GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (54-47) at BALTIMORE (47-53)

AL: NY YANKEES (54-47) at BALTIMORE (47-53)

<h3>A-Rod chase for 500 continues against Orioles</h3>

Ny Yankees (54-47) at Baltimore (47-53), 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) - Alex Rodriguez will hope to give himself abirthday present Friday by becoming the youngest player inmajor-league history to reach the 500 home run mark when the NewYork Yankees face the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of athree-game series.


After blasting No. 499 on Wednesday, Rodriguez was held hitlessin Thursday's 7-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals. The losssnapped the Yankees' six-game winning streak.


The 32-year-old Rodriguez is batting .309 with 35 homers and 102RBI on the season and is considered the frontrunner to pick uphis third Most Valuable Player award.


The Orioles will send Jeremy Guthrie (6-3, 2.88 ERA) to themound, hoping to keep the Yankee superstar from reaching themilestone. The 28-year-old righthander pitched seven scorelessinnings, yielding just two hits and three walks with sixstrikeouts, in a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics onSunday.


New York will counter with Andy Pettitte (6-6, 4.12), who hasnot lost in his last four starts.


The 35-year-old Pettitte surrendered three runs and eight hitswith a season-high eight strikeouts over six innings in Sunday's21-4 rout of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.


Prior to the game, the teams will complete their June 28 game inwhich the Yankees lead 8-6 in the top of the eighth inning. NewYork scored four times in the top of the inning before the gamewas suspended due to rain. Baltimore had yet to receive itsturn at bat.

 

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I'm going to this game in a little while, can't wait.

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

NY YANKEES BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Johnny Damon DH .245 5 36 Brian Roberts 2B .311 7 34
Derek Jeter SS .333 7 49 Corey Patterson CF .259 5 27
Bobby Abreu RF .272 8 59 Nick Markakis RF .291 10 62
Alex Rodriguez 3B .309 35 102 Kevin Millar 1B .273 9 43
Hideki Matsui LF .290 18 67 Miguel Tejada SS .306 7 41
Jorge Posada C .333 10 56 Aubrey Huff 3B .253 6 43
Robinson Cano 2B .296 8 52 Ramon Hernandez C .243 5 39
Andy Phillips 1B .300 2 17 Jay Gibbons DH .215 6 26
Melky Cabrera CF .282 5 36 Jay Payton LF .270 4 37

Andy Pettitte LHP (6-6, 4.12) Jeremy Guthrie RHP (6-3, 2.88)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE (6-6, 4.12)
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE (6-3, 2.88)

UMPIRES: HP - RANDY MARSH
1B - BOB DAVIDSON
2B - SAM HOLBROOK
3B - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 6 mph, out to right</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE AND JORGE POSADA
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.245, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
D JETER (.333, 7 HR, 49 RBI)
B ABREU (.271, 8 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.313, 7 HR, 34 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.261, 5 HR, 27 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.290, 10 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (22, J Guthrie). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: PB - R Hernandez.


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.12

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.86

Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 22-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 3-0.
Batters faced: J Guthrie 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.332, 10 HR, 56 RBI)
R CANO (.296, 8 HR, 52 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.300, 2 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (22, J Guthrie). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - R Hernandez.


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.09

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.86

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 13-8; J Guthrie 22-11. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Pettitte 1-1; J Guthrie 3-0. Batters faced: A Pettitte 4; J Guthrie 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY MELKY CABRERA SCORED ANDY PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CABRERA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.245, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.305, 7 HR, 41 RBI)
A HUFF (.252, 6 HR, 43 RBI)
R HERNANDEZ (.246, 5 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .331
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284

Totals 8 1 2 1 2 1 3

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (22, J Guthrie). 3B - M Cabrera (5, J Guthrie). RBI - M
Cabrera (37). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Damon 1, H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 3.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - R Hernandez.


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NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.09

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.91

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 13-8; J Guthrie 42-21. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Pettitte 1-1; J Guthrie 4-1. Batters faced: A Pettitte 4; J Guthrie 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.333, 0-FOR-1)
B ABREU (.273, 1-FOR-1)
A RODRIGUEZ (.309, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .331
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284

Totals 8 1 2 1 2 1 3

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (22, J Guthrie). 3B - M Cabrera (5, J Guthrie). RBI - M
Cabrera (37). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Damon 1, H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 3.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .311
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Gibbons dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218
J Payton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272

Totals 10 0 4 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 2. Team LOB - 4.


FIELDING: PB - R Hernandez.


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NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 4.06

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.91

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 32-22; J Guthrie 42-21. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Pettitte 1-3; J Guthrie 4-1. Batters faced: A Pettitte 10; J Guthrie 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C PATTERSON (.260, 0-FOR-1)
N MARKAKIS (.292, 1-FOR-1)
K MILLAR (.272, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .331
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284

Totals 11 1 2 1 2 1 3

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (22, J Guthrie). 3B - M Cabrera (5, J Guthrie). RBI - M
Cabrera (37). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Damon 1, H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 3.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .311
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Gibbons dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218
J Payton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272

Totals 10 0 4 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 2. Team LOB - 4.


FIELDING: PB - R Hernandez.


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NY YANKEES - 010 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 4.06

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.88

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 32-22; J Guthrie 54-28. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Pettitte 1-3; J Guthrie 6-2. Batters faced: A Pettitte 10; J Guthrie 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RAMON HERNANDEZ SCORED COREY PATTERSON AND KEVIN
MILLAR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R HERNANDEZ ON FIRST, A HUFF ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.218, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAY GIBBONS SCORED AUBREY HUFF.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J GIBBONS ON FIRST, R HERNANDEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
BALTIMORE 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.272, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.288, 0-FOR-1)
J POSADA (.331, 0-FOR-1)
R CANO (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>