NY Yankees (87-71) at Toronto (83-75)

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Girardi turning eye to young players

David Singh / MLB.com
Much has been made about the Yankees missing the playoffs this year for the first time since 1995. However, New York manager Joe Girardi refuses to view his club's situation negatively.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Carl Pavano

  • #45 RHP
  • (4-1) 4.99 ERA 14 SO
Yankees: Pavano is set to make his seventh start of the year for the Yankees following his late August return, taking on the Blue Jays as the Yankees complete their season series with Toronto. Pavano has won his past two outings despite not making it through the sixth inning, beating the Rays and Orioles. Pavano also faced the Blue Jays on Aug. 29 at Yankee Stadium, limiting the Jays to one run over six innings in a 2-1 Yankees victory.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 66-65 4.29 1079.2 299 691 .276
Season 4-1 4.99 30.2 8 14 .289
September 2-1 5.95 19.2 6 8 .307
Vs. Toronto 1-0 1.50 6.0 1 1 .158

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/25/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 87 71 .551 9.0 48-33 39-38
Toronto Blue Jays (AL East) 83 75 .525 13.0 46-34 37-41
Stats - 09/25/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .270 759 176 730 112 988 4.24 1406.0 1440 469 1114
TOR .263 692 120 659 79 920 3.53 1416.2 1305 464 1168
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Halladay eyeing second 20-win season

David Singh / MLB.com
Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay will look to earn his 20th victory of the season when he takes on the Yankees in the finale of a three-game set at Rogers Centre on Thursday.
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Blue Jays probable pitcher

Roy Halladay

  • #32 RHP
  • (19-11) 2.81 ERA 201 SO
Blue Jays: The ace of the Jays' staff notched his team-leading 19th victory of the season in his last start. Against Boston, Halladay allowed three runs on six hits over six innings. He was not particularly sharp, though, as he walked three batters -- the most since July 29 against Tampa Bay, a span of 10 starts. Against the Yankees, Halladay will aim for his 20th win of the season. It would mark only the second time in his career that he has reached the plateau, with the first time coming in 2003 when Halladay won 22 games en route to collecting the American League Cy Young Award. He is 14-5 with a 2.90 ERA lifetime against New York.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 130-66 3.52 1798.2 419 1282 .255
Season 19-11 2.81 237.0 38 201 .239
September 2-2 3.81 26.0 4 23 .269
Vs. NY Yankees 4-1 2.50 36.0 6 26 .215

Yankees hitters vs Roy Halladay

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .125 8 1 1 .231 26 1 1
Cano, Robinson .071 14 0 0 .226 31 2 5
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - .000 3 0 0
Damon, Johnny .417 12 0 0 .359 64 1 2
Duncan, Shelley - - - - .000 1 0 0
Gardner, Brett .000 3 0 0 .429 7 0 0
Hairston Jr., Jerry - - - - .000 4 0 0
Hinske, Eric .267 15 1 4 .250 24 1 6
Jeter, Derek .176 17 0 0 .188 48 0 0
Matsui, Hideki .333 12 1 5 .239 46 2 7
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Molina, Jose .000 6 0 0 .071 14 0 0
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge .000 5 0 0 .303 33 1 2
Rodriguez, Alex .308 13 1 2 .256 39 1 4
Swisher, Nick .167 6 0 0 .167 12 0 0
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .222 18 1 3

Blue Jays hitters vs Carl Pavano

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Barajas, Rod .000 2 0 0 .500 4 0 2
Bautista, Jose - - - - - - - -
Chavez, Raul - - - - - - - -
Dopirak, Brian - - - - - - - -
Encarnacion, Edwin - - - - - - - -
Hill, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Jarrett - - - - - - - -
Inglett, Joe .333 3 0 0 .333 6 0 1
Lind, Adam .000 1 0 0 .333 3 0 0
McCoy, Mike - - - - - - - -
McDonald, John - - - - - - - -
Millar, Kevin - 0 0 0 .667 3 0 1
Overbay, Lyle .000 2 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Ruiz, Randy - - - - - - - -
Scutaro, Marco .500 2 0 1 .250 8 0 1
Snider, Travis .500 2 0 0 .750 4 0 0
Wells, Vernon .000 2 0 0 .273 11 1 4

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Blue Jays 8, Yankees 2

Yanks' streak derailed

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees trotted out a lineup of mostly youngsters against the Blue Jays, and Brett Gardner took the opportunity to shine with three hits. Unfortunately, starter Carl Pavano couldn't provide a solid outing and the Bombers' seven-game win streak was halted in the finale in Toronto.

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Halladay gets No. 20

Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
With eight runs of support, Roy Halladay turned in a vintage performance en route to his 20th win of the season -- the second time he's reached the plateau -- in the Blue Jays' home finale of 2008. Vernon Wells began the barrage on Yankees pitching with a two-run homer in the third inning.
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Blue Jays 8, Yankees 2

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Gardner, CF4130000.223
Cano, 2B4011002.264
Abreu, DH4000011.296
Nady, RF4000000.303
Giambi, 1B3010010.251
  a-Damon, PH1000000.305
Betemit, 3B3000011.260
Ransom, SS2100101.235
Cabrera, M, LF3010010.243
Cervelli, C3000011.000
Totals31261156 

a-Grounded out for Giambi in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Giambi (19, Halladay), Gardner (5, Halladay).
TB: Gardner 4; Cano; Giambi 2; Cabrera, M.
RBI: Cano (66).
2-out RBI: Cano.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ransom; Abreu.
GIDP: Cano; Cervelli.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
E: Betemit (4, fielding).
DP: (Ransom-Cano-Giambi).
 
TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Inglett, 2B4011101.299
Scutaro, SS4111102.262
Rios, CF4110104.293
Wells, V, DH5124010.295
Lind, LF5020013.288
Overbay, 1B4000122.270
Rolen, 3B4110003.257
Snider, RF4231000.338
Zaun, C3221103.231
Totals3781385418 

BATTING
2B: Snider (6, Giese), Zaun (12, Giese).
HR: Wells, V (18, 3rd inning off Pavano, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Inglett; Scutaro; Rios; Wells, V 5; Lind 2; Rolen; Snider 4; Zaun 3.
RBI: Wells, V 4 (73), Inglett (39), Snider (12), Zaun (30), Scutaro (59).
2-out RBI: Wells, V 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zaun 2; Lind; Rios.
GIDP: Rios.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rios (32, 2nd base off Pavano/Cervelli).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Scutaro-Inglett-Overbay 2).
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pavano (L, 4-2)3.28552115.77
Giese 0.23220103.53
Robertson 0.20001005.93
Ramirez, E 1.01000203.90
Sanchez, H 1.01112004.50
Rasner 1.00000005.34
 
TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Halladay (W, 20-11)9.06221502.78

Pitches-strikes: Pavano 79-47, Giese 26-17, Robertson 11-5, Ramirez, E 19-11, Sanchez, H 18-7, Rasner 11-9, Halladay 96-63.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pavano 5-5, Giese 0-1, Robertson 1-1, Ramirez, E 1-0, Sanchez, H 2-1, Rasner 3-0, Halladay 17-5.
Batters faced: Pavano 22, Giese 5, Robertson 3, Ramirez, E 4, Sanchez, H 5, Rasner 3, Halladay 32.
Inherited runners-scored: Giese 2-0, Robertson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Mike Everitt.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:33.
Att: 44,346.
September 25, 2008

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