New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays
July 28, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 2009 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 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 2, Tampa Bay Rays 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 3 0 0 0
Damon lf 3 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 0
Matsui dh 4 0 2 2
Posada c 4 0 1 0
Cano 2b 3 0 0 0
Swisher rf 3 0 1 0
Cabrera cf 3 0 0 0
Sabathia p 0 0 0 0
  Melancon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Upton cf 4 1 2 1
Crawford lf 4 1 2 1
Longoria 3b 4 1 1 1
Zobrist 2b 3 1 2 0
Burrell dh 3 0 0 0
Pena 1b 4 0 0 0
Kapler rf 3 1 1 0
Navarro c 3 0 1 1
Bartlett ss 4 1 1 1
Kazmir p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
  Choate p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 5
New York 000 100 001272
Tampa Bay 012 012 00x6100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sabathia  L(10-7) 5.2 9 6 5 2 6
  Melancon   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
2
8
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Kazmir  W(5-6) 7.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Balfour   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Choate   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Howell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4

  E–Jeter (5), Rodriguez (6).  DP–New York 1. Cano-Jeter-Teixeira, Tampa Bay 2. Balfour-Bartlett-Pena, Longoria-Zobrist-Pena.  2B–New York Teixeira (27,off Kazmir); Matsui (16,off Choate), Tampa Bay Kapler (14,off Sabathia); Upton (27,off Sabathia).  3B–Tampa Bay Crawford (4,off Sabathia); Zobrist (5,off Sabathia).  HR–Tampa Bay Longoria (20,5th inning off Sabathia 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Zobrist (1,off Sabathia).  SF–Navarro (3,off Sabathia).  Team–6.  SB–Rodriguez (7,2nd base off Kazmir/Navarro).  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Brian Knight.  T–2:47.  A–32,304.
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