Cleveland (16-17) at NY Yankees (17-18)

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Dellucci relishes days at Yankee Stadium

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
David Dellucci has experienced the special feel that comes from playing at Yankee Stadium from both sides. On Thursday, he and his Tribe teammates will, most likely, be playing in the building for the final time.
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Indians probable pitcher

Paul Byrd

  • RHP
  • (1-2) 3.74 ERA 15 SO
Byrd was magnificent against the Mariners in his last start on May 1. He held them scoreless on just four hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings. Byrd has really turned his season around after two brutal starts to open it. He has a 1.71 ERA over his last four starts, but only one win and three no-decisions to show for it because of shaky support. Byrd is 0-2 with a 3.46 ERA in four career regular-season starts in Yankee Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 98-83 4.34 1516.2 361 845 .274
Season 1-2 3.74 33.2 5 15 .263
May 0-0 0.00 7.2 1 4 .154
Vs. NY Yankees 1-0 6.35 5.2 0 0 .261

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/08/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Cleveland Indians (AL Central) 16 17 .485 1.5 8-11 8-6
New York Yankees (AL East) 17 18 .486 4.5 8-9 9-9
Stats - 05/08/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CLE .240 140 24 137 17 219 3.72 295.0 290 102 201
NYY .260 151 33 145 12 198 4.34 306.2 303 113 221
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Damon puts burden on his shoulders

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees will try to avoid the second three-game sweep of the current homestand when they take the field on Thursday against the Indians, and Johnny Damon doesn't mind being held personally responsible for the position in which the team finds itself.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Mike Mussina

  • RHP
  • (4-3) 4.23 ERA 17 SO
Mussina will be in quest of his fourth straight victory when he takes the mound on the final day of this homestand. He beat the Tribe in Cleveland on Saturday, working five innings and giving up two runs on seven hits. Mussina, who is 12-9 lifetime against Cleveland, has been a master of control to date this season yielding just five walks in 38 1/3 innings. His last start, his seventh, was the first in which he didn't give up a home run.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 254-147 3.71 3400.2 759 2680 .254
Season 4-3 4.23 38.1 5 17 .289
May 1-0 1.50 6.0 0 5 .292
Vs. Cleveland 1-0 3.60 5.0 1 2 .350

Indians hitters vs Mike Mussina

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Brantley, Michael - - - - - - - -
Brown, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Asdrubal - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Choo, Shin-Soo - - - - - - - -
Crowe, Trevor - - - - - - - -
Donald, Jason - - - - - - - -
Gimenez, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hafner, Travis .000 2 0 1 .167 12 0 2
Hodges, Wes - - - - - - - -
LaPorta, Matt - - - - - - - -
Marson, Lou - - - - - - - -
Marte, Andy - - - - - - - -
Peralta, Jhonny .333 3 0 0 .318 22 1 4
Rivero, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Santana, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Shoppach, Kelly - - - - .143 7 0 1
Sizemore, Grady - - - - .167 18 0 1
Toregas, Wyatt - - - - - - - -
Valbuena, Luis - - - - - - - -
Weglarz, Nick - - - - - - - -

Yankees hitters vs Paul Byrd

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .000 2 0 0 .300 10 1 6
Cano, Robinson .000 2 0 0 .333 15 2 3
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek .000 3 0 0 .364 22 0 2
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge .500 2 0 0 .300 10 0 2
Rodriguez, Alex .000 3 0 0 .313 16 1 4
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .308 26 0 2
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .263 19 1 5

Bombers' bombs bury brooms (16-18) (18-18)

Yankees 6, Indians 3

Homers fly off Byrd

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Paul Byrd couldn't hold down the Yankees, allowing three homers, including two in a three-run fourth inning. Masa Kobayashi also allowed a dinger, and the Tribe couldn't come up with the sweep despite strong production out of Casey Blake and Kelly Shoppach at the bottom of the order.

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Power averts sweep

Kit Stier / Special to MLB.com
Both hitting below .200, Robinson Cano and Jason Giambi gave the Yankees a big boost Thursday. Cano had a pair of hits, including a solo homer, while Giambi hit a two-run shot. Johnny Damon and Wilson Betemit also went deep to back Mike Mussina's fourth straight win.
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Yankees 6, Indians 3

ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sizemore, CF4010001.264
Carroll, 2B4000012.205
Dellucci, DH4000021.259
Peralta, SS4000021.221
Francisco, LF3110000.353
Gutierrez, F, RF4120001.255
Garko, 1B4000004.234
Blake, 3B3112001.210
Shoppach, C3011001.261
Totals333630512 

BATTING
2B: Blake (8, Mussina), Francisco (2, Rivera).
TB: Sizemore; Francisco 2; Gutierrez, F 2; Blake 2; Shoppach.
RBI: Blake 2 (22), Shoppach (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garko.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Carroll-Peralta-Garko, Peralta-Garko, Peralta-Garko).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, LF4122000.280
Jeter, SS4010011.298
Abreu, RF3000101.299
Matsui, DH4120001.345
Giambi, 1B3112001.163
Cabrera, M, CF3000001.272
Cano, 2B3221000.172
Betemit, 3B3111001.200
Molina, J, C3000011.209
Totals30696127 

BATTING
2B: Cano (4, Byrd), Damon (13, Byrd).
HR: Damon (5, 4th inning off Byrd, 0 on, 0 out), Giambi (6, 4th inning off Byrd, 1 on, 2 out), Cano (4, 7th inning off Byrd, 0 on, 1 out), Betemit (1, 7th inning off Kobayashi, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Damon 6; Jeter; Matsui 2; Giambi 4; Cano 6; Betemit 4.
RBI: Damon 2 (16), Giambi 2 (18), Cano (10), Betemit (2).
2-out RBI: Giambi 2; Damon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jeter.
GIDP: Cabrera, M; Abreu.
Team LOB: 1.
 
ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Byrd (L, 1-3)6.18550034.28
Kobayashi 0.21110112.20
Julio 1.00001103.38
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Mussina (W, 5-3)5.04330304.36
Ohlendorf (H, 1)2.01000104.70
Chamberlain (H, 8)1.00000103.14
Rivera (S, 9)1.01000000.00

HBP: Francisco (by Mussina).
Pitches-strikes: Byrd 81-52, Kobayashi 8-5, Julio 15-8, Mussina 86-58, Ohlendorf 20-15, Chamberlain 12-9, Rivera 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Byrd 10-9, Kobayashi 1-0, Julio 0-1, Mussina 7-5, Ohlendorf 0-5, Chamberlain 1-1, Rivera 2-1.
Batters faced: Byrd 25, Kobayashi 3, Julio 3, Mussina 20, Ohlendorf 7, Chamberlain 3, Rivera 4.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Brian Gorman.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:33.
Att: 53,227.
May 8, 2008

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