NY Yankees (67-60) at Baltimore (62-65)

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Jeter on verge of milestone

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Derek Jeter remains just one hit shy of reaching 2,500 for his career, a plateau that has only been reached by 87 players in Major League Baseball history, and he can reach the mark Friday in Baltimore.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Mike Mussina

  • #35 RHP
  • (16-7) 3.35 ERA 106 SO
Yankees: Mussina bounced back from a three-run first inning to claim his 16th win on Sunday afternoon against the Royals. After he gave up six hits through the first nine batters he faced, the veteran retired the next 14 to keep them off the scoreboard. He struck out five and did not allow a walk through six innings. Mussina has thrown at least six innings in nine of his last ten games. The righty has struggled against Baltimore this season, going 0-2 with an 11.12 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 266-151 3.69 3515.2 775 2769 .254
Season 16-7 3.35 153.1 21 106 .276
August 3-0 2.33 27.0 4 21 .247
Vs. Baltimore 0-2 11.12 5.2 3 5 .448

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/22/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 67 60 .528 10.5 38-27 29-33
Baltimore Orioles (AL East) 62 65 .488 15.5 32-26 30-39
Stats - 08/22/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .272 610 131 588 87 773 4.28 1131.0 1153 382 895
BAL .271 651 146 624 65 782 4.81 1131.2 1192 529 731
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Orioles option Olson to Triple-A Norfolk

Amanda Comak / MLB.com
The Orioles have had an entire week to decide who will be the starter for Friday's series opener with the Yankees, and as of late Wednesday night, all they had done was clearly state who that starter would not be.
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Orioles probable pitcher

Radhames Liz

  • #62 RHP
  • (4-3) 7.47 ERA 33 SO
Orioles: Baltimore removed both Garrett Olson and Dennis Sarfate from the rotation on Monday and is expected to have Radhames Liz to make this start. Liz, who would be called up from Triple-A Norfolk, last appeared in the Major Leagues on July 26, when he allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings against the Angels and lost for the third time in four starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 4-5 7.28 71.2 55 57 .275
Season 4-3 7.47 47.0 32 33 .283

Yankees hitters vs Radhames Liz

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .000 3 0 0
Cano, Robinson - - - - .429 7 2 2
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - .111 9 0 0
Gardner, Brett - - - - .125 8 0 1
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .333 6 0 0
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - .333 3 0 0
Pena, Ramiro - - - - .000 2 0 0
Posada, Jorge - - - - - - - -
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .000 4 0 0
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .000 1 0 0
Teixeira, Mark - - - - - - - -

Orioles hitters vs Mike Mussina

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andino, Robert - - - - - - - -
Aubrey, Michael - - - - - - - -
Bell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Florimon Jr., Pedro - - - - - - - -
Hughes, Rhyne - - - - - - - -
Izturis, Cesar - - - - - - - -
Jones, Adam .500 4 0 4 .500 4 0 4
Markakis, Nick .250 4 0 0 .316 19 0 2
Montanez, Lou - - - - - - - -
Pie, Felix - - - - - - - -
Reimold, Nolan - - - - - - - -
Roberts, Brian .667 3 0 1 .467 45 0 3
Scott, Luke .333 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
Snyder, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Tatum, Craig - - - - - - - -
Turner, Justin - - - - - - - -
Wieters, Matt - - - - - - - -
Wigginton, Ty .000 2 0 0 .278 18 0 2

Big night for Bombers' bats (68-60) (62-66)

Yankees 9, Orioles 4

Jeter hits No. 2,500

Amanda Comak / MLB.com
Derek Jeter wasted no time writing his name in the history books, taking the first pitch he saw in the first inning and rapping career hit No. 2,500. That was just the beginning for the Yanks, as Bobby Abreu went 5-for-5, and twice the offense connected on back-to-back homers.

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Series at a Glance

 
Bobby Abreu (left) and Cody Ransom celebrate Ransom's three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning at Camden Yards. (Nick Wass/AP)

Win gets away

Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Ramon Hernandez continued his torrid pace at the plate, recording his 19th hit in his past 20 games with a solo homer, but the Orioles couldn't hold off the Yanks in the series opener at Camden Yards. Starter Radhames Liz worked out of some trouble early and exited in the fifth.
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Yankees 9, Orioles 4

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, CF5110002.312
Jeter, SS5010020.296
Abreu, RF5251000.295
Rodriguez, A, 3B5220014.309
Giambi, 1B4010023.250
  Ransom, 1B11130001.000
Nady, LF5122020.328
Matsui, DH3000211.313
Cano, 2B4121001.263
Molina, J, C4111024.227
Totals41916821015 

BATTING
2B: Damon (26, Liz), Rodriguez, A 2 (28, Walker, Cabrera, F).
HR: Cano (11, 5th inning off Liz, 0 on, 0 out), Molina, J (2, 5th inning off Liz, 0 on, 0 out), Ransom (2, 9th inning off Cabrera, F, 2 on, 2 out), Nady (21, 9th inning off Cabrera, F, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Damon 2; Jeter; Abreu 5; Rodriguez, A 4; Giambi; Ransom 4; Nady 5; Cano 5; Molina, J 4.
RBI: Abreu (82), Cano (56), Molina, J (14), Nady 2 (78), Ransom 3 (5).
2-out RBI: Ransom 3; Nady.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Giambi; Damon 2; Molina, J.
GIDP: Rodriguez, A.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Abreu (10, 2nd base by Liz/Hernandez, Ra).

FIELDING
DP: (Rodriguez, A-Cano-Giambi).
 
BaltimoreABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Roberts, 2B4110000.301
Markakis, RF4110021.303
Mora, 3B4010001.283
Huff, DH3022000.301
Millar, 1B4120003.250
Scott, LF4010002.271
Hernandez, Ra, C3112000.257
Payton, CF4000000.239
Castro, J, SS3000010.198
Totals33494037 

BATTING
2B: Millar (24, Mussina).
HR: Hernandez, Ra (14, 4th inning off Mussina, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Roberts; Markakis; Mora; Huff 2; Millar 3; Scott; Hernandez, Ra 4.
RBI: Huff 2 (89), Hernandez, Ra 2 (56).
2-out RBI: Huff.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Scott.
SF: Hernandez, Ra.
GIDP: Millar.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Roberts (32, 2nd base off Mussina/Molina, J).
CS: Scott (2, 2nd base by Mussina/Molina, J).

FIELDING
E: Castro, J (3, fielding).
PB: Hernandez, Ra (9).
Outfield assists: Markakis (Giambi at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Hernandez, Ra-Roberts, Mora-Roberts-Millar).
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Mussina 6.09440313.45
Veras (W, 4-2)1.00000002.78
Marte (H, 20)0.20000004.45
Rivera (S, 29)1.10000001.60
 
BaltimoreIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Liz 4.29331427.32
Sarfate 1.10001205.09
Cherry (H, 2)1.00000106.00
Walker (H, 8)(L, 1-1)0.12220005.64
Mickolio (BS, 1)0.01000009.00
Castillo, A 1.11110202.79
Cabrera, F 0.13330124.24

Mickolio pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Mickolio.
HBP: Huff (by Marte).
Pitches-strikes: Mussina 110-75, Veras 11-5, Marte 6-4, Rivera 15-10, Liz 83-52, Sarfate 23-12, Cherry 11-8, Walker 13-7, Mickolio 6-4, Castillo, A 29-16, Cabrera, F 13-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mussina 7-7, Veras 2-1, Marte 0-2, Rivera 1-3, Liz 5-3, Sarfate 1-1, Cherry 0-2, Walker 0-1, Mickolio 0-0, Castillo, A 2-0, Cabrera, F 0-0.
Batters faced: Mussina 25, Veras 3, Marte 3, Rivera 4, Liz 21, Sarfate 5, Cherry 3, Walker 3, Mickolio 1, Castillo, A 6, Cabrera, F 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Rivera 1-0, Sarfate 1-0, Mickolio 2-2, Castillo, A 1-0, Cabrera, F 1-1.
Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Ed Hickox.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 3:23.
Att: 43,543.
August 22, 2008

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