GAME THREAD: AL: BALTIMORE (64-86) at NY YANKEES (87-64)

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES
NYY - JOBA CHAMBERLAIN

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.286, 0-FOR-3)
A RODRIGUEZ (.309, 0-FOR-3)
J POSADA (.335, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS NY YANKEES (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .290
M Mora 3b 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .272
M Tejada ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297
N Markakis rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289
K Millar 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255
A Huff dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284
R Hernandez c 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
J Payton lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
B Fahey lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191
T Redman cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326

Totals 27 1 7 1 2 5 10

BATTING: RBI - M Mora (52). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Markakis 1. GIDP - B Roberts, N Markakis. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts 2 (46, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada, 3rd base
off A Pettitte/J Posada). CS - R Hernandez (3, 2nd base by A Pettitte/J
Posada), A Huff (1, 2nd base by A Pettitte/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283
D Jeter ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .318
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
A Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309
J Posada c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335
H Matsui lf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .290
R Cano 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
S Duncan dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250

Totals 26 2 5 1 3 6 9

BATTING: HR - H Matsui (25, 2nd inning off B Burres 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - H
Matsui (99). 2-out RBI - H Matsui. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 2, D Mientkiewicz 1, S Duncan 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (D Jeter-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz, R Cano-D Jeter-D
Mientkiewicz, J Posada-R Cano).


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BALTIMORE - 000 001 00 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 010 010 0 -- 2
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 7 5 2 2 3 6 1 5.29

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 7 2/3 7 1 1 2 4 0 3.79
J Chamberlain 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.49

WP - B Burres. Pitches-strikes: B Burres 109-67; A Pettitte 104-65; J
Chamberlain 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 11-4; A Pettitte 9-8; J
Chamberlain 0-0. Batters faced: B Burres 29; A Pettitte 28; J Chamberlain 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Mike
Estabrook.
EJECTIONS: BALTIMORE's Payton by Reilly (5th).
Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: CHAD BRADFORD (3-7, 3.47) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 2

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.309, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Bradford relieved B Burres.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A Rodriguez (.309, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - CHAD BRADFORD
NYY - JOBA CHAMBERLAIN

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.297, 0-FOR-3)
N MARKAKIS (.289, 0-FOR-3)
K MILLAR (.255, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS NY YANKEES (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .290
M Mora 3b 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .272
M Tejada ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297
N Markakis rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289
K Millar 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255
A Huff dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284
R Hernandez c 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
J Payton lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
B Fahey lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191
T Redman cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326

Totals 27 1 7 1 2 5 10

BATTING: RBI - M Mora (52). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Markakis 1. GIDP - B Roberts, N Markakis. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts 2 (46, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada, 3rd base
off A Pettitte/J Posada). CS - R Hernandez (3, 2nd base by A Pettitte/J
Posada), A Huff (1, 2nd base by A Pettitte/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283
D Jeter ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .318
B Abreu rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .308
J Posada c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335
H Matsui lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .289
R Cano 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
S Duncan dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250

Totals 29 2 5 1 3 8 10

BATTING: HR - H Matsui (25, 2nd inning off B Burres 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - H
Matsui (99). 2-out RBI - H Matsui. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 2, D Mientkiewicz 1, S Duncan 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (D Jeter-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz, R Cano-D Jeter-D
Mientkiewicz, J Posada-R Cano).


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BALTIMORE - 000 001 00 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 010 010 00 -- 2
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 7 1/3 5 2 2 3 7 1 5.27
C Bradford 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.43

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 7 2/3 7 1 1 2 4 0 3.79
J Chamberlain 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.49

WP - B Burres. HBP - J Posada (by C Bradford). Pitches-strikes: B Burres
114-70; C Bradford 11-9; A Pettitte 104-65; J Chamberlain 4-3. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Burres 11-4; C Bradford 1-0; A Pettitte 9-8; J Chamberlain 0-0.
Batters faced: B Burres 30; C Bradford 3; A Pettitte 28; J Chamberlain 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Mike
Estabrook.
EJECTIONS: BALTIMORE's Payton by Reilly (5th).
Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: MARIANO RIVERA (3-4, 2.98) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 2

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.297, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rivera relieved J Chamberlain.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M Tejada (.297, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Hernandez ran for A Huff.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R HERNANDEZ ON FIRST, L HERNANDEZ ON SECOND,
N MARKAKIS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B Fahey (.191, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Moore hit for B Fahey.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R HERNANDEZ ON FIRST, L HERNANDEZ ON SECOND,
N MARKAKIS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: S Moore (.231, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

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

BATTERIES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES, CHAD BRADFORD (8TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (8TH), MARIANO
RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA

HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE

NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI (25) OFF BRIAN BURRES IN THE 2ND, 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0
NY YANKEES 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 2 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES, CHAD BRADFORD (8TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (8TH), MARIANO
RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA


WP - ANDY PETTITTE (14-8)
LP - BRIAN BURRES (6-6)
SAVE - MARIANO RIVERA (30)

HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE

NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI (25) OFF BRIAN BURRES IN THE 2ND, 0 ON


TIME: 2:56 ATT: 53,857

PROBABLES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY (15-7, 3.82)
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (18-7, 3.82)

PROBABLES: BAL - VICTOR ZAMBRANO (0-2, 7.98)
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY (5-10, 5.07)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS NY YANKEES (2) - FINAL

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .290
M Mora 3b 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .272
M Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297
N Markakis rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .290
K Millar 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255
A Huff dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .284
L Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Hernandez c 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250
J Payton lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
B Fahey lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191
a-S Moore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222
T Redman cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326

Totals 31 1 8 1 4 6 14

a-struck out looking for B Fahey in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - N Markakis (42, M Rivera). RBI - M Mora (52). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - N Markakis 1, S Moore 2. GIDP - B Roberts, N
Markakis. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts 2 (46, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada, 3rd base
off A Pettitte/J Posada). CS - R Hernandez (3, 2nd base by A Pettitte/J
Posada), A Huff (1, 2nd base by A Pettitte/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283
D Jeter ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .318
B Abreu rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .308
J Posada c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335
H Matsui lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .289
R Cano 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
S Duncan dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250

Totals 29 2 5 1 3 8 10

BATTING: HR - H Matsui (25, 2nd inning off B Burres 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - H
Matsui (99). 2-out RBI - H Matsui. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 2, D Mientkiewicz 1, S Duncan 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (D Jeter-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz, R Cano-D Jeter-D
Mientkiewicz, J Posada-R Cano).


----------------------------------------------------
BALTIMORE - 000 001 000 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 010 010 00x -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres (L, 6-6) 7 1/3 5 2 2 3 7 1 5.27
C Bradford 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.43

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte (W, 14-8) 7 2/3 7 1 1 2 4 0 3.79
J Chamberlain (H, 7) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.49
M Rivera (S, 30) 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.94

WP - B Burres. HBP - J Posada (by C Bradford). Pitches-strikes: B Burres
114-70; C Bradford 11-9; A Pettitte 104-65; J Chamberlain 4-3; M Rivera 34-21.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 11-4; C Bradford 1-0; A Pettitte 9-8; J
Chamberlain 0-0; M Rivera 1-1. Batters faced: B Burres 30; C Bradford 3; A
Pettitte 28; J Chamberlain 1; M Rivera 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Mike
Estabrook.
EJECTIONS: BALTIMORE's Payton by Reilly (5th).
T--2:56. Att--53,857.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

Pettitte wins 200th as Yankees edge Orioles

<h3>NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 1</h3>By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- On a night when the offensemustered little, the New York Yankees did not need to fretbecause they had Andy Pettitte on the mound.


Pettitte pitched effectively into the eighth inning for his200th career victory as the Yankees completed a three-game sweepof the Baltimore Orioles with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday.

The Yankees (88-64), who won for the 12th time in their last 14games, moved 5 1/2 games ahead of Detroit for the AmericanLeague wild card lead and reduced their magic number forclinching their 13th straight postseason berth to five. Theyalso are just two games back of the Boston Red Sox in the ALEast Division.


Boston is taking on the Blue Jays in Toronto.


New York's latest win came courtesy of Pettitte (14-8), whoallowed just an RBI single in the sixth by Melvin Mora amongseven hits. He struck out four, walked two and worked quickly,throwing 65-of-104 pitches for strikes.


The veteran lefthander improved to 10-2 in 14 starts since theAll-Star break and also became the 27th lefthander to record 200victories.


Of those 200 wins, 162 have been with the Yankees, who re-signedhim in the offseason following three campaigns in Houston.

In this one, he allowed less than three runs for the 18th timethis season and received tremendous support from his defense.

Catcher Jorge Posada threw out Aubrey Huff attempting to stealin the second inning and gunned down counterpart Ramon Hernandezin the fifth. First baseman Doug Mientkiewicz also made threesolid plays, including a diving stop of a throw from thirdbaseman Alex Rodriguez in the sixth that retired Miguel Tejada.

The former Gold Glove first baseman also made a nice stretch tosnag Rodriguez's throw in the eighth that retired Brian Roberts.

Two nights after allowing his first career earned run, rookieJoba Chamberlain came on immediately afterward and struck outMora on an 87 mile-per-hour slider. Mariano Rivera workedaround a double and a pair of walks in the ninth, striking outpinch hitter Scott Moore with the bases loaded to nail down his30th save in 33 opportunities.


After scoring 20 runs in the first two games of the series, theYankees struggled to generate offense against Baltimore starterBrian Burress (6-6).


Hideki Matsui's 25th home run gave New York a 1-0 lead in thesecond inning. The blast was his second of the series aftergoing 122 at-bats without homering.


Five innings later, New York manufactured its second run.Mientkiewicz opened the inning with a base hit to right field,took second on Derek Jeter's single, moved to third on agroundout and scored when Burress threw a wild pitch that sailedover Rodriguez's head.


Burress, who held the Yankees to four hits and recorded sevenstrikeouts in six innings in Baltimore on July 28, pitchednearly as well as Pettitte. He allowed just two runs and fivehits in 7 1/3 innings.


It was another frustrating night for the Orioles, who have lost22 of their last 27 games. Besides wasting a solid outing fromBurress, their frustrations reached the breaking point in thefifth, when Jay Payton was ejected for arguing a called thirdstrike with plate umpire Mike Reilly.


It was the second ejection of the series for Payton, who threwhis bat and helmet to the ground as he stormed off toward thedugout.

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BALTIMORE 1
NY YANKEES 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BALTIMORE (1) AT NY YANKEES (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez struck out swinging. J Posada grounded out to
third. H Matsui homered to right. R Cano singled to center. S Duncan walked,
R Cano to second. D Mientkiewicz struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 5TH: Baltimore's J Payton ejected by M Reilly. B Fahey in left
field. D Mientkiewicz singled to right. M Cabrera flied out to left. D Jeter
singled to center, D Mientkiewicz to second. B Abreu grounded into fielder's
choice to second, D Jeter out at second, D Mientkiewicz to third. D Mientkiewicz
scored, B Abreu to second on wild pitch by B Burres. A Rodriguez lined out to
left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 2.

BALTIMORE 6TH: T Redman flied out to left. B Roberts walked. B Roberts
stole second. B Roberts stole third. M Mora singled to center, B Roberts
scored. M Tejada grounded out to third, M Mora to second. N Markakis lined
out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 2.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BALTIMORE (1) AT NY YANKEES (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- M Cabrera CF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF,
A Rodriguez 3B, J Posada C, H Matsui LF, R Cano 2B, S Duncan DH, D Mientkiewicz 1B,
A Pettitte LHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 8 mph.


BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts lined out to right. M Mora singled to left.
M Tejada struck out looking. N Markakis grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 1ST: M Cabrera flied out to right. D Jeter grounded out to
shortstop. B Abreu struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0,
NY YANKEES 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff reached on infield
single to shortstop. A Huff caught stealing second, catcher to second.
R Hernandez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0,
NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez struck out swinging. J Posada grounded out to
third. H Matsui homered to right. R Cano singled to center. S Duncan walked,
R Cano to second. D Mientkiewicz struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 1.

BALTIMORE 3RD: J Payton lined out to shortstop. T Redman singled to
center. B Roberts grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
T Redman out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 3RD: M Cabrera singled to right. D Jeter grounded into
fielder's choice to third, M Cabrera out at second. B Abreu grounded out to
second, D Jeter to second. A Rodriguez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 1.

BALTIMORE 4TH: M Mora walked. M Tejada flied out to center. N Markakis
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Mora out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Posada struck out swinging. H Matsui walked. R Cano
grounded out to catcher, H Matsui to second. S Duncan lined out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 1.

BALTIMORE 5TH: K Millar singled to left. A Huff grounded into fielder's
choice to third, K Millar out at second. R Hernandez singled to left, A Huff
to second. J Payton struck out looking. R Hernandez caught stealing second,
catcher to second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 5TH: Baltimore's J Payton ejected by M Reilly. B Fahey in left
field. D Mientkiewicz singled to right. M Cabrera flied out to left. D Jeter
singled to center, D Mientkiewicz to second. B Abreu grounded into fielder's
choice to second, D Jeter out at second, D Mientkiewicz to third. D Mientkiewicz
scored, B Abreu to second on wild pitch by B Burres. A Rodriguez lined out to
left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, NY YANKEES 2.

BALTIMORE 6TH: T Redman flied out to left. B Roberts walked. B Roberts
stole second. B Roberts stole third. M Mora singled to center, B Roberts
scored. M Tejada grounded out to third, M Mora to second. N Markakis lined
out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 6TH: J Posada grounded out to third. H Matsui grounded out to
first. R Cano grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1,
NY YANKEES 2.

BALTIMORE 7TH: K Millar lined out to shortstop. A Huff flied out to
center. R Hernandez singled to center. B Fahey struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 7TH: S Duncan struck out swinging. D Mientkiewicz grounded out
to first. M Cabrera walked. D Jeter struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 2.

BALTIMORE 8TH: T Redman flied out to left. B Roberts grounded out to
third. J Chamberlain relieved A Pettitte. M Mora struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 8TH: B Abreu struck out swinging. C Bradford relieved B Burres.
A Rodriguez struck out swinging. J Posada hit by pitch. H Matsui grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 2.

BALTIMORE 9TH: M Rivera relieved J Chamberlain. M Tejada grounded out to
shortstop. N Markakis doubled to right. K Millar flied out to left. A Huff
walked. R Hernandez walked, N Markakis to third, A Huff to second.
L Hernandez ran for A Huff. S Moore hit for B Fahey. S Moore struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, NY YANKEES 2.</div>

 

Re: AL: BALTIMORE (64-86) at NY YANKEES (87-64)

YANKEES WIN...THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YANKEES WIN!</p>

and the Red Sox lose.thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Red Sox lose...AGAIN!!!</p>

papelbon give ups a granny and the yanks keep on truckin!!!</p>

</p>

<font size="3">1</font> 1/2 games back of reclaiming our thrown ontop of the AL East!!!</p>

 

Pettitte wins 200th as Yankees edge Orioles

<h3>NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 1</h3>By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- On a night when the offense musteredlittle, the New York Yankees did not need to fret because theyhad Andy Pettitte on the mound.


Pettitte pitched effectively into the eighth inning for his200th career victory as the Yankees completed a three-game sweepof the Baltimore Orioles with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday.

The Yankees (88-64), who won for the 12th time in their last 14games, climbed within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Boston RedSox (90-63) in the American League East Division. Bostondropped a 6-1 decision to Toronto on Wednesday.


New York also moved 5 1/2 games ahead of Detroit for the ALLeague wild card lead and reduced their magic number forclinching their 13th straight postseason berth to five.

New York's latest win came courtesy of Pettitte (14-8), whoallowed just an RBI single in the sixth by Melvin Mora amongseven hits. He struck out four, walked two and worked quickly,throwing 65-of-104 pitches for strikes.


The veteran lefthander improved to 10-2 in 14 starts since theAll-Star break and also became the 27th lefthander to record 200victories.


Of those 200 wins, 162 have been with the Yankees, who re-signedhim in the offseason following three campaigns in Houston.

In this one, he allowed less than three runs for the 18th timethis season and received tremendous support from his defense.

Catcher Jorge Posada threw out Aubrey Huff attempting to stealin the second inning and gunned down counterpart Ramon Hernandezin the fifth. First baseman Doug Mientkiewicz also made threesolid plays, including a diving stop of a throw from thirdbaseman Alex Rodriguez in the sixth that retired Miguel Tejada.

The former Gold Glove first baseman also made a nice stretch tosnag Rodriguez's throw in the eighth that retired Brian Roberts.

Two nights after allowing his first career earned run, rookieJoba Chamberlain came on immediately afterward and struck outMora on an 87 mile-per-hour slider. Mariano Rivera workedaround a double and a pair of walks in the ninth, striking outpinch hitter Scott Moore with the bases loaded to nail down his30th save in 33 opportunities.


After scoring 20 runs in the first two games of the series, theYankees struggled to generate offense against Baltimore starterBrian Burress (6-6).


Hideki Matsui's 25th home run gave New York a 1-0 lead in thesecond inning. The blast was his second of the series aftergoing 122 at-bats without homering.


Five innings later, New York manufactured its second run.Mientkiewicz opened the inning with a base hit to right field,took second on Derek Jeter's single, moved to third on agroundout and scored when Burress threw a wild pitch that sailedover Rodriguez's head.


Burress, who held the Yankees to four hits and recorded sevenstrikeouts in six innings in Baltimore on July 28, pitchednearly as well as Pettitte. He allowed just two runs and fivehits in 7 1/3 innings.


It was another frustrating night for the Orioles, who have lost22 of their last 27 games. Besides wasting a solid outing fromBurress, their frustrations reached the breaking point in thefifth, when Jay Payton was ejected for arguing a called thirdstrike with plate umpire Mike Reilly.


It was the second ejection of the series for Payton, who threwhis bat and helmet to the ground as he stormed off toward thedugout.