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

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 8 13 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - RADHAMES LIZ
NYY - LUIS VIZCAINO

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.292, 2-FOR-4)
T REDMAN (.345, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.291, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (3) VS NY YANKEES (8) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .292
T Redman cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .345
N Markakis rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .291
M Tejada ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .255
A Huff dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .284
M Mora 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .271
R Hernandez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
J Payton lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .254
B Fahey lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 33 3 10 3 2 6 13

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (41, P Hughes); N Markakis (41, P Hughes); K Millar
(25, P Hughes); J Payton (21, E Ramirez). RBI - N Markakis 2 (102), T Redman
(13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, K Millar 2, M Mora
3, A Huff 1. GIDP - J Payton. Team LOB - 9.

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

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


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .260
D Jeter ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .316
B Abreu rf 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .287
A Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .313
H Matsui lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .288
J Posada c 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .338
J Giambi dh 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .243
S Duncan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Cano 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 .299
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .241

Totals 33 8 13 8 7 7 21

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (37, D Cabrera); B Abreu (36, J Hoey); D Jeter (33, K
Birkins). HR - H Matsui (24, 3rd inning off D Cabrera 0 on, 2 Out). S - D
Mientkiewicz. SF - A Rodriguez. RBI - D Mientkiewicz 2 (18), H Matsui (95), R
Cano (85), J Damon (59), B Abreu 2 (98), A Rodriguez (142). 2-out RBI - H
Matsui. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, D Jeter 1, R Cano
3, H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 12.

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


----------------------------------------------------
BALTIMORE - 200 000 10 -- 3
NY YANKEES - 021 202 01 -- 8
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 5 8 6 6 3 5 1 5.51
J Hoey 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 8.84
K Birkins 1 1/3 3 1 1 3 1 0 9.22
R Liz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 5 2/3 6 2 2 2 3 0 4.75
E Ramirez 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.89
L Vizcaino 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.02

D Cabrera pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP - P Hughes. HBP - J Giambi (by D Cabrera); R Cano (by D Cabrera); M Tejada
(by E Ramirez). Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 113-60; J Hoey 27-17; K Birkins
41-19; R Liz 2-1; P Hughes 98-57; E Ramirez 17-11; L Vizcaino 29-18. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 6-3; J Hoey 1-1; K Birkins 2-1; R Liz 0-1; P Hughes
6-8; E Ramirez 1-1; L Vizcaino 1-1. Batters faced: D Cabrera 27; J Hoey 6; K
Birkins 10; R Liz 1; P Hughes 24; E Ramirez 7; L Vizcaino 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.
EJECTIONS: BALTIMORE's Payton by Kellogg (8th).
Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: KYLE FARNSWORTH (2-1, 4.25) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3, NY YANKEES 8

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.292, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Farnsworth relieved L Vizcaino.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
NY YANKEES 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B Roberts (.292, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MARKAKIS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
NY YANKEES 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.299, 0-FOR-2, BB, HBP)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Hernandez hit for M Tejada.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MARKAKIS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
NY YANKEES 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L Hernandez (.348, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: MARIANO RIVERA (3-4, 3.00) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K MILLAR ON FIRST, N MARKAKIS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4, NY YANKEES 8

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.284, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rivera relieved K Farnsworth.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K MILLAR ON FIRST, N MARKAKIS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
NY YANKEES 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A Huff (.284, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED NICK MARKAKIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A HUFF ON SECOND, K MILLAR ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 5
NY YANKEES 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.271, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 13 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 x 8 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, JAMES HOEY (6TH), KURT BIRKINS (7TH), RADHAMES
LIZ (8TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

NYY - PHIL HUGHES, EDWAR RAMIREZ (6TH), LUIS VIZCAINO
(7TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (9TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE
POSADA

HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE

NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI (24) OFF DANIEL CABRERA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 13 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 x 8 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, JAMES HOEY (6TH), KURT BIRKINS (7TH), RADHAMES
LIZ (8TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

NYY - PHIL HUGHES, EDWAR RAMIREZ (6TH), LUIS VIZCAINO
(7TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (9TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE
POSADA


WP - PHIL HUGHES (4-3)
LP - DANIEL CABRERA (9-17)
SAVE - MARIANO RIVERA (29)

HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE

NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI (24) OFF DANIEL CABRERA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON


TIME: 3:54 ATT: 52,548

PROBABLES: BAL - JON LEICESTER (2-1, 6.32)
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (9-10, 5.28)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (5) VS NY YANKEES (8) - FINAL

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .292
T Redman cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .341
N Markakis rf 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .292
M Tejada ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .299
a-L Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340
K Millar 1b 5 0 3 0 0 1 3 .256
A Huff dh 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .285
M Mora 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .271
R Hernandez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
J Payton lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .254
B Fahey lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 39 5 13 5 3 7 16

a-flied out to center for M Tejada in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (41, P Hughes); N Markakis (41, P Hughes); K Millar
(25, P Hughes); J Payton (21, E Ramirez); A Huff (31, M Rivera). RBI - N
Markakis 3 (103), T Redman (13), A Huff (69). 2-out RBI - A Huff. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, K Millar 2, M Mora 5, A Huff 1. GIDP -
J Payton. Team LOB - 11.

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

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


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .260
D Jeter ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .316
B Abreu rf 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .287
A Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .313
H Matsui lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .288
J Posada c 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .338
J Giambi dh 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .243
S Duncan pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Cano 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 .299
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .241

Totals 33 8 13 8 7 7 21

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (37, D Cabrera); B Abreu (36, J Hoey); D Jeter (33, K
Birkins). HR - H Matsui (24, 3rd inning off D Cabrera 0 on, 2 Out). S - D
Mientkiewicz. SF - A Rodriguez. RBI - D Mientkiewicz 2 (18), H Matsui (95), R
Cano (85), J Damon (59), B Abreu 2 (98), A Rodriguez (142). 2-out RBI - H
Matsui. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, D Jeter 1, R Cano
3, H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 12.

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


----------------------------------------------------
BALTIMORE - 200 000 102 -- 5
NY YANKEES - 021 202 01x -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera (L, 9-17) 5 8 6 6 3 5 1 5.51
J Hoey 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 8.84
K Birkins 1 1/3 3 1 1 3 1 0 9.22
R Liz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes (W, 4-3) 5 2/3 6 2 2 2 3 0 4.75
E Ramirez (H, 2) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.89
L Vizcaino (H, 12) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.02
K Farnsworth 2/3 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.53
M Rivera (S, 29) 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.98

D Cabrera pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP - P Hughes, K Farnsworth. HBP - J Giambi (by D Cabrera); R Cano (by D
Cabrera); M Tejada (by E Ramirez). Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 113-60; J Hoey
27-17; K Birkins 41-19; R Liz 2-1; P Hughes 98-57; E Ramirez 17-11; L Vizcaino
29-18; K Farnsworth 25-16; M Rivera 6-6. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 6-3;
J Hoey 1-1; K Birkins 2-1; R Liz 0-1; P Hughes 6-8; E Ramirez 1-1; L Vizcaino
1-1; K Farnsworth 1-1; M Rivera 0-0. Batters faced: D Cabrera 27; J Hoey 6; K
Birkins 10; R Liz 1; P Hughes 24; E Ramirez 7; L Vizcaino 5; K Farnsworth 5; M
Rivera 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.
EJECTIONS: BALTIMORE's Payton by Kellogg (8th).
T--3:54. Att--52,548.
Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BALTIMORE 5
NY YANKEES 8 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BALTIMORE (5) AT NY YANKEES (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts doubled to right. T Redman singled to left,
B Roberts to third. T Redman stole second. N Markakis doubled to deep left
center, B Roberts and T Redman scored. M Tejada flied out to right. K Millar
grounded out to catcher, N Markakis to third. A Huff grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada singled to left. J Giambi hit by pitch, J Posada
to second. R Cano hit by pitch, J Posada to third, J Giambi to second.
D Mientkiewicz singled to right, J Posada and J Giambi scored, R Cano to third,
D Mientkiewicz out stretching at second. J Damon struck out looking. D Jeter
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 3RD: B Abreu grounded out to first. A Rodriguez grounded out to
shortstop. H Matsui homered to right center. J Posada flied out to left.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Giambi walked. R Cano doubled to deep left center,
J Giambi scored. D Mientkiewicz sacrificed to third, R Cano to third. J Damon
singled to center, R Cano scored. D Jeter grounded into fielder's choice to
second, J Damon out at second. B Abreu struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 6TH: D Mientkiewicz walked. J Hoey relieved D Cabrera. J Damon
walked, D Mientkiewicz to second. D Jeter struck out swinging. B Abreu hit
a ground rule double to deep center, D Mientkiewicz scored, J Damon to third.
A Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to right, J Damon scored. H Matsui grounded out
to second. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 7.

BALTIMORE 7TH: R Hernandez grounded out to third. J Payton doubled to deep
right. B Roberts singled to left, J Payton to third. T Redman singled to
right, J Payton scored, B Roberts to second. N Markakis popped out to
shortstop. M Tejada hit by pitch, B Roberts to third, T Redman to second.
L Vizcaino relieved E Ramirez. K Millar struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, NY YANKEES 7.

NY YANKEES 8TH: Baltimore's J Payton ejected by J Kellogg. B Fahey in left
field. D Jeter doubled to deep right. B Abreu singled to center, D Jeter scored.
A Rodriguez walked, B Abreu to second. H Matsui grounded into fielder's choice
to second, A Rodriguez out at second, B Abreu to third. J Posada struck out
swinging. J Giambi walked, H Matsui to second. S Duncan ran for J Giambi.
R Liz relieved K Birkins. R Cano fouled out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 3, NY YANKEES 8.

BALTIMORE 9TH: K Farnsworth relieved L Vizcaino. B Roberts walked.
T Redman grounded out to pitcher, B Roberts to second. B Roberts to third on
wild pitch by K Farnsworth. N Markakis singled to right, B Roberts scored.
L Hernandez hit for M Tejada. L Hernandez flied out to center. K Millar singled
to left, N Markakis to second. M Rivera relieved K Farnsworth. A Huff doubled
to deep right, N Markakis scored, K Millar to third. M Mora struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 5, NY YANKEES 8.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BALTIMORE (5) AT NY YANKEES (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, T Redman CF, N Markakis RF,
M Tejada SS, K Millar 1B, A Huff DH, M Mora 3B, R Hernandez C, J Payton LF,
D Cabrera RHP.

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon CF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui LF, J Posada C, J Giambi DH, R Cano 2B, D Mientkiewicz 1B, P Hughes RHP.

Umpires -- Jeff Kellogg (HP), Eric Cooper (1B), Andy Fletcher (2B), Mike Reilly (3B).

Gametime Weather: 64 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to right at 4 mph.


BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts doubled to right. T Redman singled to left,
B Roberts to third. T Redman stole second. N Markakis doubled to deep left
center, B Roberts and T Redman scored. M Tejada flied out to right. K Millar
grounded out to catcher, N Markakis to third. A Huff grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon struck out looking. D Jeter singled to center.
B Abreu flied out to left. A Rodriguez reached on infield single to pitcher,
D Jeter to second. H Matsui flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: M Mora flied out to right. R Hernandez singled to right.
J Payton grounded into double play, second to first, R Hernandez out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada singled to left. J Giambi hit by pitch, J Posada
to second. R Cano hit by pitch, J Posada to third, J Giambi to second.
D Mientkiewicz singled to right, J Posada and J Giambi scored, R Cano to third,
D Mientkiewicz out stretching at second. J Damon struck out looking. D Jeter
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 2.

BALTIMORE 3RD: B Roberts struck out swinging. T Redman popped out to
shortstop. N Markakis lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 3RD: B Abreu grounded out to first. A Rodriguez grounded out to
shortstop. H Matsui homered to right center. J Posada flied out to left.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 3.

BALTIMORE 4TH: M Tejada struck out swinging. K Millar singled to center.
K Millar to second on wild pitch by P Hughes. A Huff grounded out to second,
K Millar to third. M Mora grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Giambi walked. R Cano doubled to deep left center,
J Giambi scored. D Mientkiewicz sacrificed to third, R Cano to third. J Damon
singled to center, R Cano scored. D Jeter grounded into fielder's choice to
second, J Damon out at second. B Abreu struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 5.

BALTIMORE 5TH: R Hernandez fouled out to catcher. J Payton struck out
swinging. B Roberts flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 5TH: A Rodriguez struck out swinging. H Matsui grounded out to
shortstop. J Posada singled to center. J Giambi walked, J Posada to second.
R Cano grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2,
NY YANKEES 5.

BALTIMORE 6TH: T Redman flied out to left. N Markakis lined out to first.
M Tejada walked. K Millar doubled to deep left, M Tejada to third. A Huff
walked. E Ramirez relieved P Hughes inheriting a 1-0 count. M Mora struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 6TH: D Mientkiewicz walked. J Hoey relieved D Cabrera. J Damon
walked, D Mientkiewicz to second. D Jeter struck out swinging. B Abreu hit
a ground rule double to deep center, D Mientkiewicz scored, J Damon to third.
A Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to right, J Damon scored. H Matsui grounded out
to second. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, NY YANKEES 7.

BALTIMORE 7TH: R Hernandez grounded out to third. J Payton doubled to deep
right. B Roberts singled to left, J Payton to third. T Redman singled to
right, J Payton scored, B Roberts to second. N Markakis popped out to
shortstop. M Tejada hit by pitch, B Roberts to third, T Redman to second.
L Vizcaino relieved E Ramirez. K Millar struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, NY YANKEES 7.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Posada singled to deep right, J Posada out stretching at
second. K Birkins relieved J Hoey. J Giambi flied out to left. R Cano reached
on infield single to third. D Mientkiewicz walked, R Cano to second. J Damon
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, NY YANKEES 7.

BALTIMORE 8TH: A Huff fouled out to third. M Mora singled to right.
R Hernandez grounded out to third, M Mora to second. J Payton struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, NY YANKEES 7.

NY YANKEES 8TH: Baltimore's J Payton ejected by J Kellogg. B Fahey in left
field. D Jeter doubled to deep right. B Abreu singled to center, D Jeter scored.
A Rodriguez walked, B Abreu to second. H Matsui grounded into fielder's choice
to second, A Rodriguez out at second, B Abreu to third. J Posada struck out
swinging. J Giambi walked, H Matsui to second. S Duncan ran for J Giambi.
R Liz relieved K Birkins. R Cano fouled out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 3, NY YANKEES 8.

BALTIMORE 9TH: K Farnsworth relieved L Vizcaino. B Roberts walked.
T Redman grounded out to pitcher, B Roberts to second. B Roberts to third on
wild pitch by K Farnsworth. N Markakis singled to right, B Roberts scored.
L Hernandez hit for M Tejada. L Hernandez flied out to center. K Millar singled
to left, N Markakis to second. M Rivera relieved K Farnsworth. A Huff doubled
to deep right, N Markakis scored, K Millar to third. M Mora struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 5, NY YANKEES 8.</div>

 

Matsui supports Hughes as Yankees top Orioles

<h3>NY YANKEES 8, BALTIMORE 5</h3>By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- After a special road trip, the New YorkYankees did not necessarily play their sharpest game but still avoidedtheir usual post-Boston hangover.


Hideki Matsui hit his first home run in over a month and rookiePhil Hughes pitched into the sixth inning before tiring as theYankees opened a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioleswith an 8-5 victory on Monday night.


The Yankees (86-64) have won 10 of their last 12 games but havealso struggled following series finales against the Red Sox.New York now is 3 1/2 games behind Boston (90-61) in theAmerican League East.


It also is 3 1/2 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers (83-68) inthe AL wild card standings.


But in each of its last three series finales against Boston, NewYork has followed with defeats.


The last instance was a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay DevilRays, who took two of three here over two weeks ago. Playing atYankee Stadium for the first time following a 7-2 road tripthat before the game manager Joe Torre labeled as "special," theYankees fell behind 2-0 before their first turn at bat.

Two innings later, they took the lead and never relinquished itas Matsui hit his 24th home run of the season. When Matsuicrushed a 3-1 pitch from Baltimore starter Daniel Cabrera (9-17)into the right-center field seats, it was his first home runsince August 8 and ended a career-high drought of 122 at-batswithout a home run.


Hughes (4-3) gave up a two-run double to Nick Markakis beforerecording an out but settled down for most of the next fiveframes before struggling in the sixth. He allowed two runs and<div class="pre">six hits - striking out three and walking two - and loaded the</div>bases in the sixth by walking Aubrey Huff.


After throwing ball one to Melvin Mora, Hughes was relieved byEdwar Ramirez, who fanned the Orioles third baseman but gave upthree hits in the seventh and was replaced by Luis Vizcaino withtwo outs.


Vizcaino then escaped a bases-loaded jam by striking out KevinMillar to cap an eight-pitch at-bat. Kyle Farnsworth startedthe ninth but was relieved by closer Mariano Rivera, who got thefinal out for his 29th save.


The Yankees, who have won just five of their 13 meetings withBaltimore sandwiched Matsui's home run around a pair of two-runinnings.


They tied it on Doug Mientkiewicz's two-run single in the secondand, in the fourth, Robinson Cano lined a run-scoring double toleft-center field and scored on Damon's base hit.


Cabrera pitched six innings in Baltimore's 12-0 win here onAugust 14 but struggled through five-plus innings and droppedhis fifth straight decision. He allowed six runs and five hitswhile striking out five and walking three.


New York added two more in the sixth off reliever James Hoey asBobby Abreu lined a RBI double. Alex Rodriguez followed with asacrifice fly that scored Damon, who did a tumbling head-firstslide.


When Damon scored, that gave Rodriguez his 142nd RBI of theseason, tying his career high set five years ago with the TexasRangers.

 

Matsui supports Hughes as Yankees top Orioles

<h3>NY YANKEES 8, BALTIMORE 5</h3>By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- After a special road trip, the New YorkYankees did not necessarily play their sharpest game but stillavoided their usual post-Boston hangover.


Hideki Matsui hit his first home run in over a month and rookiePhil Hughes pitched into the sixth inning before tiring as theYankees opened a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioleswith an 8-5 victory on Monday night.


The Yankees (86-64) have won 10 of their last 12 games but havealso struggled following series finales against the Red Sox. NewYork now is 3 1/2 games behind Boston (90-61) in the AmericanLeague East.


It also is 3 1/2 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers (83-68) inthe AL wild card standings.


"We have to worry about ourselves," Yankees captain Derek Jetersaid. "We can't worry about what anyone else is doing, we haveno control over that. The only thing we can control is how weplay. If we continue to win, we'll see what happens in a coupleof weeks."


But in each of its last three series finales against Boston, NewYork has followed with defeats.


"Everyone, I thought, came out ready to play," Jeter said of apossible letdown. "The thing is, like I said about a month ago,we're in the playoffs now - so you can't have a letdown. Weunderstand how big these games are."


The last instance was a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay DevilRays, who took two of three here over two weeks ago. Playing atYankee Stadium for the first time following a 7-2 road tripthat before the game manager Joe Torre labeled as "special," theYankees fell behind 2-0 before their first turn at bat.

Two innings later, they took the lead and never relinquished itas Matsui hit his 24th home run of the season. When Matsuicrushed a 3-1 pitch from Baltimore starter Daniel Cabrera (9-17)into the right-center field seats, it was his first home runsince August 8 and ended a career-high drought of 122 at-batswithout a home run.


"The result was a home run," Matsui said through an interpreter."The swing itself - it felt good. I put a good swing on it.I hit the ball hard. I haven't done that in a while so that waswhat felt good."


"That was good," Torre said of Matsui. "He hit a couple ofballs hard tonight."


Hughes (4-3) gave up a two-run double to Nick Markakis beforerecording an out but settled down for most of the next fiveframes before struggling in the sixth. He allowed two runs and<div class="pre">six hits - striking out three and walking two - and loaded the</div>bases in the sixth by walking Aubrey Huff.


"I see a lot of toughness from him," Torre said. "I think themost important thing that I've seen from these young kids isthat, if they do happen to get a bad result, it doesn't seem toreally knock them off.


"They seem to think straight and try to straighten it out. Heknows when it feels good for him. I don't think there's doubtin any of these kids' heads they can handle this."

After throwing ball one to Melvin Mora, Hughes was relieved byEdwar Ramirez, who fanned the Orioles third baseman but gave upthree hits in the seventh and was replaced by Luis Vizcaino withtwo outs.


After allowing the three hits, Hughes retired 16 of the next 18hitters before issuing a four-pitch walk to Miguel Tejada and adouble to Kevin Millar.


"I got a little too fine with Tejada," Hughes said. "I thoughtthe first curveball I threw was a pretty good pitch. I didn'tget the call and then I fell behind, and I was walking (him) andI made a bad pitch to Millar and another walk and that's it.

"I probably could have been a little more aggressive to Tejadawith two outs, but that's the way it goes sometimes."

Vizcaino then escaped a bases-loaded jam by striking out KevinMillar to cap an eight-pitch at-bat. Kyle Farnsworth startedthe ninth but was relieved by closer Mariano Rivera, who got thefinal out for his 29th save and preserved Hughes' first win atYankee Stadium.


"It's a good feeling (to win at Yankee Stadium)," Hughes said."I actually did not know that. It seems like I haven't pitchedmy best baseball here."


The Yankees, who have won just five of their 13 meetings withBaltimore sandwiched Matsui's home run around a pair of two-runinnings.


They tied it on Doug Mientkiewicz's two-run single in the secondand, in the fourth, Robinson Cano lined a run-scoring double toleft-center field and scored on Damon's base hit.


Cabrera pitched six innings in Baltimore's 12-0 win here onAugust 14 but struggled through five-plus innings and droppedhis fifth straight decision. He allowed six runs and five hitswhile striking out five and walking three - hitting a pair ofhitters to become the first 17-game loser in the AL.

"What he's got to do is he's got to repeat his delivery,"Baltimore manager Dave Trembley said. "You just see hisdelivery at times, he falls off to the side. The inability tocommand his pitches comes and goes. He certainly has thestuff."


New York added two more in the sixth off reliever James Hoey asBobby Abreu lined a RBI double. Alex Rodriguez followed with asacrifice fly that scored Damon, who did a tumbling head-firstslide.


When Damon scored, that gave Rodriguez his 142nd RBI of theseason, tying his career high set five years ago with the TexasRangers.


In addition to Rodriguez reaching his career best in RBI, Jeteralso recorded a milestone. His second hit of the game gave him2,337 for his career, moving him past Bernie Williams intofourth place on New York's all-time list.


The Orioles lost for the 20th time in their last 26 games andhad a number of opportunities in this one as they stranded 11.They twice left the bases loaded and, following Markakis' RBIdouble off Kyle Farnsworth, Mora struck out for the final out.

"I thought I was going to tie the game," Mora said. "He threwme a nasty pitch. I thought I would have got it. It's toughwhen you don't come through with runners in scoring position."