GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (67-55) at NY YANKEES (68-54)

AL: DETROIT (67-55) at NY YANKEES (68-54)

<h3>Clemens, Yankees go for second straight win vs. Tigers</h3>

<div class="pre">Detroit (67-55) at NY Yankees (68-54) 3:55 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees are doing aslightly better job than the Detroit Tigers in trying to catchthe Seattle Mariners in the American League wild card race.

The Yankees aim for a second straight win when they continue afour-game series with the Tigers on Saturday.


New York picked up a 6-1 victory on Friday behind eight stronginnings from Andy Pettitte and two home runs from Jason Giambi.The win kept the Yankees one-half game behind the Mariners(67-52) in the wild card standings and dropped the Tigers 1 1/2games back.


Roger Clemens (4-5, 4.00 ERA) will try to get the Yankees closeron Saturday. The future Hall of Famer has not lived up to thenearly $1 million per start that he is earning this season, buthe may be starting to get into the groove.


In his last outing, the 45-year-old righthander earned his 352ndcareer win against the Toronto Blue Jays in 9-2 victory onAugust 7, allowing one run and two hits in six-plus innings.

Clemens was ejected from the contest in the seventh afterhitting Alex Rios in retaliation for Alex Rodriguez beingplunked earlier in the contest. The seven-time Cy Young Awardwinner was suspended for five games for his actions.

Clemens has had a great deal of success against the Detroit inhis career, going 22-11 record with a 3.95 ERA in 42 starts.

The Tigers will counter with the struggling Chad Durbin (7-5,4.68). The righthander has bounced back and forth between thebullpen and the rotation this season and has lost two starts ina row, lasting just 4 1/3 innings in each while yielding a totalof eight earned runs.


Detroit, which posted an 8-5 win in Thursday's opener, is justone-half game behind the Cleveland Indians (67-54) in theAmerican League Central.

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

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

DETROIT NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Curtis Granderson CF .291 16 56 Melky Cabrera CF .297 8 52
Marcus Thames 1B .255 13 37 Derek Jeter SS .323 8 57
Gary Sheffield DH .279 24 71 Bobby Abreu RF .285 13 82
Magglio Ordonez RF .355 22 109 Alex Rodriguez 3B .304 39 115
Carlos Guillen SS .305 15 78 Hideki Matsui LF .302 23 83
Ivan Rodriguez C .280 10 51 Jorge Posada C .332 14 69
Ryan Raburn 2B .342 3 14 Jason Giambi DH .273 11 28
Brandon Inge 3B .242 12 56 Robinson Cano 2B .310 13 69
Cameron Maybin LF .000 0 0 Andy Phillips 1B .285 2 22

Chad Durbin RHP (7-5, 4.68) Roger Clemens RHP (4-5, 4.00)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: DET - CHAD DURBIN (7-5, 4.68)
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS (4-5, 4.00)

UMPIRES: HP - JEFF KELLOGG
1B - JERRY LAYNE
2B - MARVIN HUDSON
3B - CHRIS GUCCIONE

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 13 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: DET - CHAD DURBIN AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.291, 16 HR, 56 RBI)
M THAMES (.255, 13 HR, 37 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.279, 24 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.297, 8 HR, 52 RBI)
D JETER (.323, 8 HR, 57 RBI)
B ABREU (.285, 13 HR, 82 RBI)</div>

 

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Thames 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Maybin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (19, R Clemens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: R Clemens 18-13. Ground balls-fly balls: R Clemens 0-1.
Batters faced: R Clemens 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.305, 15 HR, 78 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.280, 10 HR, 51 RBI)
R RABURN (.342, 3 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Thames 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Maybin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (19, R Clemens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.64

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 16-10; R Clemens 18-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Durbin 0-3; R Clemens 0-1. Batters faced: C Durbin 3; R Clemens 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.304, 39 HR, 115 RBI)
H MATSUI (.302, 23 HR, 83 RBI)
J POSADA (.332, 14 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Thames 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
R Raburn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Maybin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 4 1

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (19, R Clemens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.64

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.89

Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 16-10; R Clemens 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Durbin 0-3; R Clemens 1-1. Batters faced: C Durbin 3; R Clemens 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JORGE POSADA (15) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF CHAD DURBIN.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, NY YANKEES 1

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J GIAMBI (.273, 11 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.242, 12 HR, 56 RBI)
C MAYBIN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.291, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Thames 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
R Raburn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Maybin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 4 1

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (19, R Clemens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Posada c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
J Giambi dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - J Giambi (6, C Durbin). HR - J Posada (15, 2nd inning off C
Durbin 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Posada (70). 2-out RBI - J Posada. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Cano 1. Team LOB - 1.


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DETROIT - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.89

Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 35-20; R Clemens 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Durbin 2-4; R Clemens 1-1. Batters faced: C Durbin 8; R Clemens 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.285, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
M CABRERA (.296, 0-FOR-1)
D JETER (.323, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290
M Thames 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
R Raburn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Maybin lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 6 5

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (19, R Clemens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - B Inge (2, Home by R Clemens/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Posada c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
J Giambi dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - J Giambi (6, C Durbin). HR - J Posada (15, 2nd inning off C
Durbin 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Posada (70). 2-out RBI - J Posada. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Cano 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Posada-R Clemens).


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DETROIT - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 3 3 0 0 0 6 0 3.84

Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 35-20; R Clemens 48-33. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Durbin 2-4; R Clemens 1-1. Batters faced: C Durbin 8; R Clemens 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.281, 1-FOR-1)
M ORDONEZ (.354, 0-FOR-1)
C GUILLEN (.304, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290
M Thames 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253
G Sheffield dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .354
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
R Raburn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Maybin lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 6 5

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (19, R Clemens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - B Inge (2, Home by R Clemens/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Posada c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
J Giambi dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283

Totals 12 1 3 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - J Giambi (6, C Durbin). HR - J Posada (15, 2nd inning off C
Durbin 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Posada (70). 2-out RBI - J Posada. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1, R Cano 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Posada-R Clemens).


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DETROIT - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 010 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 4.64

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 3 3 0 0 0 6 0 3.84

Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 51-30; R Clemens 48-33. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Durbin 4-5; R Clemens 1-1. Batters faced: C Durbin 13; R Clemens 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN RABURN SCORED GARY SHEFFIELD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, C GUILLEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
NY YANKEES 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.244, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - CHAD DURBIN
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.301, 0-FOR-1)
J POSADA (.333, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
J GIAMBI (.277, 1-FOR-1)</div>