AL: SEATTLE at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS NY YANKEES (12) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 a-A Jones ph-cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .257 J Vidro dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 b-C Jimerson ph-dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 J Guillen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 c-W Balentien ph-rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 R Ibanez lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 d-N Green ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 A Beltre 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .281 M Morse 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .292 K Johjima c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 R Johnson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 e-J Reed ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Y Betancourt ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 f-J Clement ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 27 3 7 3 4 2 7 a-walked for I Suzuki in the 8th; b-reached on infield single to third for J Vidro in the 8th; c-doubled to deep left center for J Guillen in the 8th; d-grounded to pitcher for R Ibanez in the 8th; e-grounded to second for J Lopez in the 8th; f-struck out swinging for Y Betancourt in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - W Balentien (1, L Vizcaino). HR - A Beltre (22, 7th inning off C Wang 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Beltre (84), W Balentien 2 (2). 2-out RBI - W Balentien 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Green 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - J Lopez, J Guillen, K Johjima. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: E - K Johjima (2, catchers interference). DP: 3 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-B Broussard, K Johjima-J Lopez, M Morse-N Green-B Broussard). NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .294 D Jeter ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .321 B Abreu rf 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .287 A Rodriguez 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .310 a-A Gonzalez ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 J Posada c 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 .337 H Matsui lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .296 J Damon pr-lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 S Duncan dh 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .273 R Cano 2b 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .303 W Betemit 1b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .216 D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 Totals 40 12 20 12 2 5 15 a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for A Rodriguez in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (27, H Ramirez); R Cano (35, R Rowland-Smith). HR - J Posada 2 (18, 2nd inning off H Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off S White 0 on, 0 Out), A Rodriguez (46, 6th inning off H Ramirez 0 on, 1 Out), B Abreu (16, 7th inning off B Morrow 0 on, 1 Out). S - W Betemit. RBI - J Posada 2 (80), A Rodriguez (131), R Cano 3 (79), W Betemit (16), B Abreu (91), S Duncan 2 (15), M Cabrera (61), D Jeter (60). 2-out RBI - R Cano, W Betemit, M Cabrera, D Jeter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, A Rodriguez 1, M Cabrera 2, A Gonzalez 1. GIDP - A Rodriguez, S Duncan. Reached via catcher's interference - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: CS - H Matsui (2, 2nd base by H Ramirez/K Johjima). FIELDING: Outfield assists - H Matsui (A Beltre at Home). DP: 3 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-W Betemit, R Cano-D Jeter-W Betemit, D Jeter-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 000 000 12 -- 3 NY YANKEES - 010 003 71 -- 12 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez 5 2/3 9 4 3 1 3 2 6.45 E O'Flaherty 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.50 B Morrow 1/3 3 3 3 0 0 1 3.58 R Rowland-Smith 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3.60 J Parrish 2/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.85 S White 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.11 NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era C Wang 7 1/3 5 1 1 3 1 1 3.68 L Vizcaino 1/3 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.21 C Britton 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 R Rowland-Smith pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 99-67; E O'Flaherty 10-7; B Morrow 15-9; R Rowland-Smith 8-3; J Parrish 19-11; S White 13-7; C Wang 86-52; L Vizcaino 22-10; C Britton 5-3. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 10-3; E O'Flaherty 0-0; B Morrow 0-1; R Rowland-Smith 0-0; J Parrish 1-0; S White 3-0; C Wang 17-3; L Vizcaino 0-0; C Britton 1-0. Batters faced: H Ramirez 26; E O'Flaherty 2; B Morrow 4; R Rowland-Smith 3; J Parrish 5; S White 4; C Wang 26; L Vizcaino 4; C Britton 1. UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>
Wang, Rodriguez lift Yankees to important win <h3>NY YANKEES 12, SEATTLE 3</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Chien-Ming Wang, Alex Rodriguez andthe New York Yankees put it all together in an important game onTuesday night. Wang became the baseball's first 17-game winner and AlexRodriguez blasted his major league-leading 46th homer as theYankees pounded the Seattle Mariners, 12-3, in a battle of thetop two clubs in the American League wild card race. Robinson Cano had four hits and three RBI and Jorge Posadasmashed two homers for New York (77-62), which leads Seattle(74-63) by two games in the wild card standings. The teams playthe finale of their crucial three-game set on Wednesday. After a rousing sweep of the rival Boston Red Sox last week, theYankees lost two of three to the last-place Tampa Bay DevilRays and the opener against the Mariners, who snapped anine-game losing streak with the victory. New York also got hit by the injury bug on Monday. Firstbaseman Andy Phillips went down for the season with a brokenwrist and righthander Roger Clemens left his start with rightelbow pain. Clemens, who may not miss a start, will receive a cortisone shoton Wednesday. But it was Wang (17-6) who gave the Yankees ashot in the arm in this one. It was an impressive outing for the righthander, who allowedjust one run and five hits while striking out one and walkingthree in 7 1/3 frames to pick up his sixth win in six careerstarts vs. Seattle. Wang left the game in the eighth after throwing 84 pitches.After retiring Jeremy Reed on a grounder to second, pitchingcoach Ron Guidry and manager Joe Torre each made a trip to themound before pulling the righthander, who has had blisterproblems in the past. Luis Vizcaino got an out in the eighth before Chris Brittonpitched the final 1 1/3 innings. The Yankees started the scoring in the second on Posada's solohomer off Mariners starter Horacio Ramirez (8-5). New York added three more runs in the sixth, highlighted byRodriguez, who blasted a majestic one-out homer into the leftfield upper deck to make it 2-0. Posada then was issued a walk and Hideki Matsui reached oncatcher's interference, sending Posada - who was running on thepitch - to third. After rookie Shelley Duncan struck out, Canoripped an RBI single to give the Yankees a three-run advantage. Wilson Betemit added a run-scoring single of his own to cap thescoring in the frame. New York then added seven runs in theseventh to put the game out of reach. The outburst was keyed byBobby Abreu's solo homer, Duncan's two-run single, Cano'stwo-run double and RBI singles by Melky Cabrera and Derek Jeter. The Yankees received a scare in the seventh when Rodriguez slidinto third base and had the Mariners' Adrian Beltre land on hisankle. But the slugger remained in the game. Ramirez yielded four runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings whilestriking out three and walking one. Beltre smacked his 22ndhomer of the season for the Mariners, who have lost 10 of theirlast 11 games.
Wang, Rodriguez lift Yankees to important win <h3>NY YANKEES 12, SEATTLE 3</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Chien-Ming Wang, Alex Rodriguez andthe New York Yankees put it all together in an important game onTuesday night. Wang joined Boston's Josh Beckett as baseball's first 17-gamewinners and Alex Rodriguez blasted his major league-leading 46thhomer as the Yankees pounded the Seattle Mariners, 12-3, in abattle of the top two clubs in the American League wild cardrace. Robinson Cano had four hits and three RBI and Jorge Posadasmashed two homers for New York (77-62), which leads Seattle(74-63) by two games in the wild card standings. The teams playthe finale of their crucial three-game set on Wednesday. After a rousing sweep of the rival Boston Red Sox last week, theYankees lost two of three to the last-place Tampa Bay DevilRays and the opener against the Mariners, who snapped anine-game losing streak with the victory. New York also got hit by the injury bug on Monday. Firstbaseman Andy Phillips went down for the season with a brokenwrist and righthander Roger Clemens left his start with rightelbow pain. Clemens, who may not miss a start, will receive a cortisone shoton Wednesday. But it was Wang (17-6) who gave the Yankees ashot in the arm in this one. It was an impressive outing for the righthander, who allowedjust one run and five hits while striking out one and walkingthree in 7 1/3 frames to pick up his sixth win in six careerstarts vs. Seattle. Wang left the game in the eighth after throwing 84 pitches.After retiring Jeremy Reed on a grounder to second, pitchingcoach Ron Guidry and manager Joe Torre each made a trip to themound before pulling the righthander, who has had blisterproblems in the past. Luis Vizcaino got an out in the eighth before Chris Brittonpitched the final 1 1/3 innings. The Yankees started the scoring in the second on Posada's solohomer off Mariners starter Horacio Ramirez (8-5). New York added three more runs in the sixth, highlighted byRodriguez, who blasted a majestic one-out homer into the leftfield upper deck to make it 2-0. Posada then was issued a walk and Hideki Matsui reached oncatcher's interference, sending Posada - who was running on thepitch - to third. After rookie Shelley Duncan struck out, Canoripped an RBI single to give the Yankees a three-run advantage. Wilson Betemit added a run-scoring single of his own to cap thescoring in the frame. New York then added seven runs in theseventh to put the game out of reach. The outburst was keyed byBobby Abreu's solo homer, Duncan's two-run single, Cano'stwo-run double and RBI singles by Melky Cabrera and Derek Jeter. The Yankees received a scare in the seventh when Rodriguez slidinto third base and had the Mariners' Adrian Beltre land on hisankle. But the slugger remained in the game. Ramirez yielded four runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings whilestriking out three and walking one. Beltre smacked his 22ndhomer of the season for the Mariners, who have lost 10 of theirlast 11 games.
AL: SEATTLE at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 8 1 NY YANKEES 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1 x 12 20 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), BRANDON MORROW (7TH), RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (7TH), JOHN PARRISH (7TH), SEAN WHITE (8TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA, ROB JOHNSON (8TH) NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG, LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH), CHRIS BRITTON (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA HOME RUNS: SEA - ADRIAN BELTRE (22) OFF CHIEN-MING WANG IN THE 7TH, 0 ON NYY - JORGE POSADA (17) OFF HORACIO RAMIREZ IN THE 2ND, 0 ON ALEX RODRIGUEZ (46) OFF HORACIO RAMIREZ IN THE 6TH, 0 ON BOBBY ABREU (16) OFF BRANDON MORROW IN THE 7TH, 0 ON JORGE POSADA (18) OFF SEAN WHITE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>
AL: SEATTLE at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 8 1 NY YANKEES 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1 x 12 20 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (6TH), BRANDON MORROW (7TH), RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (7TH), JOHN PARRISH (7TH), SEAN WHITE (8TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA, ROB JOHNSON (8TH) NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG, LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH), CHRIS BRITTON (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA WP - CHIEN-MING WANG (17-6) LP - HORACIO RAMIREZ (8-5) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: SEA - ADRIAN BELTRE (22) OFF CHIEN-MING WANG IN THE 7TH, 0 ON NYY - JORGE POSADA (17) OFF HORACIO RAMIREZ IN THE 2ND, 0 ON ALEX RODRIGUEZ (46) OFF HORACIO RAMIREZ IN THE 6TH, 0 ON BOBBY ABREU (16) OFF BRANDON MORROW IN THE 7TH, 0 ON JORGE POSADA (18) OFF SEAN WHITE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:13 ATT: 52,487 PROBABLES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (9-12, 4.37) NYY - PHILIP HUGHES (2-3, 5.65)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS NY YANKEES (12) - FINAL SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 a-A Jones ph-cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .257 J Vidro dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 b-C Jimerson ph-dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 J Guillen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 c-W Balentien ph-rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 R Ibanez lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 d-N Green ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 A Beltre 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .281 M Morse 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 B Broussard 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .291 K Johjima c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 R Johnson c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 J Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 e-J Reed ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Y Betancourt ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 f-J Clement ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 31 3 8 3 4 2 10 a-walked for I Suzuki in the 8th; b-reached on infield single to third for J Vidro in the 8th; c-doubled to deep left center for J Guillen in the 8th; d-grounded to pitcher for R Ibanez in the 8th; e-grounded to second for J Lopez in the 8th; f-struck out swinging for Y Betancourt in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - W Balentien (1, L Vizcaino). HR - A Beltre (22, 7th inning off C Wang 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Beltre (84), W Balentien 2 (2). 2-out RBI - W Balentien 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Green 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - J Lopez, J Guillen, K Johjima. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: E - K Johjima (2, catchers interference). DP: 3 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-B Broussard, K Johjima-J Lopez, M Morse-N Green-B Broussard). NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .294 D Jeter ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .321 B Abreu rf 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .287 A Rodriguez 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .310 a-A Gonzalez ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 J Posada c 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 .337 H Matsui lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .296 J Damon pr-lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 S Duncan dh 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .273 R Cano 2b 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .303 W Betemit 1b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .216 D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 Totals 40 12 20 12 2 5 15 a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for A Rodriguez in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (27, H Ramirez); R Cano (35, R Rowland-Smith). HR - J Posada 2 (18, 2nd inning off H Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off S White 0 on, 0 Out), A Rodriguez (46, 6th inning off H Ramirez 0 on, 1 Out), B Abreu (16, 7th inning off B Morrow 0 on, 1 Out). S - W Betemit. RBI - J Posada 2 (80), A Rodriguez (131), R Cano 3 (79), W Betemit (16), B Abreu (91), S Duncan 2 (15), M Cabrera (61), D Jeter (60). 2-out RBI - R Cano, W Betemit, M Cabrera, D Jeter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, A Rodriguez 1, M Cabrera 2, A Gonzalez 1. GIDP - A Rodriguez, S Duncan. Reached via catcher's interference - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: CS - H Matsui (2, 2nd base by H Ramirez/K Johjima). FIELDING: Outfield assists - H Matsui (A Beltre at Home). DP: 3 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-W Betemit, R Cano-D Jeter-W Betemit, D Jeter-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 000 000 120 -- 3 NY YANKEES - 010 003 71x -- 12 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era H Ramirez (L, 8-5) 5 2/3 9 4 3 1 3 2 6.45 E O'Flaherty 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.50 B Morrow 1/3 3 3 3 0 0 1 3.58 R Rowland-Smith 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3.60 J Parrish 2/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.85 S White 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.11 NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era C Wang (W, 17-6) 7 1/3 5 1 1 3 1 1 3.68 L Vizcaino 1/3 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.21 C Britton 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.89 R Rowland-Smith pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. Pitches-strikes: H Ramirez 99-67; E O'Flaherty 10-7; B Morrow 15-9; R Rowland-Smith 8-3; J Parrish 19-11; S White 13-7; C Wang 86-52; L Vizcaino 22-10; C Britton 18-9. Ground balls-fly balls: H Ramirez 10-3; E O'Flaherty 0-0; B Morrow 0-1; R Rowland-Smith 0-0; J Parrish 1-0; S White 3-0; C Wang 17-3; L Vizcaino 0-0; C Britton 1-3. Batters faced: H Ramirez 26; E O'Flaherty 2; B Morrow 4; R Rowland-Smith 3; J Parrish 5; S White 4; C Wang 26; L Vizcaino 4; C Britton 5. UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Gerry Davis. T--3:13. Att--52,487. Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (3) AT NY YANKEES (12) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada homered to left. H Matsui struck out swinging. S Duncan grounded out to third. R Cano reached on infield single to first. W Betemit singled to center, R Cano to second. M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, W Betemit out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 6TH: B Abreu flied out to center. A Rodriguez homered to left. J Posada walked. H Matsui reached first base on catcher's interference, J Posada to second. S Duncan struck out swinging. R Cano singled to center, J Posada scored, H Matsui to third. E O'Flaherty relieved H Ramirez. W Betemit singled to center, H Matsui scored, R Cano to third. M Cabrera struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 4. SEATTLE 7TH: D Mientkiewicz at first base. R Ibanez grounded out to pitcher. A Beltre homered to left. B Broussard walked. K Johjima grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Broussard out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, NY YANKEES 4. NY YANKEES 7TH: B Morrow relieved E O'Flaherty. D Jeter flied out to right. B Abreu homered to right. A Rodriguez singled to left. J Posada singled to left center, A Rodriguez to third. R Rowland-Smith relieved B Morrow. H Matsui walked, J Posada to second. S Duncan singled to left, A Rodriguez and J Posada scored, H Matsui to second. J Damon ran for H Matsui. R Cano doubled to deep right center, J Damon and S Duncan scored. J Parrish relieved R Rowland-Smith. D Mientkiewicz struck out swinging. M Cabrera singled to right, R Cano scored, M Cabrera to second advancing on throw. D Jeter singled to center, M Cabrera scored. B Abreu singled to center, D Jeter to second. A Gonzalez hit for A Rodriguez. A Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Abreu out at second. (7 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, NY YANKEES 11. SEATTLE 8TH: A Gonzalez at third base. J Damon in left field. J Reed hit for J Lopez. J Reed grounded out to second. J Clement hit for Y Betancourt. L Vizcaino relieved C Wang. J Clement struck out swinging. A Jones hit for I Suzuki. A Jones walked. C Jimerson hit for J Vidro. C Jimerson reached on infield single to third, A Jones to second. W Balentien hit for J Guillen. W Balentien doubled to deep left center, A Jones and C Jimerson scored. N Green hit for R Ibanez. C Britton relieved L Vizcaino. N Green grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, NY YANKEES 11. NY YANKEES 8TH: A Jones in center field. W Balentien in right field. N Green at second base. M Morse at third base. R Johnson catching. J Reed in left field. W Bloomquist at shortstop. S White relieved J Parrish. J Posada homered to right. J Damon singled to left. S Duncan grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Damon out at second. R Cano grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, NY YANKEES 12.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE (3) AT NY YANKEES (12) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF, A Beltre 3B, B Broussard 1B, K Johjima C, J Lopez 2B, Y Betancourt SS, H Ramirez LHP. Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- M Cabrera CF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B, J Posada C, H Matsui LF, S Duncan DH, R Cano 2B, W Betemit 1B, C Wang RHP. Umpires -- Greg Gibson (HP), Larry Vanover (1B), Tony Randazzo (2B), Gerry Davis (3B). Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 3 mph. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to second. J Vidro grounded out to second. J Guillen grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 1ST: M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. D Jeter lined out to first. B Abreu doubled to deep left center. A Rodriguez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 0. SEATTLE 2ND: R Ibanez singled to center. A Beltre grounded out to third, R Ibanez to second. B Broussard grounded out to second, R Ibanez to third. K Johjima grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada homered to left. H Matsui struck out swinging. S Duncan grounded out to third. R Cano reached on infield single to first. W Betemit singled to center, R Cano to second. M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, W Betemit out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 1. SEATTLE 3RD: J Lopez lined out to right. Y Betancourt grounded out to third. I Suzuki lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 3RD: D Jeter grounded out to pitcher. B Abreu singled to left. A Rodriguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Abreu out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 1. SEATTLE 4TH: J Vidro grounded out to pitcher. J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. R Ibanez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 4TH: J Posada singled to right. H Matsui grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Posada out at second. S Duncan struck out swinging. H Matsui caught stealing second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 1. SEATTLE 5TH: A Beltre walked. B Broussard walked, A Beltre to second. K Johjima singled to left, A Beltre thrown out at home, B Broussard to second. J Lopez grounded into double play, third to second to first, K Johjima out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 5TH: R Cano singled to center. W Betemit sacrificed to catcher, R Cano to second. M Cabrera grounded out to second, R Cano to third. D Jeter flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 1. SEATTLE 6TH: Y Betancourt flied out to center. I Suzuki singled to center. J Vidro singled to left, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Vidro out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 6TH: B Abreu flied out to center. A Rodriguez homered to left. J Posada walked. H Matsui reached first base on catcher's interference, J Posada to second. S Duncan struck out swinging. R Cano singled to center, J Posada scored, H Matsui to third. E O'Flaherty relieved H Ramirez. W Betemit singled to center, H Matsui scored, R Cano to third. M Cabrera struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 0, NY YANKEES 4. SEATTLE 7TH: D Mientkiewicz at first base. R Ibanez grounded out to pitcher. A Beltre homered to left. B Broussard walked. K Johjima grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Broussard out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, NY YANKEES 4. NY YANKEES 7TH: B Morrow relieved E O'Flaherty. D Jeter flied out to right. B Abreu homered to right. A Rodriguez singled to left. J Posada singled to left center, A Rodriguez to third. R Rowland-Smith relieved B Morrow. H Matsui walked, J Posada to second. S Duncan singled to left, A Rodriguez and J Posada scored, H Matsui to second. J Damon ran for H Matsui. R Cano doubled to deep right center, J Damon and S Duncan scored. J Parrish relieved R Rowland-Smith. D Mientkiewicz struck out swinging. M Cabrera singled to right, R Cano scored, M Cabrera to second advancing on throw. D Jeter singled to center, M Cabrera scored. B Abreu singled to center, D Jeter to second. A Gonzalez hit for A Rodriguez. A Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Abreu out at second. (7 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, NY YANKEES 11. SEATTLE 8TH: A Gonzalez at third base. J Damon in left field. J Reed hit for J Lopez. J Reed grounded out to second. J Clement hit for Y Betancourt. L Vizcaino relieved C Wang. J Clement struck out swinging. A Jones hit for I Suzuki. A Jones walked. C Jimerson hit for J Vidro. C Jimerson reached on infield single to third, A Jones to second. W Balentien hit for J Guillen. W Balentien doubled to deep left center, A Jones and C Jimerson scored. N Green hit for R Ibanez. C Britton relieved L Vizcaino. N Green grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, NY YANKEES 11. NY YANKEES 8TH: A Jones in center field. W Balentien in right field. N Green at second base. M Morse at third base. R Johnson catching. J Reed in left field. W Bloomquist at shortstop. S White relieved J Parrish. J Posada homered to right. J Damon singled to left. S Duncan grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Damon out at second. R Cano grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, NY YANKEES 12. SEATTLE 9TH: M Morse reached on infield single to shortstop. B Broussard fouled out to left. R Johnson flied out to center. J Reed popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, NY YANKEES 12.</div>
Wang, Rodriguez lift Yankees to important win <h3>NY YANKEES 12, SEATTLE 3</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Chien-Ming Wang, Alex Rodriguez andthe New York Yankees put it all together in an important game onTuesday night. Wang joined Boston's Josh Beckett as baseball's first 17-gamewinners and Alex Rodriguez blasted his major league-leading 46thhomer as the Yankees pounded the Seattle Mariners, 12-3, in abattle of the top two clubs in the American League wild cardrace. Robinson Cano had four hits and three RBI and Jorge Posadasmashed two homers for New York (77-62), which leads Seattle(74-63) by two games in the wild card standings. The teams playthe finale of their crucial three-game set on Wednesday. "Hopefully, we can turn it into something," Yankees manager JoeTorre said. "We're two out," Mariners manager John McLaren said. "All weneed to do is just get that streak that we're looking for." After a rousing sweep of the rival Boston Red Sox last week, theYankees lost two of three to the last-place Tampa Bay DevilRays and the opener against the Mariners, who snapped anine-game losing streak with the victory. New York also got hit by the injury bug on Monday. Firstbaseman Andy Phillips went down for the season with a brokenwrist and righthander Roger Clemens left his start with rightelbow pain. Clemens, who may not miss a start, may receive a cortisone shoton Wednesday. "In his mind, he's probably thinking that he can pitch his nextgo-around," Torre said. "We're not going to do that. We'rehappy that the MRI showed no structural problems. "It's irritation, which is not a surprise. He's going to go toHouston and see a doctor down there that he's used to seeing.There's a chance he'll get a (cortisone) shot but that doctorwill make that decision." But it was Wang (17-6) who gave the Yankees a shot in the arm inthis one. "Wang is tough," McLaren said. "It seemed like every out was aground ball." It was an impressive outing for the righthander, who allowedjust one run and five hits while striking out one and walkingthree in 7 1/3 frames to pick up his sixth win in six careerstarts vs. Seattle. Wang left the game in the eighth after throwing 84 pitches.After retiring Jeremy Reed on a grounder to second, pitchingcoach Ron Guidry and manager Joe Torre each made a trip to themound before pulling the righthander, who has had blisterproblems in the past. "His back got stiff on him," Torre said. "You can see after hethrew the first couple of pitches it just looked like he didn'tbend his back. It's not an issue." "I couldn't get loose," Wang said. "I'm not too worried aboutit." Luis Vizcaino got an out in the eighth before Chris Brittonpitched the final 1 1/3 innings. The Yankees started the scoring in the second on Posada's solohomer off Mariners starter Horacio Ramirez (8-5). "It's pretty remarkable," Torre said. "A catcher in this dayand age to go out there and have those offensive numbers. Jorgehas been right there all year long." New York added three more runs in the sixth, highlighted byRodriguez, who blasted a majestic one-out homer into the leftfield upper deck to make it 2-0. "It doesn't matter where it lands," Rodriguez said. "It onlycounts for one run." Posada then was issued a walk and Hideki Matsui reached oncatcher's interference, sending Posada - who was running on thepitch - to third. After rookie Shelley Duncan struck out, Canoripped an RBI single to give the Yankees a three-run advantage. Wilson Betemit added a run-scoring single of his own to cap thescoring in the frame. New York then added seven runs in theseventh to put the game out of reach. The outburst was keyed byBobby Abreu's solo homer, Duncan's two-run single, Cano'stwo-run double and RBI singles by Melky Cabrera and Derek Jeter. The Yankees received a scare in the seventh when Rodriguez slidinto third base and had the Mariners' Adrian Beltre land on hisankle. But the slugger remained in the game. "It's a little sore right now," Rodriguez said. "I'm going tosee how I feel in the morning. It was more of a scare thananything." Ramirez yielded four runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings whilestriking out three and walking one. Beltre smacked his 22ndhomer of the season for the Mariners, who have lost 10 of theirlast 11 games.
