New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 2, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2005 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 6, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 1 2 0
Sanchez 2b 5 1 2 2
Sheffield rf 4 1 3 1
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0
Posada dh 4 1 1 1
Matsui lf 3 0 1 0
Phillips 1b 5 0 0 0
Flaherty c 4 1 2 0
Williams cf 4 0 2 1
  Crosby pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez cf 4 1 1 2
Lugo ss 4 0 1 0
Crawford lf 4 0 1 0
Huff 1b 3 0 1 0
Phelps dh 3 0 0 0
Cantu 2b 4 0 0 0
Green 3b 4 0 0 0
Hall c 3 0 1 0
Hollins rf 3 1 1 0
Kazmir p 0 0 0 0
  Harper p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York 000 120 0306130
Tampa Bay 000 020 000262
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W (2-2) 7.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Gordon   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Rivera   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Kazmir  L (0-3) 6.0 8 3 1 2 9
  Harper   2.0 5 3 2 1 1
  Baez   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
6
3
3
13

  E–Hollins (1), Harper (1).  DP–New York 1. Flaherty-Sanchez, Tampa Bay 1. Lugo-Huff.  2B–New York Sanchez (1,off Kazmir); Sheffield 2 (9,off Kazmir,off Harper).  HR–Tampa Bay Sanchez (1,5th inning off Mussina 1 on 2 out).  SF–Posada (2,off Kazmir).  IBB–Matsui (1,by Harper).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  SB–Sheffield (3,3rd base off Kazmir/Hall); Crawford (9,2nd base off Mussina/Flaherty); Hollins (1,2nd base off Mussina/Flaherty).  CS–Huff (1,2nd base by Mussina/Flaherty).  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:51.  A–13,217.
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