Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York - May 7, 2009
The game.
Andy Pettitte ready for the start.
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First pitch.
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Derek Jeter leading off the bottom of the first.
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The shift is on.
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The Yankees threaten.
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Carl Crawford on first - with his 9-game stolen base streak on the
line. It was snapped.
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Jeter and Johnny Damon on base for Mark Teixiera, who had a rough night.
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Hideki Matsui.
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It's a home run!
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If you don't know, there's a gecko to tell you.
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The bullpen pitchers like to watch by standing on benches.
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Bad news for the Yanks: Jose Molina hurt himself, leading to Francisco
Cervelli making his major league debut.
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Cervelli's first AB.
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Johnny Damon's tying home run in the 8th gets the crowd back into it.
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The crowd chanted his name after Damon took the field.
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Cervelli had a likely fake equipment problem...
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.. to give Mariano Rivera a chance to warm up.
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But it wasn't Mariano's day as the Rays hit two home runs in the 9th to win it.
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