Tribe drops second straight By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
The Indians were the victims of another big inning by the Yankees on Wednesday as they dropped their second straight in New York. Starter Jeremy Sowers was shelled over 2 2/3 innings for his first loss of the season. Designated hitter Travis Hafner led the Indians with three hits.
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Yankees 9, Indians 2
Bobby Abreu (left) and Alex Rodriguez celebrate A-Rod's homer in the second. (Kathy Willens/AP)
A-Rod belts No. 9 By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Kei Igawa picked up his first Major League victory in three tries, and Alex Rodriguez's monster April continued with his ninth homer as the Yankees topped the Indians for the second straight night. The Bombers belted out 14 hits overall.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 18, 2007
NY Yankees 9, Cleveland 2
Today's Boxes 4/18/07
KC 4, DET 3
BAL 6, TB 4
OAK 3, LAA 0
NYM 9, FLA 2
WSH 5, PHI 4
BOS 4, TOR 1
HOU 7, CIN 2
ATL 8, CHC 6
MIL 7, PIT 3
CWS 6, TEX 0
COL 7, LAD 2
ARI 5, SD 2
MIN 5, SEA 4
SF 6, STL 5
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Standings thru 4/18/07 | Gameday | Indians Stats | Yankees Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Michaels , RF4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300
Hafner , DH4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .293
Garko , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .286
Blake , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205
Peralta , SS3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .243
Dellucci , LF3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .241
Barfield , 2B2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154
a-Rouse , PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Shoppach , C3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .158
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 8 12
BATTING 2B : Shoppach (1, Igawa).TB : Michaels; Hafner 3; Shoppach 2.RBI : Michaels (4), Hafner (7).GIDP : Garko; Blake.Team LOB : 5.
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .297
a-Thompson , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Jeter , SS5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .333
Abreu , RF3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .302
Rodriguez , 3B4 2 1 2 0 2 3 .365
Cairo , 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Giambi , DH4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .255
Posada , C5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .347
Cano , 2B4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .288
Phelps , 1B4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .286
Mientkiewicz , 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
Cabrera , LF-CF4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .180
Totals 37 9 14 9 3 5 19
BATTING 2B : Jeter 2 (3, Sowers, Sowers), Giambi (2, Sowers).HR : Rodriguez (9, 6th inning off Mastny, 1 on, 2 out), Giambi (3, 6th inning off Fultz, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Damon; Jeter 5; Abreu 2; Rodriguez 4; Giambi 6; Posada; Cano; Phelps 2; Cabrera.RBI : Abreu 2 (11), Giambi 2 (10), Cano (6), Phelps (1), Damon (5), Rodriguez 2 (23).2-out RBI : Damon; Rodriguez 2; Giambi.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Posada 3; Jeter.SF : Abreu.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Abreu (3, 2nd base off Mastny/Shoppach).FIELDING DP : 2 (Cano-Jeter-Phelps, Igawa-Cano-Phelps).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sowers (L, 0-1)2.2 9 6 6 1 1 0 5.17
Mastny 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 3.18
Fultz 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.08
Davis 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.50
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Igawa (W, 1-0)6.0 5 2 2 1 5 0 6.06
Proctor 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.89
Henn 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.93
Britton 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
WP : Igawa.HBP : Giambi (by Sowers), Sizemore (by Igawa).Pitches-strikes : Sowers 61-36, Mastny 43-27, Fultz 25-14, Davis 21-10, Igawa 92-62, Proctor 18-10, Henn 14-9, Britton 22-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Sowers 3-4, Mastny 5-2, Fultz 1-1, Davis 1-2, Igawa 6-7, Proctor 1-1, Henn 1-1, Britton 0-2.Batters faced : Sowers 19, Mastny 12, Fultz 6, Davis 5, Igawa 23, Proctor 4, Henn 3, Britton 4.Inherited runners-scored : Mastny 2-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Rick Reed. 2B: Dale Scott. 3B: Dan Iassogna.Weather : 49 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, L to R.T : 2:54.Att : 41,379.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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