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    Joba Chamberlain went just four innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits and three walks. (AP)
    By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
    Joba Chamberlain was clearly rusty working on eight-days' rest, allowing seven earned runs, a career high. But while the Yankees' offense had no problem getting into a groove -- Robinson Cano's solo shot gave the Bombers six players with 20 or more homers in 2009 -- the Rangers were more prolific in the series opener.
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    Series at a glance:
    TEX
    Texas (70-54)
    Won 2     		Texas 10, NY Yankees 9   NYY
    NY Yankees (78-47)
    Lost 1
    August 25, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Texas
    		 0 2 0 5 1 0 2 0 0   10 16 0
    NY Yankees
    		 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4   9 12 0
    Standings thru 8/25/09  |  Recap: TEX | NYY  |  Gameday  |  Rangers stats  |  Yankees stats
    Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Borbon, DH 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 .415
    Young, M, 3B 5 2 2 3 1 1 1 .329
    Hamilton, RF 6 0 4 2 0 1 1 .270
    Byrd, CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .281
    Kinsler, 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .247
    Cruz, N, LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .266
    Rodriguez, I, C 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .258
    Davis, C, 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .206
    Andrus, SS 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .270
    Totals 41 10 16 10 7 8 15  

    BATTING
    2B: Andrus (11, Chamberlain), Kinsler 2 (24, Gaudin, Gaudin).
    HR: Cruz, N (27, 5th inning off Gaudin, 0 on, 1 out), Young, M (22, 7th inning off Gaudin, 1 on, 2 out).
    TB: Davis, C 2; Kinsler 4; Andrus 4; Hamilton 4; Cruz, N 4; Borbon; Young, M 5; Rodriguez, I.
    RBI: Andrus 3 (26), Borbon (8), Young, M 3 (66), Hamilton 2 (43), Cruz, N (60).
    2-out RBI: Andrus 3; Borbon; Young, M 3; Hamilton 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Borbon 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Davis, C.
    GIDP: Byrd.
    Team RISP: 6-for-14.
    Team LOB: 11.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Borbon (9, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada), Rodriguez, I (1, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada).
    CS: Hamilton (3, 2nd base by Chamberlain/Posada).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Andrus).
    		 
    NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Jeter, SS 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .334
    Damon, LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .286
    Teixeira, 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .286
    Rodriguez, Al, 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .267
    Matsui, DH 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .268
    Posada, C 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .277
      1-Hairston, J, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
    Cano, 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .315
    Swisher, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245
    Cabrera, Me, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267
    Totals 37 9 12 9 7 4 14  

    1-Ran for Posada in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Matsui (20, Millwood), Jeter (23, Millwood).
    HR: Posada (16, 1st inning off Millwood, 1 on, 2 out), Cano (20, 4th inning off Millwood, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Posada 5; Cano 5; Matsui 3; Damon; Jeter 3; Rodriguez, Al 2; Cabrera, Me.
    RBI: Matsui 3 (71), Posada 3 (60), Cano 3 (65).
    2-out RBI: Matsui 2; Posada 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teixeira; Cano; Damon.
    Team RISP: 5-for-10.
    Team LOB: 9.

    BASERUNNING
    CS: Jeter (5, 2nd base by Millwood/Rodriguez, I).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Jeter-Cano-Teixeira).
     
    Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Millwood (W, 10-8) 5.2 7 5 5 5 2 2 3.63
    Feliz (H, 6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.55
    O'Day 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.74
    Grilli 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.62
    Francisco, F 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.75
    		 
    NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Chamberlain (L, 8-4) 4.0 9 7 7 3 5 0 4.34
    Gaudin 3.2 7 3 3 3 1 2 5.01
    Marte 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 11.05

    Grilli pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

    Game Scores: Millwood , Chamberlain .
    HBP: Matsui (by Feliz).
    Pitches-strikes: Millwood 107-59, Feliz 42-25, O'Day 3-2, Grilli 7-2, Francisco, F 23-13, Chamberlain 96-55, Gaudin 65-39, Marte 21-9.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Millwood 5-5, Feliz 2-1, O'Day 1-0, Grilli 0-0, Francisco, F 0-0, Chamberlain 1-1, Gaudin 4-6, Marte 2-0.
    Batters faced: Millwood 28, Feliz 8, O'Day 1, Grilli 2, Francisco, F 6, Chamberlain 22, Gaudin 21, Marte 5.
    Inherited runners-scored: Feliz 1-0, O'Day 1-0, Francisco, F 2-2, Marte 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Mike Muchlinski. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.
    Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 8 mph, R to L.
    T: 3:50.
    Att: 46,511.
    Venue: Yankee Stadium.
    August 25, 2009
    August 25, 2009

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