GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (21-28) at TORONTO (23-27)

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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 2
TORONTO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 3 6 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA

TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, SCOTT DOWNS (7TH), CASEY JANSSEN
(7TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS


WP - JEREMY ACCARDO (1-0)
LP - ANDY PETTITTE (3-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - JASON GIAMBI (7) OFF SCOTT DOWNS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

TOR - NONE


TIME: 2:48 ATT: 30,116

PROBABLES: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD (1-1, 3.60)
TOR - JESSE LITSCH (1-1, 4.24)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (2) VS TORONTO (3) - FINAL

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .260
D Jeter ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .350
H Matsui lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .293
J Posada c 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .360
J Giambi dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .262
B Abreu rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228
D Mientkiewicz 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220
a-J Phelps ph-1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278
R Cano 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249

Totals 33 2 5 2 3 8 19

a-reached on infield single to shortstop for D Mientkiewicz in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - J Giambi (7, 7th inning off S Downs 0 on, 0 Out). S - D Jeter.
RBI - J Giambi (20), J Posada (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Posada 1, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 1, D Mientkiewicz 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Giambi (1, 2nd base off S Marcum/J Phillips).

FIELDING: E - D Jeter (9, throw); A Rodriguez (5, throw). DP: 2 (D Jeter-R
Cano-D Mientkiewicz, A Rodriguez-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .302
L Overbay 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
V Wells cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .263
F Thomas dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225
A Hill 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .283
J Phillips c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237
R Clayton ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Lind lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .223
J McDonald 3b-ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 25 3 6 2 1 3 8

BATTING: 2B - A Lind (6, A Pettitte). S - J McDonald 2. SF - A Rios. RBI - V
Wells (24), A Rios (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Overbay 1.
GIDP - R Clayton, A Rios. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (5, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Posada), A Hill (3,
Home off A Pettitte/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - R Clayton (5, catch); C Janssen (1, bobble); J McDonald (1,
bobble).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 000 110 -- 2
TORONTO - 100 000 11x -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte (L, 3-4) 7 1/3 6 3 1 1 3 0 2.51
S Proctor 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 6 2 0 0 3 6 0 3.70
S Downs (B, 1) 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.84
C Janssen 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.05
J Accardo (W, 1-0) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.16

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 107-69; S Proctor 7-4; S Marcum 95-56; S Downs
10-5; C Janssen 20-11; J Accardo 24-18. Ground balls-fly balls: A Pettitte
13-6; S Proctor 0-2; S Marcum 7-5; S Downs 1-0; C Janssen 2-1; J Accardo 3-0.
Batters faced: A Pettitte 27; S Proctor 2; S Marcum 23; S Downs 2; C Janssen 7;
J Accardo 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

T--2:48. Att--30,116.
Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 2
TORONTO 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (2) AT TORONTO (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TORONTO 1ST: A Rios reached on infield single to shortstop, A Rios to
second on throwing error by shortstop D Jeter. L Overbay lined out to right.
A Rios stole third. V Wells grounded out to third, A Rios scored. F Thomas
grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 1.

NY YANKEES 7TH: S Downs relieved S Marcum. J Giambi homered to left center.
B Abreu grounded out to pitcher. J Phelps hit for D Mientkiewicz. C Janssen
relieved S Downs. J Phelps reached on infield single to shortstop. R Cano
grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Phelps out at second. J Damon
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 7TH: J Phelps at first base. V Wells struck out swinging. F Thomas
singled to left. A Hill singled to left, F Thomas to second. J Phillips
grounded into fielder's choice to third, F Thomas out at third, A Hill to
second, A Hill to third on throwing error by third baseman A Rodriguez. A Hill
stole home. R Clayton flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 1,
TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 8TH: D Jeter safe at first on error by pitcher C Janssen.
H Matsui flied out to center. A Rodriguez safe at first on error by third
baseman J McDonald, D Jeter to second. J Posada singled to right, D Jeter
scored, A Rodriguez to second. J Accardo relieved C Janssen. J Giambi struck
out swinging. B Abreu grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors)
NY YANKEES 2, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 8TH: A Lind doubled to left. J McDonald sacrificed to third,
A Lind to third. S Proctor relieved A Pettitte. A Rios hit sacrifice fly to
center, A Lind scored. L Overbay lined out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 2, TORONTO 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 2
TORONTO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 3 6 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA

TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, SCOTT DOWNS (7TH), CASEY JANSSEN
(7TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS


WP - JEREMY ACCARDO (1-0)
LP - ANDY PETTITTE (3-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - JASON GIAMBI (7) OFF SCOTT DOWNS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

TOR - NONE


TIME: 2:48 ATT: 30,116

PROBABLES: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD (1-1, 3.60)
TOR - JESSE LITSCH (1-1, 4.24)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (2) AT TORONTO (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon CF, D Jeter SS, H Matsui LF, A Rodriguez 3B,
J Posada C, J Giambi DH, B Abreu RF, D Mientkiewicz 1B, R Cano 2B, A Pettitte LHP.

Toronto Starting Lineups -- A Rios RF, L Overbay 1B, V Wells CF, F Thomas DH,
A Hill 2B, J Phillips C, R Clayton SS, A Lind LF, J McDonald 3B, S Marcum RHP.

Umpires -- Chad Fairchild (HP), Eric Cooper (1B), Mike Reilly (2B),
Jeff Kellogg (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Clear, wind out to left at 8 mph.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon walked. D Jeter sacrificed to third, J Damon to
second. H Matsui popped out to shortstop. A Rodriguez flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: A Rios reached on infield single to shortstop, A Rios to
second on throwing error by shortstop D Jeter. L Overbay lined out to right.
A Rios stole third. V Wells grounded out to third, A Rios scored. F Thomas
grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 1.

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada grounded out to first. J Giambi reached on
infield single to shortstop. B Abreu struck out swinging, J Giambi stole
second. J Giambi to third on error by shortstop R Clayton. D Mientkiewicz
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 2ND: A Hill singled to center. J Phillips fouled out to first.
R Clayton grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Hill out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 1.

NY YANKEES 3RD: R Cano grounded out to first. J Damon struck out swinging.
D Jeter grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 3RD: A Lind grounded out to second. J McDonald singled to center.
A Rios grounded into double play, third to second to first, J McDonald out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 1.

NY YANKEES 4TH: H Matsui singled to center. A Rodriguez struck out
looking. J Posada flied out to left. J Giambi lined out to right. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 4TH: L Overbay lined out to left. V Wells struck out swinging.
F Thomas flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 1.

NY YANKEES 5TH: B Abreu grounded out to first. D Mientkiewicz struck out
swinging. R Cano struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 5TH: A Hill grounded out to pitcher. J Phillips grounded out to
pitcher. R Clayton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
TORONTO 1.

NY YANKEES 6TH: J Damon walked. D Jeter lined out to right. H Matsui
struck out looking. A Rodriguez walked, J Damon to second. J Posada grounded
out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 6TH: A Lind walked. J McDonald sacrificed to pitcher, A Lind to
second. A Rios flied out to center, A Lind to third. L Overbay grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TORONTO 1.

NY YANKEES 7TH: S Downs relieved S Marcum. J Giambi homered to left center.
B Abreu grounded out to pitcher. J Phelps hit for D Mientkiewicz. C Janssen
relieved S Downs. J Phelps reached on infield single to shortstop. R Cano
grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Phelps out at second. J Damon
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 7TH: J Phelps at first base. V Wells struck out swinging. F Thomas
singled to left. A Hill singled to left, F Thomas to second. J Phillips
grounded into fielder's choice to third, F Thomas out at third, A Hill to
second, A Hill to third on throwing error by third baseman A Rodriguez. A Hill
stole home. R Clayton flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 1,
TORONTO 2.

NY YANKEES 8TH: D Jeter safe at first on error by pitcher C Janssen.
H Matsui flied out to center. A Rodriguez safe at first on error by third
baseman J McDonald, D Jeter to second. J Posada singled to right, D Jeter
scored, A Rodriguez to second. J Accardo relieved C Janssen. J Giambi struck
out swinging. B Abreu grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors)
NY YANKEES 2, TORONTO 2.

TORONTO 8TH: A Lind doubled to left. J McDonald sacrificed to third,
A Lind to third. S Proctor relieved A Pettitte. A Rios hit sacrifice fly to
center, A Lind scored. L Overbay lined out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 2, TORONTO 3.

NY YANKEES 9TH: T Glaus at third base. J McDonald at shortstop. J Phelps
struck out swinging. R Cano grounded out to third. J Damon grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2, TORONTO 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 2
TORONTO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 3 6 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA

TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, SCOTT DOWNS (7TH), CASEY JANSSEN
(7TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS


WP - JEREMY ACCARDO (1-0)
LP - ANDY PETTITTE (3-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - JASON GIAMBI (7) OFF SCOTT DOWNS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

TOR - NONE


TIME: 2:46 ATT: 30,116

PROBABLES: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD (1-1, 3.60)
TOR - JESSE LITSCH (1-1, 4.24)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (2) VS TORONTO (3) - FINAL

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .260
D Jeter ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .350
H Matsui lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .293
J Posada c 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .360
J Giambi dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .262
B Abreu rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228
D Mientkiewicz 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220
a-J Phelps ph-1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278
R Cano 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249

Totals 33 2 5 2 3 8 19

a-reached on infield single to shortstop for D Mientkiewicz in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - J Giambi (7, 7th inning off S Downs 0 on, 0 Out). S - D Jeter.
RBI - J Giambi (20), J Posada (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Posada 1, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 1, D Mientkiewicz 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Giambi (1, 2nd base off S Marcum/J Phillips).

FIELDING: E - D Jeter (9, throw); A Rodriguez (5, throw). DP: 2 (D Jeter-R
Cano-D Mientkiewicz, A Rodriguez-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .302
L Overbay 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
V Wells cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .263
F Thomas dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225
A Hill 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .283
J Phillips c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237
R Clayton ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Lind lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .223
J McDonald 3b-ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 25 3 6 2 1 3 8

BATTING: 2B - A Lind (6, A Pettitte). S - J McDonald 2. SF - A Rios. RBI - V
Wells (24), A Rios (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Overbay 1.
GIDP - R Clayton, A Rios. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rios (5, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Posada), A Hill (3,
Home off A Pettitte/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - R Clayton (5, catch); C Janssen (1, bobble); J McDonald (1,
bobble).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 000 000 110 -- 2
TORONTO - 100 000 11x -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte (L, 3-4) 7 1/3 6 3 1 1 3 0 2.51
S Proctor 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 6 2 0 0 3 6 0 3.70
S Downs (B, 1) 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.84
C Janssen 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.05
J Accardo (W, 1-0) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.16

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 107-69; S Proctor 7-4; S Marcum 95-56; S Downs
10-5; C Janssen 20-11; J Accardo 24-18. Ground balls-fly balls: A Pettitte
13-6; S Proctor 0-2; S Marcum 7-5; S Downs 1-0; C Janssen 2-1; J Accardo 3-0.
Batters faced: A Pettitte 27; S Proctor 2; S Marcum 23; S Downs 2; C Janssen 7;
J Accardo 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

T--2:46. Att--30,116.
Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

Rios, Hill lead Blue Jays to win over slumping Yankees

<h3>TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 2</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Alex Rios and the Toronto Blue Jays addedto the New York Yankees' misery, despite the best efforts ofAndy Pettitte.

Rios hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to givethe Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 victory over the struggling Yankeeson Tuesday.

Aaron Hill had two hits and recorded the first straight steal ofhome by a Blue Jays' player in six years, in helping them totheir fifth straight home win.

Pettitte, who is 65-30 following a Yankees' loss, allowed threeruns - one earned - and six hits in 7 1/3 innings. He pitchedat least seven innings for the fifth straight start.

Adam Lind led off the eighth with a double to left-center over<div class="pre">Johnny Damon's head and was sacrificed to third by John</div>McDonald. Pettitte (3-4) was then relieved by Scott Proctor,who allowed the sacrifice fly to Rios to medium center field.

Jeremy Accardo (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings for his first win ofthe season, as the Blue Jays have won each of the first threemeetings with the Yankees this season.

Jason Giambi tied the game at 1-1 with his seventh homer of theseason off Scott Downs for the Yankees, who have lost fivestraight and scored three runs or less in 13 of their last 18games.

The Yankees were frustrated by converted reliever Shaun Marcumup until that point. Marcum allowed just two hits in six inningswith six strikeouts.

He and Pettitte were engaged in a pitcher's duel for most of thegame. Pettitte allowed an unearned run in the first and thenthrew six shutout innings before leaving in the eighth.

The Blue Jays took the lead in amazing fashion in the seventh.Hill caught Pettitte and third baseman Alex Rodriguez sleepingwith a straight steal of home.

Hill caught everyone by surprise by taking a walking lead andthen darting home. Hill was half-way down the line whenPettitte was alerted by Jorge Posada, who jumped out to hisleft.

However, it was too late as the 24-year-old second baseman slidin just ahead of the tag for a 2-1 lead.

Hill recorded the first straight steal of home since Angelsshortstop Orlando Cabrera accomplished the feat on July 2, 2006,<div class="pre">and the first Blue Jay since Raul Mondesi stole home against</div>the Yankees on April 17, 2001.

Jorge Posada tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth with an RBIsingle as the Yankees took advantage of a pair of errors.

 

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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 2
TORONTO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 3 6 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA

TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, SCOTT DOWNS (7TH), CASEY JANSSEN
(7TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS


WP - JEREMY ACCARDO (1-0)
LP - ANDY PETTITTE (3-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - JASON GIAMBI (7) OFF SCOTT DOWNS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

TOR - NONE


TIME: 2:46 ATT: 30,116

PROBABLES: NYY - TYLER CLIPPARD (1-1, 3.60)
TOR - JESSE LITSCH (1-1, 4.24)</div>

 

Rios, Hill lead Blue Jays to win over slumping Yankees

<h3>TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 2</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees struggles took on anew twist against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Aaron Hill stole home in seventh and Alex Rios hit a go-aheadsacrifice fly in the eighth inning to give the Blue Jays a 3-2victory over the struggling Yankees on Tuesday.

Hill had two hits and recorded the first straight steal of homeby a Blue Jays' player in six years, in helping them to theirfifth straight home win.

For New York, it was their fifth straight loss, and 13th in thelast 18 games.

"It seems like we're losing everyway possible, and tonight was<div class="pre">no exception," Johnny Damon said.</div>

Adam Lind led off the eighth with a double to left-center overJohnny Damon's head and was sacrificed to third by JohnMcDonald. Yankees starter Andy Pettitte (3-4) was then relievedby Scott Proctor, who allowed the sacrifice fly to Rios tomedium center field.

"I just tried to get something out of the infield," Rios said.

Jeremy Accardo (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings for his first win ofthe season, as the Blue Jays have won each of the first threemeetings with the Yankees this season.

New York failed to come up with the clutch hit, going 1-for-7with runners in scoring position.

"Every at-bat, you get a walk to lead off an inning, you feelyou may get something started, it just hasn't happened," NewYork manager Joe Torre said. "It certainly is not getting anyeasier for us. We just have to keep plugging."

The Yankees were frustrated by converted reliever Shaun Marcumup until that point. Marcum allowed just two hits in sixinnings with six strikeouts.

"I just wanted to go out there and throw the strikes, pound thezone and keep our team in the game," Marcum said. "With theline up like they got over there my goal was three runs or lessand that would give our team a chance to win."

Marcum and Pettitte were engaged in a pitcher's duel for most ofthe game. Pettitte allowed an unearned run in the first andthen threw six shutout innings before leaving in the eighth.

"Didn't pitch good enough, really, that's it," Pettitte said."Went out there with a tie ballgame and couldn't get the leadoffhitter, and gave up a double."

The Blue Jays took the lead in amazing fashion in the seventh.Hill caught Pettitte and third baseman Alex Rodriguez sleepingwith a straight steal of home.

The inning started with a single by Frank Thomas, followed by asingle by Hill. Hill then advanced to third on Alex Rodriguez'sthrowing error.

Hill caught everyone by surprise by taking a walking lead andthen darting home. Hill was half-way down the line whenPettitte was alerted by Jorge Posada, who jumped out to rightand waved his arms.

However, it was too late as the 24-year-old second baseman slidin just ahead of the tag for a 2-1 lead.

Hill recorded the first straight steal of home since Angelsshortstop Orlando Cabrera accomplished the feat on July 2, 2006,and the first Blue Jay since Raul Mondesi had a straight stealof home against the Yankees on April 17, 2001. Shea Hillenbrandwas the last player to steal home when he did so on August 6,2005, also against New York.

Hill was quick to credit Blue Jays third base coach BrianButterfield for scouting Pettitte before the game.

"He told me if we get to a 1-1 count we're going to go ahead andtry it. I started to get a little nervous, alright let's go,luckily it worked out."

Pettitte was still stunned about the play after the contest.

"I'm still trying to figure out how that can happen when I'm<div class="pre">(working) out of the stretch," Pettitte said. "I don't know</div>what else to say."

Jorge Posada tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth with an RBIsingle as the Yankees took advantage of a pair of errors.

Jason Giambi tied the game at 1-1 with his seventh homer of theseason off Scott Downs.

The Yankees lost despite the best efforts from Pettitte, who is65-30 following a Yankees' loss, allowed three runs - one earned- and six hits in 7 1/3 innings. He pitched at least seveninnings for the fifth straight start.

 

Rios, Hill lead Blue Jays to win over slumping Yankees

<h3>TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 2</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees struggles took on anew twist against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Aaron Hill stole home in seventh and Alex Rios hit a go-aheadsacrifice fly in the eighth inning to give the Blue Jays a 3-2victory over the struggling Yankees on Tuesday.

Hill had two hits and recorded the first straight steal of homeby a Blue Jays' player in six years, in helping them to theirfifth straight home win.

For New York, it was their fifth straight loss, and 13th in thelast 18 games.

"It seems like we're losing everyway possible, and tonight was<div class="pre">no exception," Johnny Damon said.</div>

Adam Lind led off the eighth with a double to left-center overJohnny Damon's head and was sacrificed to third by JohnMcDonald. Yankees starter Andy Pettitte (3-4) was then relievedby Scott Proctor, who allowed the sacrifice fly to Rios tomedium center field.

"I just tried to get something out of the infield," Rios said.

Jeremy Accardo (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings for his first win ofthe season, as the Blue Jays have won each of the first threemeetings with the Yankees this season.

New York failed to come up with the clutch hit, going 1-for-7with runners in scoring position.

"Every at-bat, you get a walk to lead off an inning, you feelyou may get something started, it just hasn't happened," NewYork manager Joe Torre said. "It certainly is not getting anyeasier for us. We just have to keep plugging."

Jason Giambi tied the game at 1-1 with his seventh homer of theseason off Scott Downs.

The Yankees were frustrated by converted reliever Shaun Marcumup until that point. Marcum allowed just two hits in sixinnings with six strikeouts.

"I just wanted to go out there and throw the strikes, pound thezone and keep our team in the game," Marcum said. "With theline up like they got over there my goal was three runs or lessand that would give our team a chance to win."

Marcum and Pettitte were engaged in a pitcher's duel for most ofthe game. Pettitte allowed an unearned run in the first andthen threw six shutout innings before leaving in the eighth.

"Didn't pitch good enough, really, that's it," Pettitte said."Went out there with a tie ballgame and couldn't get the leadoffhitter, and gave up a double."

The Blue Jays took the lead in amazing fashion in the seventh.Hill caught Pettitte and third baseman Alex Rodriguez sleepingwith a straight steal of home.

The inning started with a single by Frank Thomas, followed by asingle by Hill. Hill then advanced to third on Alex Rodriguez'sthrowing error.

Hill caught everyone by surprise by taking a walking lead andthen darting home. Hill was half-way down the line whenPettitte was alerted by Jorge Posada, who jumped out to rightand waved his arms.

However, it was too late as the 24-year-old second baseman slidin just ahead of the tag for a 2-1 lead.

Hill recorded the first straight steal of home since Angelsshortstop Orlando Cabrera accomplished the feat on July 2, 2006,and the first Blue Jay since Raul Mondesi had a straight stealof home against the Yankees on April 17, 2001. Shea Hillenbrandwas the last player to steal home when he did so on August 6,2005, also against New York.

Hill was quick to credit Blue Jays third base coach BrianButterfield for scouting Pettitte before the game.

"He told me if we get to a 1-1 count we're going to go ahead andtry it. I started to get a little nervous, alright let's go,luckily it worked out."

Pettitte was still stunned about the play after the contest.

"I'm still trying to figure out how that can happen when I'm<div class="pre">(working) out of the stretch," Pettitte said. "I don't know</div>what else to say."

Jorge Posada tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth with an RBIsingle as the Yankees took advantage of a pair of errors.

The Yankees lost despite the best efforts from Pettitte, who is65-30 following a Yankees' loss, allowed three runs - one earned- and six hits in 7 1/3 innings. He pitched at least seveninnings for the fifth straight start.