Hooray for Jorge! Yanks prevail
Posada's shot lifts NY By Michael Gluskin / MLB.com
Staked to an early lead on a Johnny Damon home run in the first, Randy Johnson held the O's down until the fifth. The Big Unit struck out no one for the second straight game. Jorge Posada's long homer to right in the ninth gave the Yankees the win.
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Yankees 5, Orioles 4
Johnny Damon's leadoff home run put the Yankees in the driver's seat early on Friday. (Gail Burton/AP)
No luck for Chen, O's By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Fernando Tatis clubbed a home run to tie the game, and Miguel Tejada gave the Orioles -- and starter Bruce Chen -- the lead. But a late Yankees solo shot off Chris Ray sent Baltimore to defeat in the series opener.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 04, 2006
NY Yankees 5, Baltimore 4
Today's Boxes 8/4/06
PIT 6, CHC 0
DET 7, CLE 6
CWS 6, TOR 4
CIN 5, ATL 4
PHI 5, NYM 3
BOS 3, TB 2
LAD 6, FLA 2
MIL 4, STL 3
MIN 8, KC 5
HOU 8, ARI 7
OAK 5, SEA 2
TEX 7, LAA 3
WSH 6, SD 2
COL 5, SF 2
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Standings thru 8/4/06 | Gameday | Yankees Stats | Orioles Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .292
Jeter , SS5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .352
Abreu , RF4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .281
Rodriguez , 3B5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .283
Giambi , DH3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .251
Posada , C5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .289
Wilson, C , 1B5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .272
Cabrera , LF3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .285
Cairo , 2B3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .235
a-Williams , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279
Green , 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .169
Totals 40 5 13 5 5 6 22
BATTING 2B : Wilson, C 2 (13, Chen, Britton), Cairo (8, Chen).HR : Damon (14, 1st inning off Chen, 0 on, 0 out), Posada (14, 9th inning off Ray, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Damon 5; Jeter; Abreu; Rodriguez; Posada 6; Wilson, C 4; Cabrera 2; Cairo 2.RBI : Damon (52), Cairo 2 (25), Wilson, C (44), Posada (57).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Posada; Rodriguez; Cairo; Giambi; Damon 2.Team LOB : 13.BASERUNNING SB : Jeter (24, 3rd base off Chen/Hernandez).FIELDING Outfield assists : Abreu (Tejada at 2nd base).DP : 3 (Cairo-Jeter-Wilson, C, Rodriguez-Green-Wilson, C, Green-Jeter-Wilson, C).
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
Tatis , RF4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .417
Patterson , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Mora , 3B3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .289
Tejada , SS4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .330
Millar , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239
Conine , LF4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265
1-Fahey , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Hernandez , C4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262
Markakis , CF-RF3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .294
Gomez , 1B3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232
Totals 33 4 10 4 1 2 11
BATTING 2B : Mora (18, Johnson).HR : Tatis (1, 5th inning off Johnson, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Roberts; Tatis 5; Mora 2; Tejada 2; Conine 2; Hernandez; Gomez.RBI : Tatis 2 (3), Mora (57), Tejada (78).2-out RBI : Tatis; Tejada.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Markakis.GIDP : Markakis; Tejada; Hernandez.Team LOB : 3.BASERUNNING SB : Roberts (28, 3rd base off Johnson/Posada).
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chen 5.0 9 3 3 2 4 1 6.97
Manon (H, 1)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.53
Britton (BS, 2)0.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.64
Byrdak 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.54
Hawkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.27
Ray (L, 1-4)1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.42
IBB : Cabrera (by Britton).Pitches-strikes : Johnson 95-60, Villone 17-9, Proctor 9-3, Rivera 18-10, Chen 92-57, Manon 17-10, Britton 26-14, Byrdak 5-3, Hawkins 10-8, Ray 23-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Johnson 8-9, Villone 0-2, Proctor 2-0, Rivera 2-1, Chen 3-8, Manon 1-1, Britton 0-1, Byrdak 0-1, Hawkins 3-0, Ray 1-2.Batters faced : Johnson 25, Villone 4, Proctor 2, Rivera 3, Chen 26, Manon 4, Britton 6, Byrdak 1, Hawkins 3, Ray 5.Inherited runners-scored : Byrdak 3-0.Umpires : HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Jim Reynolds.Weather : 91 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, In from CF.T : 3:06.Att : 44,840.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
