Toronto (54-57) at NY Yankees (69-43)

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Jays not shocked by Rios move

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Jose Bautista had talked to Alex Rios about the possibility of being traded by the Blue Jays. After all, the rumors and reports had been out for a few days that the White Sox were awarded a waiver claim on the right fielder.
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Blue Jays probable pitcher

Scott Richmond

  • #48 RHP
  • (6-6) 3.97 ERA 73 SO
Richmond will take the hill at Yankee Stadium for his first start for the Blue Jays since July 31 -- his first outing after a month-long stay on the disabled list with a sore right arm. In that outing against the A's, the 29-year-old rookie allowed six runs (four earned) on seven hits over just three innings. Richmond needed 86 pitches to get through the performance, during which he struck out two and walked two en route to a loss.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 7-9 3.98 115.1 35 93 .251
Season 6-6 3.97 88.1 33 73 .237
Vs. NY Yankees 0-1 27.00 1.2 2 2 .583

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/11/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Toronto Blue Jays (AL East) 54 57 .486 14.5 31-26 23-31
New York Yankees (AL East) 69 43 .616 - 39-18 30-25
Stats - 08/11/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TOR .269 539 132 518 58 655 4.16 1005.0 992 373 806
NYY .278 623 171 596 73 687 4.34 1006.1 964 402 853
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Tex emerges as early MVP candidate

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Whether or not Mark Teixeira has played well enough to be the American League's MVP will be decided on paper, after his first year in New York is complete. But through more than four months of the season -- one of which was spent floundering through a massive slump -- Teixeira has emerged as a leading candidate.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Joba Chamberlain

  • #62 RHP
  • (8-2) 3.73 ERA 102 SO
Chamberlain looks to rebound from a so-so start against the Red Sox on Thursday, when he burned up 108 pitches in five innings, logging the victory with the benefit of an eight-run fourth inning. Chamberlain allowed four runs on six hits to Boston, walking a season-high seven as he appeared to be too strong with extra rest. Chamberlain is trying for his fifth consecutive win and has not lost since June 18. Since the All-Star Break, he is 4-0 with a 2.02 ERA in four starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 14-5 2.93 240.0 102 254 .236
Season 8-2 3.73 115.2 57 102 .256
August 1-0 7.20 5.0 7 5 .300
Vs. Toronto 0-0 7.36 3.2 1 1 .450

Blue Jays hitters vs Joba Chamberlain

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bautista, Jose - - - - .000 2 0 0
Chavez, Raul 1.000 2 0 1 1.000 2 0 1
Dopirak, Brian - - - - - - - -
Encarnacion, Edwin - - - - .000 3 0 0
Hill, Aaron .667 3 1 3 .364 11 1 3
Hoffpauir, Jarrett - - - - - - - -
Inglett, Joe - - - - .250 8 0 1
Lind, Adam .667 3 1 2 .583 12 1 3
McCoy, Mike - - - - - - - -
Overbay, Lyle .500 2 0 0 .400 10 0 4
Ruiz, Randy - - - - .333 3 1 1
Snider, Travis - - - - .000 2 0 0
Wells, Vernon .500 2 0 0 .200 10 0 0

Yankees hitters vs Scott Richmond

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky 1.000 1 0 0 .333 3 0 1
Cano, Robinson .500 2 0 1 .600 5 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Corona, Reegie - - - - .000 3 0 0
Gardner, Brett 1.000 1 1 2 1.000 1 1 2
Jackson, Austin - - - - .167 6 0 0
Jeter, Derek - - - - .667 3 0 0
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro 1.000 1 0 0 .429 7 0 2
Posada, Jorge - - - - .333 3 0 1
Rodriguez, Alex - 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Russo, Kevin - - - - .500 6 0 2
Swisher, Nick .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Teixeira, Mark 1.000 2 0 1 .750 4 0 2

Backs to the wall, Yankees stand tall (54-58) (70-43)

Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5

Dingers deny Jays

Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Lyle Overbay hit a three-run double in the third and Randy Ruiz homered in the fourth, which looked to be enough for Scott Richmond. But reliever Jesse Carlson allowed back-to-back homers in a four-run Yankees eighth, and the Jays fell despite Edwin Encarnacion's tater in the ninth.

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Jacks spark attack

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Blanked for five innings after taking an early lead, the Yanks reclaimed their advantage in a four-run eighth, thanks to back-to-back homers by Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada. The go-ahead shot by Posada barely cleared the wall in right field, and it was upheld after a short review.
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Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5

Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Scutaro, SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .295
Hill, A, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .290
Lind, LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .297
Overbay, 1B 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 .264
Wells, V, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Ruiz, R, DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .250
Encarnacion, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .207
Barajas, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
  1-McDonald, Jo, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Inglett, RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .241
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 8 10  


1-Ran for Barajas in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Overbay (23, Chamberlain).
HR: Ruiz, R (1, 4th inning off Chamberlain, 0 on, 0 out), Encarnacion (6, 9th inning off Rivera, Ma, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Scutaro; Hill, A; Lind; Overbay 2; Ruiz, R 4; Encarnacion 4; Barajas; Inglett.
RBI: Overbay 3 (48), Ruiz, R (1), Encarnacion (18).
2-out RBI: Overbay 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wells, V; Scutaro.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Wells, V (Teixeira at home), Inglett (Damon at 2nd base).
 
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .318
Damon, LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .285
Teixeira, 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .286
Rodriguez, A, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .257
Matsui, H, DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .265
Posada, C 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .283
Cano, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .316
Hinske, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .259
  1-Hairston, J, PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Cabrera, Me, CF 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 .279
Totals 35 7 14 7 2 9 15  


1-Ran for Hinske in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Damon 2 (25, Richmond, Richmond), Posada (18, Richmond), Cano (32, Richmond), Hinske (10, Carlson).
HR: Matsui, H (17, 8th inning off Carlson, 0 on, 0 out), Posada (15, 8th inning off Carlson, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter 3; Damon 5; Teixeira; Matsui, H 4; Posada 6; Cano 3; Hinske 2; Cabrera, Me.
RBI: Teixeira (84), Posada 2 (52), Cabrera, Me 2 (45), Matsui, H (53), Damon (66).
2-out RBI: Posada; Damon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A 2.
SF: Cabrera, Me.
Team RISP: 4-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cabrera, Me (6, 2nd base off Roenicke/Barajas).
 
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Richmond 6.0 8 3 3 2 8 0 4.01
Accardo (H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.50
Carlson (BS, 3)(L, 1-5) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 5.40
Roenicke 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.94
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chamberlain 6.0 5 4 4 2 5 1 3.85
Bruney 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.32
Coke 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
Robertson, D (W, 2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Rivera, Ma (S, 33) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.02

Balk: Richmond.
Pitches-strikes: Richmond 97-59, Accardo 15-10, Carlson 16-10, Roenicke 11-8, Chamberlain 103-64, Bruney 14-9, Coke 9-6, Robertson, D 3-2, Rivera, Ma 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Richmond 2-7, Accardo 1-2, Carlson 1-0, Roenicke 0-0, Chamberlain 8-5, Bruney 0-2, Coke 1-1, Robertson, D 1-0, Rivera, Ma 0-1.
Batters faced: Richmond 27, Accardo 4, Carlson 4, Roenicke 3, Chamberlain 25, Bruney 4, Coke 2, Robertson, D 1, Rivera, Ma 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Roenicke 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Paul Schrieber.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:02.
Att: 46,523.
August 11, 2009

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