NY Yankees 11, Cleveland 2
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY Yankees 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 11 19 1
Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 0
WP: M. Mussina (8-7)
LP: P. Byrd (10-5)
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Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Cleveland
- V. Martinez hit sacrifice fly to center, G. Sizemore scored
Top 2nd: NY Yankees
- M. Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left center, H. Matsui scored
- J. Damon doubled to right, A. Phillips and R. Cano scored, J. Molina to third
- B. Abreu singled to left, J. Damon and J. Molina scored, B. Abreu to second advancing on throw
- A. Rodriguez homered to deep center, B. Abreu scored
Top 7th: NY Yankees
- A. Phillips hit sacrifice fly to left center, H. Matsui scored
Top 8th: NY Yankees
- A. Rodriguez homered to deep right center, D. Jeter scored
Bot 8th: Cleveland
- V. Martinez doubled to deep center, A. Cabrera scored
Top 9th: NY Yankees
- J. Giambi homered to deep right
 NY Yankees
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Damon lf 6 1 2 2 0 0 2 .258
D. Jeter ss 6 1 3 0 0 2 5 .332
B. Abreu rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .285
A. Rodriguez 3b 5 2 2 4 0 1 3 .301
H. Matsui dh 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .294
R. Cano 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .311
M. Cabrera cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .301
A. Phillips 1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .290
    J. Giambi ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
    S. Duncan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
J. Molina c 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 .234
 Totals 43 11 19 11 2 3 18  
 Batting
2B - R Cano (34, P Byrd); J Damon (18, P Byrd); J Molina (10, E Mujica).
HR - A Rodriguez 2 (39, 2nd inning off P Byrd 1 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off E Mujica 1 on, 2 Out), J Giambi (8, 9th inning off E Mujica 0 on, 2 Out).
SF - A Phillips , M Cabrera.
RBI - M Cabrera (50), J Damon 2 (44), B Abreu 2 (78), A Rodriguez 4 (114), A Phillips (20), J Giambi (24).
2-out RBI - B Abreu 2, A Rodriguez 4, J Giambi.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, A Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 1, J Molina 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
CS - A Phillips (1, 2nd base by A Fultz/K Shoppach).
 
 Fielding
E - A Rodriguez (9, throw).
DP - 2 (R Cano-D Jeter-A Phillips, A Rodriguez-R Cano-S Duncan).
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
G. Sizemore cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
    F. Gutierrez ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
K. Lofton lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296
V. Martinez 1b 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .302
R. Garko dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306
J. Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .277
C. Blake 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266
T. Nixon rf 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .260
K. Shoppach c 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .271
J. Barfield 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
    A. Cabrera ph-2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200
 Totals 34 2 10 2 0 8 17  
 Batting
2B - K Lofton (17, M Mussina); T Nixon (17, M Mussina); A Cabrera (1, M Mussina); V Martinez (31, M Mussina).
S - K Lofton.
SF - V Martinez.
RBI - V Martinez 2 (82).
2-out RBI - V Martinez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Martinez 1, J Peralta 1, K Shoppach 2.
GIDP - K Shoppach, A Cabrera.
Team LOB - 7.
 NY Yankees
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
M. Mussina (W, 8-7) 7.2 8 2 2 0 6 0 4.50
L. Vizcaino 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.94
R. Villone 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.45
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
P. Byrd (L, 10-5) 2.0 7 7 7 1 1 1 4.53
T. Mastny 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.30
A. Fultz 2.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3.28
E. Mujica 2.0 5 3 3 0 0 2 8.53
WP - M Mussina.
Pitches-strikes - M Mussina 89-69; L Vizcaino 8-5; R Villone 13-8; P Byrd 56-35; T Mastny 35-25; A Fultz 27-20; E Mujica 34-19.
Ground balls-fly balls - M Mussina 6-11; L Vizcaino 0-0; R Villone 2-0; P Byrd 1-4; T Mastny 2-5; A Fultz 2-3; E Mujica 2-4.
Batters faced - M Mussina 30; L Vizcaino 2; R Villone 4; P Byrd 14; T Mastny 11; A Fultz 11; E Mujica 11.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Fieldin Culbreth.
Time: 2:50.
Attendance: 41,977.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, in from right.
Game Notes
NEW YORK CENTER FIELDER MELKY CABRERA SINGLED IN THE SEVENTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 16 GAMES.

Updated on Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 5:08 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 NY Yankees
A. Rodriguez A. Rodriguez
2-5, 2 HR
4 RBI
 Cleveland
T. Nixon T. Nixon
3-4