Thursday, August 6, 2009

7/8 - Rays (57-32) @ Yankees (55-36): Game 1

Edwin Jackson: (5 - 5), 3.60 ERA vs. Chien-Ming Wang: (8 - 3), 3.52 ERA

NEW YORK -- The Yankees have won game one of two here in New York, narrowing the Rays division lead to two games. The Yankees scored all four of their runs in the fourth, being enough to hold down the Rays. Alex Rodriguez started it off with a solo blast, later followed by a two run-jack off the bat of Jason Giambi to make it 3-0, and Melky Cabrera capped it off with an RBI double. The Rays scored their only runs in the seventh with a two-run homer by Cliff Floyd, as Chien-Ming Wang dominated the Rays with a complete game.

Final Score:
Rays: 2
Yankees: 4

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Edwin Jackson: 8 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Carl Crawford: 1-4, 2B, R
Cliff Floyd: 2-4, HR (8), 2 RBI

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Chien-Ming Wang: 9 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Alex Rodriguez: 1-4, HR (26)
Jorge Posada: 1-3, R
Jason Giambi: 3-3, HR (18), 2 RBI
Robinson Cano: 1-3, R
Melky Cabrera: 1-3, 2B, RBI

WP - Chien-Ming Wang (9-3) | LP - Edwin Jackson (5-6) | SV -

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