GAME THREAD: AL: BALTIMORE (64-84) at NY YANKEES (85-64)

AL: BALTIMORE (64-84) at NY YANKEES (85-64)

<h3>Jeter, Yankees looking to continue winning ways</h3>

Baltimore (64-84) at NY Yankees (85-64) 7:05 pm EDT

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Derek Jeter and the New York Yankeesmade a statement against the Boston Red Sox. Now they will haveto take care of business against some lesser foes.

Jeter and the red-hot Yankees look to keep rolling Monday whenthey host the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a three-gameseries.


Despite trailing Boston (90-60) in the American League EastDivision throughout the season, New York won nine of the final13 meetings with its rival this season - including Sunday'sdramatic 4-3 victory.


Jeter blasted a three-run homer in the eighth inning Sunday,lifting the Yankees to their ninth win in their last 11 games.With the victory, New York pulled within 4 1/2 games of Bostonin the AL East and also maintained a 2 1/2-game cushion over theDetroit Tigers (83-67) in the wild card race.


With just two weeks remaining this season, the Yankees will playtheir final 13 games against the Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays andTampa Bay Devil Rays - all of whom own losing records.

On Monday, New York gives the ball to rookie Phil Hughes (3-3,4.91 ERA), who will look to win back-to-back starts for thefirst time in his career. The righthander hurled six frames,yielding just one run and three hits in Tuesday's 11-2 triumphover the Blue Jays.


The Orioles, who have won three of their last four contests,will send righthander Daniel Cabrera (9-16, 5.37) to the mound.

Cabrera is tied for the major-league lead in losses and iscurrently appealing a six-game suspension for throwing at RedSox second baseman Dustin Pedroia on September 7.

 

AL: BALTIMORE (64-84) at NY YANKEES (85-64)

<h3>Jeter, Yankees looking to continue winning ways</h3>

Baltimore (64-84) at NY Yankees (85-64) 7:05 pm EDT

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Derek Jeter and the New York Yankeesmade a statement against the Boston Red Sox. Now they will haveto take care of business against some lesser foes.

Jeter and the red-hot Yankees look to keep rolling Monday whenthey host the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a three-gameseries.


Despite trailing Boston (90-60) in the American League EastDivision throughout the season, New York won nine of the final12 meetings with its rival this season - including Sunday'sdramatic 4-3 victory.


Jeter blasted a three-run homer in the eighth inning Sunday,lifting the Yankees to their ninth win in their last 11 games.With the victory, New York pulled within 4 1/2 games of Bostonin the AL East and also maintained a 2 1/2-game cushion over theDetroit Tigers (83-67) in the wild card race.


With just two weeks remaining this season, the Yankees will playtheir final 13 games against the Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays andTampa Bay Devil Rays - all of whom own losing records.

On Monday, New York gives the ball to rookie Phil Hughes (3-3,4.91 ERA), who will look to win back-to-back starts for thefirst time in his career. The righthander hurled six frames,yielding just one run and three hits in Tuesday's 11-2 triumphover the Blue Jays.


The Orioles, who have won three of their last four contests,will send righthander Daniel Cabrera (9-16, 5.37) to the mound.

Cabrera is tied for the major-league lead in losses and iscurrently appealing a six-game suspension for throwing at RedSox second baseman Dustin Pedroia on September 7.

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT NY YANKEES -- LINEUPS

BALTIMORE NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Roberts 2B .291 11 51 Johnny Damon CF .260 11 58
Tike Redman CF .338 2 12 Derek Jeter SS .315 11 67
Nick Markakis RF .291 20 100 Bobby Abreu RF .286 16 96
Miguel Tejada SS .300 17 75 Alex Rodriguez 3B .312 52 141
Kevin Millar 1B .252 16 62 Hideki Matsui LF .289 23 94
Aubrey Huff DH .285 15 68 Jorge Posada C .335 20 85
Melvin Mora 3B .272 14 51 Jason Giambi DH .244 14 35
Luis Hernandez C .348 0 4 Robinson Cano 2B .298 18 84
Jay Payton LF .254 5 50 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B .235 4 16

Daniel Cabrera RHP (9-16, 5.37) Phil Hughes RHP (3-3, 4.91)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT NY YANKEES -- REVISED LINEUPS

BALTIMORE NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Roberts 2B .291 11 51 Johnny Damon CF .260 11 58
Tike Redman CF .338 2 12 Derek Jeter SS .315 11 67
Nick Markakis RF .291 20 100 Bobby Abreu RF .286 16 96
Miguel Tejada SS .300 17 75 Alex Rodriguez 3B .312 52 141
Kevin Millar 1B .252 16 62 Hideki Matsui LF .289 23 94
Aubrey Huff DH .285 15 68 Jorge Posada C .335 20 85
Melvin Mora 3B .272 14 51 Jason Giambi DH .244 14 35
Ramon Hernandez C .242 8 56 Robinson Cano 2B .298 18 84
Jay Payton LF .254 5 50 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B .235 4 16

Daniel Cabrera RHP (9-16, 5.37) Phil Hughes RHP (3-3, 4.91)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (9-16, 5.37)
NYY - PHIL HUGHES (3-3, 4.91)

UMPIRES: HP - JEFF KELLOGG
1B - ERIC COOPER
2B - ANDY FLETCHER
3B - MIKE REILLY

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, in from left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND RAMON HERNANDEZ
NYY - PHIL HUGHES AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.291, 11 HR, 51 RBI)
T REDMAN (.338, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.291, 20 HR, 100 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS AND TIKE
REDMAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MARKAKIS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.300, 17 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 2 2 3 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA
NYY - PHIL HUGHES

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.260, 11 HR, 58 RBI)
D JETER (.315, 11 HR, 67 RBI)
B ABREU (.286, 16 HR, 96 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (2) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
T Redman cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .346
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (41, P Hughes); N Markakis (41, P Hughes). RBI - N
Markakis 2 (102). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB
- 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (5, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 2 -- 2
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.37

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.14

Pitches-strikes: P Hughes 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: P Hughes 2-1.
Batters faced: P Hughes 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA
NYY - PHIL HUGHES</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 2 2 3 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA
NYY - PHIL HUGHES

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.272, 14 HR, 51 RBI)
R HERNANDEZ (.242, 8 HR, 56 RBI)
J PAYTON (.254, 5 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (2) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
T Redman cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .346
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (41, P Hughes); N Markakis (41, P Hughes). RBI - N
Markakis 2 (102). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB
- 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (5, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


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BALTIMORE - 2 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.34

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.14

Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 19-12; P Hughes 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Cabrera 0-2; P Hughes 2-1. Batters faced: D Cabrera 5; P Hughes 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 2 0 2 4 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA
NYY - PHIL HUGHES

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.335, 20 HR, 85 RBI)
J GIAMBI (.244, 14 HR, 35 RBI)
R CANO (.298, 18 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (2) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
T Redman cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .346
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (41, P Hughes); N Markakis (41, P Hughes). RBI - N
Markakis 2 (102). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. GIDP - J
Payton. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (5, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Cano-D Mientkiewicz).


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BALTIMORE - 20 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.34

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 5.05

Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 19-12; P Hughes 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Cabrera 0-2; P Hughes 4-2. Batters faced: D Cabrera 5; P Hughes 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ SCORED JORGE POSADA AND JASON
GIAMBI.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R CANO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 2 0 2 4 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 2 4 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA
NYY - PHIL HUGHES

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.292, 1-FOR-1)
T REDMAN (.346, 1-FOR-1)
N MARKAKIS (.292, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (2) VS NY YANKEES (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
T Redman cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .346
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (41, P Hughes); N Markakis (41, P Hughes). RBI - N
Markakis 2 (102). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. GIDP - J
Payton. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (5, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - N Markakis (D Mientkiewicz at 2nd base).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .316
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Posada c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .336
J Giambi dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .241

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 3 5

BATTING: RBI - D Mientkiewicz 2 (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Jeter 1, H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Cano-D Mientkiewicz).


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BALTIMORE - 20 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 02 -- 2
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 5.41

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 5.05

HBP - J Giambi (by D Cabrera); R Cano (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: D
Cabrera 47-27; P Hughes 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 0-2; P Hughes
4-2. Batters faced: D Cabrera 11; P Hughes 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 2 0 0 2 4 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 2 4 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA
NYY - PHIL HUGHES

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.285, 0-FOR-1)
A RODRIGUEZ (.314, 1-FOR-1)
H MATSUI (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (2) VS NY YANKEES (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .292
T Redman cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .341
N Markakis rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254

Totals 12 2 4 2 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (41, P Hughes); N Markakis (41, P Hughes). RBI - N
Markakis 2 (102). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. GIDP - J
Payton. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (5, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - N Markakis (D Mientkiewicz at 2nd base).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .316
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Posada c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .336
J Giambi dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .241

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 3 5

BATTING: RBI - D Mientkiewicz 2 (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Jeter 1, H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Cano-D Mientkiewicz).


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BALTIMORE - 200 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 02 -- 2
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 5.41

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.97

HBP - J Giambi (by D Cabrera); R Cano (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: D
Cabrera 47-27; P Hughes 53-34. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 0-2; P Hughes
4-4. Batters faced: D Cabrera 11; P Hughes 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY HIDEKI MATSUI (24) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF DANIEL CABRERA.
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 3

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.336, 1-FOR-1)</div>