New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
July 20, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 2004 at Tropicana Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Williams dh 3 1 0 0
Jeter ss 2 1 1 0
  Clark 1b 1 0 1 1
Sheffield rf 5 1 1 3
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
  Cairo 2b 0 0 0 0
Posada c 3 0 0 0
Matsui lf 3 0 0 0
Wilson 2b,ss 3 1 1 0
Lofton cf 3 0 1 0
Contreras p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Crawford dh 3 0 2 1
Cruz, Jr. rf 4 0 0 0
Baldelli cf 4 0 0 0
Huff 3b 3 1 1 0
Lugo ss 3 0 2 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Cantu 2b 4 0 0 0
Hall c 3 0 0 0
Gathright lf 3 1 1 0
Zambrano p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Harper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
New York 100 002 001461
Tampa Bay 001 100 000260
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Contreras  W (8-3) 7.0 4 2 1 2 3
  Gordon   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Rivera  SV (34) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  L (9-6) 5.2 5 3 3 3 7
  Miller   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Sosa   2.1 0 1 1 3 4
  Seay   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Harper   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
6
11

  E–Posada (8).  DP–New York 1, Tampa Bay 2.  2B–New York Rodriguez (15,off Zambrano); Wilson (6,off Zambrano).  HR–New York Sheffield (18,6th inning off Zambrano 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Jeter (12,by Zambrano); Posada (4,by Zambrano).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Crawford (5,off Contreras).  Team–5.  SB–Jeter (11,3rd base off Zambrano/Hall); Crawford (40,2nd base off Contreras/Posada); Huff (4,2nd base off Contreras/Posada); Gathright (4,2nd base off Contreras/Posada).  WP–Contreras (10), Zambrano (5).  HBP–Zambrano 2 (15,Jeter,Posada).  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–3:10.  A–27,613.
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