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Andy's dandy hit big for NY
Homers not enough
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Troy Glaus hit two home runs and Alex Rios hit another, but the Blue Jays fell in the series opener. Starter Josh Towers gave up three long balls among six earned runs over 5 2/3 innings. Toronto stranded five runners over the first two frames.
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Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4
Alex Rodriguez is now four homers shy of becoming the 22nd member of the 500-homer club. (Kathy Willens/AP)
Series at a glance:
Phillips the hero
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Alex Rodriguez hit career homer No. 496 among three Yankees homers -- including shots by Hideki Matsui and Robinson Cano, but the Yanks needed Andy Phillips' two-run single in the sixth to go ahead for good.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 16, 2007
CWS 11
CLE 10
F
CIN 10
ATL 3
F
COL 10
PIT 8
F
HOU 3
WSH 4
F
KC 0
BOS 4
F
SF 2
CHC 3
F
STL 5
FLA 3
F
TOR 4
NYY 6
F
ARI 3
MIL 4
F
BAL 2
SEA 4
F
NYM 1
SD 5
F
TEX 4
OAK 1
F
PHI 3
LAD 10
F
TOR
Toronto (45-47)
Lost 1 		NY Yankees 6, Toronto 4   NYY
NY Yankees (47-44)
Won 3
July 16, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Toronto
 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0   4 12 0
NY Yankees
 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 X   6 11 0
Standings thru 7/16/07  |  Gameday  |  Blue Jays Stats  |  Yankees Stats
TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Johnson, LF4000112.219
Rios, RF4111103.298
Wells, CF4120102.255
Glaus, 3B4233101.296
Thomas, DH5000033.251
Overbay, 1B5030011.274
Hill, 2B5000024.269
Zaun, C3010122.236
Clayton, SS3020001.250
  a-Stairs, PH1000012.281
  McDonald, SS0000000.271
Totals38412451021 

a-Struck out for Clayton in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Wells (24, Igawa).
3B: Glaus (1, Rivera).
HR: Glaus 2 (14, 3rd inning off Igawa, 1 on, 0 out; 5th inning off Igawa, 0 on, 0 out), Rios (19, 6th inning off Proctor, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Rios 4; Wells 3; Glaus 11; Overbay 3; Zaun; Clayton 2.
RBI: Glaus 3 (42), Rios (56).
2-out RBI: Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thomas; Rios 2; Wells 2; Stairs; Hill.
GIDP: Johnson.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Glaus-Hill-Overbay 2).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, DH4000012.241
Jeter, SS4020020.335
Abreu, RF3100111.267
Rodriguez, 3B4112012.310
Matsui, LF4121000.280
Posada, C4120001.332
Cano, 2B4221001.273
Phillips, 1B3012001.304
Cabrera, CF3010001.275
Totals336116159 

BATTING
2B: Jeter (25, Towers), Cano (25, Towers).
HR: Matsui (14, 2nd inning off Towers, 0 on, 0 out), Cano (7, 2nd inning off Towers, 0 on, 1 out), Rodriguez (32, 3rd inning off Towers, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 3; Rodriguez 4; Matsui 5; Posada 2; Cano 6; Phillips; Cabrera.
RBI: Matsui (56), Cano (42), Rodriguez 2 (89), Phillips 2 (9).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez 2; Phillips 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Damon.
GIDP: Rodriguez; Posada.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: (Jeter-Cano-Phillips).
 
TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Towers (L, 4-6)5.29661235.40
Downs 0.11000102.25
League 1.00000200.00
Tallet 1.01000003.70
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Igawa 5.07334726.97
Proctor (BS, 4)(W, 2-5)2.04111113.58
Vizcaino (H, 4)1.00000004.63
Rivera (S, 14)1.01000203.32

Balk: Igawa.
Pitches-strikes: Towers 106-65, Downs 9-5, League 16-11, Tallet 16-9, Igawa 115-71, Proctor 35-22, Vizcaino 7-6, Rivera 14-12.
Ground outs-fly outs: Towers 11-4, Downs 0-0, League 1-0, Tallet 3-0, Igawa 2-6, Proctor 2-3, Vizcaino 1-2, Rivera 1-0.
Batters faced: Towers 26, Downs 2, League 3, Tallet 3, Igawa 26, Proctor 10, Vizcaino 3, Rivera 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Downs 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, L to R.
T: 3:16.
Att: 52,993.

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