0  H-A.Iwamura PH              1  0  0  0 
  J.Gordon 2B               4  1  2  0    D.Navarro C               4  0  1  0 
  L.Gomez P                 2  1  1  1    M.Cairo 2B                3  0  0  1 
C-E.Combs PH                1  0  0  0    D.Wheeler P               0  0  0  0 
  G.Gossage P               0  0  0  0    D.Baez P                  0  0  0  0 
  M.Rivera P                0  0  0  0  I-A.Huff PH                 1  0  0  0 
                                          V.Zambrano P              1  0  0  0 
                                        A-J.Gomes PH                1  0  0  0 
                                          E.Yan P                   0  0  0  0 
                                        B-J.Bartlett PH,2B          1  0  1  0 
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         Totals            33  5  9  5           Totals            31  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Zambrano In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Yan In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gomez In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Gehrig In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ruth In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Vaughn In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Cantu In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Lugo In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Baez In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 2 0  0 1 1  0 0 1  -  5  9  0
Devil Rays...... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  7  1
 
Yankees                  IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC  SCORESHEET
L.Gomez WIN               7       7   2   2   1   3   0 107  A1 D1
G.Gossage HOLD            1       0   0   0   2   0   0  14  D2 D5
M.Rivera SAVE             1       0   0   0   0   2   0  10  D6
Totals                    9       7   2   2   3   5   0
 
Devil Rays               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC  SCORESHEET
V.Zambrano LOSS           5       5   3   3   5   2   1 104  A1 C7
E.Yan                     2       2   1   1   0   2   0  40  C8 D6
D.Wheeler                 1       2   1   1   1   1   0  26  D7 E3
D.Baez                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   6  E4
Totals                    9       9   5   5   6   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,796 TIME- Day 
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9  Devil Rays: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2  Devil Rays: 2
ERRORS- R.Winn
DOUBLES- P.Rizzuto, J.Gordon, L.Gomez, G.Vaughn-2
TRIPLES- J.Gordon
HOME RUNS- L.Gehrig
STOLEN BASES- A.Rodriguez
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Gomez
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Mantle, J.Cantu
WALKS- P.Rizzuto, J.Dimaggio-2, B.Ruth, M.Mantle, A.Rodriguez, E.Longoria,
       C.Crawford, J.Lugo
STRIKE OUTS- J.Dimaggio, A.Rodriguez-2, L.Gomez, E.Combs, G.Vaughn, A.Iwamura,
             D.Navarro, M.Cairo, A.Huff
GIDP- B.Dickey, B.Upton, C.Pena
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Miguel Cairo robbed Babe Ruth of a base hit.
          Top 5th: Jorge Cantu robbed Bill Dickey of a base hit.

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