GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (77-75) at NY YANKEES (88-64)

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 0
NY YANKEES 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 7 11 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JOSH BANKS
NYY - JOBA CHAMBERLAIN

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.283, 1-FOR-3, BB)
A RODRIGUEZ (.312, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)
H MATSUI (.288, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (5) VS NY YANKEES (7) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235
R Adams 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .277
A Rios cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297
M Stairs dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .296
A Hill 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .284
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .247
H Luna pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
A Lind lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .233
C Thigpen 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .232
J McDonald ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247

Totals 31 5 9 5 3 7 7

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (45, M Mussina); A Lind (14, M Mussina). HR - M Stairs
(20, 8th inning off L Vizcaino 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Lind 2 (37), C Thigpen
(8), M Stairs 2 (61). 2-out RBI - M Stairs 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - A Lind 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Rios (1st base, J Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Zaun-J McDonald).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .259
D Jeter ss 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .319
B Abreu rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .312
H Matsui dh 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 .288
R Cano 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .304
M Cabrera cf 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 .281
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .259
J Molina c 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .253

Totals 30 7 11 7 8 9 25

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (13, J Banks). RBI - J Molina 3 (17), J Damon (60), D
Jeter (68), R Cano (89), D Mientkiewicz (23). 2-out RBI - J Molina 3, J Damon,
D Jeter, D Mientkiewicz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, D
Jeter 2, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jeter (14, 2nd base off D McGowan/G Zaun). CS - A
Rodriguez (4, 2nd base by D McGowan/G Zaun), B Abreu (7, 2nd base by B League/G
Zaun).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (G Zaun at Home).


----------------------------------------------------
TORONTO - 030 000 02 -- 5
NY YANKEES - 030 030 1 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 4 1/3 6 6 6 6 5 0 4.07
B Tallet 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.28
B League 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.35
J Banks 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.50

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 7 7 3 3 1 5 0 4.96
L Vizcaino 2/3 2 2 2 2 1 1 4.17
J Chamberlain 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.44

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 112-66; B Tallet 14-8; B League
16-11; J Banks 25-15; M Mussina 97-65; L Vizcaino 21-10; J Chamberlain 5-3.
Ground balls-fly balls: D McGowan 1-6; B Tallet 0-1; B League 0-0; J Banks 1-1;
M Mussina 5-9; L Vizcaino 0-1; J Chamberlain 0-0. Batters faced: D McGowan 24;
B Tallet 4; B League 3; J Banks 7; M Mussina 27; L Vizcaino 6; J Chamberlain 1.


UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

(Plus ceremonies delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 75 degrees,
sunny. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Luna at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
NY YANKEES 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B Abreu (.283, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Thigpen catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
NY YANKEES 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B Abreu (.283, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: JOE KENNEDY (4-9, 4.51) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5, NY YANKEES 7

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: B ABREU (.283, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Kennedy relieved J Banks.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
NY YANKEES 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B Abreu (.283, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 0
NY YANKEES 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 12 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JOE KENNEDY
NYY - JOBA CHAMBERLAIN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: C THIGPEN (.232, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
J MCDONALD (.247, 1-FOR-3)
R JOHNSON (.235, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (5) VS NY YANKEES (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235
R Adams 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .277
A Rios cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297
M Stairs dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .296
A Hill 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .284
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .247
H Luna pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
A Lind lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .233
C Thigpen 1b-c 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .232
J McDonald ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247

Totals 31 5 9 5 3 7 7

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (45, M Mussina); A Lind (14, M Mussina). HR - M Stairs
(20, 8th inning off L Vizcaino 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Lind 2 (37), C Thigpen
(8), M Stairs 2 (61). 2-out RBI - M Stairs 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - A Lind 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Rios (1st base, J Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Zaun-J McDonald).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .259
D Jeter ss 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .319
B Abreu rf 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .312
H Matsui dh 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 .287
R Cano 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .303
M Cabrera cf 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 .281
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .259
J Molina c 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .253

Totals 33 7 12 7 9 10 29

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (13, J Banks). RBI - J Molina 3 (17), J Damon (60), D
Jeter (68), R Cano (89), D Mientkiewicz (23). 2-out RBI - J Molina 3, J Damon,
D Jeter, D Mientkiewicz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, D
Jeter 2, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 1, R Cano 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jeter (14, 2nd base off D McGowan/G Zaun). CS - A
Rodriguez (4, 2nd base by D McGowan/G Zaun), B Abreu 2 (8, 2nd base by B
League/G Zaun, 3rd base by J Kennedy/C Thigpen).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (G Zaun at Home).


----------------------------------------------------
TORONTO - 030 000 02 -- 5
NY YANKEES - 030 030 10 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 4 1/3 6 6 6 6 5 0 4.07
B Tallet 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.28
B League 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.35
J Banks 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.50
J Kennedy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.47

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 7 7 3 3 1 5 0 4.96
L Vizcaino 2/3 2 2 2 2 1 1 4.17
J Chamberlain 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.44

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 112-66; B Tallet 14-8; B League
16-11; J Banks 25-15; J Kennedy 16-9; M Mussina 97-65; L Vizcaino 21-10; J
Chamberlain 5-3. Ground balls-fly balls: D McGowan 1-6; B Tallet 0-1; B League
0-0; J Banks 1-1; J Kennedy 0-1; M Mussina 5-9; L Vizcaino 0-1; J Chamberlain
0-0. Batters faced: D McGowan 24; B Tallet 4; B League 3; J Banks 7; J Kennedy
4; M Mussina 27; L Vizcaino 6; J Chamberlain 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

(Plus ceremonies delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 75 degrees,
sunny. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Overbay hit for J McDonald.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
NY YANKEES 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L Overbay (.241, 10 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 0
NY YANKEES 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 x 7 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN, BRIAN TALLET (5TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (6TH), JOSH
BANKS (7TH), JOE KENNEDY (8TH) AND GREGG ZAUN, CURTIS THIGPEN
(8TH)

NYY - MIKE MUSSINA, LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH), JOBA
CHAMBERLAIN (8TH) AND JOSE MOLINA

HOME RUNS: TOR - MATT STAIRS (20) OFF LUIS VIZCAINO IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

NYY - NONE</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 0
NY YANKEES 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 x 7 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN, BRIAN TALLET (5TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (6TH), JOSH
BANKS (7TH), JOE KENNEDY (8TH) AND GREGG ZAUN, CURTIS THIGPEN
(8TH)

NYY - MIKE MUSSINA, LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH), JOBA
CHAMBERLAIN (8TH) AND JOSE MOLINA


WP - MIKE MUSSINA (11-10)
LP - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (11-10)
SAVE - JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (1)

HOME RUNS: TOR - MATT STAIRS (20) OFF LUIS VIZCAINO IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

NYY - NONE


TIME: 3:38 ATT: 54,983

PROBABLES: TOR - A.J. BURNETT (9-7, 3.40)
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE (14-8, 3.79)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (5) VS NY YANKEES (7) - FINAL

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .234
R Adams 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .277
A Rios cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297
M Stairs dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .296
A Hill 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .284
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .247
H Luna pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
A Lind lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .233
C Thigpen 1b-c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .229
J McDonald ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247
a-L Overbay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241

Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 7

a-struck out swinging for J Mcdonald in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (45, M Mussina); A Lind (14, M Mussina). HR - M Stairs
(20, 8th inning off L Vizcaino 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Lind 2 (37), C Thigpen
(8), M Stairs 2 (61). 2-out RBI - M Stairs 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - A Lind 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Rios (1st base, J Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Zaun-J McDonald).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .259
D Jeter ss 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .319
B Abreu rf 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .312
H Matsui dh 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 .287
R Cano 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .303
M Cabrera cf 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 .281
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .259
J Molina c 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .253

Totals 33 7 12 7 9 10 29

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (13, J Banks). RBI - J Molina 3 (17), J Damon (60), D
Jeter (68), R Cano (89), D Mientkiewicz (23). 2-out RBI - J Molina 3, J Damon,
D Jeter, D Mientkiewicz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, D
Jeter 2, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 1, R Cano 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jeter (14, 2nd base off D McGowan/G Zaun). CS - A
Rodriguez (4, 2nd base by D McGowan/G Zaun), B Abreu 2 (8, 2nd base by B
League/G Zaun, 3rd base by J Kennedy/C Thigpen).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (G Zaun at Home).


----------------------------------------------------
TORONTO - 030 000 020 -- 5
NY YANKEES - 030 030 10x -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan (L, 11-10) 4 1/3 6 6 6 6 5 0 4.07
B Tallet 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.28
B League 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.35
J Banks 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.50
J Kennedy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.47

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina (W, 11-10) 7 7 3 3 1 5 0 4.96
L Vizcaino 2/3 2 2 2 2 1 1 4.17
J Chamberlain (S, 1) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.42

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 112-66; B Tallet 14-8; B League
16-11; J Banks 25-15; J Kennedy 16-9; M Mussina 97-65; L Vizcaino 21-10; J
Chamberlain 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: D McGowan 1-6; B Tallet 0-1; B
League 0-0; J Banks 1-1; J Kennedy 0-1; M Mussina 5-9; L Vizcaino 0-1; J
Chamberlain 1-0. Batters faced: D McGowan 24; B Tallet 4; B League 3; J Banks
7; J Kennedy 4; M Mussina 27; L Vizcaino 6; J Chamberlain 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

T--3:38. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Att--54,983.

Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TORONTO 5
NY YANKEES 7 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (5) AT NY YANKEES (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TORONTO 2ND: M Stairs singled to center. A Hill doubled to right, M Stairs
to third. G Zaun grounded out to pitcher. A Lind doubled to left, M Stairs
and A Hill scored. C Thigpen singled to center, A Lind scored. J McDonald
lined out to shortstop. R Johnson popped out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui walked. R Cano grounded out to shortstop,
H Matsui to second. M Cabrera walked. D Mientkiewicz popped out to shortstop.
J Molina singled to center, H Matsui scored, M Cabrera to second. M Cabrera to
third on wild pitch by D McGowan. J Damon singled to left center, M Cabrera
scored, J Molina to second. D Jeter singled to right, J Molina scored, J Damon
to third. B Abreu struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 5TH: B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez walked, B Abreu to second.
H Matsui popped out to shortstop. R Cano singled to right, B Abreu scored,
A Rodriguez to third. B Tallet relieved D McGowan. M Cabrera struck out
swinging. D Mientkiewicz reached on infield single to third, A Rodriguez
scored, R Cano to second. J Molina singled to center, R Cano scored,
D Mientkiewicz to third. J Damon flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Banks relieved B League. H Matsui walked. R Cano singled
to right, H Matsui to second. M Cabrera struck out swinging. D Mientkiewicz
popped out to second. J Molina doubled to deep right, H Matsui scored, R Cano
to third. J Damon walked. D Jeter grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 7.

TORONTO 8TH: L Vizcaino relieved M Mussina. R Johnson flied out to center.
R Adams struck out swinging. A Rios walked. M Stairs homered to center,
A Rios scored. A Hill singled to left. G Zaun walked, A Hill to second.
J Chamberlain relieved L Vizcaino. H Luna ran for G Zaun. A Lind struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, NY YANKEES 7.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (5) AT NY YANKEES (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Toronto Starting Lineups -- R Johnson RF, R Adams 3B, A Rios CF, M Stairs DH,
A Hill 2B, G Zaun C, A Lind LF, C Thigpen 1B, J McDonald SS, D McGowan RHP.

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon LF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui DH, R Cano 2B, M Cabrera CF, D Mientkiewicz 1B, J Molina C, M Mussina RHP.

Umpires -- Derryl Cousins (HP), Ted Barrett (1B), Rob Drake (2B),
Angel Hernandez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Sunny, wind right to left at 3 mph.


TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson struck out swinging. R Adams grounded out to first.
A Rios flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon flied out to right. D Jeter singled to right.
D Jeter stole second. B Abreu struck out swinging. A Rodriguez popped out
to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 0.

TORONTO 2ND: M Stairs singled to center. A Hill doubled to right, M Stairs
to third. G Zaun grounded out to pitcher. A Lind doubled to left, M Stairs
and A Hill scored. C Thigpen singled to center, A Lind scored. J McDonald
lined out to shortstop. R Johnson popped out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui walked. R Cano grounded out to shortstop,
H Matsui to second. M Cabrera walked. D Mientkiewicz popped out to shortstop.
J Molina singled to center, H Matsui scored, M Cabrera to second. M Cabrera to
third on wild pitch by D McGowan. J Damon singled to left center, M Cabrera
scored, J Molina to second. D Jeter singled to right, J Molina scored, J Damon
to third. B Abreu struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
NY YANKEES 3.

TORONTO 3RD: R Adams struck out looking. A Rios singled to left. A Rios
picked off first. M Stairs grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 3RD: A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui struck out swinging.
A Rodriguez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. R Cano singled to
right. M Cabrera struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
NY YANKEES 3.

TORONTO 4TH: A Hill flied out to left. G Zaun walked. A Lind flied out to
center. C Thigpen singled to center, G Zaun to second. J McDonald singled to
center, G Zaun thrown out at home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 4TH: D Mientkiewicz walked. J Molina bunt popped out to
pitcher. J Damon flied out to right. D Jeter struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 3.

TORONTO 5TH: R Johnson struck out swinging. R Adams struck out looking.
A Rios fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 5TH: B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez walked, B Abreu to second.
H Matsui popped out to shortstop. R Cano singled to right, B Abreu scored,
A Rodriguez to third. B Tallet relieved D McGowan. M Cabrera struck out
swinging. D Mientkiewicz reached on infield single to third, A Rodriguez
scored, R Cano to second. J Molina singled to center, R Cano scored,
D Mientkiewicz to third. J Damon flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 6.

TORONTO 6TH: M Stairs struck out swinging. A Hill flied out to center.
G Zaun flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 6TH: B League relieved B Tallet. D Jeter struck out looking.
B Abreu singled to center. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. B Abreu caught
stealing second, catcher to shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
NY YANKEES 6.

TORONTO 7TH: A Lind grounded out to first. C Thigpen flied out to right.
J McDonald grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Banks relieved B League. H Matsui walked. R Cano singled
to right, H Matsui to second. M Cabrera struck out swinging. D Mientkiewicz
popped out to second. J Molina doubled to deep right, H Matsui scored, R Cano
to third. J Damon walked. D Jeter grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 7.

TORONTO 8TH: L Vizcaino relieved M Mussina. R Johnson flied out to center.
R Adams struck out swinging. A Rios walked. M Stairs homered to center,
A Rios scored. A Hill singled to left. G Zaun walked, A Hill to second.
J Chamberlain relieved L Vizcaino. H Luna ran for G Zaun. A Lind struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, NY YANKEES 7.

NY YANKEES 8TH: H Luna at first base. C Thigpen catching. J Kennedy
relieved J Banks. B Abreu reached on infield single to first. A Rodriguez
walked, B Abreu to second. H Matsui flied out to center. B Abreu caught
stealing third, catcher to third, A Rodriguez to second on runner's fielder's
choice. R Cano struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5,
NY YANKEES 7.

TORONTO 9TH: C Thigpen grounded out to pitcher. L Overbay hit for
J McDonald. L Overbay struck out swinging. R Johnson struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, NY YANKEES 7.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (5) VS NY YANKEES (7) - FINAL

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .234
R Adams 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .277
A Rios cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297
M Stairs dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .296
A Hill 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .284
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .247
H Luna pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
A Lind lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .233
C Thigpen 1b-c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .229
J McDonald ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247
a-L Overbay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241

Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 7

a-struck out swinging for J Mcdonald in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (45, M Mussina); A Lind (14, M Mussina). HR - M Stairs
(20, 8th inning off L Vizcaino 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Lind 2 (37), C Thigpen
(8), M Stairs 2 (61). 2-out RBI - M Stairs 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - A Lind 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Rios (1st base, J Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Zaun-J McDonald).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .259
D Jeter ss 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .319
B Abreu rf 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .312
H Matsui dh 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 .287
R Cano 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .303
M Cabrera cf 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 .281
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .259
J Molina c 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .253

Totals 33 7 12 7 9 10 29

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (13, J Banks). RBI - J Molina 3 (17), J Damon (60), D
Jeter (68), R Cano (89), D Mientkiewicz (23). 2-out RBI - J Molina 3, J Damon,
D Jeter, D Mientkiewicz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, D
Jeter 2, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 1, R Cano 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jeter (14, 2nd base off D McGowan/G Zaun). CS - A
Rodriguez (4, 2nd base by D McGowan/G Zaun), B Abreu 2 (8, 2nd base by B
League/G Zaun, 3rd base by J Kennedy/C Thigpen).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (G Zaun at Home).


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TORONTO - 030 000 020 -- 5
NY YANKEES - 030 030 10x -- 7
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan (L, 11-10) 4 1/3 6 6 6 6 5 0 4.07
B Tallet 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.28
B League 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.35
J Banks 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.50
J Kennedy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.47

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina (W, 11-10) 7 7 3 3 1 5 0 4.96
L Vizcaino 2/3 2 2 2 2 1 1 4.17
J Chamberlain (S, 1) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.42

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 112-66; B Tallet 14-8; B League
16-11; J Banks 25-15; J Kennedy 16-9; M Mussina 97-65; L Vizcaino 21-10; J
Chamberlain 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: D McGowan 1-6; B Tallet 0-1; B
League 0-0; J Banks 1-1; J Kennedy 0-1; M Mussina 5-9; L Vizcaino 0-1; J
Chamberlain 1-0. Batters faced: D McGowan 24; B Tallet 4; B League 3; J Banks
7; J Kennedy 4; M Mussina 27; L Vizcaino 6; J Chamberlain 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

T--3:38. Att--54,983.

Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

Mussina on game again as Yanks top Blue Jays

<h3>NY YANKEES 7, TORONTO 5</h3>By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- With the exception of one inning,Mike Mussina's other six frames closely resembled his previoustwo starts.


Mussina pitched seven innings for his third straight win and hadhelp from the bottom of the lineup as the New York Yankeesrecorded a 7-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sundayafternoon.


The Yankees (90-65) won for the 14th time in 17 games, closingwith 1 1/2 games of the Boston Red Sox (92-64) and remained fivegames in front of the Detroit Tigers for the wild card. Theyalso reduced their magic number to clinching a 13th postseasonspot to two.


After playing five hours and using a franchise-record 10pitchers in Saturday's 12-11 win, the Yankees were hopingMussina (11-10) could prevent them from more extensive use ofthe bullpen. He did exactly that and grew stronger as the gamewent on.


Mussina allowed three runs - all in the second inning - and fourof his seven hits in that inning. After falling behind bythree, he allowed just four baserunners and retired the lastnine hitters he faced.


Mussina struck out five, issued one walk and threw 66 of 97pitches for strikes.


Luis Vizcaino gave up a two-run homer to Matt Stairs with twoouts in the eighth, a base hit to Aaron Hill and walked GregZaun before being replaced by rookie Joba Chamberlain.

Chamberlain, who pitched two innings in the series opener,struck out Lind to preserve the 7-5 lead. The righthander, whocelebrated his 22nd birthday on Sunday, also worked the ninthfor his first career save.


Mussina went 0-3 from August 16 to August 27 and during thatstretch he was tagged for 20 runs and 25 hits in 9 2/3 innings.That led to the 17-year veteran being demoted to the bullpen forthe first time in his career.


However, Roger Clemens' elbow ailment allowed Mussina to returnto the rotation, and the 38-year-old has made the most of hissecond chance.


In his previous two starts, he threw 12 1/3 scoreless innings,including an outing on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioleswhen he allowed three hits in seven innings and manager JoeTorre said it just looked like he was able to do what he wantedto do.


It did not quite look that way early as Mussina allowed atwo-run double to Adam Lind with one out in the second and anRBI single to Curtis Thigpen that put Toronto ahead 3-0.

But the Yankees rallied in the bottom of the inning off DustinMcGowan (11-10) as Jose Molina, Johnny Damon and Derek Jetercame through with RBI singles.


The game stayed tied until the fifth when Robinson Cano had arun-scoring hit that chased McGowan. The Yankees added two moreruns off Brian Tallet as Doug Mientkiewicz and Molina had RBIhits.


Molina had three hits, adding an RBI double in the seventh offJosh Banks.


McGowan, who pitched a five-hitter Monday against Boston, lastedjust 4 1/3 innings and allowed six runs and six hits. He alsoissued a season-worst six walks and threw 112 pitches.

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (5) VS NY YANKEES (7) - FINAL

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .234
R Adams 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .277
A Rios cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297
M Stairs dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .296
A Hill 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .284
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .247
H Luna pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
A Lind lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .233
C Thigpen 1b-c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .229
J McDonald ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247
a-L Overbay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241

Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 7

a-struck out swinging for J Mcdonald in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (45, M Mussina); A Lind (14, M Mussina). HR - M Stairs
(20, 8th inning off L Vizcaino 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Lind 2 (37), C Thigpen
(8), M Stairs 2 (61). 2-out RBI - M Stairs 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - A Lind 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Rios (1st base, J Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Zaun-J McDonald).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .259
D Jeter ss 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .319
B Abreu rf 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .312
H Matsui dh 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 .287
R Cano 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .303
M Cabrera cf 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 .281
D Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .259
J Molina c 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .253

Totals 33 7 12 7 9 10 29

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (13, J Banks). RBI - J Molina 3 (17), J Damon (60), D
Jeter (68), R Cano (89), D Mientkiewicz (23). 2-out RBI - J Molina 3, J Damon,
D Jeter, D Mientkiewicz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, D
Jeter 2, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 1, R Cano 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jeter (14, 2nd base off D McGowan/G Zaun). CS - A
Rodriguez (4, 2nd base by D McGowan/G Zaun), B Abreu 2 (8, 2nd base by B
League/G Zaun, 3rd base by J Kennedy/C Thigpen).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (G Zaun at Home).


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TORONTO - 030 000 020 -- 5
NY YANKEES - 030 030 10x -- 7
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan (L, 11-10) 4 1/3 6 6 6 6 5 0 4.07
B Tallet 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.28
B League 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.35
J Banks 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.50
J Kennedy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.47

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina (W, 11-10) 7 7 3 3 1 5 0 4.96
L Vizcaino 2/3 2 2 2 2 1 1 4.17
J Chamberlain (S, 1) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.42

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 112-66; B Tallet 14-8; B League
16-11; J Banks 25-15; J Kennedy 16-9; M Mussina 97-66; L Vizcaino 21-10; J
Chamberlain 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: D McGowan 1-6; B Tallet 0-1; B
League 0-0; J Banks 1-1; J Kennedy 0-1; M Mussina 5-9; L Vizcaino 0-1; J
Chamberlain 1-0. Batters faced: D McGowan 24; B Tallet 4; B League 3; J Banks
7; J Kennedy 4; M Mussina 27; L Vizcaino 6; J Chamberlain 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

T--3:38. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Att--54,983.

Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

Mussina on game again as Yanks top Blue Jays

<h3>NY YANKEES 7, TORONTO 5</h3>By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BRONX, New York (Ticker) - While the revival of Mike Mussinacontinued, there may also be an alteration to the "Joba Rules".

Mussina pitched seven innings for his 250th career victory andJoba Chamberlain celebrated his 22nd birthday with his firstcareer save as the New York Yankees inched closer to their 13thstraight postseason berth with a 7-5 victory over the TorontoBlue Jays.


The Yankees (90-65) won for the 14th time in 17 games, closingwithin 1 1/2 games of the Boston Red Sox (92-64) and remainingfive games in front of the Detroit Tigers for the wild card.They also reduced their magic number to clinch a playoff spot totwo, which means they can qualify by beating Toronto Mondayafternoon and having Minnesota defeat Detroit at night.

Mussina won his third straight start since his return to therotation, which was caused by Roger Clemens' recent elbowinjuries. With the exception of a three-run second inning, hewas sharp, allowing three runs and seven hits.


"I think the most encouraging sign for me and stopped it rightthere," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "Early on, when he hadthose three bad starts he had some bad experiences early in thegame and didn't recover from it."


He struck out five, walked one and threw 66 of 97 pitches forstrikes to become the 43rd pitcher to reach 250 wins, somethingthat might not have seemed possible a few weeks ago when hestruggled through three awful outings.


"It's a nice number," Mussina said. "It's better than 249. It'snice to be given a chance to go out there for that long aperiod of time and a chance to win 250 games and to play withsome of the talent and with some of the teams I've had a chanceto do it, it's been a lot of fun. It's been great and hopefullybefore I'm done I can go out there and win some more."

Since returning from his first career stint in the bullpen,Mussina had thrown 12 1/3 scoreless frames, including Tuesday'souting against Baltimore when he scattered three hits in seveninnings, prompting Torre to say that it looked like he was ableto do whatever he wanted to out there.


It was not quite that way Sunday as Mussina needed some helpfrom his defense. Center fielder Melky Cabrera recorded hismajor league-leading 16th outfield assist in the fourth andcatcher Jose Molina picked off Alex Rios an inning earlier.

After those defensive gems, Mussina retired the final ninehitters and the Yankees turned things over to the bullpen, whichused nine pitchers in Saturday's 12-11 five-hour win.

"The last couple of innings I felt pretty good about what Icould do and felt that most pitches I was choosing, where I waschoosing and throwing was the right thing to do. When you havethat level of trust in your stuff or that level of confidence,usually things are going well. Today after the second inning,things went pretty well."


Luis Vizcaino was did not pitch Saturday and he recorded thefirst two outs before allowing a two-run home run to Matt Stairsthat created a save situation and prompted Chamberlain to beginwarming up. Vizcaino gave up a single to Aaron Hill, walkedGreg Zaun and Chamberlain entered to face the potential go-aheadrun.


Chamberlain pitched two innings in Friday's 14-inning loss andnormally would not have been available until Monday. But therules for him have been evolving and when Torre consulted withminor league pitching instructor Nardi Contreras and generalmanager Brian Cashman, they decided to alter them and give himthe chance to record a save.


"We're on the move with this thing," Torre said. "A lot of it'sgoing to be judged on pitched count. Certain situations have tobe right for us in a position to use him and unfortunately itcalled for that in the eighth inning."


"I didn't have any idea," Chamberlain said. "He told me to startplaying catch and to get hot. You kind of watch and see andkind of dictate what's going to happen. It was good. You getthat adrenaline going, but make sure you're ready."

Pitching in the middle of an inning for the second time in hisbrief career, Chamberlain struck out Adam Lind on five straightsliders and when the Yankees did not score in the bottom half,he filled in for Mariano Rivera, who threw 34 pitches Wednesdayand pitched in the previous two games.


"I thought it was the least I could do for them considering thethings they've done for me," Chamberlain said.


"Great," catcher Jose Molina said. "It's amazing what he'sdone."


Chamberlain threw 11 more pitches in the ninth and struck outthe final two hitters and said he planned on giving the ball tohis father Harlan, who made the trip from Nebraska.

"He grew a little more today," Torre said. "The ninth inningwas 1-2-3. It's a tough ballclub, they've been tough for us.But that was probably the toughest test for him."


"He's a key guy for them," Toronto manager John Gibbons said."Chamberlain came in - he was the difference."


Early it did not look that Mussina would continue his comebackas he allowed a two-run double to Adam Lind with one out in thesecond and an RBI single to Curtis Thigpen that put him in a 3-0hole.


That deficit quickly evaporated as the Yankees produced threeruns with two outs on RBI singles from Jose Molina, Johnny Damonand Derek Jeter.


Molina also helped the game stayed tied in the next two inningsas he made a quick snap throw to first baseman Doug Mientkiewiczthat and caught Cabrera's relay throw and convinced plateumpire Derryl Cousins that he tagged Zaun.


"I don't think he tagged me and I know I touched home plate,"Zaun said. "Derryl thought he did tag me. He didn't touch me onthe helmet. I know that."


The game stayed tied until the fifth when Robinson Cano had arun-scoring hit that chased McGowan. The Yankees added two moreruns off Brian Tallet as Doug Mientkiewicz and Molina had RBIhits.


Molina had three hits, adding an RBI double in the seventh offJosh Banks.


McGowan, who pitched a five-hitter Monday against Boston, lastedjust 4 1/3 innings and allowed six runs and six hits. He alsoissued a season-worst six walks and threw 112 pitches.

"I didn't have command of anything," McGowan said. "I had to goto my second pitch and I couldn't go to the curveball today. Ifell behind and walks - they hurt me."