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Huge day for Lofton? 10/4
Yanks unravel in fifth
Any momentum Johnny Damon's leadoff homer in the first inning gave the Yankees was wiped away in the fifth as Chien-Ming Wang was lifted in the bottom of the frame after allowing eight runs in his shaky start. The Yankees loaded the bases in the fifth but managed just one run.
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 Abreu's RBI double
 Cano goes deep
 Damon's solo shot
Indians 12, Yankees 3
Kenny Lofton drove in a playoff career-high four runs to spark Cleveland. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Indians win series, 3-1
Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV
Gm 1 NYY 3 @ CLE 12 Thu Oct. 4    
Gm 2 NYY 1 @ CLE 2 Fri Oct. 5    
Gm 3 CLE 4 @ NYY 8 Sun Oct. 7    
Gm 4 CLE 6 @ NYY 4 Mon Oct. 8    
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Indians are in charge
Kenny Lofton led the Indians' series-opening charge with four RBIs, and Asdrubal Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Travis Hafner and Ryan Garko homered in what the Tribe hopes is a tone-setting win. Cy Young hopeful C.C. Sabathia overcame six walks in five innings on the mound.
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NYY
NY Yankees
CLE
Cleveland
October 4, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Yankees
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0   3 5 0
Cleveland
3 0 1 0 5 2 0 1 X   12 14 0
Recap: NYY | CLE  |  Gameday  |  Yankees stats  |  Indians stats
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, LF4111121.250
Jeter, SS4000012.000
Abreu, RF2011210.500
Rodriguez, A, 3B2000201.000
Posada, C4000025.000
Matsui, DH4000025.000
Cano, 2B3111110.333
Cabrera, CF4000011.000
Mientkiewicz, 1B1000001.000
  a-Duncan, PH-1B2110010.500
  b-Giambi, PH10100001.000
Totals3135361116 

a-Singled for Mientkiewicz in the 5th. b-Singled for Duncan in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Abreu (1, Sabathia).
HR: Damon (1, 1st inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 0 out), Cano (1, 4th inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Damon 4; Abreu 2; Cano 4; Duncan; Giambi.
RBI: Damon (1), Cano (1), Abreu (1).
2-out RBI: Cano.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matsui 3.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Cano (1, 2nd base by Sabathia/Martinez).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Cabrera (Peralta at 3rd base).
DP: (Jeter-Mientkiewicz).

 
ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sizemore, CF4010012.250
Cabrera, 2B4211111.250
Hafner, DH4211101.250
Martinez, C5232000.600
Garko, 1B4332000.750
Peralta, SS4110103.250
Lofton, LF4134000.750
Gutierrez, RF2100202.000
Blake, 3B4012021.250
Totals351214125410 

BATTING
2B: Peralta (1, Wang), Blake (1, Ohlendorf), Martinez (1, Ohlendorf), Lofton (1, Ohlendorf).
HR: Cabrera (1, 3rd inning off Wang, 0 on, 0 out), Martinez (1, 5th inning off Wang, 1 on, 1 out), Hafner (1, 6th inning off Ohlendorf, 0 on, 1 out), Garko (1, 8th inning off Hughes, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Sizemore; Cabrera 4; Hafner 4; Martinez 7; Garko 6; Peralta 2; Lofton 4; Blake 2.
RBI: Garko 2 (2), Lofton 4 (4), Cabrera (1), Martinez 2 (2), Blake 2 (2), Hafner (1).
2-out RBI: Garko 2; Lofton 4; Blake 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sizemore; Gutierrez 2.
GIDP: Cabrera.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lofton (1, 2nd base off Ohlendorf/Posada).
CS: Sizemore (1, 2nd base by Wang/Posada).

 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wang (L, 0-1)4.298842215.43
Ohlendorf 1.043310127.00
Veras 0.10000000.00
Hughes 2.01110214.50
 
ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Sabathia (W, 1-0)5.04336525.40
Perez 2.00000400.00
Lewis 1.00000100.00
Betancourt 1.01000100.00

IBB: Rodriguez, A (by Sabathia).
HBP: Sizemore (by Wang), Garko (by Ohlendorf).
Pitches-strikes: Wang 94-58, Ohlendorf 28-17, Veras 4-2, Hughes 31-24, Sabathia 114-62, Perez 31-21, Lewis 8-7, Betancourt 22-15.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wang 5-5, Ohlendorf 2-1, Veras 0-1, Hughes 0-4, Sabathia 1-8, Perez 1-1, Lewis 0-2, Betancourt 0-2.
Batters faced: Wang 25, Ohlendorf 9, Veras 1, Hughes 7, Sabathia 24, Perez 6, Lewis 3, Betancourt 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Ohlendorf 1-1, Veras 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Froemming. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth. LF: Gerry Davis. RF: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 73 degrees, clear.
Wind: 10 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:44.
Att: 44,608.

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