Tribe drops second straight
Yankees 9, Indians 2
Jeremy Sowers' ERA rose to 5.17 following Wednesday's loss to New York. (Kathy Willens/AP)
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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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 18, 2007
Cleveland
(6-5)
Lost 2
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
NY Yankees
(7-6)
Won 2
April 18, 2007
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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
a-Popped out for Barfield in the 7th.
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
a-Struck out for Damon in the 7th.
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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