GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (21-29) at TORONTO (24-27)

AL: NY YANKEES (21-29) at TORONTO (24-27)

<h3>RHP Clippard, Yankees look to prevent second straight sweep</h3>



NY Yankees (21-29) at Toronto (24-27) 7:07 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees will rely on rookieTyler Clippard to help them avoid being swept in consecutiveseries for the first time in seven years.

Clippard makes his third career start as the Yankees wrap uptheir series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.

New York absorbed its fifth straight defeat with a 3-2 setbackon Tuesday. The Yankees have not been swept in consecutiveseries since 2000 when they dropped sets to Tampa Bay andBaltimore from September 26-October 1.

With Tuesday's loss, the Yankees, who has lost 13 of 18, fell aseason-high 14 1/2 games back of the Boston Red Sox.

The 22-year-old Clippard (1-1, 3.60 ERA), who allowed three runsand six hits in four innings against the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim on Friday, will be in charge of making sure the Yankeesdo not get swept by the Blue Jays for the first time in fouryears.

Meanwhile, Toronto, which has not swept the Yankees since May22-25 of 2003, will send a rookie of their own to the mound.Jesse Litsch (1-1, 4.24) allowed three runs and eight hits in 41/3 innings in a no-decision against Minnesota on Friday.

 

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

NY YANKEES TORONTO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Johnny Damon CF .260 2 16 Alex Rios RF .302 11 27
Derek Jeter SS .350 3 28 Lyle Overbay 1B .265 8 27
Hideki Matsui LF .277 5 25 Vernon Wells CF .263 5 24
Alex Rodriguez 3B .293 19 44 Matt Stairs LF .305 6 15
Jorge Posada C .360 6 29 Frank Thomas DH .225 7 21
Jason Giambi DH .262 7 20 Aaron Hill 2B .283 7 28
Josh Phelps 1B .278 2 7 Jason Phillips C .237 1 10
Robinson Cano 2B .249 2 22 Howie Clark 3B .000 0 0
Melky Cabrera RF .215 2 14 John Mcdonald SS .265 0 3

Tyler Clippard RHP (1-1, 3.60) Jesse Litsch RHP (1-1, 4.24)</div>

 

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

NY YANKEES TORONTO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Johnny Damon CF .260 2 16 Alex Rios RF .302 11 27
Derek Jeter SS .350 3 28 Lyle Overbay 1B .265 8 27
Hideki Matsui LF .277 5 25 Vernon Wells CF .263 5 24
Alex Rodriguez 3B .293 19 44 Matt Stairs LF .305 6 15
Jorge Posada C .360 6 29 Frank Thomas DH .225 7 21
Jason Giambi DH .262 7 20 Aaron Hill 2B .283 7 28
Josh Phelps 1B .278 2 7 Howie Clark 3B .000 0 0
Robinson Cano 2B .249 2 22 Sal Fasano C .148 1 2
Melky Cabrera RF .215 2 14 John Mcdonald SS .265 0 3

Tyler Clippard RHP (1-1, 3.60) Jesse Litsch RHP (1-1, 4.24)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
WARMUPS: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD (1-1, 3.60)
TOR - JESSE LITSCH (1-1, 4.24)

UMPIRES: HP - ERIC COOPER
1B - MIKE REILLY
2B - JEFF KELLOGG
3B - CHAD FAIRCHILD

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, clear
WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
STARTING BATS: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD AND JORGE POSADA
TOR - JESSE LITSCH AND SAL FASANO

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.260, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
D JETER (.350, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
H MATSUI (.277, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOHNNY DAMON (3) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF JESSE LITSCH.
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1, TORONTO 0

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.350, 3 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL NY YANKEES AT TORONTO
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY NEW YORK'S JOHNNY DAMON LED OFF THE
GAME.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON GIAMBI SCORED HIDEKI MATSUI.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J POSADA ON FIRST, A RODRIGUEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 2
TORONTO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J PHELPS (.278, 2 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH PHELPS SCORED ALEX RODRIGUEZ AND JORGE
POSADA.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J PHELPS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
TORONTO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.249, 2 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ROBINSON CANO SCORED JOSH PHELPS.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, R CANO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5
TORONTO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.215, 2 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: BRIAN TALLET (1-1, 2.65) IN THE 1ST
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, R CANO ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5, TORONTO 0

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: M CABRERA (.215, 2 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Tallet relieved J Litsch.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, R CANO ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5
TORONTO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M Cabrera (.215, 2 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD
TOR - BRIAN TALLET

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.302, 11 HR, 27 RBI)
L OVERBAY (.265, 8 HR, 27 RBI)
V WELLS (.263, 5 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (5) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348
H Matsui lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
J Posada c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .360
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .262
J Phelps 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
M Cabrera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214

Totals 6 5 4 5 2 1 2

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (13, J Litsch). HR - J Damon (3, 1st inning off J Litsch 0
on, 0 Out). SF - J Giambi. RBI - J Damon (17), J Giambi (21), J Phelps 2 (9), R
Cano (23). 2-out RBI - J Phelps 2, R Cano. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Posada (1, 2nd base off J Litsch/S Fasano).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
M Stairs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
H Clark 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Fasano c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 5 -- 5
TORONTO - -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
T Clippard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 1 6.62
B Tallet 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.60

Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 36-18; B Tallet 3-2. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Litsch 0-1; B Tallet 1-0. Batters faced: J Litsch 8; B Tallet 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD
TOR - JESSE LITSCH</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD
TOR - BRIAN TALLET

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.265, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
D JETER (.348, 0-FOR-1)
H MATSUI (.283, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (5) VS TORONTO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348
H Matsui lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
J Posada c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .360
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .262
J Phelps 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
M Cabrera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214

Totals 6 5 4 5 2 1 2

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (13, J Litsch). HR - J Damon (3, 1st inning off J Litsch 0
on, 0 Out). SF - J Giambi. RBI - J Damon (17), J Giambi (21), J Phelps 2 (9), R
Cano (23). 2-out RBI - J Phelps 2, R Cano. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Posada (1, 2nd base off J Litsch/S Fasano).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Stairs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
H Clark 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Fasano c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 5 -- 5
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
T Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 1 6.62
B Tallet 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.60

Pitches-strikes: T Clippard 10-7; J Litsch 36-18; B Tallet 3-2. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Clippard 1-2; J Litsch 0-1; B Tallet 1-0. Batters faced: T
Clippard 3; J Litsch 8; B Tallet 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL NY YANKEES AT TORONTO
NOTE: THE SINGLE BY NEW YORK'S JOHNNY DAMON IN THE SECOND
INNING WAS THE 2,000TH HIT IN HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD
TOR - BRIAN TALLET

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.305, 6 HR, 15 RBI)
F THOMAS (.225, 7 HR, 21 RBI)
A HILL (.283, 7 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (5) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .269
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .347
H Matsui lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .292
J Posada c 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .358
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .262
J Phelps 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
M Cabrera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214

Totals 11 5 6 5 2 3 6

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (13, J Litsch). HR - J Damon (3, 1st inning off J Litsch 0
on, 0 Out). SF - J Giambi. RBI - J Damon (17), J Giambi (21), J Phelps 2 (9), R
Cano (23). 2-out RBI - J Phelps 2, R Cano. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Posada 2, M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Posada (1, 2nd base off J Litsch/S Fasano), A Rodriguez
(6, 2nd base off B Tallet/S Fasano).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Stairs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
H Clark 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Fasano c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 50 -- 5
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
T Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 1 6.62
B Tallet 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.45

Pitches-strikes: T Clippard 10-7; J Litsch 36-18; B Tallet 24-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Clippard 1-2; J Litsch 0-1; B Tallet 2-0. Batters faced: T
Clippard 3; J Litsch 8; B Tallet 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>