GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (52-33) at NY YANKEES (40-42)

AL: LA ANGELS (52-33) at NY YANKEES (40-42)

<h3>Colon, Angels open three-game series with Yankees</h3>



<div class="pre">La Angels (52-33) at Ny Yankees (41-42) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Bartolo Colon takes the hill as theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim open a three-game series with theNew York Yankees on Friday.

Colon (6-4, 5.79 ERA) has not won since May 17 despite pitchingwell in his last two starts. On Saturday Colon allowed threeruns and eight hits in six innings against Baltimore in a 6-3loss.

Anaheim, which has lost six of nine, will look to get healthyagainst the Yankees. The Angels are 12-7 at Yankee Stadium sincethe start of the 2004 season.

However, Colon has not enjoyed that same success against NewYork. The burly righthander is 4-5 with a 5.32 ERA in 11 startsagainst the Yankees and has beaten them just twice in his lastfive appearances.

As for the Yankees, they may be without Alex Rodriguez onceagain after he sat out Thursday's 7-6 win over Minnesota with ahamstring injury.

Andy Pettitte (4-6, 3.77) will take the mound for New Yorklooking for his first win in four starts.

Pettitte has been knocked around his last three outings postingan 0-2 record with an 8.80 ERA. In his last start the lefthanderallowed a season-high eight runs in 1 2/3 innings - his shortestouting in four years - in an 11-5 loss to Oakland on Sunday.

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

LA ANGELS NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Reggie Willits RF .324 0 25 Johnny Damon LF .249 5 26
Chone Figgins 3B .316 1 23 Melky Cabrera CF .272 4 30
Orlando Cabrera SS .329 5 48 Derek Jeter SS .341 5 43
Vladimir Guerrero DH .329 14 75 Alex Rodriguez 3B .314 28 80
Robb Quinlan 1B .271 3 14 Hideki Matsui DH .273 10 49
Gary Matthews Jr CF .282 10 42 Jorge Posada C .324 9 45
Garret Anderson LF .266 3 15 Bobby Abreu RF .260 5 39
Maicer Izturis 2B .250 1 16 Robinson Cano 2B .270 5 36
Jose Molina C .231 0 6 Andy Phillips 1B .286 1 5

Bartolo Colon RHP (6-4, 5.79) Andy Pettitte LHP (4-6, 3.77)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

LA ANGELS NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Reggie Willits RF .324 0 25 Johnny Damon LF .249 5 26
Chone Figgins 3B .316 1 23 Melky Cabrera CF .272 4 30
Orlando Cabrera SS .329 5 48 Derek Jeter SS .341 5 43
Vladimir Guerrero DH .329 14 75 Alex Rodriguez 3B .314 28 80
Robb Quinlan 1B .271 3 14 Hideki Matsui DH .273 10 49
Gary Matthews Jr CF .282 10 42 Jorge Posada C .324 9 45
Garret Anderson LF .266 3 15 Bobby Abreu RF .260 5 39
Maicer Izturis 2B .250 1 16 Robinson Cano 2B .270 5 36
Jose Molina C .231 0 6 Miguel Cairo 1B .244 0 6

Bartolo Colon RHP (6-4, 5.79) Andy Pettitte LHP (4-6, 3.77)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON (6-4, 5.79)
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE (4-6, 3.77)

UMPIRES: HP - DANA DEMUTH
1B - DERRYL COUSINS
2B - CHRIS GUCCIONE
3B - DOUG EDDINGS

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, clear
WIND: 15 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON AND JOSE MOLINA
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.324, 0 HR, 25 RBI)
C FIGGINS (.316, 1 HR, 23 RBI)
O CABRERA (.329, 5 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.249, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
M CABRERA (.272, 4 HR, 30 RBI)
D JETER (.341, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328
V Guerrero dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
R Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Cairo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.79

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: A Pettitte 0-1.
Batters faced: A Pettitte 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.329, 14 HR, 75 RBI)
R QUINLAN (.271, 3 HR, 14 RBI)
G MATTHEWS JR (.282, 10 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328
V Guerrero dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
R Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .340
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Cairo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.72

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: B Colon 16-11; A Pettitte 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Colon 1-1; A Pettitte 0-1. Batters faced: B Colon 3; A Pettitte 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 1 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.314, 28 HR, 80 RBI)
H MATSUI (.273, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
J POSADA (.324, 9 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
R Quinlan 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - G Matthews Jr. Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .340
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Cairo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

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


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.72

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.70

Pitches-strikes: B Colon 16-11; A Pettitte 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Colon 1-1; A Pettitte 3-1. Batters faced: B Colon 3; A Pettitte 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JORGE POSADA SCORED ALEX RODRIGUEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J POSADA ON SECOND, H MATSUI ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.260, 5 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED HIDEKI MATSUI.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J POSADA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.270, 5 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.266, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
M IZTURIS (.250, 1 HR, 16 RBI)
J MOLINA (.231, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
R Quinlan 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - G Matthews Jr. Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .340
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .316
H Matsui dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273
J Posada c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .326
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .260
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
M Cairo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (21, B Colon). SF - B Abreu. RBI - J Posada (46), B
Abreu (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1. Team LOB - 2.


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


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 02 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 5.87

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.70

Pitches-strikes: B Colon 49-30; A Pettitte 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Colon 1-3; A Pettitte 3-1. Batters faced: B Colon 10; A Pettitte 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY JOSE MOLINA SCORED GARRET ANDERSON.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MOLINA ON SECOND, M IZTURIS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.323, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ORLANDO CABRERA SCORED MAICER IZTURIS AND JOSE
MOLINA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.328, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.271, 0-FOR-1)
D JETER (.340, 0-FOR-1)
A RODRIGUEZ (.316, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .321
C Figgins 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313
O Cabrera ss 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .330
V Guerrero dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327
R Quinlan 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
G Anderson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
M Izturis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
J Molina c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .238

Totals 13 3 5 3 0 4 6

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (6, A Pettitte); O Cabrera (25, A Pettitte). RBI - J
Molina (7), O Cabrera 2 (50). 2-out RBI - O Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - V Guerrero 1. GIDP - G Matthews Jr. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .340
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .316
H Matsui dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273
J Posada c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .326
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .260
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
M Cairo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (21, B Colon). SF - B Abreu. RBI - J Posada (46), B
Abreu (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1. Team LOB - 2.


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


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LA ANGELS - 003 -- 3
NY YANKEES - 02 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 5.87

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 3 5 3 3 0 4 0 3.92

Pitches-strikes: B Colon 49-30; A Pettitte 48-32. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Colon 1-3; A Pettitte 4-1. Batters faced: B Colon 10; A Pettitte 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>