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Kazmir and first-place Rays drop Yanks into cellar

Kazmir and first-place Rays drop Yanks into cellar
The Associated Press, May 16, 2008
The AL East is upside down. Scott Kazmir and the first-place Tampa Bay Rays knocked New York into the division cellar Thursday, beating the visiting Yankees 5-2 for their seventh victory in eight games. Akinori Iwamura and Shawn Riggans homered off Ian Kennedy to help the surprising Rays take three of four in the series. ...More
 •  Tampa Bay Rays (24-17) at St. Louis Cardinals (24-19), 8:15 p.m. May 16 (Bradenton Herald)*
 •  As Trop Rocks, Rays Make Stadium Bid May 16 (The Tampa Tribune)*
 • AL Capsules - May 16 (AP)
 •  Kazmir, Rays beat last-place Yankees 5-2 May 16 (Bradenton Herald)*
 •  Rays living large May 16 (Bradenton Herald)*
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Rays Team Report May 16, 2008

Scott Kazmir is still not sharp. His velocity is not quite normal. He hasn't been able to get in much of a rhythm.

And yet he won again, shutting out the Yankees through six innings while improving to 2-1, and lowering his ERA to 1.69.

A day after agreeing to terms on a new contract that could keep him with the Rays for four more seasons and pay him nearly $40 million, Kazmir battled through his third start since coming off the disabled list.

After a rocky debut in Boston on May 4, Kazmir has thrown 12 scoreless innings and allowed just six hits.

It was his 100th career start and he has 627 strikeouts, 18th best over the last 50 years for players after 100 starts.

Rays 5, Yankees 2:    Akinori Iwamura and Shawn Riggans homered as the Rays ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 W. Aybar 3B Apr 10, 2008 15-day Sore left hamstring
 R. Baldelli CF Mar 28, 2008 60-day Mitochondrial disorder
 C. Orvella RP Mar 21, 2008 60-day Right shoulder tendinitis
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 15: Relief pitcher LaTroy Hawkins #22 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays during the game on May 15, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 15: Relief pitcher Gary Glover #47 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches against the New York Yankees on May 15, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 15: Tampa Bay Rays outfielders (L-R) Carl Crawford #13, B.J. Upton #2 and Gabe Gross #26 take a moment during the game against the New York Yankees on May 15, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 15: Relief pitcher Trever Miller #57 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches against the New York Yankees on May 15, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)
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 AL East Standings
W L Pct GB 
 Tampa Bay 24 17 .585 -- 
 Boston 24 19 .558 1.0 
 Baltimore 21 19 .525 2.5 
 Toronto 21 22 .488 4.0 
 NY Yankees 20 22 .476 4.5 
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Troy Percival - Tampa Bay RaysT. Percival
#40, Relief Pitcher
Leads team with 10 SV
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGC. Crawford.276 
 HRC. Peņa
 RBIB. Upton26 
 RC. Crawford30 
 SBC. Crawford12 
 WA. Sonnanstine
 SVT. Percival10 
 IPJ. Shields59.0 
 ERAJ. Shields3.05 
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 Last Five Games
 Sun, May 11LA AngelsW 8-5 
 Mon, May 12NY YankeesW 7-1 
 Tue, May 13NY YankeesW 2-1 
 Wed, May 14NY YankeesL 1-2 
 Thu, May 15NY YankeesW 5-2 
 Next Five Games
 Fri, May 16at St. Louis20:15 
 Sat, May 17at St. Louis13:10 
 Sun, May 18at St. Louis14:15 
 Mon, May 19at Oakland22:05 
 Tue, May 20at Oakland22:05 
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