GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (65-51) at CLEVELAND (65-52)

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 10 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE
CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.279, 1-FOR-2)
A CABRERA (.143, 0-FOR-2)
G SIZEMORE (.274, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (4) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .300
D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300
H Matsui lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .296
J Giambi dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270
R Cano 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .315
A Phillips 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .284
J Molina c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236

Totals 32 4 10 4 2 3 9

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (11, J Westbrook). HR - J Giambi (9, 4th inning off J
Westbrook 1 on, 2 Out), M Cabrera (8, 7th inning off J Westbrook 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - J Giambi 2 (26), R Cano (69), M Cabrera (51). 2-out RBI - J Giambi 2, R
Cano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Phillips 1, R Cano 1, H
Matsui 1. GIDP - D Jeter. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-A Phillips, D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips).



CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .274
C Blake dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266
V Martinez c 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
J Michaels lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .266
C Gomez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302
F Gutierrez rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279
A Cabrera 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143

Totals 22 1 5 1 2 3 9

BATTING: SF - J Michaels. RBI - J Michaels (34). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Gomez 1, C Blake 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - R Garko, A
Cabrera. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Gutierrez (7, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Molina), G
Sizemore (29, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Molina). Picked Off - J Peralta (1st
base, A Pettitte).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Gomez-R Garko, J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko).


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NY YANKEES - 000 201 10 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 000 000 1 -- 1
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 7 5 1 1 2 3 0 3.88

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 7 9 4 4 2 2 2 5.01
R Perez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.77

Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 84-59; J Westbrook 118-78; R Perez 14-9. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Pettitte 13-4; J Westbrook 12-6; R Perez 2-0. Batters faced:
A Pettitte 25; J Westbrook 30; R Perez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: LUIS VIZCAINO (8-2, 3.94) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, G SIZEMORE ON FIRST, A CABRERA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.266, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Vizcaino relieved A Pettitte.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, G SIZEMORE ON FIRST, A CABRERA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C Blake (.266, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED ASDRUBAL CABRERA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V MARTINEZ ON FIRST, G SIZEMORE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.307, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Barfield ran for V Martinez.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BARFIELD ON FIRST, G SIZEMORE ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R Garko (.307, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: MARIANO RIVERA (2-3, 2.77) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BARFIELD ON FIRST, G SIZEMORE ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.307, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Rivera relieved L Vizcaino.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BARFIELD ON FIRST, G SIZEMORE ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R Garko (.307, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 10 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MARIANO RIVERA
CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.284, 0-FOR-3)
J MOLINA (.236, 1-FOR-3)
M CABRERA (.300, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (4) VS CLEVELAND (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .300
D Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300
H Matsui lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .296
J Giambi dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270
R Cano 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .315
A Phillips 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .284
J Molina c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236

Totals 32 4 10 4 2 3 9

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (11, J Westbrook). HR - J Giambi (9, 4th inning off J
Westbrook 1 on, 2 Out), M Cabrera (8, 7th inning off J Westbrook 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - J Giambi 2 (26), R Cano (69), M Cabrera (51). 2-out RBI - J Giambi 2, R
Cano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Phillips 1, R Cano 1, H
Matsui 1. GIDP - D Jeter. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-A Phillips, D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips).



CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .276
C Blake dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .266
V Martinez c 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .304
J Barfield pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .275
J Michaels lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .266
C Gomez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277
A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250

Totals 28 2 8 2 2 4 14

BATTING: SF - J Michaels. RBI - J Michaels (34), V Martinez (83). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Gomez 1, C Blake 1, J
Peralta 2, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - R Garko, A Cabrera. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Gutierrez (7, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Molina), G
Sizemore (29, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Molina). Picked Off - J Peralta (1st
base, A Pettitte).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Gomez-R Garko, J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko).


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NY YANKEES - 000 201 10 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 000 000 11 -- 2
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 7 1/3 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.93
L Vizcaino 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.92
M Rivera 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.75

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 7 9 4 4 2 2 2 5.01
R Perez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.77

HBP - R Garko (by M Rivera). Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 97-69; L Vizcaino
7-4; M Rivera 10-6; J Westbrook 118-78; R Perez 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Pettitte 13-4; L Vizcaino 0-1; M Rivera 1-0; J Westbrook 12-6; R Perez 2-0.
Batters faced: A Pettitte 28; L Vizcaino 2; M Rivera 2; J Westbrook 30; R Perez
4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.
EJECTIONS: NY YANKEES' Guidry by Mcclelland (8th).
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Shoppach catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A Phillips (.284, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL NY YANKEES AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: NEW YORK PITCHING COACH RON GUIDRY WAS EJECTED BY
HOME PLATE UMPIRE TIM MCCLELLAND IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING FOR
ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL BETANCOURT (2-0, 1.53) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.284, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Betancourt relieved R Perez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A Phillips (.284, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DEREK JETER SCORED MELKY CABRERA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D JETER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5
CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.283, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 12 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MARIANO RIVERA
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.266, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
C GOMEZ (.302, 1-FOR-3)
F GUTIERREZ (.277, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (5) VS CLEVELAND (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .302
D Jeter ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .331
B Abreu rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .282
A Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300
H Matsui lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .296
J Giambi dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270
R Cano 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .315
A Phillips 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .282
J Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235

Totals 37 5 12 5 2 3 10

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (11, J Westbrook). HR - J Giambi (9, 4th inning off J
Westbrook 1 on, 2 Out), M Cabrera (8, 7th inning off J Westbrook 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - J Giambi 2 (26), R Cano (69), M Cabrera (51), D Jeter (56). 2-out RBI - J
Giambi 2, R Cano, D Jeter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Phillips
1, R Cano 1, H Matsui 1. GIDP - D Jeter. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Cabrera (10, 2nd base off R Betancourt/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-A Phillips, D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips).



CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .276
C Blake dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .266
V Martinez c 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .304
J Barfield pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .275
J Michaels lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .266
C Gomez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277
A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250

Totals 28 2 8 2 2 4 14

BATTING: SF - J Michaels. RBI - J Michaels (34), V Martinez (83). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Gomez 1, C Blake 1, J
Peralta 2, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - R Garko, A Cabrera. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Gutierrez (7, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Molina), G
Sizemore (29, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Molina). Picked Off - J Peralta (1st
base, A Pettitte).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Gomez-R Garko, J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko).


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NY YANKEES - 000 201 101 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 000 000 11 -- 2
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 7 1/3 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.93
L Vizcaino 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.92
M Rivera 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.75

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 7 9 4 4 2 2 2 5.01
R Perez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.77
R Betancourt 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.67

HBP - R Garko (by M Rivera). Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 97-69; L Vizcaino
7-4; M Rivera 10-6; J Westbrook 118-78; R Perez 14-9; R Betancourt 20-15.
Ground balls-fly balls: A Pettitte 13-4; L Vizcaino 0-1; M Rivera 1-0; J
Westbrook 12-6; R Perez 2-0; R Betancourt 0-3. Batters faced: A Pettitte 28; L
Vizcaino 2; M Rivera 2; J Westbrook 30; R Perez 4; R Betancourt 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.
EJECTIONS: NY YANKEES' Guidry by Mcclelland (8th).
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ SCORED JASON MICHAELS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F GUTIERREZ ON SECOND, C GOMEZ ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5
CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A CABRERA (.250, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 12 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (8TH) AND
JOSE MOLINA

CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK, RAFAEL PEREZ (8TH), RAFAEL
BETANCOURT (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ, KELLY SHOPPACH (9TH)

HOME RUNS: NYY - JASON GIAMBI (9) OFF JAKE WESTBROOK IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
MELKY CABRERA (8) OFF JAKE WESTBROOK IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

CLE - NONE</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 12 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (8TH) AND
JOSE MOLINA

CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK, RAFAEL PEREZ (8TH), RAFAEL
BETANCOURT (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ, KELLY SHOPPACH (9TH)


WP - ANDY PETTITTE (9-7)
LP - JAKE WESTBROOK (3-7)
SAVE - MARIANO RIVERA (19)

HOME RUNS: NYY - JASON GIAMBI (9) OFF JAKE WESTBROOK IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
MELKY CABRERA (8) OFF JAKE WESTBROOK IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

CLE - NONE


TIME: 3:10 ATT: 41,612

PROBABLES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (10-5, 4.75)
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA (14-6, 3.52)

PROBABLES: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE (7-4, 3.22)
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (13-6, 3.94)</div>