Final
NY Yankees leads 1-0 (as of 7/27)
| Game 1: Monday, July 27 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 11 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 28 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 29 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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7:08 PM ET, July 27, 2009
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, D Jeter grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, J Damon fouled out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, M Teixeira singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (swinging), A Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Teixeira out at second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), B Upton struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, C Crawford walked | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | C Crawford safe at third on throwing error by pitcher A Burnett, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), E Longoria struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Strike (swinging), B Zobrist lined out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Hideki Matsui | H Matsui singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | J Posada doubled to deep center, H Matsui scored | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), R Cano tripled to deep right, J Posada scored | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | N Swisher grounded out to second, R Cano scored | 3 | 0 |
| Melky Cabrera | Ball, M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher | 3 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | D Jeter singled to right | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), Ball, J Damon grounded out to pitcher | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), C Pena struck out looking | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Burrell | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, P Burrell walked | 3 | 0 |
| Gabe Gross | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), G Gross struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Michel Hernandez | M Hernandez grounded out to pitcher | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), M Teixeira grounded out to first | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, A Rodriguez walked | 3 | 0 |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, H Matsui flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Posada flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, J Bartlett lined out to first | 3 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, B Upton singled to left | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Upton out at second | 3 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), C Crawford stole second, Ball, Foul, E Longoria lined out to right | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, R Cano walked | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), N Swisher struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Melky Cabrera | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), R Cano caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop, Ball, M Cabrera walked | 3 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Jeter grounded out to second | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), B Zobrist grounded out to second | 3 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, C Pena grounded out to first | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Burrell | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), P Burrell grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Damon safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Bartlett | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, M Teixeira singled to shallow left, J Damon to second | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), A Rodriguez struck out looking | 3 | 0 |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), H Matsui lined out to right | 3 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Foul, J Posada flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Gabe Gross | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, G Gross flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| Michel Hernandez | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, M Hernandez grounded out to third | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Bartlett popped out to second | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Robinson Cano | R Cano homered to center | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, N Swisher homered to right | 5 | 0 |
| Melky Cabrera | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), M Cabrera popped out to shortstop | 5 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Jeter singled to left, J Nelson relieved J Shields | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, D Jeter to second on wild pitch by J Nelson, Ball, Ball, J Damon walked | 5 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, M Teixeira popped out to shortstop | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Rodriguez flied out to right | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), B Upton struck out swinging, B Upton safe at first on passed ball by J Posada | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), C Crawford singled to right, B Upton to third | 5 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Ball, E Longoria grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Upton scored, C Crawford out at second | 5 | 1 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, B Zobrist grounded out to second | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Joe Nelson pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, H Matsui walked | 5 | 1 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (swinging), J Posada grounded into double play, third to second to first, H Matsui out at second | 5 | 1 |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, R Cano walked | 5 | 1 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, N Swisher flied out to center | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Carlos Pena | C Pena grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 1 |
| Pat Burrell | Strike (looking), Ball, P Burrell grounded out to third | 5 | 1 |
| Gabe Gross | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, G Gross flied out to center | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Joe Nelson pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Melky Cabrera | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, M Cabrera reached on infield single to third, G Balfour relieved J Nelson | 5 | 1 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), D Jeter singled to right, M Cabrera to third | 5 | 1 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, Strike (foul), J Damon grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cabrera out at home, D Jeter to second | 5 | 1 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, M Teixeira flied out to center | 5 | 1 |
| Alex Rodriguez | A Rodriguez doubled to deep left center, D Jeter and J Damon scored | 7 | 1 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, H Matsui flied out to left | 7 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Jonathan Albaladejo pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| J Albaladejo relieved A Burnett. | 7 | 1 | |
| Michel Hernandez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), M Hernandez struck out swinging | 7 | 1 |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Bartlett walked | 7 | 1 |
| B.J. Upton | B Upton doubled to left, J Bartlett to third | 7 | 1 |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, C Crawford hit sacrifice fly to left, J Bartlett scored, B Upton to third | 7 | 2 |
| Evan Longoria | E Longoria hit by pitch | 7 | 2 |
| Ben Zobrist | B Zobrist singled to right center, B Upton scored, E Longoria to second | 7 | 3 |
| Carlos Pena | D Robertson relieved J Albaladejo, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 7 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Brian Shouse pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| B Shouse relieved G Balfour. | 7 | 3 | |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Posada lined out to right | 7 | 3 |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, Strike (looking), R Cano flied out to center | 7 | 3 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, N Swisher homered to left | 8 | 3 |
| Melky Cabrera | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, M Cabrera doubled to left | 8 | 3 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), D Jeter intentionally walked | 8 | 3 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, Strike (looking), J Damon homered to right, M Cabrera and D Jeter scored | 11 | 3 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), M Teixeira lined out to second | 11 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Pat Burrell | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, P Burrell homered to left | 11 | 4 |
| Gabe Gross | Strike (looking), G Gross singled to center, W Aybar hit for M Hernandez | 11 | 4 |
| Willy Aybar | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), W Aybar lined out to third | 11 | 4 |
| Jason Bartlett | Strike (looking), Ball, J Bartlett flied out to left | 11 | 4 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (looking), G Gross to second on fielder's indifference, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, B Upton grounded out to third | 11 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||