August 23, 2008 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 7
MIN 5 NYY 5
@BAL 3 TBR 5
@CHW 3 DET 4
@KCR 0 OAK 5
@SEA 1 CLE 8
@TEX 7 TOR 11
BOS 0 ARI 7
FLA 1 CHC 9
WSN 2 COL 7
CIN 6 MIL 6
PIT 3 HOU 8
@NYM 3 PHI 9
LAD 2 SFG 4
SDP 3 ATL 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 48,817

Saturday, August 23, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:08

Yankees

69-60

Won 2

3rd, 10½ GB

Joe Girardi

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  0    5  8  0
Orioles         0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  0

W: C Pavano (1-0), L: J Guthrie (10-10), S: M Rivera (30)

Orioles

62-67

Lost 2

5th, 17½ GB

Dave Trembley

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .311  .829   18    1   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .761   15    0   4   
B Abreu RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .828   19    1   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   2   1   1    0   1  .309  .987   14    0   3   2B,HBP
J Giambi 1B                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .253  .894   16    5   0   HR
  C Ransom 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 5.000         3   0   
X Nady LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .327  .935   13    3   0   
H Matsui DH                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .312  .858   21    0   0   HR
R Cano 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .263  .698   18    5   1   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .732   13    9   0   

C Pavano P                                                               0   1
  B Bruney P                                                             0   0
  J Veras P                                                              0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5    1   9              147   27   9

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (29, off J Guthrie).

HR: H Matsui (9, off J Guthrie; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Giambi (25, off J Guthrie; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: A Rodriguez (11, by J Guthrie).

TB: J Giambi 5; H Matsui 4; A Rodriguez 2; J Damon; D Jeter; R Cano; X Nady.

RBI: J Giambi 3 (76); A Rodriguez (78); H Matsui (38).

2-out RBI: J Giambi 3; A Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Cano.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .300  .848   21    1   3   
N Markakis RF                 5   0   2   1    0   2  .304  .894   24    1   0   
M Mora 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .825   14    1   1   HBP
A Huff DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .911   17    0   0   
R Hernandez C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .730   11    9   0   
L Scott LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .271  .867   12    3   0   2B
K Millar 1B                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .249  .763   17    8   1   HBP
J Payton CF                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .246  .649   21    2   0   SB
J Castro SS                   2   0   0   1    0   2  .194  .474   13    1   4   SF
  A Cintron PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .678    1    0   0   

J Guthrie P                                                              1   0
  A Castillo P                                                           0   0
  L Cormier P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3    1   9              151   27   9

BATTING

2B: L Scott (23, off C Pavano).

SF: J Castro (2, off C Pavano).

HBP: M Mora (11, by C Pavano); K Millar (2, by C Pavano).

TB: J Payton 3; N Markakis 2; L Scott 2; R Hernandez; B Roberts; A Huff.

RBI: N Markakis (77); J Castro (10); B Roberts (46).

2-out RBI: N Markakis.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Payton (6, 2nd base off B Bruney/I Rodriguez).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Pavano, W (1-0)              5     7   3   3    1   5   0   5.40   24   91-54   27· 6·21    9· 4· 3· 0     45    -     1.52  -0.02
B Bruney, H (5)                2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.11    7   29-19   10· 4· 5    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.46   0.17
J Veras, H (8)                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.72    4   21-13    8· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.09
M Rivera, S (30)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.57    3   10-6     4· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   9   0          38  151-92   49·12·31   15· 7· 4· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Guthrie, L (10-10)           6.2   7   5   5    1   7   2   3.28   29  115-76   45·11·20    8· 7· 5· 0     46    -     0.76  -0.24
A Castillo                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.75    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.24   0.03
L Cormier                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.33    7   28-18   12· 3· 3    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.05
Totals                         9     8   5   5    1   9   2          37  147-97   58·15·24   12· 8· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Pavano 2 (2; K Millar, M Mora); J Guthrie (7; A Rodriguez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - CB Bucknor.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 48,817.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. N Markakis           RF 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. M Mora               3B 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. A Huff               DH 
5. J Giambi             1B    5. R Hernandez          C  
6. X Nady               LF    6. L Scott              LF 
7. H Matsui             DH    7. K Millar             1B 
8. R Cano               2B    8. J Payton             CF 
9. I Rodriguez          C     9. J Castro             SS 

   C Pavano             P        J Guthrie            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  3-2  1--  8   22%  57% J Giambi        J Guthrie       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores
   t 7   0  3-4  ---  4   12%  82% H Matsui        J Guthrie       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 1   0  2-0  12-  2   12%  67% M Mora          C Pavano        Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted (SS-2B); Roberts out at 2B/2B
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  4   11%  59% A Rodriguez     J Guthrie       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Damon Scores; Rodriguez to 3B/Adv on throw
   b 2   2  2-2  --3  4   -9%  37% N Markakis      C Pavano        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Payton Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Guthrie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  J Damon         Single to SS (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  D Jeter         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  2   47%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF
   R      1--  4   59%  A Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Damon Scores; Rodriguez to 3B/Adv on throw
   R      --3  2   67%  J Giambi        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Rodriguez Scores
          1--  2   68%  X Nady          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Giambi to 2B
   O      12-  5   65%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   61%  B Roberts       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
          1--  4   55%  N Markakis      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Roberts to 2B
   OO     12-  2   67%  M Mora          Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted (SS-2B); Roberts out at 2B/2B
          1--  4   65%  A Huff          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Markakis to 3B
   O      1-3  5   70%  R Hernandez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeremy Guthrie facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   68%  R Cano          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   67%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   66%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Pavano facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   59%  L Scott         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  6   56%  K Millar        Walk
          12-  4   47%  J Payton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Scott to 3B; Millar to 2B
   RO     123  2   46%  J Castro        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Scott Scores; Millar to 3B; Payton to 2B
   RO     -23  5   46%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Millar Scores; Payton to 3B
   R      --3  4   37%  N Markakis      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Payton Scores
   O      1--  5   39%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeremy Guthrie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   36%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8   34%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   36%  A Rodriguez     Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--  8   57%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---  1   56%  X Nady          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Carl Pavano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   59%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   61%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   62%  L Scott         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeremy Guthrie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   60%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   58%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   57%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Carl Pavano facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   52%  K Millar        Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   45%  J Payton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Millar to 2B
   O      12-  3   52%  J Castro        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   58%  B Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  6   64%  N Markakis      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeremy Guthrie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   61%  J Damon         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   60%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   58%  B Abreu         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Carl Pavano facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   53%  M Mora          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   58%  A Huff          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   62%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Hernandez to 1B
   O      1--  1   66%  L Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeremy Guthrie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   63%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   62%  J Giambi        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   60%  X Nady          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Brian Bruney facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Bruney replaces Carl Pavano pitching
   O      ---  1   64%  K Millar        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   60%  J Payton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  8   63%  J Castro        Strikeout Swinging, Payton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   69%  B Roberts       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeremy Guthrie facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   82%  H Matsui        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   80%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   79%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   80%  J Damon         Walk
          1--  3   81%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Damon to 2B
                  Alberto Castillo replaces Jeremy Guthrie pitching
   O      12-  4   78%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-5, Brian Bruney facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   82%  N Markakis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   85%  M Mora          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   86%  A Huff          Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Lance Cormier facing 4-5-6
                  Lance Cormier replaces Alberto Castillo pitching
   O      ---  1   85%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   84%  J Giambi        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   83%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-5, Jose Veras facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Veras replaces Brian Bruney pitching; Cody Ransom replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 5th
          ---  4   75%  R Hernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   82%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   88%  K Millar        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  8   92%  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Lance Cormier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   92%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   92%  R Cano          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   91%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez to 1B
   O      1--  3   91%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-5, Mariano Rivera facing 9-1-2
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Jose Veras pitching; Alex Cintron pinch hits for Juan Castro batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  A Cintron       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   98%  B Roberts       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6  100%  N Markakis      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 3.

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