Monday, September 3rd, 2012 12:10PM CST
On Monday, September 3, 2012, the Tampa Bay Rays secured a narrow four-to-three victory over the visiting New York Yankees. Rays pitcher James Shields delivered a dominant performance on the mound, throwing eight effective innings and outdueling the Yankees' ace, CC Sabathia. Contributing significantly to the scoring was the light-hitting Chris Gimenez, who provided two crucial runs batted in for Tampa Bay in the contest, a result that helped intensify the competition in the American League East standings.
Date: Monday, September 3rd, 2012
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 28,585
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
NYY |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: E Johnson (10, C Sabathia)
Home Runs: B Upton (17, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: C Gimenez 2 (6), B Upton (61), E Longoria (36)
2-out Runs Batted In: C Gimenez
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (E Longoria 0-1, R Roberts 0-1, E Johnson 0-1, D Jennings 0-2, J Keppinger 0-1, C Gimenez 2-2, B Francisco 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Jennings 2; B Francisco 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Shields 22-30; F Rodney 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Shields 17-12-23-22; F Rodney 2-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 14-5; F Rodney 1-0
Game Scores: J Shields 62

Double Plays: 2 (J Keppinger-E Johnson, J Keppinger-R Brignac-J Keppinger)
Errors: E Johnson (13, throw)

Caught Stealing: R Thompson (2, 2nd base by D Robertson/R Martin)
Stolen Bases: B Upton (27, 3rd base off C Sabathia/R Martin); B Zobrist (14, 2nd base off C Sabathia/R Martin); R Roberts (4, 2nd base off D Robertson/R Martin)

Doubles: R Cano (38, J Shields)
Triples: R Ibanez (3, J Shields)
Runs Batted In: E Chavez (33), R Ibanez (53), R Martin (37)
Sacrifice Flies: E Chavez
Ground Into Double Play: C Dickerson; N Swisher
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (C Granderson 0-1, I Suzuki 0-1, R Martin 1-2, A Rodriguez 1-1, C Dickerson 0-1, R Ibanez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Granderson 1; I Suzuki 1; C Dickerson 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Sabathia 14-31; D Robertson 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Sabathia 15-8-24-25; D Robertson 1-3-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sabathia 8-9; D Robertson 0-1
Game Scores: C Sabathia 51

Stolen Bases: R Martin (5, 2nd base off J Shields/C Gimenez); E Nunez (7, 2nd base off F Rodney/J Molina)
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