GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (54-47) at BALTIMORE (47-53)

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (2) AT BALTIMORE (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada struck out looking. R Cano flied out to center.
A Phillips walked. M Cabrera tripled to deep left center, A Phillips scored.
J Damon grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: C Patterson doubled to deep right. N Markakis flied out to
center. K Millar walked. C Patterson stole third. M Tejada struck out
swinging. A Huff walked, K Millar to second. R Hernandez singled to left,
C Patterson and K Millar scored, A Huff to second. J Gibbons singled to deep
right, A Huff scored, R Hernandez to third. J Payton popped out to second.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, BALTIMORE 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui singled to right center,
A Rodriguez to second. J Posada struck out looking. R Cano singled to right,
A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to second, H Matsui to third advancing on throw.
A Phillips grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Cano out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 8TH: S Proctor relieved A Pettitte. K Millar homered to left.
M Tejada flied out to center. C Gomez flied out to center. R Hernandez singled
to center. R Villone relieved S Proctor. J Gibbons flied out to right. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 4.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (2) AT BALTIMORE (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF,
K Millar 1B, M Tejada SS, A Huff 3B, R Hernandez C, J Gibbons DH, J Payton LF,
J Guthrie RHP.

Umpires -- Randy Marsh (HP), Bob Davidson (1B), Sam Holbrook (2B),
Hunter Wendelstedt (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Overcast, wind out to right at 6 mph.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon grounded out to shortstop. D Jeter grounded out to
shortstop. B Abreu doubled to deep left. A Rodriguez walked, B Abreu to third
on passed ball. H Matsui grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts struck out looking. C Patterson grounded out to
second. N Markakis singled to left. K Millar flied out to right. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, BALTIMORE 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: J Posada struck out looking. R Cano flied out to center.
A Phillips walked. M Cabrera tripled to deep left center, A Phillips scored.
J Damon grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: M Tejada lined out to center. A Huff struck out swinging.
R Hernandez singled to center. J Gibbons singled to right, R Hernandez to
second. J Payton reached on infield single to pitcher, R Hernandez to third,
J Gibbons to second. B Roberts flied out to right. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 1, BALTIMORE 0.

NY YANKEES 3RD: D Jeter grounded out to second. B Abreu grounded out to
second. A Rodriguez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 1, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: C Patterson doubled to deep right. N Markakis flied out to
center. K Millar walked. C Patterson stole third. M Tejada struck out
swinging. A Huff walked, K Millar to second. R Hernandez singled to left,
C Patterson and K Millar scored, A Huff to second. J Gibbons singled to deep
right, A Huff scored, R Hernandez to third. J Payton popped out to second.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, BALTIMORE 3.

NY YANKEES 4TH: H Matsui grounded out to shortstop. J Posada grounded out
to first. R Cano struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1,
BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 4TH: B Roberts doubled to deep right. C Patterson lined into
double play, second to shortstop, B Roberts doubled off second. N Markakis
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1, BALTIMORE 3.

NY YANKEES 5TH: A Phillips singled to right. M Cabrera flied out to left.
J Damon singled to left, A Phillips to second, A Phillips to third, J Damon to
second on error by left fielder J Payton. D Jeter struck out looking. B Abreu
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 1, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 5TH: K Millar popped out to second. M Tejada flied out to
center. A Huff struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 1,
BALTIMORE 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui singled to right center,
A Rodriguez to second. J Posada struck out looking. R Cano singled to right,
A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to second, H Matsui to third advancing on throw.
A Phillips grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Cano out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 6TH: R Hernandez walked. J Gibbons popped out to second.
J Payton grounded into double play, shortstop to first, R Hernandez out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 3.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Parrish relieved J Guthrie. M Cabrera popped out to
shortstop. J Damon grounded out to second. P Shuey relieved J Parrish.
D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2,
BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 7TH: B Roberts flied out to center. C Patterson popped out to
third. N Markakis grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 3.

NY YANKEES 8TH: C Gomez at third base. J Walker relieved P Shuey. B Abreu
lined out to right. A Rodriguez lined out to left. H Matsui walked. J Posada
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 8TH: S Proctor relieved A Pettitte. K Millar homered to left.
M Tejada flied out to center. C Gomez flied out to center. R Hernandez singled
to center. R Villone relieved S Proctor. J Gibbons flied out to right. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 4.

NY YANKEES 9TH: C Bradford relieved J Walker. R Cano grounded out to
shortstop. A Phillips singled to left. M Cabrera flied out to left. J Damon
grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Phillips out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2, BALTIMORE 4.</div>

 

Guthrie stymies Yankees, leads Orioles to fifth straight

<h3>BALTIMORE 4, NEW YORK YANKEES 2</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Jeremy Guthrie threw six solid inningsand Ramon Hernandez drove in a pair of runs as the BaltimoreOrioles notched a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees onFriday.


Jay Gibbons had two hits and an RBI for Baltimore, which has wonfive of the seven meetings between the clubs this season.

Guthrie (7-3) outdueled Andy Pettitte by working in-and-out oftrouble in leading the Orioles to their fifth straight win.

The 28-year-old righthander won his third straight game byyielding just two runs and six hits and handed Pettitte hisfirst loss against Baltimore in nine starts.


With the Orioles leading 3-1 in the fifth, Guthrie got intotrouble when he allowed a leadoff single to Andy Phillips and aone-out single to Johnny Damon.


Damon advanced to second on a throwing error by right fielderJay Payton, but Guthrie got out of it by striking out DerekJeter and inducing a ground ball from Bobby Abreu to end thethreat.


The Orioles got to Pettitte (6-7) in the third. They loaded thebases before taking a 3-1 lead when Hernandez hit a two-runsingle off Pettitte that scored Corey Patterson and KevinMillar.


Millar then added an insurance run as he blasted a solo shot offreliever Scott Proctor in the eighth.


The Yankees pulled within one at 3-2 in the sixth as RobinsonCano laced an RBI single to right. However, Guthrie avoidedfurther damage by getting Andy Phillips to hit into aninning-ending double play.


That frame spelled the end of the night for Guthrie, as threerelievers threw two scoreless innings before Chad Bradfordworked the ninth for his first save in three chances.

Pettitte lost for the first time in three starts, allowing threeruns and eight hits in seven innings.


The Yankees, who have won seven of 11, won the completion of asuspended game on June 28 prior to this one, 8-7, and trail theBoston Red Sox (63-40) by eight games in the American LeagueEast.

 

Guthrie stymies Yankees, leads Orioles to fifth straight

<h3>BALTIMORE 4, NEW YORK YANKEES 2</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Rookie Jeremy Guthrie threw six solidinnings and Ramon Hernandez drove in a pair of runs as theBaltimore Orioles notched a 4-2 victory over the New YorkYankees on Friday.


Jay Gibbons had two hits and an RBI for Baltimore, which has wonfive of the seven meetings between the clubs this season.

The Yankees, who have won seven of 11, won the completion of asuspended game from June 28 prior to this one, 8-7, and trailthe Boston Red Sox (63-40) by eight games in the American LeagueEast.


Guthrie (7-3) outpitched Andy Pettitte by working in-and-out oftrouble in leading the Orioles to their fifth straight win.

"It was exciting, a lot of fans from both sides, a greatatmosphere," Guthrie said. "It was nice to go out there andthrow a good ball game."


It was the second straight impressive outing against the Yankeesfor Guthrie, who limited them to two runs and seven hits in 61/3 innings in a 3-2 win on June 26.


"He pitched well against us," Derek Jeter said. "He had a goodgame against us last time and he got the best of us."

The 28-year-old righthander won his third straight game byyielding just two runs and six hits and handed Pettitte hisfirst loss against Baltimore in nine starts.


With the Orioles leading, 3-1, in the fifth, Guthrie got intotrouble when he allowed a leadoff single to Andy Phillips and aone-out single to Johnny Damon.


Damon advanced to second on a throwing error by right fielderJay Payton, but Guthrie got out of it by striking out Jeter andinducing a ground ball from Bobby Abreu to end the threat.

The Orioles got to Pettitte (6-7) in the third. They loaded thebases before taking a 3-1 lead when Hernandez hit a two-runsingle off Pettitte that scored Corey Patterson and KevinMillar.


"I was trying to get a good pitch to hit," Hernandez said. "Twoout hits are big. They were big big runs."


Millar then added an insurance run as he blasted a solo shot offreliever Scott Proctor in the eighth.


The Yankees pulled within one at 3-2 in the sixth as RobinsonCano laced an RBI single to right. However, Guthrie avoidedfurther damage by getting Andy Phillips to hit into aninning-ending double play.


"I was really happy to pitch out of that inning without givingup any runs," Guthrie said.


That frame spelled the end of the night for Guthrie, as threerelievers threw two scoreless innings before Chad Bradfordworked the ninth for his first save in three chances.

Meanwhile, Pettitte lost for the first time in three starts,allowing three runs and eight hits in seven innings.

"That was a little more exciting than we wanted it to be, but wewon the game," Torre said. "We won one game and last a game.I'm certainly not satisfied."

 

Guthrie stymies Yankees, leads Orioles to fifth straight

<h3>BALTIMORE 4, NEW YORK YANKEES 2</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Rookie Jeremy Guthrie threw six solidinnings and Ramon Hernandez drove in a pair of runs as theBaltimore Orioles notched a 4-2 victory over the New YorkYankees on Friday.


Jay Gibbons had two hits and an RBI for Baltimore, which has wonfive of the seven meetings between the clubs this season.

The Yankees, who have won six of 10, won the completion of asuspended game from June 28 prior to this one, 8-7, and trailthe Boston Red Sox (63-40) by eight games in the American LeagueEast.


"That was a little more exciting than we wanted it to be, but wewon the game," Torre said. "We won one game and lost a game.I'm certainly not satisfied."


Meanwhile, Guthrie (7-3) outpitched Andy Pettitte by workingin-and-out of trouble in leading the Orioles to their fifthstraight win.


"It was exciting, a lot of fans from both sides, a greatatmosphere," Guthrie said. "It was nice to go out there andthrow a good ball game."


It was the second straight impressive outing against the Yankeesfor Guthrie, who limited them to two runs and seven hits in 61/3 innings in a 3-2 win on June 26.


"He pitched well against us," Derek Jeter said. "He had a goodgame against us last time and he got the best of us."

The 28-year-old righthander won his third straight game byyielding just two runs and six hits and handed Pettitte hisfirst loss against Baltimore in nine starts.


With the Orioles leading, 3-1, in the fifth, Guthrie got intotrouble when he allowed a leadoff single to Andy Phillips and aone-out single to Johnny Damon.


Damon advanced to second on a throwing error by right fielderJay Payton, but Guthrie got out of it by striking out Jeter andinducing a ground ball from Bobby Abreu to end the threat.

The Orioles got to Pettitte (6-7) in the third. They loaded thebases before taking a 3-1 lead when Hernandez hit a two-runsingle off Pettitte that scored Corey Patterson and KevinMillar.


"I was trying to get a good pitch to hit," Hernandez said. "Twoout hits are big. They were big big runs."


Millar then added an insurance run as he blasted a solo shot offreliever Scott Proctor in the eighth.


The Yankees pulled within one at 3-2 in the sixth as RobinsonCano laced an RBI single to right. However, Guthrie avoidedfurther damage by getting Andy Phillips to hit into aninning-ending double play.


"I was really happy to pitch out of that inning without givingup any runs," Guthrie said.


That frame spelled the end of the night for Guthrie, as threerelievers threw two scoreless innings before Chad Bradfordworked the ninth for his first save in three chances.

Meanwhile, Pettitte lost for the first time in three starts,allowing three runs and eight hits in seven innings.