Game 140: Yankees at Rays
yankees.lhblogs.com 9/4/2008 — YANKEES (75-64) Damon CF Jeter SS Abreu RF A. Rodriguez 3B Nady LF Giambi DH Ransom 1B Cano 2B I. Rodriguez C Rasner RHP RAYS (84-53) Iwamura 2B Upton CF Pena 1B Floyd DH Aybar 3B Hinske LF Navarro C Gross RF Bartlett SS Kazmir ...

Tampa Bay 7, Yankees 5: Kazmir Demonstrates Exactly What Yankees Lack
nytimes.com 9/5/2008 — Scott Kazmir pitched confidently with his fastball, spotting it at the knees on the outside corner or firing it high in the zone, daring the Yankees to hit it. >

Yanks Make It Two-for-Two Against Rays
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 9/5/2008 — It was another nice win for the Yankees tonight over the first-place Rays. They jumped out to an early lead, scoring six runs in the first four innings. And even though Carl Pavano wasn't very good tonight, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks in just four+ innings, the Yanks were able ...

Rays avoid sweep, hold off Yankees 7-5 (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 9/5/2008 — Scott Kazmir allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and Tampa Bay's bullpen weathered ninth-inning home runs by Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez to hang on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Willy Aybar homered and ...

Hey Joe, can Aceves start now? Please!
bugsandcranks.com 9/5/2008 — So, Joe Girardi tell me again why Al Aceves does not have enough experience to replace either Darrell Rasner or Sidney Ponson in the New York Yankees starting rotation? I didn’t watch much of the game last night. I was busy live-blogging the ...

Rays end 2-game skid, beat Yankees 7-5 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 9/5/2008
Scott Kazmir allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and Tampa Bay's bullpen weathered ninth-inning home runs by Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez to hang on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.

Rays push Yankees a little further back — L.A. Times - Baseball News 9/5/2008
Kazmir pitches one-hit ball for six innings, and Tampa Bay holds on for a 7-5 victory. > Scott Kazmir did his part to get the Tampa Bay Rays back on track ...

Kazmir pitches Rays to win over; Angels win, too — Boston.com -- Baseball News 9/5/2008
Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are struggling to get back into the playoff race while the Los Angeles Angels are closing in on another postseason berth.

A-Rod continues homer binge... in meaningless situations — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/5/2008
  Alex Rodriguez has homered in four of the last five games, including in three straight against the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. And all those home runs have one thing in common--they were all meaningless. A-Rod's dinger on Tuesday came ...

Cathedral a memorable site for Whitey — Major League Baseball News 9/5/2008
While Whitey Ford may not have thrown anything more than a ceremonial first pitch in the renovated Yankee Stadium that reopened in 1976, but the legendary Yankees hurler will always carry fond memories of his time in the Bronx.