GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (30-20) at NY YANKEES (21-26)

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MELKY CABRERA SCORED BOBBY ABREU.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J POSADA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 4
NY YANKEES 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.354, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

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

BATTERIES: LAA - JOHN LACKEY, FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH) AND MIKE NAPOLI

NYY - MIKE MUSSINA, SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), BRIAN BRUNEY
(7TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (9TH) AND WIL NIEVES

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

NYY - NONE</div>

 

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

BATTERIES: LAA - JOHN LACKEY, FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH) AND MIKE NAPOLI

NYY - MIKE MUSSINA, SCOTT PROCTOR (7TH), BRIAN BRUNEY
(7TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (9TH) AND WIL NIEVES


WP - JOHN LACKEY (8-3)
LP - SCOTT PROCTOR (0-2)
SAVE - FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (16)

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

NYY - NONE


TIME: 3:08 ATT: 53,508

PROBABLES: NYY - MATT DESALVO (1-1, 5.29)
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (0-2, 7.17)

PROBABLES: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (4-4, 5.61)
LAA - BARTOLO COLON (5-1, 4.57)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (4) VS NY YANKEES (3) - FINAL

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .328
O Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305
V Guerrero dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335
G Matthews Jr cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .287
C Kotchman 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .303
H Kendrick 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .308
M Napoli c 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .257
R Quinlan rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
a-E Aybar ph-rf 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .254
T Murphy rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
C Figgins 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .138

Totals 30 4 8 4 4 8 10

a-walked for R Quinlan in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - H Kendrick (3, S Proctor). SF - R Willits. RBI - M Napoli (15), E
Aybar (11), C Figgins (6), R Willits (8). 2-out RBI - M Napoli. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Figgins 1, H Kendrick 1. GIDP - H Kendrick. Team
LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Figgins (1, 2nd base by K Farnsworth/W Nieves), H
Kendrick (2, 2nd base by M Mussina/W Nieves).

FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (2, ground ball). DP: 1 (O Cabrera-H Kendrick-C
Kotchman).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .219
D Jeter ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .352
H Matsui lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
A Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .299
J Giambi dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255
R Cano 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .260
B Abreu rf 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .233
D Mientkiewicz 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
a-J Posada ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .372
W Nieves c 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .103
b-J Damon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272

Totals 32 3 6 3 3 4 12

a-singled to right for D Mientkiewicz in the 9th; b-grounded to first for W
Nieves in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (12, J Lackey); D Jeter (11, J Lackey). SF - M Cabrera.
RBI - W Nieves 2 (3), M Cabrera (14). 2-out RBI - W Nieves. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 2, J Giambi 1, H Matsui 2. GIDP - M Cabrera.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Abreu (7, 2nd base off J Lackey/M Napoli).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (E Aybar at 3rd base). DP: 2 (D
Jeter-D Mientkiewicz, M Cabrera-D Mientkiewicz).


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LA ANGELS - 000 010 300 -- 4
NY YANKEES - 010 100 001 -- 3
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey (W, 8-3) 8 5 2 2 2 4 0 2.36
F Rodriguez (S, 16) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.38

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 6 1/3 5 2 2 1 6 0 5.86
S Proctor (L, 0-2; B, 3) 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 3.65
B Bruney 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.57
K Farnsworth 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.87

S Proctor pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

HBP - B Abreu (by J Lackey); D Mientkiewicz (by J Lackey); C Kotchman (by B
Bruney). Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 105-68; F Rodriguez 28-15; M Mussina 95-64;
S Proctor 25-12; B Bruney 20-13; K Farnsworth 8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 12-8; F Rodriguez 1-2; M Mussina 8-4; S Proctor 0-0; B Bruney 0-3; K
Farnsworth 1-0. Batters faced: J Lackey 33; F Rodriguez 5; M Mussina 23; S
Proctor 4; B Bruney 6; K Farnsworth 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

T--3:08. Att--53,508.
Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
LA ANGELS 4
NY YANKEES 3 FINAL</div>

 

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LA ANGELS (4) AT NY YANKEES (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY YANKEES 2ND: R Cano lined out to left. B Abreu hit by pitch.
D Mientkiewicz flied out to left. B Abreu stole second. W Nieves singled
to left, B Abreu scored. M Cabrera singled to center, W Nieves to third.
D Jeter flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0,
NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 4TH: R Cano doubled to right. B Abreu flied out to left.
D Mientkiewicz hit by pitch. W Nieves singled to right center, R Cano scored,
D Mientkiewicz to third. M Cabrera grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, W Nieves out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0,
NY YANKEES 2.

LA ANGELS 5TH: G Matthews Jr reached on infield single to second.
C Kotchman reached on infield single to second, G Matthews Jr to second.
H Kendrick grounded into double play, shortstop to first, C Kotchman out
at second, G Matthews Jr to third. M Napoli singled to center, G Matthews Jr
scored. R Quinlan singled to center, M Napoli to third. C Figgins struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, NY YANKEES 2.

LA ANGELS 7TH: G Matthews Jr struck out looking. C Kotchman walked.
S Proctor relieved M Mussina. H Kendrick doubled to deep left, C Kotchman to
third. M Napoli walked. E Aybar hit for R Quinlan. E Aybar walked, C Kotchman
scored, H Kendrick to third, M Napoli to second. C Figgins walked, H Kendrick
scored, M Napoli to third, E Aybar to second. B Bruney relieved S Proctor.
R Willits hit sacrifice fly to center, M Napoli scored, E Aybar out at third.
(3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 9TH: T Murphy in right field. F Rodriguez relieved J Lackey.
B Abreu walked. J Posada hit for D Mientkiewicz. J Posada singled to right,
B Abreu to second. J Damon hit for W Nieves. J Damon grounded out to first,
B Abreu to third, J Posada to second. M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to right,
B Abreu scored, J Posada to third. D Jeter flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, NY YANKEES 3.</div>

 

A pair of bases-loaded walks lead Angels to sweep of Yanks

<h3>LA ANGELS 4, NY YANKEES 3</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim had seen enough of Mike Mussina. Then they patientlywaited out Scott Proctor.

Pinch hitter Erick Aybar tied the game with a bases-loaded walkin top of the seventh and Chone Figgins drove in the go-aheadrun with another free pass as the Angels rallied for a 4-3victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.

The Yankees appeared to be on their way to salvaging the finaleof the three-game series, taking a 2-0 lead behind two RBI frombackup catcher Wil Nieves and solid pitching from Mussina.

After being shelled for 12 runs and 18 hits in 12 innings duringlosses to Chicago and Boston, Mussina pitched as effectively ashe did during his two victories against Texas following hisstint on the disabled list. He struck out the first fourhitters and allowed one hit through four innings.

The Angels were only down 2-0 because John Lackey (8-3) wasequally as effective as Mussina. They got a run in the fifthwhen Mike Napoli extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13games with an RBI single.

Mussina stranded runners at the corners when he fanned Figginsand needed just six pitches to get through the sixth. Herecorded the first out of the seventh but left after allowing awalk to Casey Kotchman.

The 53,508 fans at Yankee Stadium gave Mussina a standingovation but would not have a similar reaction to Proctor, whohad not allowed a run in his previous 10 outings.

Proctor (0-2) began his 26th outing by allowing a double toHowie Kendrick and walking Napoli. The righthander got ahead ofAybar with two fastballs but Aybar saw 11 pitches and workedout a walk that tied the game.

Figgins would not have to wait as long as Aybar. Proctor walkedhim on five pitches and Kendrick scored.

Yankees manager Joe Torre brought in Brian Bruney and Proctorexited to a chorus of boos. Bruney gave up a sacrifice fly toleadoff hitter Reggie Willits but wisely cut off center fielderMelky Cabrera's relay throw and tagged Aybar at third base.

Lackey allowed RBI singles to Nieves in the second and fourthamong his five hits but became the first eight-game winner inthe majors.

He ran into trouble with two outs in the seventh, when DerekJeter doubled to right field but with runners on second andthird, he retired Hideki Matsui on a weak groundout to first andthen retired the heart of New York's lineup in order in theeighth.

After Lackey turned in his third outing of at least eightinnings, closer Francisco Rodriguez struggled in the ninth butnotched his 16th save in 17 opportunities.

Rodriguez opened the ninth by walking Bobby Abreu and allowing asingle to pinch hitter Jorge Posada. Following a visit frompitching coach Mike Butcher, he retired pinch hitter JohnnyDamon on a broken-bat groundout to first, which moved runners tosecond and third.

Cabrera lifted a sacrifice fly to right that scored Abreu. ButRodriguez finished the game by getting Jeter on a flyout tocenter.

Lackey matched a career-best with his fourth straight victory.He also won for the sixth time in his last seven starts and hasallowed runs in four of his last 30 innings.

The Angels won for the ninth time in 11 games and continued toplay well against the Yankees. They swept the Yankees for thefirst time since August 20-22, 2004 and have won 11 of theirlast 16 games at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees lost for the 11th time in 16 games and are aseason-worst 12 games behind the Boston Red Sox in the AL East.During this slump, the Yankees have scored three runs or fewernine times.

 

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LA ANGELS (4) AT NY YANKEES (3) - EVENT LOG
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La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits LF, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero DH,
G Matthews Jr CF, C Kotchman 1B, H Kendrick 2B, M Napoli C, R Quinlan RF,
C Figgins 3B, J Lackey RHP.

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- M Cabrera CF, D Jeter SS, H Matsui LF,
A Rodriguez 3B, J Giambi DH, R Cano 2B, B Abreu RF, D Mientkiewicz 1B,
W Nieves C, M Mussina RHP.

Umpires -- Jim Wolf (HP), Tim Tschida (1B), Jim Joyce (2B), Jeff Nelson (3B).


Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Sunny, wind out to left at 8 mph.


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

NY YANKEES 1ST: M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. D Jeter safe at first
on error by shortstop O Cabrera. H Matsui grounded out to pitcher, D Jeter to
second. A Rodriguez walked. J Giambi lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
1 Error) LA ANGELS 0, NY YANKEES 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. C Kotchman grounded out
to shortstop. H Kendrick singled to center. H Kendrick caught stealing
second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: R Cano lined out to left. B Abreu hit by pitch.
D Mientkiewicz flied out to left. B Abreu stole second. W Nieves singled to
left, B Abreu scored. M Cabrera singled to center, W Nieves to third. D Jeter
flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, NY YANKEES 1.

LA ANGELS 3RD: M Napoli grounded out to shortstop. R Quinlan grounded out
to shortstop. C Figgins popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 3RD: H Matsui grounded out to first. A Rodriguez grounded out
to third. J Giambi flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0,
NY YANKEES 1.

LA ANGELS 4TH: R Willits grounded out to third. O Cabrera lined out
to first. V Guerrero flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 4TH: R Cano doubled to right. B Abreu flied out to left.
D Mientkiewicz hit by pitch. W Nieves singled to right center, R Cano scored,
D Mientkiewicz to third. M Cabrera grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, W Nieves out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0,
NY YANKEES 2.

LA ANGELS 5TH: G Matthews Jr reached on infield single to second.
C Kotchman reached on infield single to second, G Matthews Jr to second.
H Kendrick grounded into double play, shortstop to first, C Kotchman out at
second, G Matthews Jr to third. M Napoli singled to center, G Matthews Jr
scored. R Quinlan singled to center, M Napoli to third. C Figgins struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 5TH: D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. H Matsui grounded out
to second. A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, NY YANKEES 2.

LA ANGELS 6TH: R Willits grounded out to second. O Cabrera flied out
to center. V Guerrero grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 6TH: J Giambi struck out swinging. R Cano struck out swinging.
B Abreu grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
NY YANKEES 2.

LA ANGELS 7TH: G Matthews Jr struck out looking. C Kotchman walked.
S Proctor relieved M Mussina. H Kendrick doubled to deep left, C Kotchman to
third. M Napoli walked. E Aybar hit for R Quinlan. E Aybar walked, C Kotchman
scored, H Kendrick to third, M Napoli to second. C Figgins walked, H Kendrick
scored, M Napoli to third, E Aybar to second. B Bruney relieved S Proctor.
R Willits hit sacrifice fly to center, M Napoli scored, E Aybar out at third.
(3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 7TH: E Aybar in right field. D Mientkiewicz grounded out to
second. W Nieves walked. M Cabrera flied out to center. D Jeter doubled to
right, W Nieves to third. H Matsui grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, NY YANKEES 2.

LA ANGELS 8TH: O Cabrera reached on bunt single to third. V Guerrero flied
out to center. G Matthews Jr flied out to center. C Kotchman hit by pitch,
O Cabrera to second. H Kendrick struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 4, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 8TH: A Rodriguez struck out swinging. J Giambi struck out
swinging. R Cano flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4,
NY YANKEES 2.

LA ANGELS 9TH: K Farnsworth relieved B Bruney. M Napoli struck out
swinging. E Aybar grounded out to second. C Figgins singled to right.
C Figgins caught stealing second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 4, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 9TH: T Murphy in right field. F Rodriguez relieved J Lackey.
B Abreu walked. J Posada hit for D Mientkiewicz. J Posada singled to right,
B Abreu to second. J Damon hit for W Nieves. J Damon grounded out to first,
B Abreu to third, J Posada to second. M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to right,
B Abreu scored, J Posada to third. D Jeter flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, NY YANKEES 3.</div>

 

A pair of bases-loaded walks lead Angels to sweep of Yanks

<h3>LA ANGELS 4, NY YANKEES 3</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheimhad seen enough of Mike Mussina. Then they patiently waited outScott Proctor.

Pinch hitter Erick Aybar tied the game with a bases-loaded walkin top of the seventh and Chone Figgins drove in the go-aheadrun with another free pass as the Angels rallied for a 4-3victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.

The Yankees appeared to be on their way to salvaging the finaleof the three-game series, taking a 2-0 lead behind two RBI frombackup catcher Wil Nieves and solid pitching from Mussina.

Mussina stranded runners at the corners when he fanned Figginsand needed just six pitches to get through the sixth. Herecorded the first out of the seventh but left after allowing awalk to Casey Kotchman.

The 53,508 fans at Yankee Stadium gave Mussina a standingovation but would not have a similar reaction to Proctor, whohad not allowed a run in his previous 10 outings.

Proctor (0-2) began his 26th outing by allowing a double toHowie Kendrick and walking Napoli. The righthander got ahead ofAybar with two fastballs but Aybar saw 11 pitches and workedout a walk that tied the game.

"I just wanted to make contact," Aybar said through aninterpreter. "I was able to take full hacks on those first twopitches and it helped me to not swing at bad pitches. This is agood thing, a walk with the winning run."

"The first swing and second swing, I thought I'm getting aheadout on his fastball," acting Angels manager Ron Roenicke said."Then all of a sudden, he threw a curveball and he took it welland you could see he was a lot more quiet in the box and he wasreally concentrating and he really stayed back better on thenext eight pitches."

Aybar batted for right fielder Robb Quinlan to decrease thelikelihood off a double play. While Roenicke expected Aybar topossibly make contact, he might not have been anticipating awalk.

"Great at-bat," Roenicke said. "After those first two, walkingwas the last thing I thought he was going to do. He came outswinging, which he does. He's a good fastball hitter, a goodcontact hitter. I don't think he's going to ground into adouble play because he's fast, so there was a lot of plusseswith putting Erick up there."

"Great at-bat," Lackey added. "He came out swinging at thefirst two pitches, looking like he was going to swing ateverything and then he really settled down and took some toughpitches and had a great at-bat and tied the game for us."

Figgins would not have to wait as long as Aybar. Proctor walkedhim on five pitches and Kendrick scored.

"I couldn't put a finger out it," Proctor said. "If I could havefigured it out I probably would have made better pitches."

"He had a great at-bat," Nieves added. "We got under and wemade pitches and he just kept fouling it off. So it was acombination, he had a great at-bat and we didn't get the ballwhere he wanted to."

Yankees manager Joe Torre brought in Brian Bruney and Proctorexited to a chorus of boos. Bruney gave up a sacrifice fly toleadoff hitter Reggie Willits but wisely cut off center fielderMelky Cabrera's relay throw and tagged Aybar at third base.

The Angels were only down 2-0 because John Lackey (8-3) wasequally as effective as Mussina. They got a run in the fifthwhen Mike Napoli extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13games with an RBI single.

Lackey allowed RBI singles to Nieves in the second and fourthamong his five hits but became the first eight-game winner inthe majors.

He ran into trouble with two outs in the seventh, when DerekJeter doubled to right field but with runners on second andthird, he retired Hideki Matsui on a weak groundout to first andthen retired the heart of New York's lineup in order in theeighth.

After Lackey turned in his third outing of at least eightinnings, closer Francisco Rodriguez struggled in the ninth butnotched his 16th save in 17 opportunities.

Rodriguez opened the ninth by walking Bobby Abreu and allowing asingle to pinch hitter Jorge Posada. Following a visit frompitching coach Mike Butcher, he retired pinch hitter JohnnyDamon on a broken-bat groundout to first, which moved runners tosecond and third.

Cabrera lifted a sacrifice fly to right that scored Abreu. ButRodriguez finished the game by getting Jeter on a flyout tocenter.

Lackey matched a career best with his fourth straight victory.He also won for the sixth time in his last seven starts and hasallowed runs in four of his last 30 innings.

The Angels won for the ninth time in 11 games and continued toplay well against the Yankees. They swept the Yankees for thefirst time since August 20-22, 2004 and have won 11 of theirlast 16 games at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees lost for the 11th time in 16 games and are aseason-worst 12 games behind the Boston Red Sox in the AL East.During this slump, the Yankees have scored three runs or fewernine times.

"We're certainly capable of hitting better than we're hittingand we're going to have to find that magic potion," Torre said.

After going losing six of nine to the Mets, Red Sox and Angels,the Yankees will go on an 11-game road trip through Toronto,Boston and Chicago. They visit Boston next weekend and could beas many as 15 games out

"We got to win," general manager Brian Cashman said. "It'sfrustrating, simple as that."

"I don't know what word to use," Jeter said. "Really I don'tthink it really makes a difference what word you use, frustratedworried. The bottom line is that we have to win.

"I don't sit around and worry about it because every day youcome in feeling you can win a game. If you go into a gameworried, I think that's when you're in trouble

After being shelled for 12 runs and 18 hits in 12 innings duringlosses to Chicago and Boston, Mussina pitched as effectively ashe did during his two victories against Texas following hisstint on the disabled list. He struck out the first fourhitters and allowed one hit through four innings.