Yankees score 21 runs to pound Devil Rays

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07/22/2007 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shelley Duncan capped a 10-run fourth inning with a three-run homer and added a solo shot in the sixth, as the New York Yankees again roughed up Tampa Bay pitching in a 21-4 victory over the Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium.

After Tampa Bay pounded the Yankees in a 14-4 victory on Friday, New York won the last three games of the series by outscoring the Devil Rays 45-12. The Yankees swept Saturday's day/night doubleheader by scores of 7-3 and 17-5.

Hideki Matsui and Bobby Abreu added solo homers while Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano chipped in two-run shots for the Yankees, who have won five straight series and are 14-5 in their last 19 games during that span. They've captured three of four in each of their first three series since the All-Star break, beating Tampa twice and Toronto, and will next head to the road for a four-game set at Kansas City.

Andy Pettitte was the beneficiary of Sunday's power surge, allowing three runs and eight hits over six innings to improve to 2-0 in three starts since the All-Star break. Pettitte (6-6), who walked three and struck out eight, also beat Tampa Bay last week and has won his last 12 decisions against the Devil Rays.

James Shields (8-6) absorbed the beating for Tampa Bay, as he was shelled for a career-high 10 runs on 10 hits in just 3 1/3 innings. He fell to 0-4 lifetime against New York.

Carlos Pena homered and Josh Wilson singled home two runs for the Devil Rays, who won two of three from the Angels before the visit to the Bronx. Delmon Young had three hits in defeat.

The Devil Rays tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the third on a two-run single by Wilson, but the Yankees sent 14 men to the plate in the bottom of the inning and answered with 10 runs to blow it open.

Cano tripled to ignite the outburst and scored on a base hit by Andy Phillips, who took second on a walk to Duncan and advanced to third on a fielder's choice by Melky Cabrera. Derek Jeter then singled home Phillips to make it 5-3 and the floodgates opened.

Abreu singled in Phillips and the runners tried to pull off a double steal from first and second. Catcher Dioner Navarro tried to gun down Abreu at second, but his throw skipped into center field, allowing Jeter to score. After Rodriguez drew a walk, Matsui singled to knock in a run and chase Shields.

Jorge Posada, though, greeted Casey Fossum with an RBI single to make it 9-3 and Cano added his second hit of the inning -- another run-scoring single -- before Phillips fanned. Duncan then connected for his second homer since joining the team on Friday to extend New York's cushion to 13-3.

After a walk to Cabrera, Jeter grounded out to mercifully end the inning.

Abreu belted his eighth homer of the season in the fifth and Duncan added his second of the game leading off the sixth. After Johnny Damon doubled in a run later in the inning, Rodriguez chipped in his 34th homer of the year and the 498th of his career to extend the Yankee lead to 18-3.

New York tacked on three more in the eighth on a two-run blast by Cano and a run-scoring single by Cabrera, before the Devil Rays got an unearned run in the ninth on an RBI base hit by Jonny Gomes.

Every Yankee position player had at least one hit and scored at least one run. The 25 hits set a Yankee season high and marked the most ever recorded by a Tampa Bay opponent. The previous Devil Rays record for hits allowed was 23, set by the Yankees on June 21, 2005.

Gary Glover was the only Tampa Bay pitcher to not allow a hit or run. He worked 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and a hit batter.

Pena connected for his 23rd homer of the season to lead off the top of the second to put Tampa Bay on the board first, but Matsui answered with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the inning -- his 17th of the campaign -- to tie it. New York went on top in the third on RBI singles by Abreu and Rodriguez.

Game Notes

Pettitte improved to 13-1 lifetime against Tampa Bay...Tampa Bay All-Star Carl Crawford missed his second straight game with a mild left ankle sprain, an injury he suffered in the opener of Saturday's twinbill...The Yankees designated catcher Wil Nieves for assignment before the game to make room on the roster for newly-acquired catcher Jose Molina...New York improved to 7-5 against Tampa Bay this season...The Devil Rays fell to 4-16 in their last 20 road games.

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Pacific-10 Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Stanford

Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.

Should be in:

Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.

Southeastern Conference odds
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State

It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.

Work left to do:

Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.

Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.

Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile.

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