GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (70-56) at LA ANGELS (74-51)

AL: NY YANKEES at LA ANGELS

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NY YANKEES 8
LA ANGELS 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at LA ANGELS

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NY YANKEES (8) AT LA ANGELS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu grounded out to first. A Rodriguez walked.
H Matsui flied out to left. J Posada doubled to deep left, A Rodriguez to third.
R Cano reached on infield single to pitcher, A Rodriguez scored, J Posada out
at home. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 6TH: R Willits struck out looking. O Cabrera homered to left
center. V Guerrero struck out swinging. G Anderson flied out to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, LA ANGELS 1.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Posada walked. R Cano singled to center, J Posada to
third. W Betemit flied out to right. M Cabrera singled to right center,
J Posada scored, R Cano to second. J Damon flied out to left. D Jeter singled
to right, R Cano scored, M Cabrera to second, D Jeter thrown out at second
attempting to advance on play. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3,
LA ANGELS 1.

NY YANKEES 8TH: B Abreu homered to center. S Shields relieved J Lackey.
A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui doubled to right, A Rodriguez to third. J Posada
doubled to left, A Rodriguez and H Matsui scored. R Cano fouled out to left.
C Bootcheck relieved S Shields. W Betemit flied out to right, J Posada to
third. M Cabrera singled to left, J Posada scored. J Damon walked, M Cabrera
to second. D Jeter struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7,
LA ANGELS 1.

NY YANKEES 9TH: B Abreu reached on infield single to shortstop.
A Rodriguez struck out looking. H Matsui singled to center, B Abreu to third.
J Posada popped out to second. R Cano reached on infield single to second,
B Abreu scored, H Matsui to second. W Betemit flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 9TH: M Rivera relieved J Chamberlain. G Anderson struck out
swinging. H Kendrick singled to left. G Matthews Jr reached on infield single
to second, H Kendrick to second. M Izturis singled to right, H Kendrick
scored, G Matthews Jr to second. C Kotchman hit for R Quinlan. C Kotchman
struck out swinging. J Mathis flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 8, LA ANGELS 2.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at LA ANGELS

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NY YANKEES (8) AT LA ANGELS (2) - EVENT LOG
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Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon LF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui DH, J Posada C, R Cano 2B, W Betemit 1B, M Cabrera CF, A Pettitte LHP.

La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits LF, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF,
G Anderson DH, H Kendrick 2B, G Matthews Jr CF, M Izturis 3B, R Quinlan 1B,
J Mathis C, J Lackey RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Emmel (HP), Dan Iassogna (1B), Dale Scott (2B), Ron Kulpa (3B).


Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 4 mph.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon singled to left. D Jeter grounded into double
play, shortstop to first, J Damon out at second. B Abreu struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits struck out swinging. O Cabrera grounded out to
third. V Guerrero flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
LA ANGELS 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez flied out to center. H Matsui singled to
right. J Posada singled to center, H Matsui to third. R Cano grounded into
double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Posada out at second.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: G Anderson singled to right. H Kendrick grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, G Anderson out at second. G Matthews
Jr grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, LA ANGELS 0.

NY YANKEES 3RD: W Betemit struck out looking. M Cabrera bunt grounded out
to catcher. J Damon doubled to deep right. D Jeter flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 3RD: M Izturis struck out looking. R Quinlan bunt grounded out
to catcher. J Mathis walked. J Mathis to second on passed ball by J Posada.
R Willits struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
LA ANGELS 0.

NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu grounded out to first. A Rodriguez walked.
H Matsui flied out to left. J Posada doubled to deep left, A Rodriguez to third.
R Cano reached on infield single to pitcher, A Rodriguez scored, J Posada out
at home. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 4TH: O Cabrera flied out to right. V Guerrero doubled to deep
left. V Guerrero to third on wild pitch by A Pettitte. G Anderson walked.
H Kendrick grounded into double play, third to second to first, G Anderson out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, LA ANGELS 0.

NY YANKEES 5TH: W Betemit struck out swinging. M Cabrera fouled out to
first. J Damon struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1,
LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 5TH: G Matthews Jr grounded out to shortstop. M Izturis singled
to center. R Quinlan flied out to right. J Mathis struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, LA ANGELS 0.

NY YANKEES 6TH: D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. B Abreu flied out to
left. A Rodriguez walked. A Rodriguez stole second. H Matsui flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 6TH: R Willits struck out looking. O Cabrera homered to left
center. V Guerrero struck out swinging. G Anderson flied out to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, LA ANGELS 1.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Posada walked. R Cano singled to center, J Posada to
third. W Betemit flied out to right. M Cabrera singled to right center,
J Posada scored, R Cano to second. J Damon flied out to left. D Jeter singled
to right, R Cano scored, M Cabrera to second, D Jeter thrown out at second
attempting to advance on play. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 7TH: H Kendrick reached on infield single to second. G Matthews
Jr flied out to right. M Izturis grounded out to first, H Kendrick to second.
R Quinlan grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3,
LA ANGELS 1.

NY YANKEES 8TH: B Abreu homered to center. S Shields relieved J Lackey.
A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui doubled to right, A Rodriguez to third. J Posada
doubled to left, A Rodriguez and H Matsui scored. R Cano fouled out to left.
C Bootcheck relieved S Shields. W Betemit flied out to right, J Posada to
third. M Cabrera singled to left, J Posada scored. J Damon walked, M Cabrera
to second. D Jeter struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7,
LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 8TH: J Chamberlain relieved A Pettitte. J Mathis struck out
swinging. R Willits singled to center. R Willits to second on passed ball by
J Posada. O Cabrera struck out swinging. V Guerrero struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, LA ANGELS 1.

NY YANKEES 9TH: B Abreu reached on infield single to shortstop.
A Rodriguez struck out looking. H Matsui singled to center, B Abreu to third.
J Posada popped out to second. R Cano reached on infield single to second,
B Abreu scored, H Matsui to second. W Betemit flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 9TH: M Rivera relieved J Chamberlain. G Anderson struck out
swinging. H Kendrick singled to left. G Matthews Jr reached on infield single
to second, H Kendrick to second. M Izturis singled to right, H Kendrick
scored, G Matthews Jr to second. C Kotchman hit for R Quinlan. C Kotchman
struck out swinging. J Mathis flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 8, LA ANGELS 2.</div>

 

Pettitte goes seven strong to help Yankees avoid sweep

<h3>NY YANKEES 8, LA ANGELS 2</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees finallyfound a way to beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and gainedsome ground in the playoff race in the process.


The Yankees broke open a tight contest with a late surge to earnan 8-2 victory Wednesday and avoid a sweep at the hands of theAngels.


The triumph also was manager Joe Torre's 1,150th with theYankees, pushing him past Hall of Famer Casey Stengel for secondplace on the franchise list. Joe McCarthy holds the top spotwith 2,348 wins.


Bobby Abreu homered and Jorge Posada and Melky Cabrera eachdrove in a pair of runs for New York (71-56), which pulled backwithin five games of the Boston Red Sox (76-51) in the AmericanLeague East Division and 1 1/2 of the Seattle Mariners (71-53)in the wild card race.


Andy Pettitte (11-7) got the start for the Yankees and picked upthe win, allowing one run and five hits in seven frames whilewalking two and striking out six. Pettitte improved to 7-1 inhis last nine starts, with his lone loss coming againstBaltimore on July 27.


Angels ace John Lackey (15-8) matched his counterpart throughsix innings before running into trouble in the seventh. TheAll-Star righthander squandered a 1-1 tie by walking Posada andallowing a single to Robinson Cano.


After Lackey got Wilson Betemit to fly out, Cabrera snapped thetie with an RBI single to center. Derek Jeter made it 3-1 witha run-scoring base hit to right.


Lackey was pulled in the eighth after allowing Abreu's soloblast that led off the inning. He was charged with four runsand 10 hits while walking three and striking out four inseven-plus frames.


Lackey fell to just 4-7 lifetime against the Yankees.

It was the second disappointment in a row for Lackey, who wastorched for six earned runs and 11 hits in just four inningsagainst Boston in his previous start.


Struggling setup man Scot Shields relieved Lackey and allowedthree runs, including a two-run double by Posada. It is thethird time this month the righthander has allowed multiple runsin an outing, raising his ERA from 2.24 on August 1 to itscurrent 3.65 mark.


The Angels got to Pettitte for their first run in the sixthinning, when Orlando Cabrera connected for his eighth home runof year, knotting the game at 1-1.


Yankees phenom Joba Chamberlin struck out the side around asingle in the eighth inning. The 21-year-old righthandertouched 99 miles per hour on the radar gun and has now struckout 14 in eight major league innings while allowing just threehits and no runs.


Mariano Rivera allowed a run in the ninth on three consecutivesingles.

 

Pettitte goes seven strong to help Yankees avoid sweep

<h3>NY YANKEES 8, LA ANGELS 2</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees finallyfound a way to beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and gainedsome ground in the playoff race in the process.


The Yankees broke open a tight contest with a late surge to earnan 8-2 victory Wednesday and avoid a sweep at the hands of theAngels.


The triumph also was manager Joe Torre's 1,150th with theYankees, pushing him past Hall of Famer Casey Stengel for secondplace on the franchise list. Joe McCarthy holds the top spotwith 2,348 wins.


"It's a big accomplishment for me to be in the same class withStengel," Torre said. "Very proud to wear this uniform and passone of the legends like Casey."


Bobby Abreu homered and Jorge Posada and Melky Cabrera eachdrove in a pair of runs for New York (71-56), which pulled backwithin five games of the Boston Red Sox (76-51) in the AmericanLeague East Division and 1 1/2 of the Seattle Mariners (71-53)in the wild card race.


"Every game is big, and that's the approach we are taking,"Yankees captain Derek Jeter said. "We can't worry about whatthe other teams are doing, we are in a must-win situation everygame."


Andy Pettitte (11-7) got the start for the Yankees and picked upthe win, allowing one run and five hits in seven frames whilewalking two and striking out six. Pettitte improved to 7-1 inhis last nine starts, with his lone loss coming againstBaltimore on July 27.


"I just went out there and tried to keep my good mechanicstogether, give us a good outing and keep us in the game,"Pettitte said. "This was almost like a must-win game for us."

Angels ace John Lackey (15-8) matched his counterpart throughsix innings before running into trouble in the seventh. TheAll-Star righthander squandered a 1-1 tie by walking Posada andallowing a single to Robinson Cano.


"Just got myself into some trouble late in the game and couldn'tcome up with that big pitch I needed to get them out," Lackeysaid.


After Lackey got Wilson Betemit to fly out, Cabrera snapped thetie with an RBI single to center. Jeter made it 3-1 with arun-scoring base hit to right.


"Even though we lost the first two games of the series, we hitthe ball well," Jeter said. "Good sign to see us keep puttingruns on the board, especially heading into Detroit."

Lackey was pulled in the eighth after allowing Abreu's soloblast that led off the inning. He was charged with four runsand 10 hits while walking three and striking out four inseven-plus frames.


Lackey fell to just 4-7 lifetime against the Yankees.

"They always have a dangerous lineup that can put runs on theboard fast," Lackey said.


It was the second disappointment in a row for Lackey, who wastorched for six earned runs and 11 hits in just four inningsagainst Boston in his previous start.


"He pitched a lot better this time out than his outing inBoston," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's a competitorand will be ready for his next start."


Struggling setup man Scot Shields relieved Lackey and allowedthree runs, including a two-run double by Posada. It is thethird time this month the righthander has allowed multiple runsin an outing, raising his ERA from 2.24 on August 1 to itscurrent 3.65 mark.


"Jorge has been swinging a good bat all year for us," Jetersaid. "He just has been so consistent and tends to keep comingup with big hits."


The Angels got to Pettitte for their first run in the sixthinning, when Orlando Cabrera connected for his eighth home runof year, knotting the game at 1-1.


Yankees phenom Joba Chamberlain struck out the side around asingle in the eighth inning. The 21-year-old righthandertouched 99 miles per hour on the radar gun and has now struckout 14 in eight major league innings while allowing just threehits and no runs.


"I just wanted to go out and challenge their hitters with mybest stuff," Chamberlain said. "It was good to get some workafter Andy pitched so great."


Mariano Rivera allowed a run in the ninth on three consecutivesingles.