GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (45-47) at NY YANKEES (46-44)

AL: TORONTO (45-47) at NY YANKEES (46-44)

<h3>Struggling aces set to square off in the Bronx</h3>

Toronto (45-47) at NY Yankees (46-44) 7:05 pm EDT


BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees and theToronto Blue Jays have both underachieved this season, but upuntil a few weeks ago, their aces starters could at least becounted on for a solid outing.


Andy Pettitte and Roy Halladay will try to get back on trackwhen the Yankees host the Blues Jays on Tuesday.


Pettitte (5-6, 4.27 ERA) earned a win at Tampa Bay lastThursday, allowing three runs in 5 2/3 innings. Including thatouting, the veteran lefthander is 1-2 with a 9.00 ERA over hispast five starts.


He allowed more than three earned runs just once in his first 13appearances, but has yielded four or more in five of his lasteight outings.


Halladay (10-4, 4.66) has been similarly ineffective of late,posting a 2-2 record with a 6.85 ERA over his last four starts.The 2003 Cy Young winner was bailed out by an offense that putup eight runs in each of those two wins.


He has been sharp in his career against New York, owning a 9-4mark with a 3.09 ERA in 23 games - 21 starts - in his career.

The Yankees have won four of five games since the All-Star breakto move two games over .500 for the first time since June 19.They posted a 6-4 triumph over Toronto on Monday in the openerof the four-game series.

 

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 .219 1 8 Johnny Damon DH .241 5 28
Alex Rios RF .298 19 56 Derek Jeter SS .335 7 48
Vernon Wells CF .255 13 50 Bobby Abreu RF .267 7 49
Troy Glaus 3B .296 14 42 Alex Rodriguez 3B .310 32 89
Frank Thomas DH .251 14 44 Hideki Matsui LF .280 14 56
Lyle Overbay 1B .274 8 28 Jorge Posada C .332 10 50
Aaron Hill 2B .269 10 52 Robinson Cano 2B .273 7 42
Gregg Zaun C .236 3 20 Andy Phillips 1B .304 1 9
Royce Clayton SS .250 1 12 Melky Cabrera CF .275 4 31

Roy Halladay RHP (10-4, 4.66) Andy Pettitte LHP (5-6, 4.27)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY (10-4, 4.66)
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE (5-6, 4.27)

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

WEATHER: 88 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.219, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
A RIOS (.298, 19 HR, 56 RBI)
V WELLS (.255, 13 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FRANK THOMAS SCORED ALEX RIOS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F THOMAS ON SECOND, T GLAUS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.274, 8 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.241, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
D JETER (.335, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
B ABREU (.267, 7 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) 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 1 0 .215
A Rios rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (14, A Pettitte). RBI - F Thomas (45). 2-out RBI - F
Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Overbay 2. Team LOB - 2.


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

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 1 -- 1
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.66

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.31

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 25-13. Ground balls-fly balls: A Pettitte 1-1.
Batters faced: A Pettitte 6.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ SCORED JOHNNY DAMON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.280, 14 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL TORONTO AT NY YANKEES
NOTE: NEW YORK PITCHER HIDEKI MATSUI SINGLED IN THE FIRST
INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.269, 10 HR, 52 RBI)
G ZAUN (.236, 3 HR, 20 RBI)
R CLAYTON (.250, 1 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
A Rios rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (14, A Pettitte). RBI - F Thomas (45). 2-out RBI - F
Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Overbay 2. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 5 1 2 1 2 0 3

BATTING: RBI - A Rodriguez (90). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Cano 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Matsui (3, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun).


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TORONTO - 1 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 1 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 4.70

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.31

Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 28-15; A Pettitte 25-13. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Halladay 3-0; A Pettitte 1-1. Batters faced: R Halladay 7; A Pettitte 6.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.304, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
M CABRERA (.275, 4 HR, 31 RBI)
J DAMON (.241, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227
A Rios rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .299
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Clayton ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 10 1 4 1 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (14, A Pettitte); R Johnson (5, A Pettitte). RBI - F
Thomas (45). 2-out RBI - F Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Overbay 2, A Rios 2. Team LOB - 4.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 5 1 2 1 2 0 3

BATTING: RBI - A Rodriguez (90). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Cano 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Matsui (3, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun).


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TORONTO - 10 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 1 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 4.70

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 4.27

Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 28-15; A Pettitte 48-27. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Halladay 3-0; A Pettitte 2-2. Batters faced: R Halladay 7; A Pettitte 11.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.254, 0-FOR-1)
T GLAUS (.296, 0-FOR-0, BB)
F THOMAS (.253, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227
A Rios rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .299
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Clayton ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 10 1 4 1 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (14, A Pettitte); R Johnson (5, A Pettitte). RBI - F
Thomas (45). 2-out RBI - F Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Overbay 2, A Rios 2. Team LOB - 4.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .240
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 8 1 2 1 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - A Rodriguez (90). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Cano 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Matsui (3, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun).


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TORONTO - 10 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 10 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.66

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 4.27

Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 41-23; A Pettitte 48-27. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Halladay 4-1; A Pettitte 2-2. Batters faced: R Halladay 10; A Pettitte 11.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.334, 0-FOR-1)
B ABREU (.266, 0-FOR-1)
A RODRIGUEZ (.312, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227
A Rios rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .299
V Wells cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
F Thomas dh 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .253
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Clayton ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 13 1 4 1 1 3 5

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (14, A Pettitte); R Johnson (5, A Pettitte). RBI - F
Thomas (45). 2-out RBI - F Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Overbay 2, A Rios 2. Team LOB - 4.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .240
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 8 1 2 1 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - A Rodriguez (90). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Cano 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Matsui (3, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun).


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TORONTO - 100 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 10 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.66

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 3 4 1 1 1 3 0 4.24

Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 41-23; A Pettitte 56-33. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Halladay 4-1; A Pettitte 2-4. Batters faced: R Halladay 10; A Pettitte 14.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.273, 0-FOR-1)
A HILL (.268, 0-FOR-1)
G ZAUN (.234, 0-FOR-1)</div>