GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (81-62) at TORONTO (72-71)

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 9 11 2
TORONTO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - EDWAR RAMIREZ
TOR - JOSH BANKS

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.243, 1-FOR-3)
C THIGPEN (.227, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
R OLMEDO (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (9) VS TORONTO (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .262
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .316
A Gonzalez pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Abreu rf 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 .288
A Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .319
H Matsui dh 4 0 0 1 0 1 8 .289
J Posada c 3 3 2 1 2 0 3 .338
J Giambi 1b 3 2 1 4 1 1 0 .244
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227
R Cano 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301
M Cabrera cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .291

Totals 37 9 11 8 7 7 29

BATTING: 2B - J Posada (38, S Marcum); B Abreu 2 (33, S Marcum, B Tallet). HR -
J Posada (20, 3rd inning off S Marcum 0 on, 2 Out), J Giambi (13, 5th inning
off S Marcum 3 on, 1 Out). SF - H Matsui. RBI - J Damon 2 (56), J Posada (85),
J Giambi 4 (34), H Matsui (92). 2-out RBI - J Posada. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Posada 2, D Mientkiewicz 2, H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - M Cabrera (4, throw); A Rodriguez (12, ground ball). Outfield
assists - M Cabrera (L Overbay at 3rd base).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249
R Adams 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .294
A Rios rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
b-H Luna ph-dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154
M Stairs lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .309
A Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273
L Overbay 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
G Zaun c 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J McDonald ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .250
a-A Lind ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
R Olmedo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 30 2 5 1 3 6 16

a-struck out swinging for J Mcdonald in the 7th; b-singled to left for F
Thomas in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Overbay (30, P Hughes). RBI - R Adams (1). 2-out RBI - R Adams.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rios 1, A Hill 3. Team LOB - 7.


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 031 040 010 -- 9
TORONTO - 020 000 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 6 3 2 1 3 1 0 4.91
E Ramirez 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 5.51

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 4 1/3 8 8 8 4 5 2 4.11
B Tallet 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.54
J Kennedy 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.47
B League 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 5.87
J Banks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

J Kennedy pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - S Marcum, B League. IBB - A Rodriguez (by B Tallet). HBP - J Damon (by B
Tallet). Pitches-strikes: P Hughes 106-67; E Ramirez 31-23; S Marcum 90-57; B
Tallet 27-14; J Kennedy 13-10; B League 23-11; J Banks 17-12. Ground balls-fly
balls: P Hughes 6-11; E Ramirez 1-0; S Marcum 3-5; B Tallet 2-3; J Kennedy 1-1;
B League 1-1; J Banks 2-1. Batters faced: P Hughes 25; E Ramirez 8; S Marcum
25; B Tallet 8; J Kennedy 4; B League 6; J Banks 3.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Betemit at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 9
TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L Overbay (.243, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: ROSS OHLENDORF (NO RECORD) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.243, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Ohlendorf relieved E Ramirez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 9
TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L Overbay (.243, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 9 11 2
TORONTO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - PHIL HUGHES, EDWAR RAMIREZ (7TH), ROSS OHLENDORF (9TH) AND
JORGE POSADA

TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, BRIAN TALLET (5TH), JOE KENNEDY
(7TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (8TH), JOSH BANKS (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN,
CURTIS THIGPEN (9TH)

HOME RUNS: NYY - JORGE POSADA (20) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JASON GIAMBI (13) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 5TH, 3 ON

TOR - NONE</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 9 11 2
TORONTO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - PHIL HUGHES, EDWAR RAMIREZ (7TH), ROSS OHLENDORF (9TH) AND
JORGE POSADA

TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, BRIAN TALLET (5TH), JOE KENNEDY
(7TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (8TH), JOSH BANKS (9TH) AND GREGG ZAUN,
CURTIS THIGPEN (9TH)


WP - PHIL HUGHES (3-3)
LP - SHAUN MARCUM (12-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - JORGE POSADA (20) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JASON GIAMBI (13) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 5TH, 3 ON

TOR - NONE


TIME: 3:08 ATT: 30,472

PROBABLES: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (8-10, 5.51)
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (10-8, 3.90)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (9) VS TORONTO (2) - FINAL

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .262
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .316
A Gonzalez pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Abreu rf 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 .288
A Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .319
W Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
H Matsui dh 4 0 0 1 0 1 8 .289
J Posada c 3 3 2 1 2 0 3 .338
J Giambi 1b 3 2 1 4 1 1 0 .244
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227
R Cano 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301
M Cabrera cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .291

Totals 37 9 11 8 7 7 29

BATTING: 2B - J Posada (38, S Marcum); B Abreu 2 (33, S Marcum, B Tallet). HR -
J Posada (20, 3rd inning off S Marcum 0 on, 2 Out), J Giambi (13, 5th inning
off S Marcum 3 on, 1 Out). SF - H Matsui. RBI - J Damon 2 (56), J Posada (85),
J Giambi 4 (34), H Matsui (92). 2-out RBI - J Posada. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Posada 2, D Mientkiewicz 2, H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - M Cabrera (4, throw); A Rodriguez (12, ground ball). Outfield
assists - M Cabrera (L Overbay at 3rd base).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
V Wells cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249
R Adams 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .294
A Rios rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
b-H Luna ph-dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154
M Stairs lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .309
A Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273
L Overbay 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242
G Zaun c 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
C Thigpen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J McDonald ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .250
a-A Lind ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
R Olmedo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 33 2 5 1 3 7 16

a-struck out swinging for J Mcdonald in the 7th; b-singled to left for F
Thomas in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Overbay (30, P Hughes). RBI - R Adams (1). 2-out RBI - R Adams.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rios 1, A Hill 3. Team LOB - 7.


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 031 040 010 -- 9
TORONTO - 020 000 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes (W, 3-3) 6 3 2 1 3 1 0 4.91
E Ramirez 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 5.51
R Ohlendorf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum (L, 12-6) 4 1/3 8 8 8 4 5 2 4.11
B Tallet 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.54
J Kennedy 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.47
B League 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 5.87
J Banks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

J Kennedy pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - S Marcum, B League. IBB - A Rodriguez (by B Tallet). HBP - J Damon (by B
Tallet). Pitches-strikes: P Hughes 106-67; E Ramirez 31-23; R Ohlendorf 11-7; S
Marcum 90-57; B Tallet 27-14; J Kennedy 13-10; B League 23-11; J Banks 17-12.
Ground balls-fly balls: P Hughes 6-11; E Ramirez 1-0; R Ohlendorf 2-0; S Marcum
3-5; B Tallet 2-3; J Kennedy 1-1; B League 1-1; J Banks 2-1. Batters faced: P
Hughes 25; E Ramirez 8; R Ohlendorf 3; S Marcum 25; B Tallet 8; J Kennedy 4; B
League 6; J Banks 3.

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

T--3:08. Att--30,472.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 9
TORONTO 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (9) AT TORONTO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada doubled to left center. J Giambi walked. R Cano
singled to right, J Posada to third, J Giambi to second. J Posada scored,
J Giambi to third, R Cano to second on wild pitch by S Marcum. M Cabrera struck
out looking. J Damon singled to center, J Giambi and R Cano scored. D Jeter
flied out to right. B Abreu grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 2ND: L Overbay doubled to deep center. G Zaun walked. J McDonald
grounded into fielder's choice to center, L Overbay out at third, G Zaun to
second. V Wells lined out to left. R Adams singled to center, G Zaun scored,
J McDonald to third, J McDonald scored, R Adams to third on throwing error by
center fielder M Cabrera. A Rios grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) NY YANKEES 3, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 3RD: A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. H Matsui grounded
out to first. J Posada homered to right. J Giambi flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 5TH: B Abreu doubled to deep left center. A Rodriguez reached
on infield single to shortstop. H Matsui flied out to right, B Abreu to third.
J Posada walked, A Rodriguez to second. J Giambi homered to left, B Abreu,
A Rodriguez and J Posada scored. B Tallet relieved S Marcum. R Cano grounded out
to pitcher. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 8, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 8TH: R Olmedo at shortstop. J Damon singled to left. B League
relieved J Kennedy. J Damon to second on wild pitch by B League. D Jeter
walked. A Gonzalez ran for D Jeter. B Abreu struck out swinging. A Rodriguez
reached on infield single to pitcher, J Damon to third, A Gonzalez to second.
H Matsui hit sacrifice fly to left, J Damon scored. J Posada walked,
A Gonzalez to third, A Rodriguez to second. D Mientkiewicz grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (9) AT TORONTO (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon LF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui DH, J Posada C, J Giambi 1B, R Cano 2B, M Cabrera CF, P Hughes RHP.

Toronto Starting Lineups -- V Wells CF, R Adams 3B, A Rios RF, F Thomas DH,
M Stairs LF, A Hill 2B, L Overbay 1B, G Zaun C, J McDonald SS, S Marcum RHP.

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


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon singled to left. D Jeter walked, J Damon to
second. B Abreu struck out looking. A Rodriguez struck out swinging.
H Matsui struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: V Wells struck out swinging. R Adams walked. A Rios singled
to center, R Adams to second. F Thomas popped out to first. M Stairs walked,
R Adams to third, A Rios to second. A Hill grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada doubled to left center. J Giambi walked. R Cano
singled to right, J Posada to third, J Giambi to second. J Posada scored,
J Giambi to third, R Cano to second on wild pitch by S Marcum. M Cabrera struck
out looking. J Damon singled to center, J Giambi and R Cano scored. D Jeter
flied out to right. B Abreu grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 2ND: L Overbay doubled to deep center. G Zaun walked. J McDonald
grounded into fielder's choice to center, L Overbay out at third, G Zaun to
second. V Wells lined out to left. R Adams singled to center, G Zaun scored,
J McDonald to third, J McDonald scored, R Adams to third on throwing error by
center fielder M Cabrera. A Rios grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) NY YANKEES 3, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 3RD: A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. H Matsui grounded
out to first. J Posada homered to right. J Giambi flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 3RD: F Thomas lined out to left. M Stairs flied out to center.
A Hill flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 4TH: R Cano walked. M Cabrera struck out swinging. J Damon
flied out to center. D Jeter lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 4TH: L Overbay grounded out to second. G Zaun flied out to center.
J McDonald safe at first on error by third baseman A Rodriguez. V Wells flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 5TH: B Abreu doubled to deep left center. A Rodriguez reached
on infield single to shortstop. H Matsui flied out to right, B Abreu to third.
J Posada walked, A Rodriguez to second. J Giambi homered to left, B Abreu,
A Rodriguez and J Posada scored. B Tallet relieved S Marcum. R Cano grounded out
to pitcher. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 8, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 5TH: R Adams flied out to center. A Rios grounded out to second.
F Thomas flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 6TH: J Damon hit by pitch. D Jeter flied out to right. B Abreu
doubled to deep right, J Damon to third. A Rodriguez intentionally walked.
H Matsui fouled out to third. J Posada flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 6TH: M Stairs fouled out to catcher. A Hill lined out to right.
L Overbay grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8,
TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Kennedy relieved B Tallet. J Giambi struck out swinging.
R Cano grounded out to second. M Cabrera lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 7TH: D Mientkiewicz at first base. E Ramirez relieved P Hughes.
G Zaun grounded out to pitcher. A Lind hit for J McDonald. A Lind struck out
swinging. V Wells struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8,
TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 8TH: R Olmedo at shortstop. J Damon singled to left. B League
relieved J Kennedy. J Damon to second on wild pitch by B League. D Jeter
walked. A Gonzalez ran for D Jeter. B Abreu struck out swinging. A Rodriguez
reached on infield single to pitcher, J Damon to third, A Gonzalez to second.
H Matsui hit sacrifice fly to left, J Damon scored. J Posada walked,
A Gonzalez to third, A Rodriguez to second. D Mientkiewicz grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 8TH: A Gonzalez at shortstop. R Adams singled to right. A Rios
struck out swinging. H Luna hit for F Thomas. H Luna singled to left, R Adams
to second. M Stairs struck out swinging. A Hill struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 9TH: C Thigpen catching. J Banks relieved B League. R Cano
grounded out to second. M Cabrera flied out to center. J Damon grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 9TH: W Betemit at third base. R Ohlendorf relieved E Ramirez.
L Overbay struck out swinging. C Thigpen grounded out to shortstop. R Olmedo
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (9) AT TORONTO (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon LF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui DH, J Posada C, J Giambi 1B, R Cano 2B, M Cabrera CF, P Hughes RHP.

Toronto Starting Lineups -- V Wells CF, R Adams 3B, A Rios RF, F Thomas DH,
M Stairs LF, A Hill 2B, L Overbay 1B, G Zaun C, J McDonald SS, S Marcum RHP.

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


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon singled to left. D Jeter walked, J Damon to
second. B Abreu struck out looking. A Rodriguez struck out swinging.
H Matsui struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: V Wells struck out swinging. R Adams walked. A Rios singled
to center, R Adams to second. F Thomas popped out to first. M Stairs walked,
R Adams to third, A Rios to second. A Hill grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada doubled to left center. J Giambi walked. R Cano
singled to right, J Posada to third, J Giambi to second. J Posada scored,
J Giambi to third, R Cano to second on wild pitch by S Marcum. M Cabrera struck
out looking. J Damon singled to center, J Giambi and R Cano scored. D Jeter
flied out to right. B Abreu grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 2ND: L Overbay doubled to deep center. G Zaun walked. J McDonald
grounded into fielder's choice to center, L Overbay out at third, G Zaun to
second. V Wells lined out to left. R Adams singled to center, G Zaun scored,
J McDonald to third, J McDonald scored, R Adams to third on throwing error by
center fielder M Cabrera. A Rios grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) NY YANKEES 3, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 3RD: A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. H Matsui grounded
out to first. J Posada homered to right. J Giambi flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 3RD: F Thomas lined out to left. M Stairs flied out to center.
A Hill flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 4TH: R Cano walked. M Cabrera struck out swinging. J Damon
flied out to center. D Jeter lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 4TH: L Overbay grounded out to second. G Zaun flied out to center.
J McDonald safe at first on error by third baseman A Rodriguez. V Wells flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 4, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 5TH: B Abreu doubled to deep left center. A Rodriguez reached
on infield single to shortstop. H Matsui flied out to right, B Abreu to third.
J Posada walked, A Rodriguez to second. J Giambi homered to left, B Abreu,
A Rodriguez and J Posada scored. B Tallet relieved S Marcum. R Cano grounded out
to pitcher. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 8, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 5TH: R Adams flied out to center. A Rios grounded out to second.
F Thomas flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 6TH: J Damon hit by pitch. D Jeter flied out to right. B Abreu
doubled to deep right, J Damon to third. A Rodriguez intentionally walked.
H Matsui fouled out to third. J Posada flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 6TH: M Stairs fouled out to catcher. A Hill lined out to right.
L Overbay grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8,
TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Kennedy relieved B Tallet. J Giambi struck out swinging.
R Cano grounded out to second. M Cabrera lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 7TH: D Mientkiewicz at first base. E Ramirez relieved P Hughes.
G Zaun grounded out to pitcher. A Lind hit for J McDonald. A Lind struck out
swinging. V Wells struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 8,
TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 8TH: R Olmedo at shortstop. J Damon singled to left. B League
relieved J Kennedy. J Damon to second on wild pitch by B League. D Jeter
walked. A Gonzalez ran for D Jeter. B Abreu struck out swinging. A Rodriguez
reached on infield single to pitcher, J Damon to third, A Gonzalez to second.
H Matsui hit sacrifice fly to left, J Damon scored. J Posada walked,
A Gonzalez to third, A Rodriguez to second. D Mientkiewicz grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 8TH: A Gonzalez at shortstop. R Adams singled to right. A Rios
struck out swinging. H Luna hit for F Thomas. H Luna singled to left, R Adams
to second. M Stairs struck out swinging. A Hill struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 9TH: C Thigpen catching. J Banks relieved B League. R Cano
grounded out to second. M Cabrera flied out to center. J Damon grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 9TH: W Betemit at third base. R Ohlendorf relieved E Ramirez.
L Overbay struck out swinging. C Thigpen grounded out to shortstop. R Olmedo
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2.</div>

 

Giambi, Yankees rout Blue Jays for sixth straight win

<h3>NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Alex Rodriguez didn't need to hit anotherhome run on Tuesday night. Jason Giambi provided the power.

Giambi broke open the game with a grand slam and rookie PhilHughes tossed six effective innings as the red-hot New YorkYankees won their sixth straight game with a 9-2 victory overthe Toronto Blue Jays.


Jorge Posada also homered for the Yankees (82-62), who trail therival Boston Red Sox (87-58) by 4 1/2 games in the AmericanLeague East. New York and Boston face off in a crucialthree-game set at Fenway Park this weekend.


The Yankees are atop the wild card standings - four games aheadof the Detroit Tigers (79-67) and six in front of the fadingSeattle Mariners (75-67), who face the Oakland Athletics laterTuesday night.


Their ascent to the brink of the postseason is mainly due totheir slugging third baseman.


The leading AL MVP candidate, Rodriguez leads the majors with 52homers, 140 RBI and 132 runs. He belted seven homers in hislast five games - becoming the first Yankee to hit 50 in aseason since Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in the fabled 1961campaign.


He went 2-for-4 with two infield singles and no homers onTuesday night.


But leading, 4-2, in the fifth, the Yankees turned to Giambi,who cleared the bases with a deep homer to right field off BlueJays starter Shaun Marcum (12-6) to give New York a six-runadvantage.


Bobby Abreu led off the inning with a double and moved to secondon Rodriguez's first infield hit. After Hideki Matsui fliedout, Posada walked to load the bases - setting up Giambi's shot.

Hughes (3-3) allowed two runs - one earned - and three hitswhile walking three and striking out two. Edwar Ramirez hurledthe seventh and eighth and rookie Ross Ohlendorf pitched theninth to finish out the game.


Making his major league debut, the highly touted Ohlendorfretired all three batters he faced.


New York started the scoring in the second. Posada led off witha double and Jason Giambi followed with a walk. Robinson Canoripped a single to right, which was hit so hard that Posada hadto hold up at third.


With Melky Cabrera up, Marcum then threw a wild pitch, allowingPosada to score from third to make it 1-0. After Cabrera struckout, Johnny Damon delivered a two-run single to give theYankees a three-run cushion.


Toronto got two back in the bottom of the frame. Lyle Overbayled off with a double and Gregg Zaun walked to put runners onfirst and second.


John McDonald then lofted a soft fly ball to center that fell infront of Cabrera, who forced out a hesitant Overbay at thirdfor the first out of the inning. Vernon Wells then was robbedof a run-scoring, extra-base hit thanks to Damon, who made aspectacular diving catch in the left-center field gap.

But Hughes could not escape the damage all together. Russ Adamslined a single to center, scoring Zaun and sending McDonald tosecond.


However, Cabrera's throw behind McDonald was wild and trickledinto the Yankees' dugout, plating McDonald to make it 3-2.

Posada gave New York an insurance run with a line-drive homer inthe third.


Marcum yielded eight runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 frames. Hestruck out five and walked four for the Blue Jays.

 

Giambi, Yankees rout Blue Jays for sixth straight win

<h3>NY YANKEES 9, TORONTO 2</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Alex Rodriguez didn't need to hit anotherhome run on Tuesday night. Jason Giambi provided the power.

Giambi broke open the game with a grand slam and rookie PhilHughes tossed six effective innings as the red-hot New YorkYankees won their sixth straight game with a 9-2 victory overthe Toronto Blue Jays.


Jorge Posada also homered for the Yankees (82-62), who trail therival Boston Red Sox (87-58) by 4 1/2 games in the AmericanLeague East. New York and Boston face off in a crucialthree-game set at Fenway Park this weekend.


"We're starting to feel closer to a playoff spot, but we knowthings can change in a hurry," center fielder Johnny Damon said."We have to grind it out, we can't take anything for granted."

New York manager Joe Torre agreed.


"At 20 (games over .500) you can seriously consider playing inOctober," Torre said.


The Yankees are atop the wild card standings - four games aheadof the Detroit Tigers (79-67) and six in front of the fadingSeattle Mariners (75-67), who face the Oakland Athletics laterTuesday night.


Their ascent to the brink of the postseason is mainly due totheir slugging third baseman.


The leading AL MVP candidate, Rodriguez leads the majors with 52homers, 140 RBI and 132 runs. He belted seven homers in hislast five games - becoming the first Yankee to hit 50 in aseason since Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in the fabled 1961campaign.


He went 2-for-4 with two infield singles and no homers onTuesday night.


"They're a tough lineup to face, they really are," Torontomanager John Gibbons said. "They keep coming at you one throughnine and sometimes you have to be perfect."


But leading, 4-2, in the fifth, the Yankees turned to Giambi,who cleared the bases with a deep homer to right field off BlueJays starter Shaun Marcum (12-6) to give New York a six-runadvantage.


"(Marcum) just left a fastball up and out over the plate and Iwas able to put the bat-head to it," said Giambi, who recordedhis 12th career grand slam. "That was a big one to get off myback. It was nice, in a big situation." Bobby Abreu led off theinning with a double and moved to second on Rodriguez's firstinfield hit. After Hideki Matsui flied out, Posada walked toload the bases - setting up Giambi's shot.


"It was huge for him," New York manager Joe Torre said. "Hedidn't want to come back to the bench not doing the job,especially with one out."


Hughes (3-3) allowed two runs - one earned - and three hitswhile walking three and striking out two. Edwar Ramirez hurledthe seventh and eighth and rookie Ross Ohlendorf pitched theninth to finish out the game.


"I didn't have a swing-and-miss fastball, but I battled throughit," said Hughes, who snapped a five-game winless streak.

Making his major league debut, the highly touted Ohlendorfretired all three batters he faced.


New York started the scoring in the second. Posada led off witha double and Jason Giambi followed with a walk. Robinson Canoripped a single to right, which was hit so hard that Posada hadto hold up at third.


With Melky Cabrera up, Marcum then threw a wild pitch, allowingPosada to score from third to make it 1-0. After Cabrera struckout, Damon delivered a two-run single to give the Yankees athree-run cushion.


"Marcum's sinker might have been sinking too much and we wereable to lay off of it," Damon said. "We were able to get a fewruns off him early, but the big hit was by Jason - it gave ussome breathing room and came at the right time."


Toronto got two back in the bottom of the frame. Lyle Overbayled off with a double and Gregg Zaun walked to put runners onfirst and second.


John McDonald then lofted a soft fly ball to center that fell infront of Cabrera, who forced out a hesitant Overbay at thirdfor the first out of the inning. Vernon Wells then was robbedof a run-scoring, extra-base hit thanks to Damon, who made aspectacular diving catch in the left-center field gap.

"I just happened to get a good jump and fortunately it stayed inmy glove," Damon said. "It came at the right time. Who knowshow big an inning they would have had."


But Hughes could not escape the damage all together. Russ Adamslined a single to center, scoring Zaun and sending McDonald tosecond.


However, Cabrera's throw behind McDonald was wild and trickledinto the Yankees' dugout, plating McDonald to make it 3-2.

Posada gave New York an insurance run with a line-drive homer inthe third.


Marcum yielded eight runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 frames. Hestruck out five and walked four for the Blue Jays.

"I just made a couple pitches that got up in the zone and theymade me pay for it," Marcum said. "It was just one of thosedays, just bad pitch selection."