Game 138: Yankees at Rays
yankees.lhblogs.com 9/3/2008 — YANKEES (73-64) Damon CF Jeter SS Abreu RF Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Nady LF Matsui DH Cano 2B Molina C Mussina RHP RAYS (84-51) TBA Mike Mussina (16-7, 3.41) vs. the Toronto hitters. Matt Garza (11-7, 3.53) vs. the New York hitters.  ...

Pedroia and Sox crush Orioles; Yanks beat Rays
thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com 9/3/2008 — The Red Sox gained a game on the Rays last night with a 14-2 win over the O's, while the Yanks beat the Rays 7-2.

Yankees @ Rays Series Preview
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 9/3/2008 — Yankees - Rays Tropicana Field (3 games) After a quick stop in Detroit the Yankees now head to Tampa for a three game series with the first-place Rays. I've typed that many times - "first-place Rays" - but I still can't believe it. The Yankees and Rays have played 12 times so far this season and ...

Xavier Nady, A-Rod back Mike Mussina as Yankees club Rays
nydailynews.com 9/3/2008 — Too little, too late. That seems to be the case for the Yankees, who won for the second time to kick off their 10-game road trip Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, beating the Rays, 7-2. Still, the Yankees are holding out hope for a miracle.  ...

Moose: Four more starts or five?
yankees.lhblogs.com 9/3/2008 — The Yankees have days off scheduled for Sept. 11 and Sept. 22. If Mike Mussina pitches every five days he would get starts on Sept. 7 (Seattle), Sept. 12 (Tampa Bay), Sept. 17 (Chicago), Sept. 23 (Toronto) and Sept. 28 (Boston). If the Yankees ...

Yankees 7, Rays 2: Yankees Not Willing to Give in Just Yet — NYT > Baseball 9/3/2008
It is unlikely, but not impossible that the Yankees will make the playoffs, especially if the teams plays the way it did at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night. >

Mussina wins 17th as Yankees beat Rays — L.A. Times - Baseball News 9/3/2008
39-year-old shuts down Tampa Bay for 267th career victory. > Mike Mussina is doing all he can to help the New York Yankees cling to their slim playoff chances.

ON DECK: YANKEES AT RAYS — NY Post: Sports 9/3/2008
The Yankees put their must-win-every-game-at-a-time season in the hands of Carl Pavano tonight against the Rays (7:10, YES, WCBS). For one night everything seemed to be back to reality with the Yankees handling the Rays 7-2 in Tropicana Field. Now...

Yankees in Tight September Battle — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/3/2008
The Yankees are about to enter the September stretch with their worst record in recent memory. 12.5 games back in the AL East, a number well beyond reach. 7 games back of the Red Sox in the wild card, and 4.5 games behind the Twins, who look like ...

It's not over until Yanks say it's over — Major League Baseball News 9/4/2008
Three games into a four-city, 10-game trip across the continent, the Bombers are off to a good start. Alex Rodriguez drove in two runs to pace a Yankees club that outplayed the Rays on Wednesday at Tropicana Field, posting an 8-4 victory and keeping ...