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

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: MARIANO RIVERA (1-3, 5.94) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, A RIOS ON FIRST, H CLARK ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6, TORONTO 5

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.259, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rivera relieved K Farnsworth.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A RIOS ON FIRST, H CLARK ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
TORONTO 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L Overbay (.259, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 0
TORONTO 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 9 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MARIANO RIVERA
TOR - JASON FRASOR

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.218, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
J DAMON (.266, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
D JETER (.343, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (6) VS TORONTO (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .266
D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .343
H Matsui lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .289
J Posada c 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .353
J Giambi dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .257
J Phelps 1b 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .281
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
R Cano 2b 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .264
M Cabrera rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .218

Totals 32 6 10 6 2 10 9

BATTING: 2B - R Cano 3 (15, J Towers, B Tallet, 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), M Cabrera (15). 2-out RBI - J Phelps 2, R
Cano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, J Posada 2, M
Cabrera 2. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Posada (1, 2nd base off J Litsch/S Fasano), A Rodriguez
(6, 2nd base off B Tallet/S Fasano), M Cabrera (3, 2nd base off J Towers/S
Fasano). CS - R Cano (4, 2nd base by J Frasor/S Fasano).

FIELDING: PB - J Posada.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .304
L Overbay 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258
V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Stairs lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .314
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .222
A Hill 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .284
H Clark 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333
S Fasano c 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .133
a-A Lind ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
J McDonald ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .279

Totals 33 5 9 5 5 5 11

a-flied out to center for S Fasano in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J McDonald (7, B Bruney). HR - A Rios (12, 3rd inning off T
Clippard 1 on, 0 Out), J Mcdonald (1, 4th inning off T Clippard 0 on, 1 Out), M
Stairs (7, 7th inning off B Bruney 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Rios 2 (29), J
McDonald (4), M Stairs 2 (17). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Overbay 1, H Clark 2, S Fasano 1, A Rios 1, A Hill 1. Team LOB - 9.


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NY YANKEES - 500 001 00 -- 6
TORONTO - 002 100 20 -- 5
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
T Clippard 5 4 3 3 5 3 2 4.20
B Bruney 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.22
S Proctor 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.46
K Farnsworth 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.71
M Rivera 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.82

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 1 6.62
B Tallet 2 1/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2.33
J Towers 2 2/3 2 1 1 0 3 0 5.45
J Frasor 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.43

Pitches-strikes: T Clippard 98-51; B Bruney 27-19; S Proctor 11-7; K
Farnsworth 11-7; M Rivera 3-3; J Litsch 36-18; B Tallet 42-28; J Towers 46-32;
J Frasor 37-23. Ground balls-fly balls: T Clippard 2-10; B Bruney 0-3; S
Proctor 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-2; M Rivera 1-0; J Litsch 0-1; B Tallet 3-2; J
Towers 3-2; J Frasor 2-0. Batters faced: T Clippard 24; B Bruney 7; S Proctor
2; K Farnsworth 4; M Rivera 1; J Litsch 8; B Tallet 10; J Towers 10; J Frasor
7.

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

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

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Phillips catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
TORONTO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M Cabrera (.218, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: SCOTT DOWNS (1-1, 2.84) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6, TORONTO 5

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: M CABRERA (.218, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Downs relieved J Frasor.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
TORONTO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M Cabrera (.218, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ SCORED MELKY CABRERA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, H MATSUI ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
TORONTO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.353, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: BRIAN WOLFE (NO RECORD) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, H MATSUI ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7, TORONTO 5

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: J POSADA (.353, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Wolfe relieved S Downs.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, H MATSUI ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
TORONTO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J Posada (.353, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JORGE POSADA SCORED HIDEKI MATSUI.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J POSADA ON FIRST, A RODRIGUEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 8
TORONTO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J GIAMBI (.257, 0-FOR-3, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON GIAMBI SCORED ALEX RODRIGUEZ AND JORGE
POSADA.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J GIAMBI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 10
TORONTO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D MIENTKIEWICZ (.218, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Cairo ran for J Giambi.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M CAIRO ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 10
TORONTO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D Mientkiewicz (.218, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 14 0
TORONTO 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 9 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MARIANO RIVERA
TOR - BRIAN WOLFE

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.263, 1-FOR-4)
M STAIRS (.314, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
F THOMAS (.222, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (10) VS TORONTO (5) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .264
D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .343
H Matsui lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .282
A Rodriguez 3b 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .292
J Posada c 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .357
J Giambi dh 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 .262
M Cairo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
J Phelps 1b 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .281
D Mientkiewicz 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
R Cano 2b 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .264
M Cabrera rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .224

Totals 39 10 14 10 3 10 11

BATTING: 2B - R Cano 3 (15, J Towers, B Tallet, J Litsch). HR - J Damon (3, 1st
inning off J Litsch 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Giambi. RBI - J Damon (17), J Giambi 3
(23), J Phelps 2 (9), R Cano (23), M Cabrera (15), A Rodriguez (45), J Posada
(30). 2-out RBI - J Phelps 2, R Cano, A Rodriguez, J Posada, J Giambi 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, J Posada 2, M Cabrera 2.
Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Posada (1, 2nd base off J Litsch/S Fasano), A Rodriguez
(6, 2nd base off B Tallet/S Fasano), M Cabrera (3, 2nd base off J Towers/S
Fasano). CS - R Cano (4, 2nd base by J Frasor/S Fasano).

FIELDING: PB - J Posada.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .304
L Overbay 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258
V Wells cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Stairs lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .314
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .222
A Hill 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .284
H Clark 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333
S Fasano c 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .133
a-A Lind ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
J Phillips c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J McDonald ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .279

Totals 33 5 9 5 5 5 11

a-flied out to center for S Fasano in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J McDonald (7, B Bruney). HR - A Rios (12, 3rd inning off T
Clippard 1 on, 0 Out), J Mcdonald (1, 4th inning off T Clippard 0 on, 1 Out), M
Stairs (7, 7th inning off B Bruney 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Rios 2 (29), J
McDonald (4), M Stairs 2 (17). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Overbay 1, H Clark 2, S Fasano 1, A Rios 1, A Hill 1. Team LOB - 9.


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NY YANKEES - 500 001 004 -- 10
TORONTO - 002 100 20 -- 5
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
T Clippard 5 4 3 3 5 3 2 4.20
B Bruney 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.22
S Proctor 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.46
K Farnsworth 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.71
M Rivera 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.82

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 1 6.62
B Tallet 2 1/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2.33
J Towers 2 2/3 2 1 1 0 3 0 5.45
J Frasor 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.43
S Downs 2/3 2 3 3 1 0 0 4.12
B Wolfe 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 27.00

IBB - D Jeter (by S Downs). Pitches-strikes: T Clippard 98-51; B Bruney
27-19; S Proctor 11-7; K Farnsworth 11-7; M Rivera 3-3; J Litsch 36-18; B
Tallet 42-28; J Towers 46-32; J Frasor 37-23; S Downs 14-8; B Wolfe 15-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: T Clippard 2-10; B Bruney 0-3; S Proctor 0-1; K
Farnsworth 0-2; M Rivera 1-0; J Litsch 0-1; B Tallet 3-2; J Towers 3-2; J
Frasor 2-0; S Downs 2-0; B Wolfe 0-1. Batters faced: T Clippard 24; B Bruney 7;
S Proctor 2; K Farnsworth 4; M Rivera 1; J Litsch 8; B Tallet 10; J Towers 10;
J Frasor 7; S Downs 5; B Wolfe 3.

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

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

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Abreu in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 10
TORONTO 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V Wells (.263, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Abreu in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 10
TORONTO 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V Wells (.263, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Cabrera in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 10
TORONTO 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V Wells (.263, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 14 0
TORONTO 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD, BRIAN BRUNEY (6TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), KYLE
FARNSWORTH (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA

TOR - JESSE LITSCH, BRIAN TALLET (1ST), JOSH TOWERS
(4TH), JASON FRASOR (6TH), SCOTT DOWNS (9TH), BRIAN WOLFE
(9TH) AND SAL FASANO, JASON PHILLIPS (9TH)

HOME RUNS: NYY - JOHNNY DAMON (3) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

TOR - ALEX RIOS (12) OFF TYLER CLIPPARD IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
JOHN MCDONALD (1) OFF TYLER CLIPPARD IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
MATT STAIRS (7) OFF BRIAN BRUNEY IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 14 0
TORONTO 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD, BRIAN BRUNEY (6TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), KYLE
FARNSWORTH (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA

TOR - JESSE LITSCH, BRIAN TALLET (1ST), JOSH TOWERS
(4TH), JASON FRASOR (6TH), SCOTT DOWNS (9TH), BRIAN WOLFE
(9TH) AND SAL FASANO, JASON PHILLIPS (9TH)


WP - TYLER CLIPPARD (2-1)
LP - JESSE LITSCH (1-2)
SAVE - MARIANO RIVERA (4)

HOME RUNS: NYY - JOHNNY DAMON (3) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

TOR - ALEX RIOS (12) OFF TYLER CLIPPARD IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
JOHN MCDONALD (1) OFF TYLER CLIPPARD IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
MATT STAIRS (7) OFF BRIAN BRUNEY IN THE 7TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:32 ATT: 29,187

PROBABLES: CHA - MARK BUEHRLE (2-1, 3.86)
TOR - ROY HALLADAY (4-2, 4.37)

PROBABLES: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (3-4, 4.13)
BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (5-5, 3.36)</div>