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Wang, Matsui Lead Yanks Past Rays

Posted Apr 6, 08 5:34 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Chien-Ming Wang pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning and Hideki Matsui hit a two-run homer, leading the New York Yankees past the pesky Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 Sunday. With manager Joe Girardi back on the bench following an illness, Joba Chamberlain and second baseman Robinson Cano got the Yankees out of a dicey jam in the seventh, reports AP.

Cliff Floyd and Eric Hinske opened the inning with singles, putting runners at the corners. Girardi brought in Chamberlain, who struck out Willy Aybar on three pitches and then got Shawn Riggans on a double-play liner. In the ninth, Mariano Rivera recorded three quick outs for his third save as the Yankees, still slumping on offense, improved to 3-3.

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New York Yankees Joba Chamberlain delivers in the seventh inning of the Yankees' 2-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, April 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, right, greets Hideki Matsui at the plate after Matsui's fourth-inning, two-run home run in the Yankees' 2-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, April 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura, left, forces out New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui after Robinson Cano hit into an eighth inning fielder's choice in the Yankees 2-0 shutout of the Rays at Yankee Stadium...   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang winds up in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, April 6, 2008. The Yankees won, 2-0.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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MLB  • New York Yankees  • Tampa Bay Rays  • Mariano Rivera  • Joba Chamberlain  • Joe Girardi  • Robinson Cano  • Chien Ming Wang  • Hideki Matsui  • Eric Hinske  • Shawn Riggans  • Cliff Floyd


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