Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4
Brett Cecil is now winless in two career starts against the Yankees. (AP)
By Larry Millson / Special to MLB.com
The Blue Jays were up for the challenge on Saturday and refused to let the Yankees pull away, but Toronto never got over the hump as Andy Pettitte and the New York bullpen kept the hosts just barely at bay in its attempts to rally for the win.
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NY Yankees
(87-49)
Won 1
NY Yankees 6, Toronto 4
Today's Boxes 9/5/09
CHC 5, NYM 3
CWS 5, BOS 1
SF 3, MIL 2
MIN 4, CLE 1
BAL 5, TEX 4
CIN 3, ATL 1
FLA 9, WSH 5
HOU 5, PHI 4
STL 2, PIT 1
DET 8, TB 6
LAA 2, KC 1
COL 4, ARI 1
OAK 9, SEA 5
LAD 7, SD 4
Toronto
(60-75)
Lost 1
September 5, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
NY Yankees
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
6
14
1
Toronto
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
4
4
1
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NY Yankees
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Jeter , SS
5
0
2
0
1
2
3
.330
Swisher , 1B-RF
5
1
1
0
1
0
8
.247
Teixeira , DH-1B
4
1
1
1
0
2
3
.279
Rodriguez, Al , 3B
4
0
2
1
1
1
1
.276
Posada , C
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
.286
Cano , 2B
4
2
3
1
1
0
2
.319
Hairston, J , LF-RF
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
.254
a-Matsui , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.264
1-Cervelli , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.269
Hughes, P , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Cabrera, Me , CF
4
0
2
2
0
0
2
.277
Hinske , RF
4
1
1
0
0
1
3
.249
Damon , LF
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.288
Totals
40
6
14
6
5
8
32
a-Singled for Hairston, J in the 9th. 1-Ran for Matsui in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Cano (41, Downs, S).HR : Cano (23, 4th inning off Cecil, 0 on, 0 out), Teixeira (33,
5th inning off Cecil, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Jeter 2; Swisher; Teixeira 4; Rodriguez, Al 2; Posada; Cano 7; Matsui;
Cabrera, Me 2; Hinske.RBI : Cabrera, Me 2 (53), Cano (75), Teixeira (102), Rodriguez, Al (78), Posada (71).2-out
RBI : Rodriguez, Al; Posada.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rodriguez, Al; Swisher 4; Cabrera, Me;
Cano.GIDP : Posada.Team RISP : 5-for-19.Team LOB : 14. BASERUNNING SB :
Rodriguez, Al (10, 2nd base off Cecil/Chavez, R). FIELDING E : Jeter (7, throw).
Toronto
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Scutaro , SS
3
0
0
0
2
0
2
.282
Hill, A , 2B
5
0
0
0
0
2
4
.284
Wells, V , CF
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.247
Millar , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
2
4
.216
Ruiz, R , DH
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
.294
a-Lind , PH-DH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.305
Encarnacion , 3B
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
.200
Bautista , RF
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
.218
McDonald, Jo , LF
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
.247
b-Snider , PH-LF
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.221
Chavez, R , C
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
.273
Totals
31
4
4
3
7
8
15
a-Struck out for Ruiz, R in the 8th. b-Struck out for McDonald, Jo in the 8th.
BATTING 3B : Bautista (2, Pettitte).HR : Ruiz, R (6, 4th inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 2 out).TB :
Ruiz, R 4; Bautista 3; McDonald, Jo; Chavez, R.RBI : Ruiz, R (9), McDonald, Jo (4), Bautista (20).2-out
RBI : Ruiz, R; McDonald, Jo.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Millar.Team RISP : 1-for-3.Team
LOB : 7. FIELDING E : Encarnacion (8, throw).DP : (Scutaro-Hill, A-Millar).
NY Yankees
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Pettitte (W, 13-6)
6.0
4
4
4
5
3
1
4.10
Robertson (H, 5)
1.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3.29
Bruney (H, 11)
0.2
0
0
0
1
1
0
4.31
Hughes, P (S, 3)
1.1
0
0
0
0
3
0
3.11
Toronto
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Cecil (L, 6-4)
4.1
7
3
3
3
4
2
5.46
Janssen
1.1
3
2
2
1
2
0
6.35
Carlson
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.68
Downs, S
1.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
3.15
Frasor
1.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
2.28
Downs, S pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. HBP : Cabrera, Me (by Cecil), Teixeira (by Downs, S).Pitches-strikes :
Pettitte 101-60, Robertson 20-10, Bruney 14-8, Hughes, P 15-10, Cecil 99-54, Janssen 38-21, Carlson 13-10, Downs, S 23-10,
Frasor 22-14.Groundouts-flyouts : Pettitte 7-6, Robertson 1-0, Bruney 0-1, Hughes, P 0-0, Cecil 2-4, Janssen 2-0,
Carlson 3-0, Downs, S 1-0, Frasor 1-0.Batters faced : Pettitte 27, Robertson 4, Bruney 3, Hughes, P 4, Cecil 24,
Janssen 8, Carlson 4, Downs, S 6, Frasor 5.Inherited runners-scored : Hughes, P 2-0, Janssen 2-0, Carlson 2-0,
Frasor 1-1.Umpires : HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Jeff Nelson.Weather : 69
degrees, sunny.Wind : 8 mph, R to L.T : 3:52.Att : 31,295.September 5, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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