GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (67-56) at NY YANKEES (69-54)

AL: DETROIT (67-56) at NY YANKEES (69-54)

<h3>Yankees look for series win against Tigers</h3>



<div class="pre">Detroit (67-56) at Ny Yankees (69-54) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - The New York Yankees will look fora series victory when they play the Detroit Tigers in thefinale of a four-game set on Sunday.


The Yankees are 12-5 in August and trail the Boston Red Sox byfive games in the American League East. New York is atop thewild card standings by 1 1/2 games over the Seattle Mariners.

The Tigers are 1 1/2 games back of the Cleveland Indians forfrist place in the AL Central and are fighting to get back ontop after struggling since the calendar turned to August. Aloss on Sunday would give the Tigers their fourth losing streakof three or more games since the month began.


Chien-Ming Wang (13-6, 4.09 ERA) will look to rebound on Sundayafter two rough starts when he takes the mound for the Yankees.The righthander has surrendered 13 runs on 17 hits over his lasttwo starts, a span of just 8 2/3 innings.


Wang has not faced Detroit this season but is 3-0 with a 2.52 ERAagainst the Tigers during his career.


Jeremy Bonderman (10-5, 4.65) starts for Detroit. Bondermanhad a strong outing in his last start, allowing two runs on fourhits over seven innings while not factoring in the decisionagainst Cleveland on Tuesday.


For his career, Bonderman is 2-4 with a 5.06 ERA against the Yankees,including a 1-2 record with a 5.85 ERA at Yankee Stadium.

 

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 .288 16 56 Johnny Damon LF .256 6 44
Sean Casey 1B .287 3 46 Melky Cabrera CF .297 8 52
Gary Sheffield DH .283 24 71 Bobby Abreu RF .285 14 84
Magglio Ordonez RF .352 22 109 Alex Rodriguez 3B .304 39 115
Carlos Guillen SS .305 15 78 Hideki Matsui DH .299 23 83
Ryan Raburn 2B .341 3 15 Jorge Posada C .336 15 70
Mike Rabelo C .267 0 11 Robinson Cano 2B .309 13 70
Brandon Inge 3B .244 12 56 Wilson Betemit SS .231 2 8
Cameron Maybin LF .286 1 1 Andy Phillips 1B .286 2 23

Jeremy Bonderman RHP (10-5, 4.65) Chien-Ming Wang RHP (13-6, 4.09)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (10-5, 4.65)
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (13-6, 4.09)

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

WEATHER: 71 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, out to left</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN AND MIKE RABELO
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.288, 16 HR, 56 RBI)
S CASEY (.287, 3 HR, 46 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.283, 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 0 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.256, 6 HR, 44 RBI)
M CABRERA (.297, 8 HR, 52 RBI)
B ABREU (.285, 14 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<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 1 0 .288
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
C Maybin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 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 .256
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
W Betemit ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

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
J Bonderman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.65

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.06

Pitches-strikes: C Wang 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 0-2. Batters
faced: C Wang 3.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY HIDEKI MATSUI SCORED JOHNNY DAMON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, B ABREU ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.336, 15 HR, 70 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.352, 22 HR, 109 RBI)
C GUILLEN (.305, 15 HR, 78 RBI)
R RABURN (.341, 3 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
R Raburn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
C Maybin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .299
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .335
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
W Betemit ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 1 1 1 2 1 4

BATTING: SF - H Matsui. RBI - H Matsui (84). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Posada 1. Team LOB - 2.


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DETROIT - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 1 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.06

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 21-10; C Wang 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Bonderman 1-1; C Wang 0-2. Batters faced: J Bonderman 6; C Wang 3.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0
NY YANKEES 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.309, 13 HR, 70 RBI)
W BETEMIT (.231, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.286, 2 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
R Raburn 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
C Maybin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .299
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .335
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
W Betemit ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 1 1 1 2 1 4

BATTING: SF - H Matsui. RBI - H Matsui (84). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Posada 1. Team LOB - 2.


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DETROIT - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 1 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.03

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 21-10; C Wang 29-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Bonderman 1-1; C Wang 1-3. Batters faced: J Bonderman 6; C Wang 8.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MAYBIN (.286, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.288, 0-FOR-1)
S CASEY (.286, 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 1 0 .288
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
R Raburn 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
C Maybin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .258
M Cabrera cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .299
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .335
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
W Betemit ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286

Totals 6 1 1 1 4 2 6

BATTING: SF - H Matsui. RBI - H Matsui (84). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Posada 1, M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 4.


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DETROIT - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 10 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 1 1 1 4 2 0 4.65

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.03

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 43-21; C Wang 29-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Bonderman 2-2; C Wang 1-3. Batters faced: J Bonderman 11; C Wang 8.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<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 1 0 1 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.285, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A RODRIGUEZ (.304, 0-FOR-0, BB)
H MATSUI (.299, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<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 2 0 .287
S Casey 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
R Raburn 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
C Maybin lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. Team LOB - 3.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .258
M Cabrera cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .299
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .335
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
W Betemit ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286

Totals 6 1 1 1 4 2 6

BATTING: SF - H Matsui. RBI - H Matsui (84). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Posada 1, M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 4.


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DETROIT - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 10 -- 1
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 1 1 1 4 2 0 4.65

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 4.00

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 43-21; C Wang 42-33. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Bonderman 2-2; C Wang 1-4. Batters faced: J Bonderman 11; C Wang 12.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY HIDEKI MATSUI SCORED BOBBY ABREU.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H MATSUI ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.335, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<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 1 0 1 2 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.351, 0-FOR-1)
C GUILLEN (.304, 0-FOR-1)
R RABURN (.349, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .287
S Casey 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
G Sheffield dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
R Raburn 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
M Rabelo c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
C Maybin lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Inge 1. Team LOB - 3.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .258
M Cabrera cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
B Abreu rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .287
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
H Matsui dh 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 .301
J Posada c 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .334
R Cano 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
W Betemit ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286

Totals 11 2 3 2 4 2 8

BATTING: SF - H Matsui. RBI - H Matsui 2 (85). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Posada 1, M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Abreu (17, 2nd base off J Bonderman/M Rabelo).


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DETROIT - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 101 -- 2
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 3 3 2 2 4 2 0 4.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 4.00

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 59-30; C Wang 42-33. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Bonderman 3-4; C Wang 1-4. Batters faced: J Bonderman 16; C Wang 12.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE RABELO SCORED CARLOS GUILLEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M RABELO ON SECOND, R RABURN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.244, 0-FOR-1)</div>