March 31, 2004 New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 12
@TBD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tokyo Dome, Attendance: 55,000

Wednesday, March 31, 2004, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Yankees

1-1

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  1   2  5  0   4  0  0   12 11  0
Devil Rays      1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1

W: K Brown (1-0), L: G Gonzalez (0-1)

Devil Rays

1-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .125  .425   27    1   2   HBP
H Matsui LF                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .333 1.111   15    3   0   HR
A Rodriguez 3B                5   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .333   18    0   0   GDP
J Giambi DH                   1   2   0   0    3   0  .400 1.867   22    0   0   HBP
  B Crosby PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Sheffield RF                3   3   1   0    2   0  .600 1.578   18    3   0   
J Posada C                    5   2   2   6    0   0  .222 1.111   15    7   2   2·HR,GDP
T Clark 1B                    4   2   1   2    1   2  .250 1.400   17   10   0   HR
E Wilson 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .444   16    3   5   
K Lofton CF                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .429 1.270   20    0   0   SB

K Brown P                                                                0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35  12  11  12    8   4              168   27  10

BATTING

HR: T Clark (1, off G Gonzalez; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Posada 2 (2, off D Moss, off J Sosa; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); H Matsui (1, off G Gonzalez; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

HBP: D Jeter (1, by G Gonzalez); J Giambi (1, by D Moss).

TB: J Posada 8; H Matsui 5; T Clark 4; K Lofton 2; E Wilson 2; G Sheffield; D Jeter.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (1); J Posada (1).

RBI: J Posada 6 (6); H Matsui 3 (3); T Clark 2 (2); D Jeter (1).

2-out RBI: J Posada 3; T Clark 2; H Matsui.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Posada-D Jeter.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton (1, 2nd base off G Gonzalez/T Hall).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crawford LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .222   15    2   1   SB
D Rolls 3B-RF-3B              4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .555   12    1   5   
R Baldelli CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347   13    3   0   
A Huff DH                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .666   16    0   0   
J Cruz RF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .286 1.089    5    2   0   CS
  B Fordyce C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.738    9    9   0   
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .429   15    0   1   
  C Gipson SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Hall C                      2   0   2   0    0   0  .833 2.000    7    3   0   2B
  G Blum PH-3B-2B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   1   
R Sanchez 2B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    5   6   
  R Fick PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   

G Gonzalez P                                                             0   0
  D Moss P                                                               0   0
  J Sosa P                                                               0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  C Gaudin P                                                             0   0
  J Halama P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    0   7              104   27  14

BATTING

2B: T Hall (2, off K Brown).

TB: T Hall 3; J Cruz; R Sanchez; A Huff; C Crawford.

RBI: A Huff (2).

2-out RBI: A Huff.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Crawford-R Sanchez; G Blum-R Sanchez-T Martinez; D Rolls-R Sanchez-T Martinez.

E: T Hall (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Crawford (1, 2nd base off K Brown/J Posada).

CS: J Cruz (1, 2nd base by K Brown/J Posada).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Brown, W (1-0)               7     6   1   1    0   5   0   1.29   26   77-51   30· 6·15   12· 6· 3· 0     66    -     0.67   0.14
T Gordon                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
M Rivera                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   16-10    5· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   7   0          32  102-70   40·10·20   14· 7· 4· 0           -

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Gonzalez, L (0-1)            4.2   4   5   5    4   1   2   9.64   21   77-38   26· 2·10    9· 5· 1· 0     33    -     1.01  -0.26
D Moss                         0.2   2   3   3    1   1   1  40.50    6   22-11    4· 4· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.23  -0.09
J Sosa                         1     2   4   4    2   0   1  36.00    7   21-9     5· 3· 1    2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.05  -0.00
T Miller                       0.1   3   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   14-10    5· 2· 3    0· 0· 3· 0          1-1    0.01   0.00
C Gaudin                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.01   0.00
J Halama                       2     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6   24-13    5· 2· 6    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11  12  12    8   4   4          45  160-82   46·13·23   13·12· 6· 0          5-1

Balks: None.

WP: G Gonzalez (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Moss (1; J Giambi); G Gonzalez (1; D Jeter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 55,000.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. D Jeter              SS    1. C Crawford           LF 
2. H Matsui             LF    2. D Rolls              3B 
3. A Rodriguez          3B    3. R Baldelli           CF 
4. J Giambi             DH    4. A Huff               DH 
5. G Sheffield          RF    5. J Cruz               RF 
6. J Posada             C     6. T Martinez           1B 
7. T Clark              1B    7. J Lugo               SS 
8. E Wilson             2B    8. T Hall               C  
9. K Lofton             CF    9. R Sanchez            2B 

   K Brown              P        G Gonzalez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-1  1--  2   22%  69% T Clark         G Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball); Sheffield Scores
   t 4   0  1-1  12-  1  -14%  47% J Posada        G Gonzalez      Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Giambi out at 2B/LF-2B
   t 5   1  1-3  1--  4   14%  88% H Matsui        G Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Jeter Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  12-  1   12%  50% H Matsui        G Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Jeter to 3B
   b 4   0  3-1  1--  6   10%  73% T Martinez      K Brown         Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  D Jeter         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   50%  H Matsui        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  3   45%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  C Crawford      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      39%  D Rolls         Crawford Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   47%  R Baldelli      Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  3   38%  A Huff          Single to RF (Line Drive); Crawford Scores
   O      1--  1   40%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Geremi Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   37%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   36%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   35%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   37%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   38%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   36%  T Hall          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  2   35%  R Sanchez       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Hall to 3B
   O      1-3  5   39%  C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Geremi Gonzalez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   36%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   35%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   36%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      37%  D Jeter         Lofton Steals 2B
          -2-  6   38%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  1   50%  H Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Jeter to 3B
   O      1-3  3   44%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   47%  D Rolls         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  R Baldelli      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  A Huff          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Geremi Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   54%  J Giambi        Walk
          1--  5   61%  G Sheffield     Walk; Giambi to 2B
   OO     12-  1   47%  J Posada        Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Giambi out at 2B/LF-2B
   RR     1--  2   69%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball); Sheffield Scores
   O      ---  4   68%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   63%  J Cruz          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6   73%  T Martinez      Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   75%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Geremi Gonzalez facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   77%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--      79%  D Jeter         Wild Pitch; Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  4   75%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Lofton out at 3B/SS-3B-2B; Jeter to 1B
   RR     1--  4   88%  H Matsui        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Jeter Scores
          ---      88%  A Rodriguez     E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  5   88%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  Damian Moss replaces Geremi Gonzalez pitching
          ---  3   88%  J Giambi        Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   89%  G Sheffield     Walk; Giambi to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   97%  J Posada        Home Run (Fly Ball); Giambi Scores; Sheffield Scores
   O      ---  4   97%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-8, Kevin Brown facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   96%  T Hall          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   97%  R Sanchez       Popfly: 2B (RF Line)
   O      1--  4   98%  C Crawford      Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Hall to 2B
   O      -2-  3   98%  D Rolls         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-1, Damian Moss facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   99%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
                  Jorge Sosa replaces Damian Moss pitching
   O      1--  3   98%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   98%  H Matsui        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-8, Kevin Brown facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   99%  R Baldelli      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   99%  A Huff          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   99%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jorge Sosa facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   99%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: RF
          ---  5   99%  J Giambi        Walk
          1--  1   99%  G Sheffield     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Giambi to 2B
   RRR    12-  2  100%  J Posada        Home Run (Fly Ball); Giambi Scores; Sheffield Scores
          ---  5  100%  T Clark         Walk
                  Trever Miller replaces Jorge Sosa pitching
          1--  2  100%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
          12-  2  100%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   R      123  7  100%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; Wilson to 3B; Lofton to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  Chad Gaudin replaces Trever Miller pitching
   O      123  2  100%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 12, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-12, Kevin Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  100%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Lugo          Lineout: 2B
                  Geoff Blum pinch hits for Toby Hall batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 12-1, John Halama facing 4-5-6
                  John Halama replaces Chad Gaudin pitching; Brook Fordyce replaces Jose Cruz playing C batting 5th; Geoff Blum moves to 3B; Charles Gipson replaces Julio Lugo playing SS batting 7th; Damian Rolls moves to RF
          ---  5  100%  J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF
                  Bubba Crosby pinch runs for Jason Giambi batting 4th
   OO     1--  5  100%  J Posada        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-12, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Gordon replaces Kevin Brown pitching; Robert Fick pinch hits for Rey Sanchez batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  R Fick          Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Crawford      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  D Rolls         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 12-1, John Halama facing 7-8-9
                  Geoff Blum moves to 2B; Damian Rolls moves to 3B; Robert Fick moves to RF
   O      ---  2  100%  T Clark         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  E Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6  100%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-12, Mariano Rivera facing 3-4-5
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   O      ---  7  100%  R Baldelli      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  A Huff          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  B Fordyce       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Devil Rays 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation