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Defense deserts Yankees
Robinson Cano stayed hot, driving in his fourth run of the Division Series, and Jorge Posada gave New York hope with a ninth-inning homer, but two of the Yankees' three errors cost them dearly. Starter Chien-Ming Wang gave up one earned run in 6 2/3 innings.
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MLB.TV | Condensed Game | Highlight Reel
 Cano's RBI double: 56K | 350K
 Posada's solo homer: 56K | 350K
 Cano's stop up the middle: 56K | 350K
 Jeter's postgame comments: 350K

Audio
 WCBS - Gameday archive
 Cano doubles in a run
 Sheffield drives in a run
 Posada's solo homer
 A-Rod grounder ends game
 Torre speaks about the loss
 MLB.com interviews Cashman
Angels 5, Yankees 3
Bengie Molina's single in the sixth brought home the game-tying run. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
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Halos play small ball
Though the Angels did bash two solo homers while winning Game 2 and evening the series, it was their trademark speed and situational hitting that manufactured the key seventh-inning runs, capped by Orlando Cabrera's two-run single.
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MLB.TV | Condensed Game | Highlight Reel
 Cabrera's two-run single: 56K | 350K
 Molina's game-tying RBI: 56K | 350K
 Rivera's homer: 56K | 350K
 Molina's solo homer: 56K | 350K
 Figgins gets the last out: 56K | 350K
 Lackey's nice catch: 56K | 350K
 Figgins, Erstad hook up: 56K | 350K
 Lackey's postgame comments: 350K
 K-Rod's postgame comments:  350K

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 KSPN - Gameday archive
 Cabrera's two-run single
 Molina's RBI single
 Rivera's solo homer
 Molina's home run
 Figgins' diving stop
 Angels record last out
 Scioscia on the Angels' win
 Molina on evening the series
 Cabrera on beating the Yankees
NYY
October 5, 2005
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Yankees
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1   3 6 3
LA Angels
0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 X   5 7 0
LAA
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Jeter, SS5000022.250
Rodriguez, A, 3B2100300.000
Giambi, DH3010110.429
Sheffield, RF4001003.250
Matsui, LF4110003.250
Cano, 2B4011000.250
Williams, CF4010011.250
Posada, C3121101.286
Martinez, 1B3000113.000
Totals323636513 

BATTING
2B: Matsui (1, Lackey), Cano (2, Lackey), Giambi (2, Lackey), Williams (2, Lackey).
HR: Posada (1, 9th inning off Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Giambi 2; Matsui 2; Cano 2; Williams 2; Posada 5.
RBI: Cano (4), Sheffield (1), Posada (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martinez; Matsui 2; Jeter.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rodriguez, A (1, 2nd base off Lackey/Molina, B).
CS: Rodriguez, A (1, 2nd base by Escobar/Molina, B).

FIELDING
E: Cano (1, missed catch), Rodriguez, A (1, fielding), Wang (1, throw).

 
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 3B4000012.000
Cabrera, SS4112000.250
Anderson, LF4000002.000
Guerrero, RF3000001.167
Molina, B, C4122001.375
Erstad, 1B4010002.250
Rivera, DH3121001.667
1-DaVanon, PR-DH0100000.000
a-Quinlan, PH-DH0000000.000
b-Kotchman, PH-DH1000000.000
Finley, CF2100002.200
Kennedy, 2B2010000.200
Totals315750111 

a-Batted for DaVanon in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Quinlan in the 8th.
1-Ran for Rivera in the 7th.

BATTING
HR: Rivera (1, 5th inning off Wang, 0 on, 0 out), Molina, B (2, 8th inning off Leiter, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Cabrera; Molina, B 5; Erstad; Rivera 5; Kennedy.
RBI: Rivera (1), Molina, B 2 (3), Cabrera 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Molina, B; Cabrera 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Finley; Erstad.
S: Finley; Kennedy.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Kennedy (1, 2nd base by Wang/Posada).

 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wang (L, 0-1)6.26410111.35
Leiter 1.01110015.40
Proctor 0.10000000.00
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lackey 5.25225303.18
Shields 0.10000000.00
Escobar (W, 1-0)2.00001100.00
Rodriguez (S, 1)1.01110119.00

WP: Lackey.
HBP: Guerrero (by Wang).
Pitches-strikes: Wang 85-58, Leiter 14-11, Proctor 6-4, Lackey 98-56, Shields 2-2, Escobar 28-13, Rodriguez 18-11.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wang 14-4, Leiter 0-3, Proctor 1-0, Lackey 12-2, Shields 1-0, Escobar 0-4, Rodriguez 2-0.
Batters faced: Wang 29, Leiter 4, Proctor 1, Lackey 27, Shields 1, Escobar 6, Rodriguez 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Leiter 1-0, Shields 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Alfonso Marquez. 3B: Joe West. LF: Jim Reynolds. RF: Gary Darling.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 3:05.
Att: 45,150.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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