GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (45-46) at NY YANKEES (45-44)

AL: TORONTO (45-46) at NY YANKEES (45-44)

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Igawa looks to right ship as improving Yankees face Blue Jays</p>

</p><div class="pre">Toronto (45-46) at NY Yankees (45-44) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - Kei Igawa takes the mound as New York Yankees look to continue their improved play when they meet the Toronto Blue Jays in the opening contest of a four-game series Monday night.
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The Yankees started the second half of the season by winning three out of four games from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, including a 7-6 victory on Sunday afternoon.
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Andy Phillips had and RBI single in the eighth inning and made a diving grab in the bottom of the frame to help spark New York to the victory.
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The Yankees will look to keep it going behind Igawa (2-2, 7.14 ERA), who allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings in a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on July 5.
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The much-maligned rookie lefthander has not won since April 28 and has struggled in his three starts since being recalled from the minors on June 22.
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He will be opposed by Josh Towers (4-5, 5.07), who is 2-0 with a 4.63 ERA in his last four starts - all wins by the Blue Jays. The righthander tossed a season-high eight innings, allowing just three hits in a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on July 8.
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Toronto, which has alternated wins and losses in its last six games, is coming off a split of a four-game series against American League East-leading Boston.
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AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

TORONTO NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Reed Johnson LF .233 1 8 Johnny Damon DH .244 5 28
Alex Rios RF .299 18 55 Derek Jeter SS .333 7 48
Vernon Wells CF .252 13 50 Bobby Abreu RF .269 7 49
Troy Glaus 3B .288 12 39 Alex Rodriguez 3B .310 31 87
Frank Thomas DH .255 14 44 Hideki Matsui LF .277 13 55
Lyle Overbay 1B .267 8 28 Jorge Posada C .330 10 50
Aaron Hill 2B .273 10 52 Robinson Cano 2B .271 6 41
Gregg Zaun C .234 3 20 Andy Phillips 1B .302 1 7
Royce Clayton SS .243 1 12 Melky Cabrera CF .274 4 31

Josh Towers RHP (4-5, 5.07) Kei Igawa LHP (2-2, 7.14)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: TOR - JOSH TOWERS (4-5, 5.07)
NYY - KEI IGAWA (2-2, 7.14)

UMPIRES: HP - MARTY FOSTER
1B - FIELDIN CULBRETH
2B - PAUL SCHRIEBER
3B - TIM MCCLELLAND

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, in from center</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: TOR - JOSH TOWERS AND GREGG ZAUN
NYY - KEI IGAWA AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.233, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
A RIOS (.299, 18 HR, 55 RBI)
V WELLS (.252, 13 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JOSH TOWERS
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.244, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
D JETER (.333, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
B ABREU (.269, 7 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
V Wells cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - V Wells (24, K Igawa). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.07

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.99

Pitches-strikes: K Igawa 24-15. Ground balls-fly balls: K Igawa 1-1. Batters
faced: K Igawa 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - JOSH TOWERS
NYY - KEI IGAWA</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JOSH TOWERS
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.267, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
A HILL (.273, 10 HR, 52 RBI)
G ZAUN (.234, 3 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
V Wells cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - V Wells (24, K Igawa). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Glaus-A Hill-L Overbay).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (25, J Towers). GIDP - A Rodriguez. Team LOB - 1.


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TORONTO - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.00

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.99

Pitches-strikes: J Towers 16-8; K Igawa 24-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Towers 2-1; K Igawa 1-1. Batters faced: J Towers 4; K Igawa 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JOSH TOWERS
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.277, 13 HR, 55 RBI)
J POSADA (.330, 10 HR, 50 RBI)
R CANO (.271, 6 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
V Wells cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
L Overbay 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
R Clayton ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 9 0 3 0 2 3 7

BATTING: 2B - V Wells (24, K Igawa). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
F Thomas 1, A Rios 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Glaus-A Hill-L Overbay).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (25, J Towers). GIDP - A Rodriguez. Team LOB - 1.


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TORONTO - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.00

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 6.84

Pitches-strikes: J Towers 16-8; K Igawa 48-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Towers 2-1; K Igawa 1-2. Batters faced: J Towers 4; K Igawa 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY HIDEKI MATSUI (14) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JOSH TOWERS.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 1

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.330, 10 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ROBINSON CANO (7) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JOSH TOWERS.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 2

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.302, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JOSH TOWERS
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.254, 1-FOR-1)
T GLAUS (.288, 0-FOR-0, BB)
F THOMAS (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
A Rios rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
V Wells cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
L Overbay 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
R Clayton ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 9 0 3 0 2 3 7

BATTING: 2B - V Wells (24, K Igawa). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
F Thomas 1, A Rios 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Glaus-A Hill-L Overbay).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310
H Matsui lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .280
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (25, J Towers). HR - H Matsui (14, 2nd inning off J
Towers 0 on, 0 Out), R Cano (7, 2nd inning off J Towers 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - H
Matsui (56), R Cano (42). GIDP - A Rodriguez. Team LOB - 1.


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TORONTO - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 02 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 2 3 2 2 1 0 2 5.18

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 6.84

Pitches-strikes: J Towers 36-20; K Igawa 48-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Towers 4-2; K Igawa 1-2. Batters faced: J Towers 9; K Igawa 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>