NY Yankees (39-32) at Atlanta (34-37)

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A-Rod's bat shows signs of life

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Alex Rodriguez rounded first base as two Yankees runs registered on the scoreboard at Turner Field, clapping his hands. It was a big hit for the team, but equally as important for the slumping slugger.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Andy Pettitte

  • #46 LHP
  • (7-3) 4.26 ERA 57 SO
Andy Pettitte in Atlanta? Brings back visions of Game 5 of the 1996 World Series, in which Pettitte fired 8 1/3 shutout innings to outduel John Smoltz. And while Pettitte may not be the same pitcher he was then, the Braves aren't the same team, either. Regardless, both parties have improved in recent weeks -- Pettitte firing seven innings of one-run ball in Miami last Friday, the Braves boosting their offense with a trade for Nate McLouth. In nine previous regular season games against the Braves, Pettitte is 5-1 with a 3.13 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 222-130 3.90 2818.1 878 2059 .272
Season 7-3 4.26 86.2 33 57 .281
June 2-2 4.70 23.0 10 23 .280

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/25/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 39 32 .549 5.0 21-14 18-18
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 34 37 .479 4.0 17-18 17-19
Stats - 06/25/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .271 386 107 366 54 419 4.62 634.2 616 268 539
ATL .257 298 54 284 23 435 3.93 639.0 606 254 538
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Fine 'pen-manship doing the job

Adam Rosenberg / MLB.com
As good as the Braves' starting pitching has been this season, the brilliant efforts of the rotation would be wasted without a steady bullpen to finish games.
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Braves probable pitcher

Derek Lowe

  • #32 RHP
  • (7-5) 4.09 ERA 51 SO
Lowe will be making his first start against the Yankees since beating them at Yankee Stadium in Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series. While allowing three runs in 6 1/3 innings against the Red Sox on Saturday night, the 36-year-old sinkerballer lost a second consecutive start for the first time this year. But while limiting the Red Sox to one hit through the first four innings, he was much more efficient than he'd been five days earlier, when he allowed the Orioles a season-high seven runs in just 2 1/3 innings. He is 3-1 with a 2.75 ERA in his past five home starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 133-112 3.77 2032.2 575 1326 .257
Season 7-5 4.09 92.1 29 51 .255
June 1-2 5.96 22.2 7 10 .297

Yankees hitters vs Derek Lowe

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - - - - -
Cano, Robinson - - - - - - - -
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .286 14 0 2
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .375 8 0 3
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .571 14 1 2
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .182 11 0 1
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .000 12 0 0

Braves hitters vs Andy Pettitte

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor - - - - - - - -
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan .000 2 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Conrad, Brooks - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Matt - - - - .400 5 0 0
Escobar, Yunel - - - - .667 3 0 3
Hernandez, Diory - - - - - - - -
Infante, Omar - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Kelly - - - - - - - -
Jones, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Chipper - - - - .250 8 0 1
McCann, Brian - - - - .200 5 0 0
McLouth, Nate - - - - .000 3 0 0
Prado, Martin - - - - .333 3 0 0
Ross, David - - - - .333 12 0 0
Sammons, Clint - - - - - - - -
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Yanks pass their history courses (40-32) (34-38)

Yankees 11, Braves 7

Milestone night

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees' hitting woes appear to be a thing of the past after they socked the Braves in the finale, which was highlighted by Alex Rodriguez tying Reggie Jackson on the all-time homer list and Mariano Rivera moving one save closer to No. 500.

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Series at a Glance

 

Not the same Lowe

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Although he pitched well in his previous start, Derek Lowe is on a personal three-game losing streak, as the righty was chased after three-plus innings. The Braves did rally behind a five-run fourth, but the Yanks held them from that point forward.
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Yankees 11, Braves 7

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 5 4 4 0 1 0 0 .308
Damon, LF 4 1 3 4 2 1 1 .293
Teixeira, 1B 5 0 0 0 1 1 7 .280
Rodriguez, A, 3B 5 2 3 4 1 1 2 .223
Posada, C 4 1 1 0 2 0 4 .272
Swisher, RF 6 0 1 0 0 2 5 .238
  Rivera, Ma, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gardner, CF 6 1 2 0 0 1 5 .281
Ransom, 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .200
Pettitte, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
  Aceves, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Matsui, H, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
  Coke, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  Robertson, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Cabrera, Me, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 44 11 16 10 7 8 29  

a-Grounded out for Aceves, A in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Ransom (6, Medlen).
3B: Damon (3, Lowe, D).
HR: Rodriguez, A (10, 1st inning off Lowe, D, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 4; Damon 5; Rodriguez, A 6; Posada; Swisher; Gardner 2; Ransom 3.
RBI: Rodriguez, A 4 (34), Damon 4 (45), Ransom 2 (8).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, A 2; Damon 3; Ransom 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ransom 2; Posada 2; Teixeira; Pettitte; Gardner 2; Rodriguez, A.
S: Pettitte.
GIDP: Teixeira.
Team RISP: 6-for-19.
Team LOB: 14.

BASERUNNING
SB: Damon (7, 2nd base off Logan/McCann), Jeter (17, 3rd base off Logan/McCann).

FIELDING
E: Gardner (1, fielding).
DP: (Ransom-Jeter-Teixeira).
 
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .258
Prado, 2B-1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .294
Jones, C, 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .300
McCann, C 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .324
Escobar, Y, SS 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 .292
Anderson, G, LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .281
Francoeur, RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .253
Kotchman, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .266
  Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Blanco, G, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111
Lowe, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
  Medlen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Diaz, M, PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272
  O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Vazquez, J, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .074
  Logan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hernandez, Di, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .108
Totals 39 7 13 6 4 9 21  

a-Hit by pitch for Medlen in the 4th. b-Walked for O'Flaherty in the 5th. c-Singled for Acosta in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Escobar, Y (15, Pettitte), Francoeur (8, Pettitte), Kotchman (17, Pettitte), McLouth (14, Aceves, A).
HR: McCann (8, 9th inning off Robertson, D, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McLouth 2; Prado 2; Jones, C; McCann 4; Escobar, Y 3; Anderson, G 2; Francoeur 3; Kotchman 2; Blanco, G.
RBI: Escobar, Y 3 (39), Kotchman 2 (28), McCann (31).
2-out RBI: Escobar, Y 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson, G 3; McLouth; Prado 2; Hernandez, Di 2.
S: Lowe, D.
GIDP: McCann.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Escobar, Y 2 (11, throw, fielding), Jones, C (12, fielding).
DP: (Prado-Escobar, Y-Kotchman).
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte 3.2 7 6 3 3 4 0 4.38
Aceves, A (W, 5-1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.16
Coke 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.34
Robertson, D 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 2.76
Rivera, Ma (S, 17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.07
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D (L, 7-6) 3.0 11 8 6 3 0 1 4.53
Medlen 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.12
O'Flaherty 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.95
Logan 1.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 13.50
Moylan 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.34
Acosta 2.0 2 1 0 0 4 0 2.45

Lowe, D pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

IBB: Teixeira (by Logan), Posada (by Moylan).
HBP: Diaz, M (by Pettitte).
Pitches-strikes: Pettitte 95-59, Aceves, A 33-21, Coke 24-16, Robertson, D 25-16, Rivera, Ma 6-4, Lowe, D 78-44, Medlen 16-10, O'Flaherty 15-8, Logan 26-15, Moylan 14-7, Acosta 38-26.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pettitte 2-5, Aceves, A 4-2, Coke 2-2, Robertson, D 0-0, Rivera, Ma 0-1, Lowe, D 6-3, Medlen 0-1, O'Flaherty 1-1, Logan 3-1, Moylan 1-0, Acosta 2-0.
Batters faced: Pettitte 23, Aceves, A 9, Coke 7, Robertson, D 5, Rivera, Ma 1, Lowe, D 23, Medlen 4, O'Flaherty 5, Logan 7, Moylan 4, Acosta 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Aceves, A 2-0, Rivera, Ma 2-0, Medlen 2-2, Moylan 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 3:49.
Att: 47,508.
June 25, 2009

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