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Temps hot, Wang hotter
Jays drop four in a row
By Jordan Bastain / MLB.com
Starter Ted Lilly was ineffective at a sweltering Yankee Stadium, allowing five runs in 5 1/3 innings against his former team. After Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang tossed eight shutout innings, Troy Glaus hit his 28th homer in the ninth for Toronto's only runs.
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Yankees 7, Blue Jays 2
Chien-Ming Wang struck out three and walked three as he picked up his fifth straight win. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
Series at a glance:
Yanks win third straight
By Ryan Mink / MLB.com
On a night where the heat and humidity combined to make it feel as if it were over 100 degrees, Chien-Ming Wang was even hotter, tossing eight shutout innings to keep the Yankees on top in the American League East.
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 Jeter's shot
 Posada two-run blast
 A-Rod's two-run single
TODAY'S WRAPS: August 02, 2006
TEX 10
MIN 2
F
SEA 2
BAL 1
F
OAK 3
LAA 2
F
WSH 6
SF 8
F
ATL 3
PIT 2
F
CLE 5
BOS 6
F
NYM 6
FLA 5
F
TOR 2
NYY 7
F
LAD 5
CIN 3
F
DET 8
TB 3
F
ARI
CHC
PPD
CWS 3
KC 7
F
PHI 16
STL 8
F
MIL 2
COL 8
F
HOU 7
SD 1
F
TOR
Toronto (57-50)
Lost 4 		NY Yankees 7, Toronto 2   NYY
NY Yankees (63-41)
Won 3
August 2, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Toronto
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   2 6 0
NY Yankees
 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 X   7 14 0
Standings thru 8/2/06  |  Gameday  |  Blue Jays Stats  |  Yankees Stats
TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Rios, RF4010000.321
Catalanotto, LF4000001.319
Wells, CF4120010.324
Glaus, 3B3112111.262
Overbay, 1B3000011.300
  b-Zaun, PH1000010.275
Hinske, DH3010110.281
Molina, C3010001.278
  Phillips, C1000000.100
Hill, 2B1000100.303
  a-Roberts, PH-2B1000000.000
McDonald, SS3000003.233
Totals31262357 

a-Grounded out for Hill in the 7th. b-Struck out for Overbay in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Hinske (9, Wang).
HR: Glaus (28, 9th inning off Villone, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Rios; Wells 2; Glaus 4; Hinske 2; Molina.
RBI: Glaus 2 (80).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McDonald 2; Molina.
GIDP: Glaus.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Glaus (2, 2nd base by Wang/Posada).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, CF5111000.294
  Crosby, CF0000000.207
Jeter, SS4122110.355
Abreu, RF5020014.277
Rodriguez, 3B5132002.286
Posada, C4122024.284
Wilson, C, 1B4120010.270
Williams, DH4010003.280
Cabrera, LF4110003.277
Cairo, 2B3100103.233
Totals3871472519 

BATTING
2B: Abreu (26, Lilly), Rodriguez (17, Lilly), Cabrera (14, Lilly).
HR: Jeter (8, 3rd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 2 out), Posada (13, 6th inning off Lilly, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Damon; Jeter 5; Abreu 3; Rodriguez 4; Posada 5; Wilson, C 2; Williams; Cabrera 2.
RBI: Jeter 2 (67), Posada 2 (56), Damon (51), Rodriguez 2 (78).
2-out RBI: Jeter; Rodriguez 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Posada 2; Rodriguez 2; Cairo.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: (Rodriguez-Cairo-Wilson, C).
 
TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lilly (L, 9-10)5.110550224.20
McGowan 0.012220010.80
Downs 2.23000304.67
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wang (W, 13-4)8.04003303.58
Villone 1.02220212.30

McGowan pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP: Downs.
Pitches-strikes: Lilly 96-64, McGowan 12-4, Downs 53-31, Wang 104-69, Villone 26-17.
Ground outs-fly outs: Lilly 4-10, McGowan 0-0, Downs 1-4, Wang 16-4, Villone 0-1.
Batters faced: Lilly 26, McGowan 3, Downs 11, Wang 29, Villone 5.
Inherited runners-scored: McGowan 2-2, Downs 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Larry Poncino. 2B: Ed Hickox. 3B: Gary Darling.
Weather: 97 degrees, clear.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:01.
Att: 54,414.

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