GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (45-49) at NY YANKEES (48-44)

AL: TORONTO (45-49) at NY YANKEES (48-44)

<h3>Wang goes for seventh straight</h3>

<div class="pre">Toronto (45-49) at Ny Yankees (48-44) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - Chien-Ming Wang is looking for hisseventh straight win as the New York Yankees hope to win theirsixth consecutive game when they host the Toronto Blue Jays inthe finale of a four-game series.


Wang (10-4, 3.43) pitched six innings, giving up three runs andseven hits with six strikeouts in a 6-4 victory over the TampaBay Devil Rays on Saturday.


The Taiwanese righthander is 6-0 with a 2.89 ERA and 30strikeouts over his previous nine starts.


The Yankees are beginning to close the gap on the Boston Red Soxin the American League West, trailing by seven games.

The Blue Jays, who are looking to snap a three-game losing streak,will counter with Dustin McGowan (5-5, 5.05).


McGowan was tagged for six runs and eight hits with two walksand four strikeouts in a 9-4 loss to the Red Sox on Saturday.

He will have to shut down New York third baseman Alex Rodriguez,who is batting .309 with 32 home runs and 90 RBI this season.

 

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

TORONTO NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alex Rios RF .303 19 56 Johnny Damon DH .236 5 28
Matt Stairs LF .281 14 36 Derek Jeter SS .332 7 48
Vernon Wells CF .251 13 50 Bobby Abreu RF .266 7 49
Troy Glaus 3B .289 14 43 Alex Rodriguez 3B .309 32 92
Frank Thomas DH .257 14 45 Hideki Matsui LF .286 14 56
Lyle Overbay 1B .269 8 28 Melky Cabrera CF .279 4 31
Aaron Hill 2B .272 10 53 Robinson Cano 2B .278 7 44
Gregg Zaun C .234 3 20 Andy Phillips 1B .297 1 11
John Mcdonald SS .266 1 13 Wil Nieves C .132 0 5

Dustin Mcgowan RHP (5-5, 5.05) Chien-Ming Wang RHP (10-4, 3.43)</div>

 

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

TORONTO NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alex Rios RF .303 19 56 Johnny Damon DH .236 5 28
Matt Stairs LF .281 14 36 Derek Jeter SS .332 7 48
Vernon Wells CF .251 13 50 Bobby Abreu RF .266 7 49
Troy Glaus 3B .289 14 43 Alex Rodriguez 3B .309 32 92
Frank Thomas DH .257 14 45 Hideki Matsui LF .286 14 56
Aaron Hill 2B .272 10 53 Melky Cabrera CF .279 4 31
Gregg Zaun C .234 3 20 Robinson Cano 2B .278 7 44
Howie Clark 1B .238 0 2 Andy Phillips 1B .297 1 11
John Mcdonald SS .266 1 13 Wil Nieves C .132 0 5

Dustin Mcgowan RHP (5-5, 5.05) Chien-Ming Wang RHP (10-4, 3.43)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (5-5, 5.05)
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (10-4, 3.43)

UMPIRES: HP - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
1B - SCOTT BARRY
2B - LAZ DIAZ
3B - WALLY BELL

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 10 mph, out to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN AND GREGG ZAUN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG AND WIL NIEVES

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.303, 19 HR, 56 RBI)
M STAIRS (.281, 14 HR, 36 RBI)
V WELLS (.251, 13 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.236, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
D JETER (.332, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
B ABREU (.266, 7 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
H Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.05

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.40

Pitches-strikes: C Wang 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 0-2. Batters
faced: C Wang 3.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED JOHNNY DAMON AND DEREK JETER.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B ABREU ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.309, 32 HR, 92 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: T GLAUS (.289, 14 HR, 43 RBI)
F THOMAS (.257, 14 HR, 45 RBI)
A HILL (.272, 10 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
H Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
D Jeter ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .268
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 4 2 1 2 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (19, D McGowan). RBI - B Abreu 2 (51). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.


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TORONTO - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 2 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.21

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.40

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 24-13; C Wang 10-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: D McGowan 2-1; C Wang 0-2. Batters faced: D McGowan 6; C Wang
3.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.278, 7 HR, 44 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.297, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
W NIEVES (.132, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
H Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
D Jeter ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .268
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 4 2 1 2 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (19, D McGowan). RBI - B Abreu 2 (51). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.


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TORONTO - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 2 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.21

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.36

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 24-13; C Wang 18-13. Ground
balls-fly balls: D McGowan 2-1; C Wang 1-3. Batters faced: D McGowan 6; C Wang
6.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G ZAUN (.234, 3 HR, 20 RBI)
H CLARK (.238, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J MCDONALD (.266, 1 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
H Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
D Jeter ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .268
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
W Nieves c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 7 2 1 2 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (19, D McGowan). RBI - B Abreu 2 (51). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.


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TORONTO - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 20 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.15

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.36

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 40-22; C Wang 18-13. Ground
balls-fly balls: D McGowan 5-1; C Wang 1-3. Batters faced: D McGowan 9; C Wang
6.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.236, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D JETER (.332, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B ABREU (.268, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS NY YANKEES (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
H Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
D Jeter ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .268
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
W Nieves c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 7 2 1 2 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (19, D McGowan). RBI - B Abreu 2 (51). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.


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TORONTO - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 20 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.15

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.34

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 40-22; C Wang 30-22. Ground
balls-fly balls: D McGowan 5-1; C Wang 4-3. Batters faced: D McGowan 9; C Wang
9.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.303, 0-FOR-1)
M STAIRS (.279, 0-FOR-1)
V WELLS (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS NY YANKEES (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Stairs lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
H Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Glaus-H Clark).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .235
D Jeter ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .334
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .268
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .307
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
W Nieves c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 10 2 2 2 3 1 4

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (19, D McGowan). RBI - B Abreu 2 (51). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. GIDP - A Rodriguez. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Jeter (9, 2nd base off D McGowan/G Zaun).


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TORONTO - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 200 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 3 2 2 2 3 1 0 5.08

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.34

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 53-28; C Wang 30-22. Ground
balls-fly balls: D McGowan 7-1; C Wang 4-3. Batters faced: D McGowan 13; C Wang
9.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Wally Bell.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.285, 0-FOR-1)
M CABRERA (.278, 0-FOR-1)
R CANO (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>