| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
A.J. Burnett pitched six no-hit innings before allowing three straight singles in the seventh inning to crush the Yankees’ hopes of having their first no-hitter since David Cone’s 1999 perfect game. No worries: the Yankees were able to win 7-2 Tuesday night in Tampa to even their record at 4-4.
After Burnett gave up two runs in the seventh inning to tie the game at two, the Yankees went to work on the Rays’ bullpen once Matt Garza exited.
The Yankees broke the tie in the top of the eighth inning when Mark Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly after Brett Gardner doubled and Derek Jeter singled.
They then broke it open in the ninth against reliever Dan Wheeler. Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera each singled. After Ramiro Pena flew out and Jose Molina struck out, Gardner hit a ground rule double, his second two-bagger of the night, to drive in Cano. Everyone else scored on Jeter’s three-run home run that gave the Yankees a 7-2 lead, the final score.
Burnett pitched eight innings, allowing only those two runs and striking out nine. He threw 67 of his 103 pitches for strikes. Brian Bruney pitched the final frame, striking out the side on 10 pitches.
The Yankees scored only one run in the first inning after loading the bases with no outs. Jorge Posada hit a one-out sacrifice fly. They scored another in the fourth when Nick Swisher hit his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot. He also doubled in the sixth inning. He now has 11 RBI on the young season.
Gardner and Jeter each had three hits in the top two spots of the lineup. In Teixeira’s return to the lineup, he went 0-for-3 with an RBI. He had been out since April 10 with left wrist tendinitis.
Tomorrow is the battle of the Andys: Pettitte and Sonnanstine. First pitch is scheduled for 4:08 p.m.
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