New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
March 30, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on March 30, 2004 at Tokyo Dome. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 0 0 0
Matsui lf 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 1 2 2
Sheffield rf 2 0 2 1
Posada c 4 0 0 0
Sierra dh 4 0 0 0
Wilson 2b 4 0 0 0
Lofton cf 3 0 1 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Crawford lf 5 0 0 0
Rolls 3b 5 0 2 0
Baldelli cf 4 1 1 0
Huff dh 5 1 2 1
Cruz, Jr. rf 4 2 1 1
Martinez 1b 3 3 3 2
Lugo ss 4 1 1 1
Hall c 4 0 3 3
Sanchez 2b 4 0 2 0
Zambrano p 0 0 0 0
  Carter p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 8
New York 200 001 000371
Tampa Bay 000 203 30x8150
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  L (0-1) 5.0 10 5 5 2 2
  Quantrill   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Heredia   2.0 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
8
8
3
3
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  W (1-0) 6.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Carter   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Baez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
6

  E–Heredia (1).  2B–New York Matsui (1,off Zambrano); Rodriguez (1,off Zambrano); Sheffield (1,off Zambrano); Giambi (1,off Carter), Tampa Bay Martinez (1,off Mussina); Lugo (1,off Mussina); Hall (1,off Mussina); Rolls (1,off Heredia).  3B–New York Lofton (1,off Zambrano).  HR–New York Giambi (1,1st inning off Zambrano 1 on, 2 out), Tampa Bay Cruz (1,6th inning off Mussina 0 on, 0 out); Martinez (1,7th inning off Heredia 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Cruz (1,2nd base off Mussina/Posada).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–2:45.  A–55,000.
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