New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays
April 15, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 5, Tampa Bay Rays 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 3 1 0 0
Jeter ss 4 1 3 1
Abreu rf 3 1 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 0
Matsui dh 5 1 2 2
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Cano 2b 3 0 0 0
Cabrera cf 4 0 1 0
Moeller c 2 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Bartlett ss 5 0 2 1
Crawford lf 5 0 1 0
Pena 1b 4 1 1 0
Upton cf 4 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 3 1 0 0
Gomes dh 4 1 2 1
DiFelice c 4 0 2 1
Ruggiano rf 2 0 1 0
  Hinske ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Glover p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
New York 010 220 000580
Tampa Bay 002 001 0003100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W(2-1) 7.0 9 3 3 3 5
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rivera  SV(5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L(2-1) 5.0 4 5 5 4 4
  Howell   2.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Miller   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Glover   1.1 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
0

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Cano-Jeter-Giambi, Tampa Bay 1. Longoria-E. Johnson-Pena.  2B–New York A. Rodriguez (5,off Jackson).  HR–New York Matsui (3,2nd inning off Jackson 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  SB–Damon (3,2nd base off Jackson/Difelice).  CS–Abreu (2,2nd base by Jackson/Difelice).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–3:01.  A–20,923.
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