Rays 7, Yankees 1, Final - Sep. 13, 2008

Bleak Night Is Backdrop Fitting for These Yanks
nytimes.com 9/13/2008 — The dreary atmosphere and a steady rain seemed a fitting backdrop to the start of the final regular-season homestand at Yankee Stadium on Friday. >

All Around a Terrible Game for the Yanks
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 9/13/2008 — As the title says, the opener of today's doubleheader was about as ugly as it could for the Yanks. Bad pitching, bad hitting, bad defense, they looked like the damn Bad News Bears out there. Mussina didn't have much today, allowing five runs on eight hits in five innings. He was pitching well ...

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A-Rod scratched with stiff neck — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 9/13/2008
Alex Rodriguez was scratched from the Yankee lineup about 50 minutes before the start time of Game 1 of their split doubleheader with the Rays today because of a stiff neck. A-Rod, who was originally slated to bat fourth and play third, will be ...

Shields dominates Yanks in Game 1 — Major League Baseball News 9/13/2008
James Shields had a dominant start and the Rays came out swinging Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader won, 7-1, by the Rays in front of a crowd of 54,088 at Yankee Stadium.

Shields leads Tampa Bay past New York Yankees — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 9/13/2008
NEW YORK - James Shields handed New York a lackluster loss in the opener of the final homestand at Yankee Stadium. Shields tossed eight shutout innings, Evan Longoria celebrated...

Moose, Yanks ripped by Rays in opener — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 9/13/2008
James Shields tossed eight shutout innings as the AL East leaders beat the Yankees 7-1 Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Shields sails through Yanks' lineup as Rays romp — ESPN.com - MLB 9/13/2008
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Shields leads Tampa Bay past New York Yankees — Boston.com -- Baseball News 9/13/2008
James Shields handed New York a lackluster loss in the opener of the final homestand at Yankee Stadium.

Rays 7, Yankees 1: Yanks Start Final Stretch With Little Hope or Fight — NYT > Baseball 9/14/2008
The Yankees opened the last 10-game stretch they will ever play at Yankee Stadium without doing themselves any favors in the wild-card race. >

Shields, Longoria lead Rays over Yankees (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/14/2008
Xavier Nady hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 Saturday, salvaging a split of the day-night doubleheader. James Shields got the AL East-leading Rays off to a fast start ...