Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York - May 7, 2009

The game.


Andy Pettitte ready for the start. [Crop/Zoom: 2694x1529]

First pitch. [Larger: 1744x1308]

Derek Jeter leading off the bottom of the first. [Crop/Zoom: 2698x797]

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The shift is on. [Larger: 1744x1308]

The Yankees threaten. [Crop/Zoom: 2987x622]

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Carl Crawford on first - with his 9-game stolen base streak on the line. It was snapped. [Crop/Zoom: 1581x1269]

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Jeter and Johnny Damon on base for Mark Teixiera, who had a rough night. [Crop/Zoom: 3091x833]

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Hideki Matsui. [Crop/Zoom: 905x605]

It's a home run! [Crop/Zoom: 400x475]

If you don't know, there's a gecko to tell you. [Larger: 1744x1308]

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The bullpen pitchers like to watch by standing on benches. [Larger: 1744x1308]

Bad news for the Yanks: Jose Molina hurt himself, leading to Francisco Cervelli making his major league debut. [Larger: 1744x1308]

Cervelli's first AB. [Crop/Zoom: 319x422]

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Johnny Damon's tying home run in the 8th gets the crowd back into it. [Full size: 3488x2616]

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The crowd chanted his name after Damon took the field. [Crop/Zoom: 505x995]

Cervelli had a likely fake equipment problem... [Larger: 1744x1308]

.. to give Mariano Rivera a chance to warm up. [Larger: 1744x1308]

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But it wasn't Mariano's day as the Rays hit two home runs in the 9th to win it. [Crop/Zoom: 2365x550]
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