TODAY'S WRAPS: August 24, 2007
Exhausting loss for Yanks By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees waited out four hours of rain just to start Friday's game, which featured Alex Rodriguez's 43rd home run and five innings of shutout relief. But the bullpen's stinginess ended in the 11th inning, when Sean Henn took his second extra-inning loss of the week, allowing a walk-off homer.
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Tigers 9, Yankees 6
Carlos Guillen (right) is mobbed by teammates after his walk-off homer early Saturday. (Paul Sancya/AP)
Guillen's homer lifts Tigers By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Thanks to clutch relief work by five pitchers, the Tigers overcame a four-hour rain delay and a shaky start by rookie Andrew Miller to beat the Yankees in 11 innings on Carlos Guillen's three-run walk-off homer.
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NY Yankees
(71-57)
Lost 1
Detroit 9, NY Yankees 6
Today's Boxes 8/24/07
BOS 11, CWS 3
MIN 7, BAL 4
SD 14, PHI 3
CIN 5, FLA 3
NYM 5, LAD 2
TB 12, OAK 2
PIT 8, HOU 3
ATL 7, STL 2
KC 2, CLE 1
BOS 10, CWS 1
SEA 4, TEX 2
COL 6, WSH 5
CHC 6, ARI 2
LAA 3, TOR 0
SF 11, MIL 6
Detroit
(69-59)
Won 1
Standings thru 8/24/07  | Gameday  | Yankees Stats  | Tigers Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , DH5 0 2 0 0 3 3 .264
a-Giambi , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Cabrera , CF6 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293
Jeter , SS3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .323
Rodriguez , 3B5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .308
Posada , C4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .335
Molina , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Matsui , LF2 1 1 1 3 1 1 .305
Cano , 2B5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .305
Phillips , 1B4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .290
Duncan , RF3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298
Abreu , RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
Totals 40 6 10 6 6 9 19
a-Grounded out for Damon in the 11th.
BATTING 2B : Posada (35, Miller).HR : Rodriguez (43, 3rd inning off Miller, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Damon 2; Cabrera; Rodriguez 5; Posada 2; Matsui; Cano; Phillips; Duncan.RBI : Phillips (25), Rodriguez 2 (123), Posada 2 (77), Matsui (88).2-out RBI : Phillips; Rodriguez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rodriguez; Damon 2; Posada.S : Phillips.GIDP : Cabrera; Cano.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Cabrera (11, 2nd base off Rodney/Rodriguez).CS : Cabrera (4, 3rd base by Miller/Rodriguez). FIELDING Pickoffs : Molina (Polanco at 1st base).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF6 2 4 3 0 2 1 .289
Polanco , 2B4 0 0 1 2 0 2 .337
Thames , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246
Casey , 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283
Ordonez , DH6 2 4 2 0 1 0 .357
Guillen , SS6 1 2 3 0 0 2 .305
Rodriguez , C3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .276
Raburn , RF4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .326
Inge , 3B3 0 0 0 2 2 3 .236
Maybin , LF4 2 0 0 1 2 6 .211
Totals 42 9 11 9 8 10 19
BATTING 2B : Granderson (32, Clemens), Ordonez (43, Rivera).3B : Granderson 2 (21, Clemens, Clemens).HR : Ordonez (25, 1st inning off Clemens, 1 on, 2 out), Guillen (18, 11th inning off Henn, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Granderson 9; Casey; Ordonez 8; Guillen 5.RBI : Ordonez 2 (115), Granderson 3 (59), Polanco (53), Guillen 3 (85).2-out RBI : Ordonez 2; Granderson 2; Guillen 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Polanco; Granderson; Casey; Maybin 2.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Granderson (15, 2nd base off Vizcaino/Molina), Maybin 2 (2, 2nd base off Ramirez/Posada, 2nd base off Clemens/Posada), Rodriguez (1, 2nd base off Clemens/Posada).CS : Polanco (3, 2nd base by Henn/Molina).PO : Polanco (1st base by Molina). FIELDING E : Thames (2, missed catch).DP : 2 (Polanco-Guillen-Thames, Guillen-Polanco-Casey).
IBB : Rodriguez (by Rivera), Raburn (by Rivera).Pitches-strikes : Clemens 95-55, Ramirez 18-10, Chamberlain 10-7, Farnsworth 9-8, Vizcaino 22-12, Rivera 25-12, Henn 24-13, Miller 100-62, Byrdak 20-13, Grilli 19-10, Seay 13-9, Rodney 30-17, Durbin 16-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Clemens 6-6, Ramirez 1-1, Chamberlain 0-2, Farnsworth 1-1, Vizcaino 0-1, Rivera 1-1, Henn 0-0, Miller 8-1, Byrdak 2-2, Grilli 1-1, Seay 1-1, Rodney 3-0, Durbin 2-1.Batters faced : Clemens 24, Ramirez 4, Chamberlain 3, Farnsworth 3, Vizcaino 5, Rivera 6, Henn 5, Miller 23, Byrdak 6, Grilli 4, Seay 4, Rodney 7, Durbin 3.Inherited runners-scored : Byrdak 1-1.Ejections New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada ejected by HP umpire Bob Davidson. (9th).Umpires : HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Rick Reed.Weather : 71 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, In from RF.T : 4:24 (4:01 delay).Att : 44,163.
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