Yankees 9, White Sox 5
Bobby Abreu is congratulated after his seventh-inning grand slam. (Brian Kersey/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Bobby Abreu lifted a two-out grand slam to the seats in left field in the seventh inning to give the Yankees the series opener. Chien-Ming Wang had to battle but picked up his fourth win against no losses. Johnny Damon added a three-run homer and Jason Giambi hit solo shot.
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Series at a glance:
Tue. 04/22:
NYY 9, CWS 5
Wed. 04/23:
NYY 6, CWS 4
Thu. 04/24:
@ CWS, 8:11 PM ET
NY Yankees 9, Chi White Sox 5
Today's Boxes 4/22/08
MIL 9, STL 8
CHC 8, NYM 1
WSH 6, ATL 0
BOS 7, LAA 6
PIT 3, FLA 2
DET 10, TEX 2
CIN 8, LAD 1
TB 6, TOR 4
HOU 11, SD 7
CLE 15, KC 1
PHI 8, COL 6
ARI 5, SF 4
MIN 5, OAK 4
SEA 4, BAL 2
April 22, 2008
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Standings thru 4/22/08 | Recap: NYY | CWS | Gameday | Yankees stats | White Sox stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .243
Jeter , SS5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .283
Abreu , RF5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .312
Matsui , DH2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .328
Posada , C5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .255
Cano , 2B4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .173
Giambi , 1B4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .120
Gonzalez , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Ensberg , 3B-1B3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333
Cabrera , CF4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .279
Totals 37 9 11 9 4 5 18
BATTING 2B : Damon (5, Contreras), Cano (3, Contreras).HR : Giambi (3, 2nd inning off Contreras, 0 on, 0 out), Abreu (3, 7th inning off Dotel, 3 on, 2 out), Damon (3, 8th inning off Thornton, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Damon 7; Abreu 5; Matsui; Posada; Cano 2; Giambi 4; Ensberg; Cabrera.RBI : Matsui (10), Giambi (7), Abreu 4 (14), Damon 3 (10).2-out RBI : Abreu 4; Damon 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cano; Cabrera.GIDP : Posada.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Cabrera (1, throw).DP : (Ensberg-Cano-Giambi).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Swisher , CF5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .242
Cabrera , SS5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .250
Thome , DH2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .215
Konerko , 1B4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .194
Dye , RF5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .333
Pierzynski , C5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .344
Quentin , LF4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .241
Crede , 3B4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .299
Uribe , 2B5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .172
Totals 39 5 13 5 6 7 26
BATTING 2B : Crede (4, Wang), Uribe (4, Wang), Dye (7, Wang), Konerko (3, Wang).HR : Pierzynski (3, 9th inning off Farnsworth, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Swisher; Cabrera 2; Konerko 3; Dye 2; Pierzynski 5; Quentin; Crede 3; Uribe 3.RBI : Uribe 2 (8), Konerko (14), Crede (19), Pierzynski (11).2-out RBI : Crede.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Dye 2; Cabrera 2; Pierzynski 3; Uribe 3.GIDP : Cabrera.Team LOB : 13.FIELDING DP : (Konerko-Cabrera-Konerko).
WP : Farnsworth.HBP : Matsui (by Contreras).Pitches-strikes : Wang 105-66, Traber 6-2, Bruney 15-8, Chamberlain 24-14, Farnsworth 24-14, Contreras 97-56, Logan 5-3, Dotel 14-6, Thornton 31-17, MacDougal 20-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Wang 8-5, Traber 0-0, Bruney 0-0, Chamberlain 0-4, Farnsworth 2-1, Contreras 8-8, Logan 0-0, Dotel 0-0, Thornton 2-0, MacDougal 2-2.Batters faced : Wang 29, Traber 1, Bruney 3, Chamberlain 7, Farnsworth 5, Contreras 27, Logan 1, Dotel 3, Thornton 6, MacDougal 5.Inherited runners-scored : Bruney 1-0, Chamberlain 3-1, Logan 2-0, Dotel 3-3, Thornton 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Gary Darling.Weather : 71 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, R to L.T : 3:44.Att : 25,012.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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