NEW YORK -- The Rays have won the first game of the ALCS with a huge comeback win against the Yankees. The Yankees scored first in the first when Bobby Abreu belted a solo homer to center, but Cliff Floyd tied it up in the second with his own solo blast. The Yankees took the lead again the fourth when Alex Rodriguez belted a solo homer to left. Then, in the ninth with their backs to the wall, B.J. Upton came up clutch with a one-out two-run homer to right-center to give the Rays the lead for the first time in the game. Evan Longoria also homered in that inning to go up by two as the Rays defeat the Yankees in game on of the ALCS.
Final Score:
Rays: 4
Yankees: 2
James Shields (W): 8 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Dan Wheeler (SV): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Akinori Iwamura: 1-4, R
B.J. Upton: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Evan Longoria: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Cliff Floyd: HR, RBI, R
John Smoltz (L): 8.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Billy Traber: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Bobby Abreu: 2-4, HR, RBI, R
Alex Rodriguez: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Hideki Matsui: 2-3, 2 2B
Brewers: 6 (1)
Reds: 3 (0)
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