AL: NY YANKEES (63-50) at TORONTO (56-56) <h3>Abreu, Yankees go for sixth straight win</h3> Ny Yankees (63-50) at Toronto (56-56) ,7:07 pm EDT TORONTO (Ticker) -- Bobby Abreu hopes his hot bat propels the NewYork Yankees to their sixth consecutive win when they face theToronto Blue Jays on Wednesday in the finale of a three-gameseries. Abreu, who drove in four runs in Tuesday's 9-2 victory over theBlue Jays, is 16-for-31 (.516) with three home runs and 15 RBIin his last eight games. The 33-year-old Venezuelan is batting.286 with 11 blasts and 74 RBI on the season. Abreu is just 1-for-6 in his career against Toronto starterRoy Halladay (12-5, 4.13 ERA), who yielded four runs and sevenhits with two walks and nine strikeouts over six innings in a6-4 triumph over the Texas Rangers on Friday. The 30-year-old righthander has given up seven runs over 30innings in his previous four starts. The Yankees will counter with Chien-Ming Wang (13-5, 3.49), whohas registered a win in each of his last three starts. TheTawainese righthander hurled seven innings, relinquishing justone run and seven hits with three strikeouts in Friday's 7-1victory over the Kansas City Royals.
AL: NY YANKEES (63-50) at TORONTO (56-56) <h3>Abreu, Yankees go for sixth straight win</h3> <div class="pre">Ny Yankees (63-50) at Toronto (56-56) 7:07 pm EDT</div> TORONTO (Ticker) -- Bobby Abreu hopes his hot bat propels the NewYork Yankees to their sixth consecutive win when they face theToronto Blue Jays on Wednesday in the finale of a three-gameseries. Abreu, who drove in four runs in Tuesday's 9-2 victory over theBlue Jays, is 16-for-31 (.516) with three home runs and 15 RBIin his last eight games. The 33-year-old Venezuelan is batting.286 with 11 blasts and 74 RBI on the season. Abreu is just 1-for-6 in his career against Toronto starterRoy Halladay (12-5, 4.13 ERA), who yielded four runs and sevenhits with two walks and nine strikeouts over six innings in a6-4 triumph over the Texas Rangers on Friday. The 30-year-old righthander has given up seven runs over 30innings in his previous four starts. The Yankees will counter with Chien-Ming Wang (13-5, 3.49), whohas registered a win in each of his last three starts. TheTawainese righthander hurled seven innings, relinquishing justone run and seven hits with three strikeouts in Friday's 7-1victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Re: AL: NY YANKEES (63-50) at TORONTO (56-56) Wow the Yankees are hot. I thought this was our year, JP Ricciardi has some work to do.
Re: AL: NY YANKEES (63-50) at TORONTO (56-56) Sorry man, it won't be the Jays year till Stein and Theo die
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">NY YANKEES AT TORONTO -- LINEUPS NY YANKEES TORONTO AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Melky Cabrera CF .302 7 49 Matt Stairs LF .286 14 42 Derek Jeter SS .328 8 54 Lyle Overbay 1B .246 8 32 Bobby Abreu RF .285 11 74 Alex Rios RF .301 20 64 Jorge Posada C .340 14 67 Vernon Wells CF .256 14 60 Hideki Matsui LF .293 22 79 Frank Thomas DH .260 18 65 Jason Giambi DH .260 7 23 Troy Glaus 3B .253 15 49 Robinson Cano 2B .308 11 65 Aaron Hill 2B .275 12 59 Wilson Betemit 3B .500 1 6 Gregg Zaun C .245 5 28 Andy Phillips 1B .288 2 19 John Mcdonald SS .273 1 20 Chien-Ming Wang RHP (13-5, 3.49) Roy Halladay RHP (12-5, 4.13)</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO WARMUPS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (13-5, 3.49) TOR - ROY HALLADAY (12-5, 4.13) UMPIRES: HP - DERRYL COUSINS 1B - CHAD FAIRCHILD 2B - MARK CARLSON 3B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ WEATHER: 87 Degrees, clear WIND: 11 mph, in from left</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO STARTING BATS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG AND JORGE POSADA TOR - ROY HALLADAY AND GREGG ZAUN DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.302, 7 HR, 49 RBI) D JETER (.328, 8 HR, 54 RBI) B ABREU (.285, 11 HR, 74 RBI)</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.286, 14 HR, 42 RBI) L OVERBAY (.246, 8 HR, 32 RBI) A RIOS (.301, 20 HR, 64 RBI)</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS TORONTO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 W Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Stairs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era C Wang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.10 Pitches-strikes: R Halladay 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: R Halladay 0-1. Batters faced: R Halladay 3. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG TOR - ROY HALLADAY</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY ALEX RIOS SCORED MATT STAIRS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RIOS ON SECOND, L OVERBAY ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0 TORONTO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.256, 14 HR, 60 RBI)</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY VERNON WELLS SCORED LYLE OVERBAY AND ALEX RIOS. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, V WELLS ON FIRST, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0 TORONTO 3 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.260, 18 HR, 65 RBI)</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 TORONTO 3 3 4 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.340, 14 HR, 67 RBI) H MATSUI (.293, 22 HR, 79 RBI) J GIAMBI (.260, 7 HR, 23 RBI)</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS TORONTO (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 W Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Stairs lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 L Overbay 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 A Rios rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .303 V Wells cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .258 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 6 3 4 3 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (16, C Wang); A Rios (31, C Wang). RBI - A Rios (65), V Wells 2 (62). GIDP - F Thomas. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0 TORONTO - 3 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era C Wang 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 3.66 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.10 Pitches-strikes: C Wang 20-9; R Halladay 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 2-0; R Halladay 0-1. Batters faced: C Wang 6; R Halladay 3. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ROBINSON CANO (12) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF ROY HALLADAY SCORED JASON GIAMBI. CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 2, TORONTO 3 DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: W BETEMIT (.500, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY YANKEES 0 2 2 2 0 TORONTO 3 3 4 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.275, 12 HR, 59 RBI) G ZAUN (.245, 5 HR, 28 RBI) J MCDONALD (.273, 1 HR, 20 RBI)</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">NY YANKEES (2) VS TORONTO (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 J Giambi dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 R Cano 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .309 W Betemit 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Totals 8 2 2 2 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - R Cano (12, 2nd inning off R Halladay 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Cano 2 (67). 2-out RBI - R Cano 2. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Stairs lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 L Overbay 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 A Rios rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .303 V Wells cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .258 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 6 3 4 3 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (16, C Wang); A Rios (31, C Wang). RBI - A Rios (65), V Wells 2 (62). GIDP - F Thomas. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- NY YANKEES - 02 -- 2 TORONTO - 3 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era C Wang 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 3.66 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 4.19 Pitches-strikes: C Wang 20-9; R Halladay 32-21. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 2-0; R Halladay 2-1. Batters faced: C Wang 6; R Halladay 8. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY YANKEES 0 2 2 2 0 TORONTO 3 0 3 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.288, 2 HR, 19 RBI) M CABRERA (.302, 0-FOR-1) D JETER (.328, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">NY YANKEES (2) VS TORONTO (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 J Giambi dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 R Cano 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .309 W Betemit 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Totals 8 2 2 2 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - R Cano (12, 2nd inning off R Halladay 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Cano 2 (67). 2-out RBI - R Cano 2. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Abreu (G Zaun at 1st base). DP: 2 (D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips, B Abreu-A Phillips). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Stairs lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 L Overbay 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 A Rios rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .303 V Wells cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .258 F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Totals 8 3 4 3 1 2 2 BATTING: 2B - M Stairs (16, C Wang); A Rios (31, C Wang). RBI - A Rios (65), V Wells 2 (62). GIDP - F Thomas. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- NY YANKEES - 02 -- 2 TORONTO - 30 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era C Wang 2 4 3 3 1 2 0 3.63 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era R Halladay 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 4.19 Pitches-strikes: C Wang 33-14; R Halladay 32-21. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 2-1; R Halladay 2-1. Batters faced: C Wang 9; R Halladay 8. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY YANKEES 0 2 0 2 2 0 TORONTO 3 0 3 4 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG TOR - ROY HALLADAY DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.289, 1-FOR-1) L OVERBAY (.248, 1-FOR-1) A RIOS (.303, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
