NY Yankees (38-32) at Atlanta (34-36)

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With each passing day, Joba maturing

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
There has been some good and some not-so-good, but mostly, Joba Chamberlain wonders how his first full year as a starter has gone so quickly.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Joba Chamberlain

  • #62 RHP
  • (3-2) 3.89 ERA 64 SO
After clashing with catcher Jorge Posada in his previous start, Chamberlain found a better flow with rookie catcher Francisco Cervelli on Thursday, scattering seven hits while walking four and striking out six. He held the Nationals to three runs in six innings, but the Yankees scored none and Chamberlain took the loss in a 3-0 defeat.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 9-5 2.79 193.2 82 216 .228
Season 3-2 3.89 69.1 37 64 .249
June 1-1 3.75 24.0 12 18 .198

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/24/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 38 32 .543 5.0 21-14 17-18
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 34 36 .486 4.0 17-17 17-19
Stats - 06/24/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .271 378 105 359 53 415 4.65 625.2 608 266 529
ATL .257 294 53 280 23 425 3.89 630.0 596 248 534
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Kawakami unafraid of big-time clubs

Adam Rosenberg / MLB.com
When the stakes have been high, Braves right-hander Kenshin Kawakami has proven to be a big-game pitcher for Atlanta.
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Braves probable pitcher

Kenshin Kawakami

  • #11 RHP
  • (4-6) 4.42 ERA 59 SO
With the opportunity to face the Yankees, Kawakami will once again have the chance to prove he's a big-game pitcher. His finest performance occurred on May 23, when he tossed eight scoreless innings against Roy Halladay and the Blue Jays. Then he produced similar dominance on Friday, when ignored the pressure of facing Daisuke Matsuzaka by limiting the Red Sox to two hits and two earned runs in six innings. In his past nine starts, the 33-year-old right-hander has gone 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 4-6 4.42 75.1 31 59 .261
Season 4-6 4.42 75.1 31 59 .261
June 1-0 3.75 24.0 8 15 .230

Yankees hitters vs Kenshin Kawakami

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - - - - -
Cano, Robinson - - - - .000 1 0 0
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - .000 1 0 0
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - .000 1 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .000 1 0 0
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - - - - -
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .000 1 0 0
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .000 1 0 0
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .000 1 0 0

Braves hitters vs Joba Chamberlain

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor - - - - - 0 0 0
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan .000 1 0 1 .000 1 0 1
Conrad, Brooks - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Matt - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Yunel - - - - .000 3 0 0
Hernandez, Diory - - - - .000 1 0 0
Infante, Omar - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Kelly - - - - .000 2 0 0
Jones, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Chipper - - - - .667 3 0 0
McCann, Brian - - - - .333 3 0 0
McLouth, Nate - - - - .167 6 0 0
Prado, Martin - - - - 1.000 1 0 1
Ross, David - - - - - - - -
Sammons, Clint - - - - .000 2 0 0
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Joltin' Joe sparks Yanks (39-32) (34-37)

Yankees 8, Braves 4

Back to life

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The sixth-inning ejection of Joe Girardi, who was tossed arguing a pickoff call, sparked the Yanks in a good way. Soon thereafter, the Bombers picked up their first run and hit on Francisco Cervelli's homer and added two more on Alex Rodriguez's single, lifting the offense from that point on while also ending a three-game skid.

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Series at a Glance

 

Good start, weird end

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
The way the game started for Atlanta, it had all the makings of a Braves win after Kenshin Kawakami, who left the game after the third when he was struck by a liner, and Kris Medlen were perfect through five. But in the sixth, the game shifted course in favor of the Yankees, who overcame two late Braves rallies.
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Yankees 8, Braves 4

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 5 2 1 0 0 1 2 .299
Damon, LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .286
Teixeira, 1B 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .286
Rodriguez, A, 3B 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 .210
Cano, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .301
Swisher, RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .240
  Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Rivera, Ma, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Gardner, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .279
Cervelli, C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .290
Chamberlain, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Coke, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Cabrera, Me, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 35 8 10 7 6 4 11  

BATTING
2B: Cabrera, Me (11, Acosta), Teixeira (20, Acosta).
HR: Cervelli (1, 6th inning off Medlen, 0 on, 1 out), Swisher (13, 7th inning off Bennett, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter; Damon 3; Teixeira 3; Rodriguez, A; Swisher 4; Cervelli 4; Cabrera, Me 2.
RBI: Cervelli (7), Rodriguez, A 2 (30), Swisher 2 (38), Damon (41), Teixeira (57).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, A 2; Damon; Teixeira.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cano; Jeter; Gardner; Rivera, Ma 2.
S: Chamberlain.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jeter (16, 2nd base off Acosta/McCann).
PO: Gardner (1st base by Medlen).

FIELDING
E: Chamberlain (2, throw).
 
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .259
Escobar, Y, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290
Jones, C, 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .300
McCann, C 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .326
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .277
Kotchman, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .266
Francoeur, RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .250
  Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson, K, 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .219
Kawakami, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
  a-Hernandez, Di, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114
  Medlen, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Bennett, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Prado, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289
  1-Blanco, G, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
  O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Diaz, M, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 10 15  

a-Grounded out for Kawakami in the 3rd. b-Singled for Bennett in the 7th.
1-Ran for Prado in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: McLouth (13, Chamberlain).
HR: Francoeur (5, 5th inning off Chamberlain, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McLouth 2; Jones, C 2; McCann; Kotchman; Francoeur 5; Prado.
RBI: Francoeur 2 (32), Prado (9), McLouth (45).
2-out RBI: Francoeur.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Escobar, Y; Johnson, K.
S: Johnson, K.
SF: McLouth.
Team RISP: 2-for-4.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: McCann 2 (4, throw, throw).
Pickoffs: Medlen (Gardner at 1st base).
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chamberlain (W, 4-2) 6.1 7 3 2 0 5 1 3.81
Coke (H, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.56
Bruney (H, 6) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 3.27
Rivera, Ma (S, 16) 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.10
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kawakami 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.25
Medlen (L, 2-3) 2.2 3 3 3 2 2 1 6.38
Bennett 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3.18
O'Flaherty 1.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4.10
Acosta 1.0 3 2 2 2 0 0 2.84

WP: O'Flaherty, Acosta.
IBB: Rodriguez, A (by O'Flaherty).
Pitches-strikes: Chamberlain 99-68, Coke 3-2, Bruney 30-17, Rivera, Ma 19-14, Kawakami 37-26, Medlen 45-23, Bennett 23-16, O'Flaherty 20-11, Acosta 31-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Chamberlain 7-7, Coke 0-2, Bruney 1-0, Rivera, Ma 0-0, Kawakami 1-7, Medlen 2-3, Bennett 3-0, O'Flaherty 3-0, Acosta 2-1.
Batters faced: Chamberlain 27, Coke 2, Bruney 5, Rivera, Ma 4, Kawakami 9, Medlen 12, Bennett 7, O'Flaherty 6, Acosta 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Coke 2-1, Rivera, Ma 2-0, Bennett 3-2.
EjectionsNew York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi ejected by 1B umpire Bill Welke. (6th).
Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:16.
Att: 42,315.
June 24, 2009

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