GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (78-58) at MINNESOTA (69-68)

AL: CLEVELAND (78-58) at MINNESOTA (69-68)

<h3>Staff aces on mound as Twins host Indians</h3>



<div class="pre">Cleveland (78-58) at Minnesota (69-68) 2:10 pm EDT</div>

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - Staff aces Johan Santana and C.C.Sabathia will face off on Monday when the Minnesota Twins hostthe Cleveland Indians.


Santana (14-10, 3.06 ERA) is looking to avenge a loss toSabathia and the Indians during his last start on Saturday. Thetwo-time Cy Young Award winner allowed four runs and aseason-high 10 hits in six innings in a 4-3 setback.

For his career, Santana is 7-6 with a 3.31 ERA in 29 games - 19starts - against the Indians.


Cleveland, which holds a 5 1/2 game lead over the Detroit Tigers(73-64) in the American League Central Division, will look toextend that lead when Sabathia (15-7, 3.37) takes the mound.

Sabathia outdueled Santana during his last start, allowing tworuns and seven hits over six innings to earn the win. The27-year-old lefthander has allowed two runs or fewer in his lasteight starts, and hasn't given up three runs since July 19against the Texas Rangers.


Sabathia is 3-1 with a 1.95 ERA in four starts against the Twinsthis season.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT MINNESOTA -- LINEUPS

CLEVELAND MINNESOTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kenny Lofton CF .299 7 31 Alexi Casilla 2B .230 0 9
Asdrubal Cabrera SS .304 2 10 Jason Bartlett SS .277 5 40
Travis Hafner DH .256 19 79 Torii Hunter CF .294 27 96
Victor Martinez C .304 21 96 Justin Morneau 1B .278 29 96
Ryan Garko 1B .297 14 50 Michael Cuddyer RF .279 13 72
Franklin Gutierrez LF .279 10 26 Mike Redmond C .296 1 38
Chris Gomez 2B .314 1 19 Rondell White DH .156 2 12
Casey Blake 3B .265 15 66 Jason Tyner LF .293 1 18
Ben Francisco RF .273 3 7 Nick Punto 3B .199 1 22

C.C. Sabathia LHP (15-7, 3.37) Johan Santana LHP (14-10, 3.06)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
WARMUPS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA (15-7, 3.37)
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (14-10, 3.06)

UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
1B - TED BARRETT
2B - JAMES HOYE
3B - MARK CARLSON

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
STARTING BATS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA AND MIKE REDMOND

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.299, 7 HR, 31 RBI)
A CABRERA (.304, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
T HAFNER (.256, 19 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED KENNY LOFTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, A CABRERA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.297, 14 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.230, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.277, 5 HR, 40 RBI)
T HUNTER (.294, 27 HR, 96 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .299
A Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
V Martinez c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .304
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
F Gutierrez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B Francisco rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 0 5

BATTING: SF - V Martinez. RBI - V Martinez (97). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - F Gutierrez 1. Team LOB - 2.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (24, catch).


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CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
MINNESOTA - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.10

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Santana 1-3.
Batters faced: J Santana 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C GOMEZ (.314, 1 HR, 19 RBI)
C BLAKE (.265, 15 HR, 66 RBI)
B FRANCISCO (.273, 3 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .299
A Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
V Martinez c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .304
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
F Gutierrez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B Francisco rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 0 5

BATTING: SF - V Martinez. RBI - V Martinez (97). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - F Gutierrez 1. Team LOB - 2.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - A Casilla (5, C Sabathia). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (24, catch).


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CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.35

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.10

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 19-13; J Santana 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 1-1; J Santana 1-3. Batters faced: C Sabathia 5; J Santana 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BEN FRANCISCO SCORED CASEY BLAKE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B FRANCISCO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.299, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.296, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
R WHITE (.156, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
J TYNER (.293, 1 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .298
A Cabrera ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
V Martinez c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .304
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
F Gutierrez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
C Blake 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265
B Francisco rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 0 7

BATTING: 2B - B Francisco (4, J Santana). SF - V Martinez. RBI - V Martinez
(97), B Francisco (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Gutierrez 1,
A Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 3.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - A Casilla (5, C Sabathia). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (24, catch).


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CLEVELAND - 11 -- 2
MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.35

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.13

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 19-13; J Santana 46-29. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 1-1; J Santana 2-5. Batters faced: C Sabathia 5; J Santana 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.255, 0-FOR-1)
V MARTINEZ (.304, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
R GARKO (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .298
A Cabrera ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
V Martinez c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .304
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
F Gutierrez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
C Blake 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265
B Francisco rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 0 7

BATTING: 2B - B Francisco (4, J Santana). SF - V Martinez. RBI - V Martinez
(97), B Francisco (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Gutierrez 1,
A Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 3.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - A Casilla (5, C Sabathia). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (24, catch).


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CLEVELAND - 11 -- 2
MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.34

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.13

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 28-19; J Santana 46-29. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 2-2; J Santana 2-5. Batters faced: C Sabathia 8; J Santana 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ SCORED VICTOR MARTINEZ.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GARKO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C GOMEZ (.313, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.199, 1 HR, 22 RBI)
A CASILLA (.235, 1-FOR-1)
J BARTLETT (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .298
A Cabrera ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
V Martinez c 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 .304
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298
F Gutierrez lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .277
C Gomez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
C Blake 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265
B Francisco rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289

Totals 11 3 3 3 3 1 9

BATTING: 2B - B Francisco (4, J Santana). SF - V Martinez , F Gutierrez. RBI -
V Martinez (97), B Francisco (8), F Gutierrez (27). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - F Gutierrez 1, A Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 4.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - A Casilla (5, C Sabathia). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (24, catch).


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CLEVELAND - 111 -- 3
MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.34

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 3.16

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 28-19; J Santana 65-43. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 2-2; J Santana 2-7. Batters faced: C Sabathia 8; J Santana 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
MIN - JOHAN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.265, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B FRANCISCO (.289, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
K LOFTON (.298, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .298
A Cabrera ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
V Martinez c 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 .304
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298
F Gutierrez lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .277
C Gomez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
C Blake 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265
B Francisco rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289

Totals 11 3 3 3 3 1 9

BATTING: 2B - B Francisco (4, J Santana). SF - V Martinez , F Gutierrez. RBI -
V Martinez (97), B Francisco (8), F Gutierrez (27). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - F Gutierrez 1, A Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 4.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240
J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276
T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
J Morneau 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .199

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 3 5

BATTING: 2B - A Casilla (5, C Sabathia). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cuddyer 1, T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - J Bartlett (24, catch).


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CLEVELAND - 111 -- 3
MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.32

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 3.16

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 47-33; J Santana 65-43. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 4-2; J Santana 2-7. Batters faced: C Sabathia 12; J Santana 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>