Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/28)
| 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 28, 2009
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: S. Kazmir (5-6)
L: C. Sabathia (10-7)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| D Jeter struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Damon popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| B Upton popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Crawford out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| A Rodriguez singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| H Matsui flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Posada struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Cano grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| B Zobrist reached on infield single to shortstop, B Zobrist to second on throwing error by shortstop D Jeter. | 0 | 0 |
| P Burrell walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| G Kapler walked, B Zobrist to third, P Burrell to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Navarro hit sacrifice fly to center, B Zobrist scored, P Burrell to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Bartlett popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| N Swisher grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Cabrera fouled out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| D Jeter walked. | 0 | 1 |
| J Damon flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| B Upton singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| C Crawford tripled to deep right center, B Upton scored. | 0 | 2 |
| E Longoria safe at first on throwing error by third baseman A Rodriguez, C Crawford scored. | 0 | 3 |
| B Zobrist sacrificed to pitcher, E Longoria to third. | 0 | 3 |
| P Burrell struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| C Pena grounded out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| M Teixeira doubled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| A Rodriguez lined out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| H Matsui singled to right, M Teixeira scored, H Matsui out stretching at second. | 1 | 3 |
| J Posada singled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| R Cano grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Posada out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| G Kapler popped out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| D Navarro flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| J Bartlett struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| N Swisher flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| M Cabrera fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 3 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| B Upton grounded out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| C Crawford struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| E Longoria homered to left. | 1 | 4 |
| B Zobrist tripled to right. | 1 | 4 |
| P Burrell struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| J Damon flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| A Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| G Kapler doubled to left center. | 1 | 4 |
| D Navarro grounded out to second, G Kapler to third. | 1 | 4 |
| J Bartlett reached on infield single to first, G Kapler scored. | 1 | 5 |
| B Upton doubled to right, J Bartlett scored. | 1 | 6 |
| M Melancon relieved C Sabathia. | 1 | 6 |
| C Crawford grounded out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| H Matsui flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| J Posada flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| R Cano flied out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mark Melancon pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| E Longoria struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| B Zobrist flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| P Burrell struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| N Swisher singled to left. | 1 | 6 |
| G Balfour relieved S Kazmir. | 1 | 6 |
| M Cabrera popped out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| D Jeter grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, N Swisher out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mark Melancon pitching for New York | NYY | TB |
| C Pena flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| G Kapler grounded out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| D Navarro singled to center. | 1 | 6 |
| J Bartlett grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Navarro out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Randy Choate pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB |
| R Choate relieved G Balfour. | 1 | 6 |
| J Damon walked. | 1 | 6 |
| M Teixeira grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Damon out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| A Rodriguez singled to left. | 1 | 6 |
| A Rodriguez to second on fielder's indifference. | 1 | 6 |
| H Matsui doubled to left, A Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 6 |
| J Howell relieved R Choate. | 2 | 6 |
| J Posada flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||