NY Yankees (41-35) at Pittsburgh (36-40)

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Next up on Interleague sked is Pirates

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Able to avoid a sweep against the Reds on Sunday, the Yankees have another Interleague series against a team with a losing record. New York will visit the Pirates for a three-game series on Tuesday.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Darrell Rasner

  • RHP
  • (4-4) 3.64 ERA
Yankees: Rasner rebounded in a winning effort against the Padres on Wednesday, limiting San Diego to two runs on three hits over five innings. Rasner had four strikeouts -- all in the first two innings -- and walked a season-high five, after not issuing more than two free passes in any professional start this year. After cruising through the first two innings, the righty struggled in a lengthy third, though he limited the damage to two runs.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 8-9 3.90 99.1 26 57 .260
Season 4-4 3.64 47.0 11 31 .264
June 1-3 5.73 22.0 8 17 .319

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/24/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 41 35 .539 4.5 22-17 19-18
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL Central) 36 40 .474 12.0 23-16 13-24
Stats - 06/24/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .273 351 76 341 43 421 4.10 674.0 672 233 511
PIT .257 370 78 354 23 488 5.06 688.0 778 310 439
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Bucs host Yanks for first time since 1960

Todd Krise / MLB.com
The Yankees haven't played a game in Pittsburgh since the 1960 World Series, which ended with Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski's dramatic series-ending home run in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7.
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Pirates probable pitcher

Tom Gorzelanny

  • LHP
  • (5-6) 6.59 ERA
Pirates: Gorzelanny was stung by the long ball his last time out, as three homers accounted for all four runs he allowed in six innings of work. Despite the homers, though, Gorzelanny's latest outing could be looked at as a small step in the right direction. He kept his pitches down with notable consistency and he bounced back to get outs a number of times after falling behind in the count. This will be Gorzelanny's second career start against the Yankees. At Yankee Stadium last season, he allowed four runs in 6 1/3 innings and didn't factor in the decision.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 21-22 4.57 340.1 152 217 .267
Season 5-6 6.59 71.0 50 39 .273
June 1-1 5.11 24.2 13 13 .247

Yankees hitters vs Tom Gorzelanny

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .000 4 0 0
Cano, Robinson - - - - .500 6 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .200 5 0 1
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .400 5 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .000 6 0 0
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Teixeira, Mark .400 5 1 2 .400 5 1 2

Pirates hitters vs Darrell Rasner

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alvarez, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Bixler, Brian - - - - - - - -
Cedeno, Ronny - - - - - - - -
Clement, Jeff .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Cruz, Luis - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Argenis - - - - - - - -
Doumit, Ryan - - - - .167 6 1 1
Hernandez, Gorkys - - - - - - - -
Iwamura, Akinori - - - - .500 2 0 1
Jaramillo, Jason .500 2 0 0 .500 2 0 0
Jones, Garrett .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
LaRoche, Andy - - - - - - - -
McCutchen, Andrew - - - - - - - -
Milledge, Lastings - - - - .000 9 0 0
Moss, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Pearce, Steve - - - - - - - -
Tabata, Jose - - - - - - - -
Vazquez, Ramon - - - - .000 2 0 0
Walker, Neil - - - - .000 2 0 0
Young, Delwyn - - - - - - - -

Bucs blast Yanks with 19-hit attack (41-36) (37-40)

Pirates 12, Yankees 5

Rasner rattled

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Darrell Rasner was tagged for seven runs on 10 hits in five innings of work, and the Yankees were unable to bounce back in the opener at PNC Park. Justin Christian notched his first big league hit and RBI, and Bobby Abreu homered in the ninth.

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Series at a Glance

 

A first for Pirates

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
The Pirates notched their first win over the Yankees since Interleague Play began in 1997 by pounding out 19 hits in the opener. Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer, and Ryan Doumit, Adam LaRoche and Freddy Sanchez collected three hits apiece.
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Pirates 12, Yankees 5

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, M, CF3000205.251
Jeter, SS4110103.278
Abreu, RF4112113.273
Rodriguez, A, 3B5000012.324
Giambi, 1B3100011.267
Posada, C4110001.308
Cano, 2B4131000.235
Christian, LF4022001.500
Rasner, P0000200.000
  a-Molina, J, PH1000001.216
  Hawkins, P0000000.000
  Ramirez, E, P0000000.000
  b-Betemit, PH1000000.246
Totals335856317 

a-Flied out for Rasner in the 6th. b-Reached on error for Ramirez, E in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Posada (10, Gorzelanny), Cano (16, Gorzelanny), Christian (1, Gorzelanny), Jeter (11, Yates).
HR: Abreu (9, 9th inning off Osoria, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 2; Abreu 4; Posada 2; Cano 4; Christian 3.
RBI: Cano (27), Christian 2 (2), Abreu 2 (46).
2-out RBI: Cano; Abreu 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Cabrera, M 3; Giambi.
GIDP: Jeter; Abreu; Cabrera, M.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Abreu (9, 2nd base off Gorzelanny/Doumit).

FIELDING
E: Christian (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (Rodriguez, A-Cano-Giambi, Cano-Giambi).
 
PittsburghABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
McLouth, CF5120001.293
Sanchez, F, 2B5331001.237
  Osoria, P0000000.400
Bay, LF4121001.286
  Morgan, LF1112000.158
Doumit, C5232012.350
LaRoche, Ad, 1B5132002.224
Mientkiewicz, RF3121001.256
  Michaels, RF0000000.237
Bautista, J, 3B4112012.265
Wilson, Ja, SS4010000.290
Gorzelanny, P2000020.150
  a-Rivas, L, PH1000001.233
  Yates, P0000000.000
  Marte, P0000000.000
  b-Gomez, PH-2B1110000.317
Totals401219110411 

a-Grounded into a double play for Gorzelanny in the 6th. b-Singled for Marte in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: McLouth 2 (26, Rasner, Hawkins), Bay 2 (18, Rasner, Hawkins), Morgan (2, Ramirez, E), Doumit (11, Ramirez, E).
3B: LaRoche, Ad (1, Rasner).
HR: Bautista, J (9, 4th inning off Rasner, 1 on, 0 out), Doumit (10, 5th inning off Rasner, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: McLouth 4; Sanchez, F 3; Bay 4; Morgan 2; Doumit 7; LaRoche, Ad 5; Mientkiewicz 2; Bautista, J 4; Wilson, Ja; Gomez.
RBI: Sanchez, F (31), LaRoche, Ad 2 (30), Bay (41), Bautista, J 2 (35), Doumit 2 (24), Mientkiewicz (12), Morgan 2 (2).
2-out RBI: LaRoche, Ad; Doumit 2; Morgan 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche, Ad 2; Sanchez, F.
SF: Mientkiewicz.
GIDP: Rivas, L; Bautista, J.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: LaRoche, Ad (5, fielding).
DP: 3 (Wilson, Ja-Sanchez, F-LaRoche, Ad, Sanchez, F-Wilson, Ja-LaRoche, Ad, Osoria-Wilson, Ja-LaRoche, Ad).
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Rasner (L, 4-5)5.010770424.50
Hawkins 2.27440006.12
Ramirez, E 0.12110003.09
 
PittsburghIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Gorzelanny (W, 6-6)6.06335206.43
Yates 0.21000003.62
Marte 1.10000103.11
Osoria 1.01221015.96

WP: Rasner 2.
HBP: Giambi (by Gorzelanny).
Pitches-strikes: Rasner 87-59, Hawkins 49-30, Ramirez, E 12-7, Gorzelanny 99-47, Yates 9-5, Marte 14-9, Osoria 24-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Rasner 4-7, Hawkins 5-3, Ramirez, E 0-1, Gorzelanny 7-9, Yates 1-1, Marte 0-3, Osoria 3-0.
Batters faced: Rasner 25, Hawkins 13, Ramirez, E 3, Gorzelanny 28, Yates 3, Marte 4, Osoria 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Ramirez, E 2-2, Marte 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Kevin Causey. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Bill Welke.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:56.
Att: 38,867.
June 24, 2008

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