Yankees 9, Mets 8
Hideki Matsui's sixth-inning homer gave the Yankees a short-lived lead. (AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees were more lucky than good Friday, and they'll take it. After putting two runners on against Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth, the Yanks walked away winners when a Luis Castillo error with two outs allowed two runs to score. Mariano Rivera had allowed a tiebreaking double in the eighth.
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NY Mets
(31-28)
Lost 3
NY Yankees 9, NY Mets 8
Today's Boxes 6/12/09
MIN 7, CHC 4
ATL 7, BAL 2
BOS 5, PHI 2
DET 3, PIT 1
CLE 7, STL 3
FLA 7, TOR 3
TB 4, WSH 3
MIL 7, CWS 2
TEX 6, LAD 0
KC 4, CIN 1
COL 6, SEA 4
ARI 8, HOU 1
LAA 11, SD 6
SF 3, OAK 0
NY Yankees
(35-26)
Won 1
June 12, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
NY Mets
0
0
2
0
4
0
1
1
0
8
7
1
NY Yankees
0
1
2
0
1
3
0
0
2
9
9
1
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NY Mets
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Cora , SS
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
.275
Martinez, F , LF
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.186
Beltran , CF
2
2
1
1
3
1
0
.343
Wright, D , 3B
4
1
2
1
1
2
4
.364
Church , RF
4
1
1
3
0
2
3
.271
Sheffield , DH
5
2
2
2
0
2
4
.256
Murphy, Dn , 1B
5
0
1
0
0
1
1
.241
Schneider , C
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
.200
a-Tatis , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.261
Santos , C
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.274
Castillo, L , 2B
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
.277
Totals
33
8
7
7
9
9
17
a-Grounded into a double play for Schneider in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Beltran (20, Tomko), Church (9, Tomko), Sheffield (6, Robertson), Wright, D (18, Rivera, Ma).HR :
Sheffield (6, 5th inning off Tomko, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Beltran 2; Wright, D 3; Church 2; Sheffield 6; Murphy, Dn.RBI :
Beltran (39), Church 3 (12), Sheffield 2 (22), Wright, D (36).2-out RBI : Church; Wright, D.Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out : Murphy, Dn; Sheffield 2; Martinez, F; Church.GIDP : Tatis.Team RISP :
3-for-9.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Church (3, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada),
Castillo, L (7, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada), Beltran (8, 3rd base off Tomko/Posada). FIELDING E :
Castillo, L (5, fielding).
NY Yankees
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Jeter , SS
5
2
2
1
0
0
1
.300
Swisher , RF
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.251
a-Damon , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.285
Teixeira , 1B
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
.290
Rodriguez, Al , 3B
5
0
1
0
0
1
2
.233
Cano , 2B
4
2
2
1
0
0
3
.296
Posada , C
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
.298
Matsui , DH
4
1
1
3
0
0
1
.260
Cabrera, Me , LF
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.291
Gardner , CF
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
.266
Totals
36
9
9
7
4
3
10
a-Struck out for Swisher in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Posada (8, Hernandez, L), Rodriguez, Al (6, Hernandez, L).HR : Cano (10, 2nd inning
off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 1 out), Teixeira (20, 3rd inning off Hernandez, L, 1 on, 2 out), Jeter (9, 5th inning off Hernandez,
L, 0 on, 1 out), Matsui (9, 6th inning off Switzer, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Jeter 5; Teixeira 4; Rodriguez, Al 2; Cano
5; Posada 2; Matsui 4; Gardner.RBI : Cano (36), Teixeira 2 (54), Jeter (27), Matsui 3 (26).2-out RBI :
Teixeira 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cabrera, Me; Cano 2.Team RISP : 2-for-9.Team
LOB : 5. BASERUNNING SB : Jeter (13, 2nd base off Rodriguez, Fr/Santos). FIELDING E :
Cano (3, throw).DP : (Cano-Jeter-Teixeira).
NY Yankees
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Chamberlain
4.0
1
2
2
5
3
0
3.84
Tomko
0.2
3
4
4
2
1
1
5.56
Robertson
1.1
1
1
1
1
3
0
2.45
Coke (BS, 3)
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.76
Rivera, Ma (W, 1-2)
1.1
1
1
1
1
2
0
3.38
Robertson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IBB : Teixeira (by Rodriguez, Fr).HBP : Martinez, F (by
Chamberlain), Church (by Chamberlain).Pitches-strikes : Hernandez, L 103-55, Switzer 6-3, Green, S 22-12, Feliciano
4-4, Rodriguez, Fr 28-14, Chamberlain 100-52, Tomko 37-21, Robertson 30-20, Coke 16-12, Rivera, Ma 32-17.Groundouts-flyouts :
Hernandez, L 4-10, Switzer 2-0, Green, S 3-0, Feliciano 1-1, Rodriguez, Fr 0-0, Chamberlain 6-3, Tomko 0-1, Robertson 1-0,
Coke 2-1, Rivera, Ma 1-1.Batters faced : Hernandez, L 24, Switzer 3, Green, S 6, Feliciano 2, Rodriguez, Fr 5,
Chamberlain 20, Tomko 7, Robertson 6, Coke 5, Rivera, Ma 6.Inherited runners-scored : Switzer 2-2, Robertson 1-0,
Coke 1-1.Umpires : HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Brian O'Nora.Weather :
77 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:46.Att : 47,967.June 12, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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