NEW YORK -- The Rays have defeated the Yankees in the opening game of a three game series in New York. The Rays scored the first runs in the third. Roccl Baldelli belted a lead-off solo shot to take a one run lead, and later in the inning, Carlos Pena hit an RBI single to extend the lead to two. The Yankees stormed back with three in the fourth on a Jorge Posada RBI double, and Jason Giambi with a two-run blast to give the Yankees the lead. In the sixth inning, Cliff Floyd hit a solo homer to tie it up, and Jason Bartlett hit an RBI double to take the lead that would hold as the Rays beat the first place Yankees.
Final Score:
Rays: 4
Yankees: 3
Scott Kazmir (W, 10-6): 9 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Akinori Iwamura: 2-5, R
Carlos Pena: 2-4, RBI
Cliff Floyd: 2-4, HR (16), RBI, R
Rocco Baldelli: 2-4, HR (7), RBI, 2 R
Jason Bartlett: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K
Chien-Ming Wang (L, 13-5): 6 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
LaTroy Hawkins: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Johnny Damon: 1-4, R, K
Jorge Posada: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R
Jason Giambi: 1-2, HR (31), 2 RBI, R, 2 BB
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