NY Yankees (66-58) at Toronto (64-60)

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Yankees need bats to stay hot on road

Samantha Newman / MLB.com
After pummeling the Royals in the finale of their brief homestand, the Yankees take to the road to continue their playoff push with hopes that they don't leave their offense behind in the Bronx.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Darrell Rasner

  • #43 RHP
  • (5-9) 5.18 ERA 58 SO
Yankees: With Dan Giese on the 15-day disabled list, the Yankees will turn to Rasner as they open a three-game series with the Blue Jays in Toronto on Tuesday. Rasner started on Aug. 13 at Minnesota and kept the Yankees in the game, limiting the Twins to three runs (two earned) on four hits through five innings. Still, the result was another loss for Rasner, who is 0-2 with a 5.76 ERA in his last five appearances (four starts). He takes on the Blue Jays, whom he beat with five innings of four-run (three earned) ball on July 12.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 9-14 4.80 144.1 44 84 .284
Season 5-9 5.18 92.0 29 58 .299
August 0-1 6.75 13.1 4 9 .291
Vs. Toronto 1-0 5.40 5.0 1 6 .304

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/19/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 66 58 .532 10.0 38-27 28-31
Toronto Blue Jays (AL East) 64 60 .516 12.0 34-26 30-34
Stats - 08/19/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .272 601 129 579 84 743 4.24 1106.0 1122 378 879
TOR .260 537 86 507 74 720 3.63 1108.2 1033 368 904
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Jays face tough road down the stretch

Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Among the 12 remaining series on the Jays' regular-season plate are 10 against teams above them in either the American League East or Wild Card standings. That slate begins on Tuesday, when the Jays host the rival Yankees in the opener of a three-game set at Rogers Centre.
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Blue Jays probable pitcher

A.J. Burnett

  • #34 RHP
  • (15-9) 4.67 ERA 165 SO
Blue Jays: Burnett has won five starts in a row, tying rotation mates Roy Halladay and Jesse Litsch for the longest winning streak of the season by a Blue Jays starter. On Tuesday, Burnett picked up a win on the road against the Tigers after giving up four runs on eight hits, including a season-high three home runs, with six strikeouts and one walk. Burnett upped his American League-leading strikeout total to 165 in the 108-pitch effort, which marked his seventh win in his past eight starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 84-75 3.88 1318.2 551 1212 .236
Season 15-9 4.67 163.2 69 165 .263
August 3-0 6.11 17.2 5 16 .292
Vs. NY Yankees 2-0 1.88 14.1 2 11 .216

Yankees hitters vs A.J. Burnett

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .200 5 0 0 .125 16 0 0
Cano, Robinson .000 4 0 0 .217 23 0 0
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett .000 3 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek .143 7 0 0 .214 28 1 2
Miranda, Juan - - - - .333 3 0 0
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge .333 3 0 0 .154 13 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex .286 7 1 2 .296 27 3 8
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .200 10 1 1
Teixeira, Mark .000 1 0 0 .364 11 1 1

Blue Jays hitters vs Darrell Rasner

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bautista, Jose .333 3 1 2 .250 20 1 4
Chavez, Raul - - - - - - - -
Dopirak, Brian - - - - - - - -
Encarnacion, Edwin - - - - - - - -
Hill, Aaron - - - - .500 2 0 0
Hoffpauir, Jarrett - - - - - - - -
Inglett, Joe .667 3 0 0 .182 11 0 0
Lind, Adam .333 3 0 3 .308 13 1 4
McCoy, Mike - - - - - - - -
Overbay, Lyle .000 2 0 0 .167 12 0 0
Ruiz, Randy .200 5 0 0 .250 8 1 1
Snider, Travis - - - - .000 2 0 0
Wells, Vernon - - - - .222 9 1 2

Jays Scut past Yanks (66-59) (65-60)

Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1

Costly mistake

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The first time Johnny Damon misplayed a fly ball in center field, the Yankees escaped. But in the eighth inning, Damon couldn't handle a fly ball with two outs, allowing the Blue Jays to score the winning run while also spoiling Darrell Rasner's beautiful performance on the mound.

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Series at a Glance

 

Late rally wins it

David Singh / MLB.com
The Blue Jays were unable to push across a run through the first six innings and trailed much of the game in spite of A.J. Burnett's splendid start. But a home run from Adam Lind, his third in as many games, and an RBI double from Marco Scutaro won it for Toronto.
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Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, CF3100121.311
Jeter, SS4010021.294
Abreu, RF4021001.291
Rodriguez, A, 3B4010033.313
Giambi, 1B4000043.249
Nady, LF4010011.326
Matsui, DH3000011.319
Cano, 2B3000001.265
Rodriguez, I, C3010011.288
Totals3216111413 

BATTING
2B: Abreu 2 (33, Burnett, Burnett).
TB: Jeter; Abreu 4; Rodriguez, A; Nady; Rodriguez, I.
RBI: Abreu (81).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Giambi; Nady; Damon.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rodriguez, I (7, 2nd base off Burnett/Barajas).

FIELDING
E: Damon (2, fielding).
DP: 2 (Jeter-Cano-Giambi, Cano-Jeter-Giambi).
 
TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Inglett, 2B3110000.298
Scutaro, 3B3011111.262
Rios, RF4000002.287
Wells, V, CF3010012.289
Lind, LF3111013.302
  Mench, LF0000000.222
Overbay, 1B3010001.269
Stairs, DH3000001.246
Barajas, C3000011.251
McDonald, SS3000011.220
Totals282521512 

BATTING
2B: Scutaro (13, Veras).
HR: Lind (9, 7th inning off Rasner, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Inglett; Scutaro 2; Wells, V; Lind 4; Overbay.
RBI: Lind (35), Scutaro (43).
2-out RBI: Scutaro.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lind 2; Rios.
GIDP: Rios; Overbay.
Team LOB: 4.
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Rasner 6.23111314.93
Veras (L, 3-2)1.12110202.84
 
TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Burnett (W, 16-9)8.051111304.51
Ryan (S, 24)1.01000102.86

HBP: Inglett (by Rasner).
Pitches-strikes: Rasner 86-54, Veras 23-15, Burnett 120-78, Ryan 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Rasner 9-8, Veras 2-0, Burnett 7-4, Ryan 0-1.
Batters faced: Rasner 24, Veras 6, Burnett 30, Ryan 3.
Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Doug Eddings.
Weather: 64 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:28.
Att: 37,221.
August 19, 2008

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