GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (45-48) at NY YANKEES (47-44)

AL: TORONTO (45-48) at NY YANKEES (47-44)

<h3>Clemens hopes to keep red-hot Yankees rolling</h3>

Toronto (45-48) at NY Yankees (47-44) 7:05 pm EDT


BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- If the New York Yankees hope tocontinue gaining ground in the American League postseason race,they will need Roger Clemens to continue defying Father Time.

Clemens and the Yankees aim for their fifth straight winWednesday when they host the Toronto Blue Jays.


After going 2-9 from June 19-July 1 and slipping four gamesbelow .500, New York has won 10 of its last 13 contests to clawits way back into playoff contention.


The Yankees extended their winning streak to four games Tuesdaythanks to Robinson Cano, who ripped a game-winning RBI single inthe 10th inning to complete a wild 3-2 triumph.


A day later, the Yankees give the ball to Clemens (2-4, 4.20ERA), who was on the hill the last time New York lost a contest.The future Hall of Famer delivered one of his worst outings ofthe season in Friday's 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay, yielding fiveruns and four walks in 5 1/3 innings.


The 44-year-old Clemens, who captured two AL Cy Young awards asa member of the Blue Jays, owns a 23-12 lifetime record againstToronto.


The Blue Jays counter with Shaun Marcum (5-3, 3.68), whoregistered his first win in five starts Friday. The righthanderallowed five runs and seven hits in six frames of a 6-5 victoryat Boston.


Marcum was lights out in his last outing against the Yankees,tossing six scoreless innings on May 29.

 

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 .217 1 8 Johnny Damon LF .238 5 28
Alex Rios RF .297 19 56 Derek Jeter SS .331 7 48
Vernon Wells CF .255 13 50 Bobby Abreu RF .263 7 49
Troy Glaus 3B .291 14 42 Alex Rodriguez 3B .309 32 90
Frank Thomas DH .258 14 45 Hideki Matsui DH .283 14 56
Lyle Overbay 1B .273 8 28 Jorge Posada C .332 10 50
Aaron Hill 2B .268 10 53 Robinson Cano 2B .275 7 43
Jason Phillips C .213 1 12 Andy Phillips 1B .300 1 9
John Mcdonald SS .271 1 13 Melky Cabrera CF .282 4 31

Shaun Marcum RHP (5-3, 3.68) Roger Clemens RHP (2-4, 4.20)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM (5-3, 3.68)
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS (2-4, 4.20)

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

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 6 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM AND JASON PHILLIPS
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.217, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
A RIOS (.297, 19 HR, 56 RBI)
V WELLS (.255, 13 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

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

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.258, 14 HR, 45 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 - SHAUN MARCUM
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.238, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
D JETER (.331, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
B ABREU (.263, 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 .214
A Rios rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Phillips c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 3B - A Rios (4, R Clemens). RBI - T Glaus (43). 2-out RBI - T Glaus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

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
S Marcum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.30

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: R Clemens 23-15. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Clemens 1-1. Batters faced: R Clemens 5.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS</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 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.273, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
A HILL (.268, 10 HR, 53 RBI)
J PHILLIPS (.213, 1 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) 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 1 0 .214
A Rios rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Phillips c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 3B - A Rios (4, R Clemens). RBI - T Glaus (43). 2-out RBI - T Glaus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 1 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.64

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.30

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 21-14; R Clemens 23-15. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Marcum 1-1; R Clemens 1-1. Batters faced: S Marcum 3; R
Clemens 5.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 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 2 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.309, 32 HR, 90 RBI)
H MATSUI (.283, 14 HR, 56 RBI)
J POSADA (.332, 10 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
A Rios rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - A Rios (4, R Clemens). RBI - T Glaus (43). 2-out RBI - T Glaus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 10 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.64

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.21

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 21-14; R Clemens 32-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Marcum 1-1; R Clemens 1-3. Batters faced: S Marcum 3; R
Clemens 8.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 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 2 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J MCDONALD (.271, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
R JOHNSON (.214, 0-FOR-1)
A RIOS (.299, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
A Rios rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
T Glaus 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - A Rios (4, R Clemens). RBI - T Glaus (43). 2-out RBI - T Glaus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Hill-J McDonald-L Overbay).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - H Matsui. Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 10 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.60

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.21

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 35-21; R Clemens 32-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Marcum 3-2; R Clemens 1-3. Batters faced: S Marcum 6; R
Clemens 8.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 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 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.275, 7 HR, 43 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.300, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
M CABRERA (.282, 4 HR, 31 RBI)</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 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.257, 0-FOR-1)
L OVERBAY (.272, 0-FOR-1)
A HILL (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .225
A Rios rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301
V Wells cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
T Glaus 3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .293
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 3 5

BATTING: 3B - A Rios (4, R Clemens). RBI - T Glaus (43). 2-out RBI - T Glaus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1, T Glaus 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Hill-J McDonald-L Overbay, J McDonald-A Hill-L Overbay).



NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 8 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - H Matsui, A Phillips. Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 100 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 000 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.56

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 4.12

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 47-29; R Clemens 51-34. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Marcum 5-3; R Clemens 3-3. Batters faced: S Marcum 9; R
Clemens 13.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 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 0 1 6 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.237, 0-FOR-1)
D JETER (.330, 0-FOR-1)
B ABREU (.262, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .225
A Rios rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301
V Wells cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
T Glaus 3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .293
F Thomas dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259
L Overbay 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
A Hill 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
J Phillips c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 17 1 6 1 0 3 8

BATTING: 3B - A Rios (4, R Clemens). RBI - T Glaus (43). 2-out RBI - T Glaus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Thomas 1, T Glaus 1. GIDP - J
Phillips. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Hill-J McDonald-L Overbay, J McDonald-A Hill-L Overbay).



NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 8 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - H Matsui, A Phillips. Team LOB - 0.

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


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TORONTO - 100 0 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 000 -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.56

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 4 6 1 1 0 3 0 4.04

WP - R Clemens. Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 47-29; R Clemens 61-40. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Marcum 5-3; R Clemens 5-4. Batters faced: S Marcum 9; R
Clemens 17.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>