NY Yankees (34-33) at Houston (33-34)

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Joba looks to take next step

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The third time through the rotation has wiped clean a lot of the new car smell from Joba Chamberlain's transition into a big league starting pitcher. Now the right-hander is gunning for his first victory as a starter against the Astros.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Joba Chamberlain

  • RHP
  • (1-2) 2.67 ERA
Yankees: Chamberlain threw a career-high 4 1/3 innings against the Royals in his second outing as a Yankees starter Sunday. The right-hander gave up five hits and three runs (two earned) before exiting to record the no-decision at Yankee Stadium. Chamberlain avoided deep pitch counts early on, throwing just 13 pitches in the opening inning, compared to 38 in his debut. The improvement allowed him to stay into the fifth inning before leaving with a pitch count of 78. Chamberlain again relied on his fastball and slider to strike out five, though he added an occasional curveball and changeup to the mix.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 3-2 1.66 54.1 22 72 .176
Season 1-2 2.67 30.1 16 38 .200
June 0-0 4.05 6.2 5 8 .231

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/13/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 34 33 .507 7.0 18-15 16-18
Houston Astros (NL Central) 33 34 .493 10.0 17-13 16-21
Stats - 06/13/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .271 304 68 296 31 372 4.39 593.0 603 210 435
HOU .265 306 71 290 68 410 4.49 585.2 619 203 430
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Astros welcome Yankees to Houston

Krysten Oliphant / MLB.com
Although the Yankees have never been to Minute Maid Park, the Astros will see a familiar face on Friday. Former Astros pitcher Andy Pettitte won't pitch in the series, but he'll be present to support his team and catch up with friends.
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Astros probable pitcher

Shawn Chacon

  • RHP
  • (2-2) 4.96 ERA
Astros: Chacon has faced his former team only twice, and is 0-1 with a 14.54 ERA against them in a 4 1/3-inning sample. After pitching generally well the first two months of the season, Chacon has been hit hard in back-to-back defeats. He lasted one inning at Milwaukee on June 1, when he gave up four earned runs on two hits. In his most recent start, the Cardinals hit for the cycle in the second inning while scoring seven times. Chacon wound up going five innings, so over his last two starts, that's 11 earned runs allowed on 12 hits over six innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 45-60 4.98 910.2 467 617 .262
Season 2-2 4.96 74.1 33 51 .273
June 0-2 16.50 6.0 5 4 .444

Yankees hitters vs Shawn Chacon

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .333 3 0 1
Cano, Robinson - - - - .000 4 0 0
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .143 7 0 0
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .667 3 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .500 2 0 1
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .167 6 1 1
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .333 6 0 2

Astros hitters vs Joba Chamberlain

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berkman, Lance - - - - .000 2 0 0
Blum, Geoff - - - - - - - -
Bogusevic, Brian - - - - - - - -
Bourgeois, Jason - - - - - - - -
Bourn, Michael - - - - .500 2 0 0
Johnson, Chris - - - - - - - -
Keppinger, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Lee, Carlos - - - - .000 2 0 0
Manzella, Tommy - - - - .000 1 0 0
Matsui, Kazuo - - - - .333 3 0 0
Maysonet, Edwin - - - - - - - -
Pence, Hunter - - - - .000 3 0 0
Quintero, Humberto - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Yordany - - - - - - - -
Sutil, Wladimir - - - - - - - -
Towles, J.R. - - - - - - - -
Vallejo, Jose - - - - - - - -

Captain clutch: Jeter's dinger wins it (35-33) (33-35)

Yankees 2, Astros 1

Joba goes six

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Joba Chamberlain produced his longest start since joining the rotation, working six innings of one-run ball, and captain Derek Jeter hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to send the Yankees to victory in the opener at Minute Maid Park.

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Chacon solid in loss

Krysten Oliphant / MLB.com
Right-hander Shawn Chacon kept his club in the game by working 6 1/3 strong innings against a tough Yankees lineup, but Doug Brocail allowed a tiebreaking homer to Derek Jeter in the eighth as the Astros dropped the opener.
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Yankees 2, Astros 1

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Jeter, SS4111001.271
Cano, 2B3000100.217
Abreu, RF4100011.290
Rodriguez, A, 3B3011100.316
Matsui, LF4020002.325
Giambi, 1B3000103.258
Posada, C2010101.301
  Veras, P0000000.000
  b-Damon, PH1000011.319
  Farnsworth, P0000000.000
Cabrera, M, CF3000103.258
Chamberlain, P2000011.000
  a-Betemit, PH1000002.218
  Molina, J, C1000012.216
Totals312525417 

a-Flied out for Chamberlain in the 7th. b-Struck out for Veras in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Jeter (4, 8th inning off Brocail, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter 4; Rodriguez, A; Matsui 2; Posada.
RBI: Rodriguez, A (33), Jeter (28).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Betemit; Molina, J.
GIDP: Posada.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Abreu (6, 2nd base off Chacon/Ausmus).
 
HoustonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Pence, RF4000011.279
Matsui, 2B4010011.280
Tejada, SS4010001.301
Berkman, 1B3000101.362
Lee, LF3100112.269
Wigginton, 3B3021000.286
Bourn, CF3010102.226
Ausmus, C2010110.235
  b-Blum, PH1000010.243
Chacon, P1000003.125
  Wright, P0000000.000
  a-Erstad, PH1000010.312
  Brocail, P0000000.000
  Valverde, P0000000.000
Totals291614611 

a-Struck out for Wright in the 7th. b-Struck out for Ausmus in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Matsui; Tejada; Wigginton 2; Bourn; Ausmus.
RBI: Wigginton (11).
2-out RBI: Wigginton.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matsui; Chacon 2; Lee.
S: Chacon.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bourn (27, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada), Matsui (15, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada), Wigginton (4, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada), Berkman (11, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada).
CS: Wigginton (2, 2nd base by Farnsworth/Molina, J), Bourn (5, 3rd base by Chamberlain/Posada), Berkman (2, 3rd base by Chamberlain/Posada).

FIELDING
E: Ausmus (1, throw).
DP: (Matsui-Tejada-Berkman).
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Chamberlain 6.06114202.48
Veras (W, 1-0)2.00000303.32
Farnsworth (S, 1)1.00000104.15
 
HoustonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Chacon 6.13114204.69
Wright 0.20000003.86
Brocail (L, 2-1)1.01110012.55
Valverde 1.01001203.82

WP: Chamberlain.
Balk: Valverde.
IBB: Ausmus (by Chamberlain), Berkman (by Chamberlain), Cabrera, M (by Valverde).
HBP: Wigginton (by Farnsworth).
Pitches-strikes: Chamberlain 89-54, Veras 24-18, Farnsworth 16-9, Chacon 106-57, Wright 8-5, Brocail 14-8, Valverde 23-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Chamberlain 9-5, Veras 1-2, Farnsworth 0-1, Chacon 10-7, Wright 0-2, Brocail 2-1, Valverde 0-1.
Batters faced: Chamberlain 26, Veras 6, Farnsworth 3, Chacon 25, Wright 2, Brocail 4, Valverde 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Wright 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Derryl Cousins.
Weather: 74 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 1 mph, Varies.
T: 2:57.
Att: 43,095.
June 13, 2008

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