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Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees

2001-08-16 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 43600 · 81°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:02

New York Yankees defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12–5. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 2nd. Sterling Hitchcock earned the win. Paul O'Neill went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	11
NYA	3	4	0	0	1	3	1	0		12	11

W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Ryan Rupe SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Ed Rapuano · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Mark Barron · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Damian Rolls	4	0	1	0	1	1
Brent Abernathy	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ben Grieve	4	0	2	0	0	0
Greg Vaughn	3	2	1	0	1	1
Toby Hall	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jared Sandberg	4	0	0	0	0	1
Aubrey Huff	4	2	2	2	0	1
Felix Martinez	3	0	2	1	1	1
Jason Tyner	4	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Derek Jeter	3	2	1	0	0	2
Paul O'Neill	4	1	1	4	0	1
Bernie Williams	5	1	2	3	0	1
Tino Martinez	3	1	1	0	1	0
David Justice	3	2	1	3	2	1
Shane Spencer	4	0	2	1	0	1
Alfonso Soriano	4	1	1	0	0	1
Todd Greene	4	2	2	0	0	0
Clay Bellinger	2	2	0	1	1	0
Enrique Wilson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gerald Williams	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Sojo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Rupe	5.2	9	3	6
Jason Standridge	2.1	2	2	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sterling Hitchcock	5.0	7	1	2
Ramiro Mendoza	2.0	0	0	3
Mike Stanton	1.0	2	0	2
Randy Choate	0.2	2	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Damian Rolls: K
Brent Abernathy: 23/BG2L-
Ben Grieve: S7/F7LM.BX2(74)

Bot 1

Derek Jeter: K
Paul O'Neill: 8/F8LXD+
Bernie Williams: S8/L8LS+
Tino Martinez: W.1-2
David Justice: HR/L9D+.2-H;1-H
Shane Spencer: S8/G6M
Alfonso Soriano: K

Top 2

Greg Vaughn: W
Toby Hall: 9/F9M+
Jared Sandberg: 53/G5-.1-2
Aubrey Huff: D7/L78XD+.2-H
Felix Martinez: S8/F8LS.2-H
Jason Tyner: 43/G4

Bot 2

Todd Greene: S7/L8LM
Clay Bellinger: HP.1-2
Derek Jeter: S1/BG25-.2-3;1-2
Paul O'Neill: HR/F9D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Bernie Williams: 8/F89M
Tino Martinez: 3/G3-
David Justice: K

Top 3

Damian Rolls: S/G5S-
Brent Abernathy: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Ben Grieve: 43/G4+

Bot 3

Shane Spencer: K
Alfonso Soriano: 6/P6D
Todd Greene: 9/F9M

Top 4

Greg Vaughn: S8/L8LM
Toby Hall: S9/L9M.1-2
Jared Sandberg: SB3
Jared Sandberg: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.3-H
Aubrey Huff: K/C

Bot 4

Clay Bellinger: 3/P3S-
Derek Jeter: K
Paul O'Neill: 7/F7M

Top 5

Felix Martinez: S7/G56
Jason Tyner: 43/G4.1-2
Damian Rolls: 7/L7M
Brent Abernathy: 7/F7M

Bot 5

Bernie Williams: 3/G3
Tino Martinez: 2/FL/P2RF
David Justice: W
Shane Spencer: D7/L78D+.1-H;B-3(E7)
Alfonso Soriano: 4/P13

Top 6

Ben Grieve: 43/G4
Greg Vaughn: 63/G6
Toby Hall: K

Bot 6

Todd Greene: S8/G6M
Clay Bellinger: W.1-2
Derek Jeter: 1E3/SH/BG25-.2-3;1-2
Paul O'Neill: K
Bernie Williams: D8/L8LXD+.3-H;2-H;1-H(UR);BX3(865)
Tino Martinez: S8/G4M
David Justice: W.1-2
Shane Spencer: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2

Top 7

Jared Sandberg: K
Aubrey Huff: 43/G4
Felix Martinez: K

Bot 7

Alfonso Soriano: D/L78XD+
Todd Greene: 8/F8LXD+.2-3
Clay Bellinger: 63/G6.3-H
Enrique Wilson: W
Gerald Williams: K

Top 8

Jason Tyner: K/C
Damian Rolls: 63/G6
Brent Abernathy: S/L8LM+
Ben Grieve: S8/G4M.1-2
Greg Vaughn: K

Bot 8

Bernie Williams: K23
Luis Sojo: 43/G4
David Justice: 8/F8RD+

Top 9

Toby Hall: D7/L8LD+
Jared Sandberg: 63/G6.2-3
Aubrey Huff: S8/G6M.3-H
Felix Martinez: W.1-2
Jason Tyner: WP.2-3;1-2
Jason Tyner: 7/F7M
Damian Rolls: W
Brent Abernathy: PB.3-H(UR);2XH(31);1-2

Notes & reviews

Umpire Froemming hurt by backswing, bloody cheek, but stayed in game
Greene threw wildly to Wohlers as the run scored. Sojo retrieved the ball from behind the mound.

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