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

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Vizcaino relieved S Proctor.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4
NY YANKEES 6 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R Johnson (.222, 0-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 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 11 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 10 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - BRANDON LEAGUE
NYY - LUIS VIZCAINO

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.278, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
J POSADA (.333, 2-FOR-3)
R CANO (.274, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS NY YANKEES (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .219
A Rios rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .298
V Wells cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .255
T Glaus 3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .293
F Thomas dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252
L Overbay 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .276
A Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270
G Zaun c 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .236
R Clayton ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250
a-M Stairs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 34 4 11 4 5 8 18

a-struck out swinging for R Clayton in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - V Wells (24, K Igawa). HR - T Glaus 2 (14, 3rd inning off K Igawa
1 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off K Igawa 0 on, 0 Out), A Rios (19, 6th inning off S
Proctor 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Glaus 3 (42), A Rios (56). 2-out RBI - A Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1, M Stairs 1, V Wells 2, A
Rios 2. GIDP - R Johnson. Team LOB - 11.

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


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
D Jeter ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .335
B Abreu rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .267
A Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .310
H Matsui lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278
J Posada c 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
R Cano 2b 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .274
A Phillips 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .304
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275

Totals 30 6 10 6 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (25, J Towers); R Cano (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), A Rodriguez (32, 3rd inning off J Towers 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - H Matsui
(56), R Cano (42), A Rodriguez 2 (89), A Phillips 2 (9). 2-out RBI - A
Rodriguez 2, A Phillips 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1.
GIDP - A Rodriguez. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips).


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TORONTO - 002 011 00 -- 4
NY YANKEES - 022 002 0 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 5 2/3 9 6 6 1 2 3 5.40
S Downs 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
B League 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 5 7 3 3 4 7 2 6.97
S Proctor 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 3.58
L Vizcaino 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.63

BALK - K Igawa. Pitches-strikes: J Towers 106-65; S Downs 9-5; B League
16-11; K Igawa 115-71; S Proctor 35-22; L Vizcaino 7-6. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Towers 11-4; S Downs 0-0; B League 1-0; K Igawa 2-6; S Proctor 2-3; L
Vizcaino 1-2. Batters faced: J Towers 26; S Downs 2; B League 3; K Igawa 26; S
Proctor 10; L Vizcaino 3.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: BRIAN TALLET (2-2, 3.79) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 6

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: H MATSUI (.278, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Tallet relieved B League.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4
NY YANKEES 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H Matsui (.278, 1-FOR-3, HR, 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 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 11 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 11 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - BRIAN TALLET
NYY - LUIS VIZCAINO

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.293, 2-FOR-3, BB, 2 HR, 3 RBI)
F THOMAS (.252, 0-FOR-4)
L OVERBAY (.276, 3-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS NY YANKEES (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .219
A Rios rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .298
V Wells cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .255
T Glaus 3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .293
F Thomas dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252
L Overbay 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .276
A Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270
G Zaun c 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .236
R Clayton ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250
a-M Stairs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 34 4 11 4 5 8 18

a-struck out swinging for R Clayton in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - V Wells (24, K Igawa). HR - T Glaus 2 (14, 3rd inning off K Igawa
1 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off K Igawa 0 on, 0 Out), A Rios (19, 6th inning off S
Proctor 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Glaus 3 (42), A Rios (56). 2-out RBI - A Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1, M Stairs 1, V Wells 2, A
Rios 2. GIDP - R Johnson. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (T Glaus-A Hill-L Overbay 2).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
D Jeter ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .335
B Abreu rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .267
A Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .310
H Matsui lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280
J Posada c 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .332
R Cano 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .273
A Phillips 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .304
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275

Totals 33 6 11 6 1 5 9

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (25, J Towers); R Cano (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), A Rodriguez (32, 3rd inning off J Towers 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - H Matsui
(56), R Cano (42), A Rodriguez 2 (89), A Phillips 2 (9). 2-out RBI - A
Rodriguez 2, A Phillips 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1.
GIDP - A Rodriguez, J Posada. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips).


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TORONTO - 002 011 00 -- 4
NY YANKEES - 022 002 00 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers 5 2/3 9 6 6 1 2 3 5.40
S Downs 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
B League 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
B Tallet 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 5 7 3 3 4 7 2 6.97
S Proctor 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 3.58
L Vizcaino 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.63

BALK - K Igawa. Pitches-strikes: J Towers 106-65; S Downs 9-5; B League
16-11; B Tallet 16-9; K Igawa 115-71; S Proctor 35-22; L Vizcaino 7-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Towers 11-4; S Downs 0-0; B League 1-0; B Tallet 3-0; K
Igawa 2-6; S Proctor 2-3; L Vizcaino 1-2. Batters faced: J Towers 26; S Downs
2; B League 3; B Tallet 3; K Igawa 26; S Proctor 10; L Vizcaino 3.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: MARIANO RIVERA (2-3, 3.41) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 6

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.293, 2-FOR-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rivera relieved L Vizcaino.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4
NY YANKEES 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T Glaus (.293, 2-FOR-3, 2 HR, 3 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 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 12 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 x 6 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - JOSH TOWERS, SCOTT DOWNS (6TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (7TH), BRIAN
TALLET (8TH) AND GREGG ZAUN

NYY - KEI IGAWA, SCOTT PROCTOR (6TH), LUIS VIZCAINO
(8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA

HOME RUNS: TOR - TROY GLAUS (13) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
TROY GLAUS (14) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
ALEX RIOS (19) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI (14) OFF JOSH TOWERS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ROBINSON CANO (7) OFF JOSH TOWERS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ALEX RODRIGUEZ (32) OFF JOSH TOWERS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</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 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 12 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 x 6 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TOR - JOSH TOWERS, SCOTT DOWNS (6TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (7TH), BRIAN
TALLET (8TH) AND GREGG ZAUN

NYY - KEI IGAWA, SCOTT PROCTOR (6TH), LUIS VIZCAINO
(8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA


WP - SCOTT PROCTOR (2-5)
LP - JOSH TOWERS (4-6)
SAVE - MARIANO RIVERA (14)

HOME RUNS: TOR - TROY GLAUS (13) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
TROY GLAUS (14) OFF KEI IGAWA IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
ALEX RIOS (19) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI (14) OFF JOSH TOWERS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ROBINSON CANO (7) OFF JOSH TOWERS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ALEX RODRIGUEZ (32) OFF JOSH TOWERS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON


TIME: 3:16 ATT: 52,993

PROBABLES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY (10-4, 4.66)
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE (5-6, 4.27)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS NY YANKEES (6) - FINAL

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .219
A Rios rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .298
V Wells cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .255
T Glaus 3b 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .296
F Thomas dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .251
L Overbay 1b 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .274
A Hill 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .269
G Zaun c 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .236
R Clayton ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250
a-M Stairs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 38 4 12 4 5 10 21

a-struck out swinging for R Clayton in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - V Wells (24, K Igawa). 3B - T Glaus (1, M Rivera). HR - T Glaus 2
(14, 3rd inning off K Igawa 1 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off K Igawa 0 on, 0 Out), A
Rios (19, 6th inning off S Proctor 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Glaus 3 (42), A Rios
(56). 2-out RBI - A Rios. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1,
M Stairs 1, V Wells 2, A Rios 2, A Hill 1. GIDP - R Johnson. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (T Glaus-A Hill-L Overbay 2).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
D Jeter ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .335
B Abreu rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .267
A Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .310
H Matsui lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280
J Posada c 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .332
R Cano 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .273
A Phillips 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .304
M Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275

Totals 33 6 11 6 1 5 9

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (25, J Towers); R Cano (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), A Rodriguez (32, 3rd inning off J Towers 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - H Matsui
(56), R Cano (42), A Rodriguez 2 (89), A Phillips 2 (9). 2-out RBI - A
Rodriguez 2, A Phillips 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1.
GIDP - A Rodriguez, J Posada. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips).


----------------------------------------------------
TORONTO - 002 011 000 -- 4
NY YANKEES - 022 002 00x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Towers (L, 4-6) 5 2/3 9 6 6 1 2 3 5.40
S Downs 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
B League 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
B Tallet 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 5 7 3 3 4 7 2 6.97
S Proctor (W, 2-5; B, 4) 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 3.58
L Vizcaino (H, 4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.63
M Rivera (S, 14) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.32

BALK - K Igawa. Pitches-strikes: J Towers 106-65; S Downs 9-5; B League
16-11; B Tallet 16-9; K Igawa 115-71; S Proctor 35-22; L Vizcaino 7-6; M Rivera
14-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Towers 11-4; S Downs 0-0; B League 1-0; B
Tallet 3-0; K Igawa 2-6; S Proctor 2-3; L Vizcaino 1-2; M Rivera 1-0. Batters
faced: J Towers 26; S Downs 2; B League 3; B Tallet 3; K Igawa 26; S Proctor
10; L Vizcaino 3; M Rivera 4.

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

T--3:16. Att--52,993.
Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TORONTO 4
NY YANKEES 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (4) AT NY YANKEES (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui homered to right. J Posada grounded out to
shortstop. R Cano homered to right. A Phillips flied out to left. M Cabrera
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 2.

TORONTO 3RD: V Wells walked. T Glaus homered to right, V Wells scored.
F Thomas struck out looking. L Overbay grounded out to shortstop. A Hill lined
out to left. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 3RD: J Damon grounded out to pitcher. D Jeter singled to left.
B Abreu grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Jeter out at second.
A Rodriguez homered to left, B Abreu scored. H Matsui lined out to right.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, NY YANKEES 4.

TORONTO 5TH: T Glaus homered to left center. F Thomas flied out to center.
L Overbay singled to center. A Hill struck out swinging. G Zaun struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 4.

TORONTO 6TH: S Proctor relieved K Igawa. R Clayton singled to deep right.
R Johnson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Clayton
out at second. A Rios homered to left. V Wells singled to center. T Glaus
flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 6TH: A Rodriguez grounded out to first. H Matsui grounded out
to shortstop. J Posada singled to left. R Cano doubled to deep right center,
J Posada to third. A Phillips singled to center, J Posada and R Cano scored.
S Downs relieved J Towers. M Cabrera reached on infield single to pitcher,
A Phillips to second. J Damon struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 6.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (4) AT NY YANKEES (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Toronto Starting Lineups -- R Johnson LF, A Rios RF, V Wells CF, T Glaus 3B,
F Thomas DH, L Overbay 1B, A Hill 2B, G Zaun C, R Clayton SS, J Towers RHP.

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui LF, J Posada C, R Cano 2B, A Phillips 1B, M Cabrera CF, K Igawa LHP.

Umpires -- Marty Foster (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Paul Schrieber (2B),
Tim Mcclelland (3B).

Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 6 mph.


TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson grounded out to pitcher. A Rios flied out to right.
V Wells doubled to right. T Glaus walked. F Thomas struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon popped out to second. D Jeter doubled to left.
B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez grounded into double play, third to second to first,
B Abreu out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 0.

TORONTO 2ND: L Overbay singled to left center. A Hill struck out swinging.
G Zaun struck out looking. R Clayton singled to center, L Overbay to second.
R Johnson walked, L Overbay to third, R Clayton to second. A Rios flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui homered to right. J Posada grounded out to
shortstop. R Cano homered to right. A Phillips flied out to left. M Cabrera
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 2.

TORONTO 3RD: V Wells walked. T Glaus homered to right, V Wells scored.
F Thomas struck out looking. L Overbay grounded out to shortstop. A Hill lined
out to left. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 3RD: J Damon grounded out to pitcher. D Jeter singled to left.
B Abreu grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Jeter out at second.
A Rodriguez homered to left, B Abreu scored. H Matsui lined out to right.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, NY YANKEES 4.

TORONTO 4TH: G Zaun singled to left. R Clayton lined out to center.
R Johnson struck out swinging. A Rios walked, G Zaun to second. G Zaun to
third, A Rios to second on balk by K Igawa. V Wells flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Posada singled to left. R Cano flied out to center.
A Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Posada out at second.
M Cabrera grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 2, NY YANKEES 4.

TORONTO 5TH: T Glaus homered to left center. F Thomas flied out to center.
L Overbay singled to center. A Hill struck out swinging. G Zaun struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 5TH: J Damon grounded out to first. D Jeter struck out
swinging. B Abreu struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3,
NY YANKEES 4.

TORONTO 6TH: S Proctor relieved K Igawa. R Clayton singled to deep right.
R Johnson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Clayton
out at second. A Rios homered to left. V Wells singled to center. T Glaus
flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 6TH: A Rodriguez grounded out to first. H Matsui grounded out
to shortstop. J Posada singled to left. R Cano doubled to deep right center,
J Posada to third. A Phillips singled to center, J Posada and R Cano scored.
S Downs relieved J Towers. M Cabrera reached on infield single to pitcher,
A Phillips to second. J Damon struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 6.

TORONTO 7TH: F Thomas flied out to left. L Overbay singled to right.
A Hill flied out to left. G Zaun walked, L Overbay to second. M Stairs hit for
R Clayton. M Stairs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4,
NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J McDonald at shortstop. B League relieved S Downs. D Jeter
struck out looking. B Abreu grounded out to second. A Rodriguez struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 6.

TORONTO 8TH: L Vizcaino relieved S Proctor. R Johnson grounded out to
first. A Rios lined out to left. V Wells popped out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 8TH: B Tallet relieved B League. H Matsui singled to right.
J Posada grounded into double play, third to second to first, H Matsui out at
second. R Cano grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4,
NY YANKEES 6.

TORONTO 9TH: M Rivera relieved L Vizcaino. T Glaus tripled to deep center.
F Thomas struck out swinging. L Overbay struck out looking. A Hill grounded
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 6.</div>

 

Phillips comes through again for streaking Yankees

<h3>NY YANKEES 6, TORONTO 4</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- On a night in which the New YorkYankees produced plenty of power, it was another big hit fromAndy Phillips that made the difference.


Phillips had a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of thesixth inning as the Yankees opened an important four-gameseries against the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-4 victory onMonday night.


The Yankees continued their recent power surge as Hideki Matsui,Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez each hit home runs. They havehit 14 homers in their last six games and Rodriguez's 496thcareer home run put the Yankees ahead 4-2 after three innings.

Rodriguez's major league-leading 32nd home run would have beenthe go-ahead run but Kei Igawa gave up a solo home run to TroyGlaus in the fifth and Scott Proctor allowed Alex Rios' 19thhome run with one out in the sixth.


Proctor (2-5) picked up the win despite allowing four hits intwo innings. That's because the Yankees had three straighttwo-out hits with two strikes in the sixth.


Jorge Posada lined a single to left field and went to third whenRobinson Cano roped a double off the wall in right-centerfield. Phillips fell behind 1-2 but lined the next pitch fromJosh Towers (4-6) up the middle to score Posada and Cano.

The Yankees won for the ninth time in their last 12 games andPhillips produced the biggest hit for the second straightcontest. In Sunday's 7-6 win at Tampa Bay, Phillips had an RBIsingle in the eighth inning after the Yankees blew a 4-3 lead.

After Proctor's shaky outing, Luis Vizcaino worked a perfecteighth and Mariano Rivera came on in the ninth to record his14th save in 16 opportunities.


Before Proctor squandered a one-run lead, Kei Igawa was in linefor his first victory since April 28 against Boston. That wasbecause the Blue Jays stranded eight runners against thelefthander, who allowed three runs and seven hits in fiveinnings.


Troy Glaus homered twice for the Blue Jays. He hit a two-runhome run in the third, which forged a 2-2 tie and two inningsafter Rodriguez homered, Glaus hit a solo shot.


The Yankees opened a 2-0 lead as Matsui and Cano hit solo homeruns in the second off Towers. They could have hit threestraight home runs but Posada had a ball sail just foul of theright field foul pole.


Towers lasted 5 2/3 innings and allowed six runs and nine hits.

 

Phillips comes through again for streaking Yankees

<h3>NY YANKEES 6, TORONTO 4</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- On a night in which the New YorkYankees produced plenty of power, it was another big hit fromAndy Phillips that made the difference.


Phillips had a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of thesixth inning as the Yankees opened an important four-gameseries against the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-4 victory onMonday night.


The Yankees continued their recent power surge as Hideki Matsui,Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez each hit home runs. They havehit 14 homers in their last six games and Rodriguez's 496thcareer home run put the Yankees ahead 4-2 after three innings.

Rodriguez's major league-leading 32nd home run would have beenthe go-ahead run but Kei Igawa gave up a solo home run to TroyGlaus in the fifth and Scott Proctor allowed Alex Rios' 19thhome run with one out in the sixth.


Proctor (2-5) picked up the win despite allowing four hits intwo innings. That's because the Yankees had three straighttwo-out hits with two strikes in the sixth.


Jorge Posada lined a single to left field and went to third whenRobinson Cano roped a double off the wall in right-centerfield. Phillips fell behind 1-2 but lined the next pitch fromJosh Towers (4-6) up the middle to score Posada and Cano.

"Fall," Phillips said when asked what was going through his mindduring the at-bat. "Fall, because there's no secret withVernon out there and with what he's able to do. I'm just hopingthat ball hurry up and get down there before he gets there."

"He's got a good look at the plate even when he's behind in thecount right now," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "It may notalways be pretty but the thing is he's got plate coverage. He'snot trying to pull the ball, he's not getting homer happy ortrying to hit the ball too hard."


The Yankees won for the ninth time in their last 12 games andPhillips produced the biggest hit for the second straightcontest. In Sunday's 7-6 win at Tampa Bay, Phillips had an RBIsingle in the eighth inning after the Yankees blew a 4-3 lead.

"It's a crazy game," Phillips said. "We've had a lot of guysthat have done a lot of big things this year. It just sohappens that the last couple of days, I've been up in thosesituations and fortunately it went in my favor."


Phillips is the eighth first baseman used by the Yankees, whobegan the season with a platoon of Doug Mientkiewicz and JoshPhelps, who won a spring training position battle partly becausePhillips missed most of the exhibition season when he motherwas in a car accident. When Phelps was designated forassignment on June 19, Phillips was recalled and shortlythereafter was named the regular first baseman.


"He's a guy that's worked his way," Torre said. "He was a minorleaguer for a long time and this spring was the perfect example,he had a tough break in the spring. His mom had that terribleaccident and he had to leave for an extended period of time andJosh Phelps got the inside track on him.


In his first opportunity at regular playing time in the majors,Phillips has thrived. He raised his batting average to .304 andis batting .333 (12-for-36) in his last 10 starts.

"He's been the ultimate underdog and if you know his story withthe trials and tribulations he's had to deal with personally,how can you not cheer for this guy," Rodriguez said of Phillips."He's been unbelievable. He's been a very good player for us."

Last season, Phillips appeared in 110 games but only had 246at-bats. In his limited playing time, he had seven home runsand 29 RBI.


"We never knew," Torre said. "I know (bench coach) Donnie(Mattingly) liked him as a hitter but he never had anopportunity to play for an extended period of time, so you<div class="pre">really couldn't put a number on it because it's so tough for a</div>kid to come from the minor leagues where he played all the timeand then work off the bench here. But I'm happy I'm seeing whatI'm seeing and he works hard and he's the type of guy you wantto pull for."


After Proctor's shaky outing, Luis Vizcaino worked a perfecteighth and Mariano Rivera came on in the ninth to record his14th save in 16 opportunities. Rivera stranded Glaus at thirdas he struck out Frank Thomas and Lyle Overbay before gettingAaron Hill on a groundout to third.


Before Proctor squandered a one-run lead, Igawa was in line forhis first victory since April 28 against Boston. That wasbecause the Blue Jays stranded eight runners against thelefthander, who allowed three runs and seven hits in fiveinnings.


"It's frustrating to lose," Toronto manager John Gibbons said."But it was a battle, it could have gone either way."

"We've been swinging the bats well," Thomas said. "We've hadopportunities."


Glaus homered twice for the Blue Jays. He hit a two-run home runin the third, which forged a 2-2 tie and two innings afterRodriguez homered, Glaus hit a solo shot.


The Yankees opened a 2-0 lead as Matsui and Cano hit solo homeruns in the second off Towers. They could have hit threestraight home runs but Posada had a ball sail just foul of theright field foul pole.


Towers was lifted after Phillips' hit. He lasted 5 2/3 inningsand allowed six runs and nine hits.


"I thought it was a pretty good pitch," Towers said. "I don'tthink he (plate umpire Marty Foster) would call it a strike. Itcould have been better and he probably was looking for it."