AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Karstens relieved M Rivera. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11 NY YANKEES 11 TOP, 10TH DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M Stairs (.291, 1-FOR-5)</div>
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 0 NY YANKEES 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 10 R H E -- - - - TORONTO 0 11 18 0 NY YANKEES 11 15 1 (BOT 10) CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JOSH TOWERS NYY - JEFFREY KARSTENS DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.335, 2-FOR-4, BB, RBI) J GIAMBI (.238, 0-FOR-5) R CANO (.301, 0-FOR-3, 2 BB)</div>
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">TORONTO (11) VS NY YANKEES (11) - MID 10TH - IN PROGRESS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson rf 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 .239 M Stairs 1b 6 0 2 0 0 2 5 .293 A Rios cf 6 2 2 1 0 2 4 .297 F Thomas dh 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .273 J Griffin pr-dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 a-G Zaun ph-dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 A Hill 2b 5 2 3 1 1 0 4 .283 R Adams 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .302 b-H Luna ph-3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .208 A Lind lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .233 C Thigpen c 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .215 R Olmedo ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .190 Totals 46 11 18 10 4 7 24 a-singled to right for J Griffin in the 8th; b-singled to right for R Adams in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - A Rios (41, P Hughes); A Lind (13, P Hughes); R Olmedo (3, J Veras); R Adams (3, E Ramirez); C Thigpen (3, M Rivera); A Hill (44, J Karstens). RBI - A Lind 2 (35), C Thigpen 2 (7), A Hill (74), R Adams 2 (11), A Rios (84), G Zaun (50), H Luna (3). 2-out RBI - A Lind 2, C Thigpen 2, A Hill, R Adams 2, H Luna. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, M Stairs 1, R Olmedo 1, A Hill 1. GIDP - A Lind. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - C Thigpen (2, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada). NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 6 1 2 4 0 0 4 .281 D Jeter ss 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 .319 B Abreu rf 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 .283 A Rodriguez 3b 5 2 4 3 1 1 1 .313 H Matsui lf 6 0 3 3 0 0 5 .289 J Posada c 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .335 J Giambi dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .238 R Cano 2b 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .301 D Mientkiewicz 1b 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .257 B Sardinha pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 W Betemit 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Totals 41 11 15 11 8 6 20 BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez 2 (30, J Towers, J Frasor); D Mientkiewicz (8, B League). 3B - H Matsui (4, B Tallet). RBI - J Posada (86), H Matsui 3 (102), A Rodriguez 3 (146), M Cabrera 4 (69). 2-out RBI - H Matsui 3, A Rodriguez 3, M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Posada 1, J Giambi 1, H Matsui 2, M Cabrera 2. Team LOB - 12. FIELDING: E - R Cano (13, pop up). Outfield assists - B Abreu (G Zaun at Home), M Cabrera (M Stairs at Home). PB - J Posada. DP: 1 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz). ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 000 300 530 0 -- 11 NY YANKEES - 010 014 320 -- 11 ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era S Marcum 3 5 1 1 1 2 0 4.13 B Tallet 2 1 1 1 2 4 0 3.32 J Kennedy 2/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.51 J Frasor 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 4.77 S Downs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.28 B League 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 6.97 B Wolfe 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 0 0 2.59 J Towers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.35 NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era P Hughes 5 7 3 3 1 3 0 4.80 R Villone 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35 R Ohlendorf 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37 J Veras 2/3 2 4 4 2 2 0 10.12 E Ramirez 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.11 K Farnsworth 1/3 3 3 3 1 0 0 4.98 C Britton 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.97 K Igawa 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 M Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.86 J Karstens 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.43 J Frasor pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. S Downs pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. WP - J Veras, E Ramirez. HBP - D Mientkiewicz (by B Tallet). Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 51-31; B Tallet 43-24; J Kennedy 10-5; J Frasor 13-6; S Downs 4-2; B League 17-10; B Wolfe 35-17; J Towers 17-9; P Hughes 99-68; R Villone 7-5; R Ohlendorf 3-2; J Veras 31-16; E Ramirez 15-9; K Farnsworth 19-8; C Britton 2-2; K Igawa 5-3; M Rivera 20-13; J Karstens 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marcum 4-3; B Tallet 1-1; J Kennedy 2-0; J Frasor 0-0; S Downs 0-0; B League 2-1; B Wolfe 2-1; J Towers 2-1; P Hughes 6-6; R Villone 0-2; R Ohlendorf 0-1; J Veras 0-0; E Ramirez 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-1; C Britton 0-1; K Igawa 0-0; M Rivera 1-0; J Karstens 0-2. Batters faced: S Marcum 15; B Tallet 10; J Kennedy 3; J Frasor 3; S Downs 1; B League 6; B Wolfe 8; J Towers 4; P Hughes 23; R Villone 2; R Ohlendorf 1; J Veras 6; E Ramirez 3; K Farnsworth 5; C Britton 1; K Igawa 1; M Rivera 4; J Karstens 4. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Rob Drake. (Plus rain delay totaling 91 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 70 degrees, overcast. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Damon ran for J Posada. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J DAMON ON SECOND, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 11 NY YANKEES 11 BOTTOM, 10TH DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J Giambi (.238, 0-FOR-5)</div>
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MELKY CABRERA SCORED JOHNNY DAMON. FINAL SCORE: NY YANKEES 12, TORONTO 11</div>
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL FINAL 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 0 NY YANKEES 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 10 R H E -- - - - TORONTO 0 11 18 0 NY YANKEES 1 12 17 1 (FINAL 10) BATTERIES: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, BRIAN TALLET (4TH), JOE KENNEDY (6TH), JASON FRASOR (6TH), SCOTT DOWNS (6TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (6TH), BRIAN WOLFE (7TH), JOSH TOWERS (9TH) AND CURTIS THIGPEN NYY - PHIL HUGHES, RON VILLONE (6TH), ROSS OHLENDORF (6TH), JOSE VERAS (7TH), EDWAR RAMIREZ (7TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (8TH), CHRIS BRITTON (8TH), KEI IGAWA (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH), JEFFREY KARSTENS (10TH) AND JORGE POSADA HOME RUNS: TOR - NONE NYY - NONE</div>
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">AL FINAL 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - TORONTO 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 0 NY YANKEES 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 10 R H E -- - - - TORONTO 0 11 18 0 NY YANKEES 1 12 17 1 (FINAL 10) BATTERIES: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, BRIAN TALLET (4TH), JOE KENNEDY (6TH), JASON FRASOR (6TH), SCOTT DOWNS (6TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (6TH), BRIAN WOLFE (7TH), JOSH TOWERS (9TH) AND CURTIS THIGPEN NYY - PHIL HUGHES, RON VILLONE (6TH), ROSS OHLENDORF (6TH), JOSE VERAS (7TH), EDWAR RAMIREZ (7TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (8TH), CHRIS BRITTON (8TH), KEI IGAWA (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA (9TH), JEFFREY KARSTENS (10TH) AND JORGE POSADA WP - JEFFREY KARSTENS (1-3) LP - JOSH TOWERS (5-10) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: TOR - NONE NYY - NONE TIME: 5:00 ATT: 54,887 PROBABLES: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (11-9, 3.84) NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (10-10, 5.01)</div>
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">TORONTO (11) VS NY YANKEES (12) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Johnson rf 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 .239 M Stairs 1b 6 0 2 0 0 2 5 .293 A Rios cf 6 2 2 1 0 2 4 .297 F Thomas dh 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .273 J Griffin pr-dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 a-G Zaun ph-dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 A Hill 2b 5 2 3 1 1 0 4 .283 R Adams 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .302 b-H Luna ph-3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .208 A Lind lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .233 C Thigpen c 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .215 R Olmedo ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .190 Totals 46 11 18 10 4 7 24 a-singled to right for J Griffin in the 8th; b-singled to right for R Adams in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - A Rios (41, P Hughes); A Lind (13, P Hughes); R Olmedo (3, J Veras); R Adams (3, E Ramirez); C Thigpen (3, M Rivera); A Hill (44, J Karstens). RBI - A Lind 2 (35), C Thigpen 2 (7), A Hill (74), R Adams 2 (11), A Rios (84), G Zaun (50), H Luna (3). 2-out RBI - A Lind 2, C Thigpen 2, A Hill, R Adams 2, H Luna. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Johnson 1, M Stairs 1, R Olmedo 1, A Hill 1. GIDP - A Lind. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - C Thigpen (2, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada). NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Cabrera cf 7 1 3 5 0 0 4 .282 D Jeter ss 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 .319 B Abreu rf 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 .283 A Rodriguez 3b 5 2 4 3 1 1 1 .313 H Matsui lf 6 0 3 3 0 0 5 .289 J Posada c 5 1 3 1 1 0 3 .337 J Damon pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Giambi dh 5 0 0 0 1 3 5 .238 R Cano 2b 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 .301 D Mientkiewicz 1b 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .257 B Sardinha pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 W Betemit 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 Totals 45 12 17 12 9 7 22 BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez 2 (30, J Towers, J Frasor); D Mientkiewicz (8, B League); J Posada (41, J Towers). 3B - H Matsui (4, B Tallet). RBI - J Posada (86), H Matsui 3 (102), A Rodriguez 3 (146), M Cabrera 5 (70). 2-out RBI - H Matsui 3, A Rodriguez 3, M Cabrera 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Posada 1, J Giambi 1, H Matsui 2, M Cabrera 2. Team LOB - 14. FIELDING: E - R Cano (13, pop up). Outfield assists - B Abreu (G Zaun at Home), M Cabrera (M Stairs at Home). PB - J Posada. DP: 1 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz). ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO - 000 300 530 0 -- 11 NY YANKEES - 010 014 320 1 -- 12 Two outs when winning run scored. ---------------------------------------------------- TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era S Marcum 3 5 1 1 1 2 0 4.13 B Tallet 2 1 1 1 2 4 0 3.32 J Kennedy (H, 2) 2/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.51 J Frasor (B, 3) 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 4.77 S Downs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.28 B League 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 6.97 B Wolfe 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 0 0 2.59 J Towers (L, 5-10) 1 2/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.40 NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era P Hughes 5 7 3 3 1 3 0 4.80 R Villone 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35 R Ohlendorf 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37 J Veras (H, 1) 2/3 2 4 4 2 2 0 10.12 E Ramirez (B, 2) 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.11 K Farnsworth (B, 3) 1/3 3 3 3 1 0 0 4.98 C Britton 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.97 K Igawa 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 M Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.86 J Karstens (W, 1-3) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.43 J Frasor pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. S Downs pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. WP - J Veras, E Ramirez. IBB - J Giambi (by J Towers). HBP - D Mientkiewicz (by B Tallet). Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 51-31; B Tallet 43-24; J Kennedy 10-5; J Frasor 13-6; S Downs 4-2; B League 17-10; B Wolfe 35-17; J Towers 29-15; P Hughes 99-68; R Villone 7-5; R Ohlendorf 3-2; J Veras 31-16; E Ramirez 15-9; K Farnsworth 19-8; C Britton 2-2; K Igawa 5-3; M Rivera 20-13; J Karstens 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marcum 4-3; B Tallet 1-1; J Kennedy 2-0; J Frasor 0-0; S Downs 0-0; B League 2-1; B Wolfe 2-1; J Towers 2-2; P Hughes 6-6; R Villone 0-2; R Ohlendorf 0-1; J Veras 0-0; E Ramirez 0-1; K Farnsworth 0-1; C Britton 0-1; K Igawa 0-0; M Rivera 1-0; J Karstens 0-2. Batters faced: S Marcum 15; B Tallet 10; J Kennedy 3; J Frasor 3; S Downs 1; B League 6; B Wolfe 8; J Towers 9; P Hughes 23; R Villone 2; R Ohlendorf 1; J Veras 6; E Ramirez 3; K Farnsworth 5; C Britton 1; K Igawa 1; M Rivera 4; J Karstens 4. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Rob Drake. T--5:00. (Plus rain delay totaling 91 minutes in the 1st). Att--54,887. Weather: 70 degrees, overcast. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>
Cabrera singles home game-winner in 10th for Yankees <h3>NY YANKEES 12, TORONTO 11</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Melky Cabrera singled home thegame-winning run in the 10th inning to lift the New York Yankeesto a 12-11 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday. Cabrera also threw out Matt Stairs from center field at theplate in the top half of the 10th to keep the score knotted at11. The win moved New York (89-65) within two games of the BostonRed Sox (91-63) in the American League East and improved itslead in the wild card to five games over the Detroit Tigers(84-70). Both Boston and Detroit play Saturday night. Cabrera's heroics made a winner of Jeff Karstens (1-4), whopitched the 10th inning. The winning rally was started by Jorge Posada, who led off the10th with a ground-rule double off Toronto reliever Josh Towers(5-10). Johnny Damon ran for Posada and advanced to third on aflyout by Robinson Cano, setting the stage for Cabrera. The Yankees also had a big day from Alex Rodriguez, who had fourhits and drove in four runs. The Yankees tied the score at 11-11 in the bottom of the eighthinning on a two-run single by Cabrera after Gregg Zaun and pinchhitter Hector Luna came through with back-to-back RBI singlesin the top of the eighth inning to give the Blue Jays a two-runlead. Toronto starter Shaun Marcum left the game after three inningswith a sore right knee and lefthanded reliever Scott Downsdeparted with a back injury after allowing Hideki Matsui'stwo-run single in the sixth. Matsui's hit put the Yankees ahead 6-3, but that lead quicklyevaporated thanks to some spotty relief work by Jose Veras andEdwar Ramirez in the top of the seventh. Veras gave up two hits, two walks and threw two wild pitcheswhile Ramirez allowed a two-run double to Russ Adams and an RBIsingle to Adam Lind that put Toronto ahead 8-6. Toronto's lead was also short-lived as Brandon League and BrianWolfe teamed up to surrender the lead. League gave up a two-runsingle to Cabrera and Wolfe surrendered Rodriguez's RBI single,which put the Yankees in front 9-8. The Yankees struggled to hold that lead as manager Joe Torreentrusted the eighth to Kyle Farnsworth, who gave up an infieldsingle to Ray Olmedo and walked Reed Johnson. Following a visit from Torre, Farnsworth nearly coughed up thelead, but a diving stop by first baseman Wilson Betemit on MattStairs' liner kept runners at first and second. The momentum from Betemit's play was short-lived as Alex Rioslined a single into left field, setting the stage for Zaun.
Cabrera singles home game-winner in 10th for Yankees <h3>NY YANKEES 12, TORONTO 11 (10 INNINGS)</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Melky Cabrera singled home thegame-winning run in the 10th inning to lift the New York Yankeesto a 12-11 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday. Cabrera also threw out Matt Stairs from center field at theplate in the top half of the 10th to keep the score knotted at11. The win moved New York (89-65) within two games of the BostonRed Sox (91-63) in the American League East and improved itslead in the wild card to five games over the Detroit Tigers(84-70). Both Boston and Detroit play Saturday night. Cabrera's heroics made a winner of Jeff Karstens (1-4), whopitched the 10th inning. The winning rally was started by Jorge Posada, who led off the10th with a ground-rule double off Toronto reliever Josh Towers(5-10). Johnny Damon ran for Posada and advanced to third on aflyout by Robinson Cano, setting the stage for Cabrera. The Yankees also had a big day from Alex Rodriguez, who had fourhits and drove in four runs. The Yankees tied the score at 11-11 in the bottom of the eighthinning on a two-run single by Cabrera after Gregg Zaun and pinchhitter Hector Luna came through with back-to-back RBI singlesin the top of the eighth inning to give the Blue Jays a two-runlead. Toronto starter Shaun Marcum left the game after three inningswith a sore right knee and lefthanded reliever Scott Downsdeparted with a back injury after allowing Hideki Matsui'stwo-run single in the sixth. Matsui's hit put the Yankees ahead 6-3, but that lead quicklyevaporated thanks to some spotty relief work by Jose Veras andEdwar Ramirez in the top of the seventh. Veras gave up two hits, two walks and threw two wild pitcheswhile Ramirez allowed a two-run double to Russ Adams and an RBIsingle to Adam Lind that put Toronto ahead 8-6. Toronto's lead was also short-lived as Brandon League and BrianWolfe teamed up to surrender the lead. League gave up a two-runsingle to Cabrera and Wolfe surrendered Rodriguez's RBI single,which put the Yankees in front 9-8. The Yankees struggled to hold that lead as manager Joe Torreentrusted the eighth to Kyle Farnsworth, who gave up an infieldsingle to Ray Olmedo and walked Reed Johnson. Following a visit from Torre, Farnsworth nearly coughed up thelead, but a diving stop by first baseman Wilson Betemit on MattStairs' liner kept runners at first and second. The momentum from Betemit's play was short-lived as Alex Rioslined a single into left field, setting the stage for Zaun.
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TORONTO (11) AT NY YANKEES (12) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui singled to center, A Rodriguez to third. J Posada singled to right, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to third. J Giambi struck out swinging. R Cano grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, H Matsui out at home, J Posada to second. D Mientkiewicz singled to center, J Posada to third, R Cano to second. M Cabrera grounded out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 1. TORONTO 4TH: A Rios doubled to center. F Thomas struck out swinging. A Hill singled to right, A Rios to third. R Adams popped out to shortstop. A Lind hit a ground rule double to left, A Rios scored, A Hill to third. C Thigpen singled to left center, A Hill and A Lind scored. C Thigpen stole second. R Olmedo grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 5TH: D Jeter struck out swinging. B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. H Matsui tripled to right, B Abreu scored. J Posada walked. J Giambi struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 2. NY YANKEES 6TH: J Kennedy relieved B Tallet. R Cano grounded out to second. D Mientkiewicz walked. M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher, D Mientkiewicz to second. J Frasor relieved J Kennedy. D Jeter reached on infield single to first, D Mientkiewicz to third. B Abreu walked, D Jeter to second. A Rodriguez doubled to right, D Mientkiewicz and D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third. S Downs relieved J Frasor. H Matsui singled to right, B Abreu and A Rodriguez scored. B League relieved S Downs. J Posada grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Matsui out at second. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 6. TORONTO 7TH: J Veras relieved R Ohlendorf. R Olmedo doubled to right center. R Johnson walked. M Stairs struck out swinging. R Olmedo to third, R Johnson to second on wild pitch by J Veras. A Rios struck out swinging. R Olmedo scored, R Johnson to third on passed ball by J Posada. J Griffin walked. A Hill singled to left, R Johnson scored, J Griffin to third, A Hill to second advancing on throw. E Ramirez relieved J Veras. R Adams doubled to right, J Griffin and A Hill scored. R Adams to third on wild pitch by E Ramirez. A Lind singled to center, R Adams scored. C Thigpen flied out to center. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, NY YANKEES 6. NY YANKEES 7TH: J Giambi flied out to left. R Cano walked. D Mientkiewicz hit a ground rule double to left, R Cano to third. B Sardinha ran for D Mientkiewicz. M Cabrera singled to left, R Cano and B Sardinha scored. D Jeter grounded out to first, M Cabrera to second. B Wolfe relieved B League. B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez singled to center, M Cabrera scored, B Abreu to third. H Matsui grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, NY YANKEES 9. TORONTO 8TH: W Betemit at first base. K Farnsworth relieved E Ramirez. R Olmedo reached on infield single to pitcher. R Johnson walked, R Olmedo to second. M Stairs lined out to first. A Rios singled to left, R Olmedo scored, R Johnson to second. G Zaun hit for J Griffin. G Zaun singled to right, R Johnson scored, A Rios to second. C Britton relieved K Farnsworth. A Hill flied out to right. K Igawa relieved C Britton. H Luna hit for R Adams. H Luna singled to right, A Rios scored, G Zaun out at second, H Luna to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 9. NY YANKEES 8TH: H Luna at third base. J Posada reached on infield single to shortstop. J Giambi flied out to center. R Cano walked, J Posada to second. W Betemit grounded out to second, J Posada to third, R Cano to second. M Cabrera singled to right center, J Posada and R Cano scored, M Cabrera out at first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 11. NY YANKEES 10TH: J Posada hit a ground rule double to left. J Damon ran for J Posada. J Giambi intentionally walked. R Cano flied out to left, J Damon to third, J Giambi to second. W Betemit struck out swinging. M Cabrera singled to center, J Damon scored, J Giambi to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 12.</div>
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TORONTO (11) AT NY YANKEES (12) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui singled to center, A Rodriguez to third. J Posada singled to right, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to third. J Giambi struck out swinging. R Cano grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, H Matsui out at home, J Posada to second. D Mientkiewicz singled to center, J Posada to third, R Cano to second. M Cabrera grounded out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 1. TORONTO 4TH: A Rios doubled to center. F Thomas struck out swinging. A Hill singled to right, A Rios to third. R Adams popped out to shortstop. A Lind hit a ground rule double to left, A Rios scored, A Hill to third. C Thigpen singled to left center, A Hill and A Lind scored. C Thigpen stole second. R Olmedo grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 5TH: D Jeter struck out swinging. B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. H Matsui tripled to right, B Abreu scored. J Posada walked. J Giambi struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 2. NY YANKEES 6TH: J Kennedy relieved B Tallet. R Cano grounded out to second. D Mientkiewicz walked. M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher, D Mientkiewicz to second. J Frasor relieved J Kennedy. D Jeter reached on infield single to first, D Mientkiewicz to third. B Abreu walked, D Jeter to second. A Rodriguez doubled to right, D Mientkiewicz and D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third. S Downs relieved J Frasor. H Matsui singled to right, B Abreu and A Rodriguez scored. B League relieved S Downs. J Posada grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Matsui out at second. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 6. TORONTO 7TH: J Veras relieved R Ohlendorf. R Olmedo doubled to right center. R Johnson walked. M Stairs struck out swinging. R Olmedo to third, R Johnson to second on wild pitch by J Veras. A Rios struck out swinging. R Olmedo scored, R Johnson to third on passed ball by J Posada. J Griffin walked. A Hill singled to left, R Johnson scored, J Griffin to third, A Hill to second advancing on throw. E Ramirez relieved J Veras. R Adams doubled to right, J Griffin and A Hill scored. R Adams to third on wild pitch by E Ramirez. A Lind singled to center, R Adams scored. C Thigpen flied out to center. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, NY YANKEES 6. NY YANKEES 7TH: J Giambi flied out to left. R Cano walked. D Mientkiewicz hit a ground rule double to left, R Cano to third. B Sardinha ran for D Mientkiewicz. M Cabrera singled to left, R Cano and B Sardinha scored. D Jeter grounded out to first, M Cabrera to second. B Wolfe relieved B League. B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez singled to center, M Cabrera scored, B Abreu to third. H Matsui grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, NY YANKEES 9. TORONTO 8TH: W Betemit at first base. K Farnsworth relieved E Ramirez. R Olmedo reached on infield single to pitcher. R Johnson walked, R Olmedo to second. M Stairs lined out to first. A Rios singled to left, R Olmedo scored, R Johnson to second. G Zaun hit for J Griffin. G Zaun singled to right, R Johnson scored, A Rios to second. C Britton relieved K Farnsworth. A Hill flied out to right. K Igawa relieved C Britton. H Luna hit for R Adams. H Luna singled to right, A Rios scored, G Zaun out at home, H Luna to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 9. NY YANKEES 8TH: H Luna at third base. J Posada reached on infield single to shortstop. J Giambi flied out to center. R Cano walked, J Posada to second. W Betemit grounded out to second, J Posada to third, R Cano to second. M Cabrera singled to right center, J Posada and R Cano scored, M Cabrera out at second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 11. NY YANKEES 10TH: J Posada hit a ground rule double to left. J Damon ran for J Posada. J Giambi intentionally walked. R Cano flied out to left, J Damon to third, J Giambi to second. W Betemit struck out swinging. M Cabrera singled to center, J Damon scored, J Giambi to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 12.</div>
AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TORONTO (11) AT NY YANKEES (12) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toronto Starting Lineups -- R Johnson RF, M Stairs 1B, A Rios CF, F Thomas DH, A Hill 2B, R Adams 3B, A Lind LF, C Thigpen C, R Olmedo SS, S Marcum RHP. Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- M Cabrera CF, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B, H Matsui LF, J Posada C, J Giambi DH, R Cano 2B, D Mientkiewicz 1B, P Hughes RHP. Umpires -- Angel Hernandez (HP), Derryl Cousins (1B), Ted Barrett (2B), Rob Drake (3B). Gametime Weather: 70 degrees, Overcast, wind out to left at 3 mph. TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson grounded out to pitcher. M Stairs struck out looking. A Rios grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 1ST: M Cabrera grounded out to second. D Jeter struck out swinging. B Abreu lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 0. TORONTO 2ND: F Thomas singled to center. A Hill walked, F Thomas to second. R Adams flied out to right, F Thomas to third. A Lind grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Hill out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 0. NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez walked. H Matsui singled to center, A Rodriguez to third. J Posada singled to right, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to third. J Giambi struck out swinging. R Cano grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, H Matsui out at home, J Posada to second. D Mientkiewicz singled to center, J Posada to third, R Cano to second. M Cabrera grounded out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 1. TORONTO 3RD: C Thigpen lined out to right. R Olmedo lined out to third. R Johnson safe at second on error by second baseman R Cano. M Stairs grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 3RD: D Jeter singled to left. B Abreu flied out to left. A Rodriguez singled to left, D Jeter to second. H Matsui flied out to center. J Posada grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, NY YANKEES 1. TORONTO 4TH: A Rios doubled to center. F Thomas struck out swinging. A Hill singled to right, A Rios to third. R Adams popped out to shortstop. A Lind hit a ground rule double to left, A Rios scored, A Hill to third. C Thigpen singled to left center, A Hill and A Lind scored. C Thigpen stole second. R Olmedo grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 4TH: B Tallet relieved S Marcum. J Giambi struck out swinging. R Cano grounded out to third. D Mientkiewicz hit by pitch. M Cabrera flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 1. TORONTO 5TH: R Johnson lined out to third. M Stairs singled to left. A Rios struck out looking. F Thomas singled to center, M Stairs to second. J Griffin ran for F Thomas. A Hill flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 1. NY YANKEES 5TH: D Jeter struck out swinging. B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. H Matsui tripled to right, B Abreu scored. J Posada walked. J Giambi struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 2. TORONTO 6TH: R Villone relieved P Hughes. R Adams popped out to first. A Lind flied out to left. R Ohlendorf relieved R Villone. C Thigpen flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 2. NY YANKEES 6TH: J Kennedy relieved B Tallet. R Cano grounded out to second. D Mientkiewicz walked. M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher, D Mientkiewicz to second. J Frasor relieved J Kennedy. D Jeter reached on infield single to first, D Mientkiewicz to third. B Abreu walked, D Jeter to second. A Rodriguez doubled to right, D Mientkiewicz and D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third. S Downs relieved J Frasor. H Matsui singled to right, B Abreu and A Rodriguez scored. B League relieved S Downs. J Posada grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Matsui out at second. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, NY YANKEES 6. TORONTO 7TH: J Veras relieved R Ohlendorf. R Olmedo doubled to right center. R Johnson walked. M Stairs struck out swinging. R Olmedo to third, R Johnson to second on wild pitch by J Veras. A Rios struck out swinging. R Olmedo scored, R Johnson to third on passed ball by J Posada. J Griffin walked. A Hill singled to left, R Johnson scored, J Griffin to third, A Hill to second advancing on throw. E Ramirez relieved J Veras. R Adams doubled to right, J Griffin and A Hill scored. R Adams to third on wild pitch by E Ramirez. A Lind singled to center, R Adams scored. C Thigpen flied out to center. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, NY YANKEES 6. NY YANKEES 7TH: J Giambi flied out to left. R Cano walked. D Mientkiewicz hit a ground rule double to left, R Cano to third. B Sardinha ran for D Mientkiewicz. M Cabrera singled to left, R Cano and B Sardinha scored. D Jeter grounded out to first, M Cabrera to second. B Wolfe relieved B League. B Abreu walked. A Rodriguez singled to center, M Cabrera scored, B Abreu to third. H Matsui grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 8, NY YANKEES 9. TORONTO 8TH: W Betemit at first base. K Farnsworth relieved E Ramirez. R Olmedo reached on infield single to pitcher. R Johnson walked, R Olmedo to second. M Stairs lined out to first. A Rios singled to left, R Olmedo scored, R Johnson to second. G Zaun hit for J Griffin. G Zaun singled to right, R Johnson scored, A Rios to second. C Britton relieved K Farnsworth. A Hill flied out to right. K Igawa relieved C Britton. H Luna hit for R Adams. H Luna singled to right, A Rios scored, G Zaun out at home, H Luna to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 9. NY YANKEES 8TH: H Luna at third base. J Posada reached on infield single to shortstop. J Giambi flied out to center. R Cano walked, J Posada to second. W Betemit grounded out to second, J Posada to third, R Cano to second. M Cabrera singled to right center, J Posada and R Cano scored, M Cabrera out at second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 11. TORONTO 9TH: M Rivera relieved K Igawa. A Lind grounded out to shortstop. C Thigpen doubled to deep left. R Olmedo struck out swinging. R Johnson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 11. NY YANKEES 9TH: J Towers relieved B Wolfe. D Jeter grounded out to second. B Abreu grounded out to pitcher. A Rodriguez doubled to left. H Matsui flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 11. TORONTO 10TH: J Karstens relieved M Rivera. M Stairs singled to right. A Rios flied out to right. G Zaun popped out to second. A Hill doubled to deep center, M Stairs thrown out at home, A Hill to third advancing on throw. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 11. NY YANKEES 10TH: J Posada hit a ground rule double to left. J Damon ran for J Posada. J Giambi intentionally walked. R Cano flied out to left, J Damon to third, J Giambi to second. W Betemit struck out swinging. M Cabrera singled to center, J Damon scored, J Giambi to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 11, NY YANKEES 12.</div>
Re: AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES omfg what a game!! we gave up like 3 leads during that 11 inning game. this woulda been horrible if we lost this game after losing last nights game. glad we won and this is another game where it builds confidence as we go towards the playoffs. hopefully boston loses but they are winning right now. GO YANKS!
Re: AL: TORONTO at NY YANKEES Yup. Saw the whole game. You should have seen me when the ball went under hill's glove.
Cabrera singles home game-winner in 10th for Yankees <h3>NY YANKEES 12, TORONTO 11 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Larry Fleisher PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- With the postseason fast approachingMelky Cabrera was struggling, but his manager and teammates neverwavered in their confidence of the young center fielder andexperienced the rewards for it. In one of the strangest games ever played in franchise history,Cabrera singled home the game-winning run with two outs in thebottom of the 10th inning as the Yankees pulled out a 12-11victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Cabrera came into the game with three hits in his last 38at-bats, and went 0-for-5 in Friday's 14-inning loss beforebeing lifted for a pinch hitter. In this one, he went hitlessin his first four at-bats, including one with the bases loadedin the second inning. "Everybody supports me," said Cabrera, who used reserve catcherJose Molina as his translator. "That's one of the reasons why Idon't keep myself down because everybody helps him to keep himhappy." "He's important to this lineup," Yankees catcher Jorge Posada"He's been slumping a little bit and he comes out of it with abig hit today. It just tells you a lot about this kid, he keepscoming and it's good to see." But when the five-hour marathon was over, Cabrera tied hiscareer high with five RBI and the final one sent the Yankees totheir 13th win in 16 games. "He's a good player," Joe Torre said. "I have a lot ofconfidence in him. The only thing he suffers from isinexperience. He's got a big heart and he just competes reallywell." The final rally was started by Posada, who had a ground-ruledouble to left field off Toronto reliever Josh Towers. JohnnyDamon ran for Posada and following an intentional walk to JasonGiambi, moved to third on a flyout by Robinson Cano. After Towers fanned Wilson Betemit on three pitches, Cabrerasingled over second baseman Aaron Hill's head. Cabrera's hit moved the Yankees (89-65) within two games of theBoston Red Sox (91-63) in the American League East, improvedtheir lead in the wild card to five games over the DetroitTigers (84-70) and reduced their magic number for clinching apostseason spot to four. "It just means a lot," Cabrera said. "It means we are gettingcloser to our goal, that is making it to the playoffs and it wasreal important." "It's a big win for us," third baseman Alex Rodriguez added."It would have been a huge one for us to lose this game at home,especially after last night." Before his hit, the 23-year-old Cabrera also recorded his majorleague-leading 13th outfield assist when Hill doubled over hishead. Matt Stairs attempted to scored from first but Cabreramade a perfect throw to best friend Robinson Cano and the secondbaseman completed the relay with a strong throw to catcherJorge Posada. "The way I did it, throwing the ball like that, it was theeasiest way and the quickest way to get it to Cano," Cabrerasaid. "He (plate umpire Angel Hernandez) said he got him," Torontomanager John Gibbons said. "Matty's reaction seemed like he gothim. I thought he got him. I thought maybe he slid by him onthe first base side a little bit. But you just go by Matt'sreaction there." Even before his defensive play, Cabrera ensured the game would<div class="pre">continue with a two-run single in the eighth off Brian Wolfe.</div>That tied the game at 11-11 after Kyle Farnsworth coughed up a9-8 lead by allowing RBI singles to Alex Rios and pinch hitterGregg Zaun, who homered in the 14th inning Friday off BrianBruney. "That's one of those games," Gibbons said. "It kept going backand forth. Both bullpens struggled but our guys battled, theyreally did. That's one of those games where if you have thelast at-bat, you're feeling pretty good." The Yankees used a franchise-record 10 pitchers and Cabrera'shit made a winner of Jeff Karstens, who allowed two hits in the10th. Karstens pitched after Mariano Rivera struck out two inthe ninth. Rivera's outing was a rarity in a game that saw a combined 825pitches. He appeared after Ron Villone, Ross Ohlendorf, JoseVeras, Edwar Ramirez, Farnsworth, Chris Britton and Kei Igawaappeared. Ramirez and Farnsworth were charged with blown saves as theYankees' bullpen allowed eight runs and 11 hits over the finalfive innings. The Yankees also had a big day from Rodriguez, who had four hitsand drove in four runs. The Blue Jays had a four-game winning streak snapped in whichthey were responsible for impacting the division race. Theyalso lost three players to injuries as starter Shaun Marcum leftthe game after three innings with a sore right knee and twoinnings later Frank Thomas sustained the same injury aftergetting a single. "It's just a freak thing," Thomas said. "I just caught the backof my spike. It's a twist or sprain." The final injury occurred in the sixth when lefthanded reliever<div class="pre">Scott Downs departed with a back injury after allowing Hideki</div>Matsui's two-run single. Matsui's hit put the Yankees ahead 6-3, but that lead quicklyevaporated thanks to some spotty relief work by Veras andRamirez in the top of the seventh. Veras gave up two hits, two walks and threw two wild pitcheswhile Ramirez allowed a two-run double to Russ Adams and an RBIsingle to Adam Lind that put Toronto ahead 8-6. After the series opener lasted 4 hours, 45 minutes, the game wasdelayed 92 minutes by rain. Once it started, the Yankees fellbehind, 3-1, when starter Phil Hughes gave up a two-run doubleto Curtis Thigpen in the third. It stayed that way until Rodriguez sparked a four-run sixth witha two-run double.
Cabrera singles home game-winner in 10th for Yankees <h3>NY YANKEES 12, TORONTO 11 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Larry Fleisher PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- With the postseason fast approachingMelky Cabrera was struggling, but his manager and teammates neverwavered in their confidence of the young center fielder andexperienced the rewards for it. In one of the strangest games ever played in franchise history,Cabrera singled home the game-winning run with two outs in thebottom of the 10th inning as the Yankees pulled out a 12-11victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Cabrera came into the game with three hits in his last 38at-bats, and went 0-for-5 in Friday's 14-inning loss beforebeing lifted for a pinch hitter. In this one, he went hitlessin his first four at-bats, including one with the bases loadedin the second inning. "Everybody supports me," said Cabrera, who used reserve catcherJose Molina as his translator. "That's one of the reasons why Idon't keep myself down because everybody helps him to keep himhappy." "He's important to this lineup," Yankees catcher Jorge Posada"He's been slumping a little bit and he comes out of it with abig hit today. It just tells you a lot about this kid, he keepscoming and it's good to see." But when the five-hour marathon was over, Cabrera tied hiscareer high with five RBI and the final one sent the Yankees totheir 13th win in 16 games. "He's a good player," Joe Torre said. "I have a lot ofconfidence in him. The only thing he suffers from isinexperience. He's got a big heart and he just competes reallywell." The final rally was started by Posada, who had a ground-ruledouble to left field off Toronto reliever Josh Towers. JohnnyDamon ran for Posada and following an intentional walk to JasonGiambi, moved to third on a flyout by Robinson Cano. After Towers fanned Wilson Betemit on three pitches, Cabrerasingled over second baseman Aaron Hill's head. Cabrera's hit kept the Yankees (89-65) 2 1/2 games behind theBoston Red Sox (92-63) in the American League East, improvedtheir lead in the wild card to 5 1/2 games over the DetroitTigers (84-71) and reduced their magic number for clinching apostseason spot to three. "It just means a lot," Cabrera said. "It means we are gettingcloser to our goal, that is making it to the playoffs and it wasreal important." "It's a big win for us," third baseman Alex Rodriguez added."It would have been a huge one for us to lose this game at home,especially after last night." Before his hit, the 23-year-old Cabrera also recorded his majorleague-leading 13th outfield assist when Hill doubled over hishead. Matt Stairs attempted to scored from first but Cabreramade a perfect throw to best friend Robinson Cano and the secondbaseman completed the relay with a strong throw to catcherJorge Posada. "The way I did it, throwing the ball like that, it was theeasiest way and the quickest way to get it to Cano," Cabrerasaid. "He (plate umpire Angel Hernandez) said he got him," Torontomanager John Gibbons said. "Matty's reaction seemed like he gothim. I thought he got him. I thought maybe he slid by him onthe first base side a little bit. But you just go by Matt'sreaction there." Even before his defensive play, Cabrera ensured the game would<div class="pre">continue with a two-run single in the eighth off Brian Wolfe.</div>That tied the game at 11-11 after Kyle Farnsworth coughed up a9-8 lead by allowing RBI singles to Alex Rios and pinch hitterGregg Zaun, who homered in the 14th inning Friday off BrianBruney. "That's one of those games," Gibbons said. "It kept going backand forth. Both bullpens struggled but our guys battled, theyreally did. That's one of those games where if you have thelast at-bat, you're feeling pretty good." The Yankees used a franchise-record 10 pitchers and Cabrera'shit made a winner of Jeff Karstens, who allowed two hits in the10th. Karstens pitched after Mariano Rivera struck out two inthe ninth. Rivera's outing was a rarity in a game that saw a combined 825pitches. He appeared after Ron Villone, Ross Ohlendorf, JoseVeras, Edwar Ramirez, Farnsworth, Chris Britton and Kei Igawaappeared. Ramirez and Farnsworth were charged with blown saves as theYankees' bullpen allowed eight runs and 11 hits over the finalfive innings. The Yankees also had a big day from Rodriguez, who had four hitsand drove in four runs. The Blue Jays had a four-game winning streak snapped in whichthey were responsible for impacting the division race. Theyalso lost three players to injuries as starter Shaun Marcum leftthe game after three innings with a sore right knee and twoinnings later Frank Thomas sustained the same injury aftergetting a single. "It's just a freak thing," Thomas said. "I just caught the backof my spike. It's a twist or sprain." The final injury occurred in the sixth when lefthanded reliever<div class="pre">Scott Downs departed with a back injury after allowing Hideki</div>Matsui's two-run single. Matsui's hit put the Yankees ahead 6-3, but that lead quicklyevaporated thanks to some spotty relief work by Veras andRamirez in the top of the seventh. Veras gave up two hits, two walks and threw two wild pitcheswhile Ramirez allowed a two-run double to Russ Adams and an RBIsingle to Adam Lind that put Toronto ahead 8-6. After the series opener lasted 4 hours, 45 minutes, the game wasdelayed 92 minutes by rain. Once it started, the Yankees fellbehind, 3-1, when starter Phil Hughes gave up a two-run doubleto Curtis Thigpen in the third. It stayed that way until Rodriguez sparked a four-run sixth witha two-run double.
