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Tribe trumps tribulations
Yanks dig 0-2 hole
A sterling effort from starter Andy Pettitte was long forgotten by the 11th, when the Tribe used two walks and two singles against Luis Vizcaino to push across the winning run. Melky Cabrera homered early but the lead went up in smoke in the eighth.
Complete story >  
 Pettitte escapes jam
 Yankees drop game two
 Pettitte hangs up Lofton
 Cabrera's homer
 Melky nails Peralta
Indians 2, Yankees 1
Travis Hafner (center) is mobbed by teammates after his game-winning RBI. (Tony Dejak/AP)
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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A pair of wild pitches in the eighth allowed the Indians to tie the game in support of Fausto Carmona, who gave up three hits in nine innings. Then, after the Tribe went 20 plate appearances between hits, Travis Hafner smacked the game-winner.
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 Hafner's game-winning hit
 Carmona strikes out Rodriguez in ninth
 Sizemore scores on wild pitch
 Sizemore flashes leather
 Garko's diving stop
NYY
NY Yankees
CLE
Cleveland
October 5, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   R   H   E 
NY Yankees
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 3 0
Cleveland
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1   2 9 1
Recap: NYY | CLE  |  Gameday  |  Yankees stats  |  Indians stats
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, LF5000010.111
  Sardinha, LF0000000.000
Jeter, SS4010020.125
Abreu, RF4010001.333
Rodriguez, A, 3B4000033.000
Matsui, DH3000102.000
Posada, C3000102.000
Cano, 2B4000001.143
Cabrera, CF4111000.125
Mientkiewicz, 1B3000000.000
  a-Duncan, PH-1B1000000.333
Totals35131269 

a-Grounded out for Mientkiewicz in the 11th.

BATTING
HR: Cabrera (1, 3rd inning off Carmona, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Jeter; Abreu; Cabrera 4.
RBI: Cabrera (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matsui; Rodriguez, A.
GIDP: Posada; Cano.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Abreu (1, 2nd base off Carmona/Martinez).

FIELDING
PB: Posada (1).
Outfield assists: Cabrera (Peralta at home).
DP: (Cano-Jeter-Mientkiewicz).

 
ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sizemore, CF4120211.375
Cabrera, 2B4000016.125
Hafner, DH6021023.300
Martinez, C3000112.375
Garko, 1B3000101.429
Peralta, SS4010136.250
Lofton, LF3120200.714
Michaels, RF10100001.000
  a-Gutierrez, PH-RF3010022.200
Blake, 3B4000004.125
Totals3529171025 

a-Struck out for Michaels in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Michaels (1, Pettitte), Peralta (2, Pettitte).
3B: Sizemore (1, Pettitte).
TB: Sizemore 4; Hafner 2; Peralta 2; Lofton 2; Michaels 2; Gutierrez.
RBI: Hafner (2).
2-out RBI: Hafner.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera; Peralta 4; Martinez; Blake.
S: Michaels; Cabrera 2; Blake.
GIDP: Cabrera.
Team LOB: 14.

BASERUNNING
SB: Peralta (1, 2nd base off Pettitte/Posada).
CS: Lofton (1, 3rd base by Pettitte/Posada).

FIELDING
E: Cabrera (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (Peralta-Garko, Cabrera-Peralta-Garko).

 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pettitte 6.17002500.00
Chamberlain (BS, 1)1.20112205.40
Rivera 2.00001300.00
Vizcaino (L, 0-1)0.221120013.50
 
ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Carmona 9.03112511.00
Perez (W, 1-0)2.00000100.00

WP: Chamberlain 2.
IBB: Martinez (by Rivera), Sizemore (by Vizcaino).
HBP: Martinez (by Chamberlain), Garko (by Rivera).
Pitches-strikes: Pettitte 92-58, Chamberlain 25-12, Rivera 38-23, Vizcaino 25-11, Carmona 113-77, Perez 23-17.
Ground outs-fly outs: Pettitte 9-3, Chamberlain 1-2, Rivera 2-2, Vizcaino 1-1, Carmona 18-4, Perez 1-4.
Batters faced: Pettitte 25, Chamberlain 8, Rivera 9, Vizcaino 6, Carmona 31, Perez 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Chamberlain 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Gerry Davis. LF: Jim Wolf. RF: Bruce Froemming.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In from CF.
T: 4:23.
Att: 44,732.

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