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New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Series Start: Friday July 7th 2006. 7:15 e.t.
Tropicana Field. St. Petersburg, Fla.
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It’s home away from home when the Yankees visit the Devil Rays in
St. Petersburg. As usual, there will be more Yankees fans in Tropicana
Field. The Yankees are 4-1 thus far this season against the Devil Rays,
and 2-0 in St. Pete. Randy Johnson had one of his best outings of the year
there in May and is always a good bet against the free-swinging Rays. The
Yankees spent much of June at home and they posted only a 5-5 road record
for the month. Keep an eye on how much the Yankees’ bullpen gets
overworked in Cleveland prior to this series. The Devil Rays have had
success against the New York bullpen, excluding Mariano Rivera, of course.

Devil Rays Breakdown ( updated thru June26)
• 5th place American League East Standings
• 33 wins and 43 losses ( home 18-17/ road 15-26)

Team Leaders
• LF C. Crawford 70 GP’S, 10 HR’S, 37 RBI’S, .310 AVG.
• 2B T. Wigginton 71 GP’S, 13 HR’S, 45 RBI’S, .264 AVG.
• P S. Kazmir 16 GP’S, 9W, 4L, 3.21 ERA.

Injuries
• RHP Ruddy Lugo, strained back. June 21 DL.

Yankees Breakdown (updated thru June 26)
• 2nd place American League East Standings
• 42 wins and 31 losses ( home 22-15/ road 20-16)

Team Leaders
• SS D. Jeter 68 GP’S, 5 HR’S, 46 RBI’S, .336 AVG.
• 2B R. Cano 69 GP’S, 4 HR’S, 27 RBI’S, .325 AVG.
• P M. Mussina 17 GP’S, 9W, 3L, 3.28 ERA.

Injuries
• RHP Tanyon Sturtze, right shoulder injury. He will need season-ending surgery.
• LF Hideki Matsui, broken left wrist. May 12 DL. he will be lost for at least three months.