GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (36-39) at BALTIMORE (34-43)

AL: NY YANKEES (36-39) at BALTIMORE (34-43)

<h3>Yankees turn to Wang to avoid sweep</h3>



NY Yankees (36-39) at Baltimore (34-43) 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Hoping to avoid another series sweep, theNew York Yankees turn to Chien-Ming Wang against the BaltimoreOrioles in the finale of a three-game set on Thursday.

Having dropped four straight games and already assured ofdropping their third consecutive series, the Yankees will see ifWang (7-4, 3.51 ERA) can stop the bleeding.

The 27-year-old righthander is in search of his fifth win in hislast six starts. Since his first two starts in April, Wang hasheld the opposition to three runs or less in all but two of his10 starts.

However, Wang did have some problems his last time out,surrendering four runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings of a 6-5loss at the San Francisco Giants.

The sinkerballer is 2-1 with a 4.28 ERA in five career startsagainst the Orioles.

The Yankees dropped a 4-0 loss on Wednesday, as the Orioles'Erik Bedard yielded two hits and struck out eight in seveninnings.

New York is now one more loss away from its second sweep in itslast three series, dropping three consecutive games at theColorado Rockies last week.

Baltimore counters with Daniel Cabrera (6-8, 4.98), who ishoping to help his club complete its first three-game sweep ofNew York since April 15-17, 2005. He pitched 8 1/3 innings ofhitless ball in his last start against the Yankees beforesurrendering a single to Robinson Cano last September.

Cabrera is 2-3 with a 3.94 ERA in eight career starts againstthe Yankees.

The righthanded Cabrera handcuffed the Arizona Diamondbacks onFriday in a 7-1 victory, allowing just one run and two hits withsix strikeouts in six innings.

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES AT BALTIMORE -- LINEUPS

NY YANKEES BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Johnny Damon DH .247 5 25 Brian Roberts 2B .322 4 22
Derek Jeter SS .343 5 36 Brandon Fahey SS .000 0 0
Hideki Matsui LF .278 8 46 Nick Markakis RF .278 9 43
Alex Rodriguez 3B .331 28 77 Kevin Millar 1B .259 6 23
Jorge Posada C .337 9 44 Aubrey Huff DH .265 5 35
Bobby Abreu RF .253 4 35 Melvin Mora 3B .248 11 37
Melky Cabrera CF .256 3 22 Jay Gibbons LF .209 3 15
Robinson Cano 2B .268 3 32 Paul Bako C .225 1 6
Andy Phillips 1B .125 0 1 Jay Payton CF .278 1 26

Chien-Ming Wang RHP (7-4, 3.51) Daniel Cabrera RHP (6-8, 4.98)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (7-4, 3.51)
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (6-8, 4.98)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM JOYCE
1B - JIM WOLF
2B - ROB DRAKE
3B - TIM TSCHIDA

WEATHER: 92 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG AND JORGE POSADA
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND PAUL BAKO

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.247, 5 HR, 25 RBI)
D JETER (.343, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
H MATSUI (.278, 8 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.322, 4 HR, 22 RBI)
B FAHEY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.278, 9 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
B Fahey ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Gibbons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Payton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.51

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.93

Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 0-2.
Batters faced: D Cabrera 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.331, 28 HR, 77 RBI)
J POSADA (.337, 9 HR, 44 RBI)
B ABREU (.253, 4 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
B Fahey ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Gibbons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Payton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - N Markakis. Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.47

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.93

Pitches-strikes: C Wang 9-6; D Cabrera 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang
2-1; D Cabrera 0-2. Batters faced: C Wang 3; D Cabrera 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.259, 6 HR, 23 RBI)
A HUFF (.265, 5 HR, 35 RBI)
M MORA (.248, 11 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
B Fahey ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Gibbons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Payton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - N Markakis. Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.47

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.89

Pitches-strikes: C Wang 9-6; D Cabrera 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang
2-1; D Cabrera 0-4. Batters faced: C Wang 3; D Cabrera 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.256, 3 HR, 22 RBI)
R CANO (.268, 3 HR, 32 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (M Mora at 2nd base). DP: 2 (D Jeter-R
Cano-A Phillips 2).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
B Fahey ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
K Millar 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
J Gibbons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Payton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 6 0 3 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - N Markakis, A Huff. Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.43

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.89

Pitches-strikes: C Wang 20-12; D Cabrera 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Wang 4-1; D Cabrera 0-4. Batters faced: C Wang 6; D Cabrera 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ANDY PHILLIPS (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF DANIEL CABRERA.
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1, BALTIMORE 0

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.209, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
P BAKO (.225, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
J PAYTON (.278, 1 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (1) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
A Phillips 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222

Totals 10 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - A Phillips (1, 3rd inning off D Cabrera 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Phillips (2). 2-out RBI - A Phillips. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (M Mora at 2nd base). DP: 2 (D Jeter-R
Cano-A Phillips 2).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
B Fahey ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
K Millar 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
J Gibbons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Payton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 6 0 3 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - N Markakis, A Huff. Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 001 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.43

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.92

Pitches-strikes: C Wang 20-12; D Cabrera 43-26. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Wang 4-1; D Cabrera 3-4. Batters faced: C Wang 6; D Cabrera 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRIAN ROBERTS (5) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF CHIEN-MING WANG SCORED PAUL BAKO.
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1, BALTIMORE 2

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B FAHEY (1.000, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.342, 0-FOR-1)
H MATSUI (.277, 0-FOR-1)
A RODRIGUEZ (.330, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (1) VS BALTIMORE (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
A Phillips 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222

Totals 10 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - A Phillips (1, 3rd inning off D Cabrera 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Phillips (2). 2-out RBI - A Phillips. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (M Mora at 2nd base). DP: 2 (D Jeter-R
Cano-A Phillips 2).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .323
B Fahey ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
K Millar 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
J Gibbons lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
P Bako c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225
J Payton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 9 2 4 2 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - B Roberts (5, 3rd inning off C Wang 1 on, 2 Out). S - J Payton.
RBI - B Roberts 2 (24). 2-out RBI - B Roberts 2. GIDP - N Markakis, A Huff.
Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 001 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 002 -- 2
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 3.59

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.92

Pitches-strikes: C Wang 32-19; D Cabrera 43-26. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Wang 5-2; D Cabrera 3-4. Batters faced: C Wang 11; D Cabrera 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ SCORED DEREK JETER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H MATSUI ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 2
BALTIMORE 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.336, 0-FOR-1)</div>