Saturday, July 22, 2006
Derek Jeter drove in the go-ahead run with a bases- loaded walk.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TORONTO -- Bernie Williams homered, Derek Jeter drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk, and the New York Yankees ended a three-game losing streak Saturday with a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Struggling Alex Rodriguez was the Yankees' designated hitter after committing five errors in five games -- and this time his woes were at the plate. He went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts, including one with the bases loaded in the sixth.
Rodriguez was forced to play the field in the ninth and caught a popup for the final out of the game.
Chien-Ming Wang (11-4) won his third straight start, allowing four runs and 10 hits in six innings. He struck out one and walked one.
Mariano Rivera made his 700th career appearance, pitching the ninth for his 23rd save in 24 chances.
Eric Hinske homered for the Blue Jays.
NEW YORKTORONTO
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Damon cf3100Jhnson rf4000
Cairo 2b3000Ctlnotto lf4130
Jeter ss3021VWells cf4110
ARod dh4000Glaus dh4000
Posada c4110Ovrbay 1b4122
BWllms rf4222BMolna c3000
Crosby rf0000Zaun c1000
APhllps 1b4000Hinske 3b4121
MeCbr lf4110AHill 2b4031
NGreen 3b2000JMcDld ss4000
Giambi 1b1011
JSWrht pr0000
MRivra p0000
Totals32574Totals364114
New York020001200--5
Toronto010120000--4
DP--New York 2, Toronto 1. LOB--New York 5, Toronto 6. 2B--Giambi (13), Catalanotto (17), Overbay (25), AHill (19). 3B--Posada (1). HR--BWilliams (7), Hinske (9). SB--Damon (19).
IPHRERBBSO
New York
Wang W,11-46104411
Proctor110003
Farnsworth100003
MRivera S,23100000
Toronto
Lilly643328
League1-311100
Downs L,4-1021110
Speier2-300012
Tallet200010
Downs pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. Balk--Lilly. Umpires--Home, Dale Scott; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Lance Barksdale. T--3:12. A--50,014.
Mariners 5, Red Sox 2
SEATTLE -- Normally reliable shortstop Alex Gonzalez's sixth-inning throwing error allowed Eduardo Perez to score the tie-breaking run, spoiling Kason Gabbard's major league debut.
Boston's league-best defense betrayed Gabbard and reliever Julian Tavarez in the decisive sixth and seventh innings.
Boston's five-game winning streak was snapped.
Felix Hernandez (9-8) won for the sixth time in eight decisions, allowing two runs and four hits in seven innings. He walked two and struck out six. Rookie Mark Lowe, two weeks removed from Double-A, pitched a perfect eighth and J.J. Putz finished for his 19th save in 22 chances.
Gabbard, 24, allowed three runs -- two earned -- and eight hits in his 51/3 innings. He walked two and struck out three in just his sixth start above Double-A.
He watched his day turn with one out in the sixth. First base umpire Larry Poncino ruled that David Ortiz did not have his toes on the base while stretching to catch third baseman Mike Lowell's throw. That allowed Perez to reach on Seattle's seventh hit.
Carl Everett then singled on Gabbard's 99th pitch, prompting manager Terry Francona to replace Gabbard with Tavarez.
Kenji Johjima hit Tavarez's third pitch slowly on the ground. Gonzalez raced in and shovel-tossed the ball off the top Perez's back as the designated hitter approached third base. The ball bounded past Lowell toward the Boston dugout, allowing Perez to rumble home with the go-ahead run.
BOSTONSEATTLE
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Crisp cf3100ISuzuki rf5022
Cora 2b3000Blmqist 2b4110
DOrtiz 1b4011Beltre 3b4120
MRmrz dh4010Sexson 1b3000
Nixon rf4010EduPrz dh4122
Lowell 3b4111CEvrtt lf3110
WPena lf3000Jhjima c4000
Mrbelli c3000YBtcrt ss3110
AGnzlz ss3000Jones cf3020
Totals31242Totals335114
Boston011000000--2
Seattle02000120x--5
E--AGonzalez (4). DP--Boston 3. LOB--Boston 4, Seattle 9. HR--Lowell (13). SB--Crisp (10), Jones (1).
IPHRERBBSO
Boston
Gabbard L,0-15 1-383223
Tavarez1 2-322230
Seanez110000
Seattle
FHrndz W,9-8742226
Lowe100000
Putz S,19100001
Umpires--Home, Gary Darling; First, Larry Poncino; Second, Ed Hickox; Third, Rob Drake. T--3:00. A--46,118.
Athletics 9, Tigers 5
DETROIT -- Mark Kotsay's three-run homer in the second inning helped Oakland erase a five-run deficit, then Milton Bradley and Marco Scutaro each added homers to give the Athletics a cushion.
The Tigers got off to a great start with five runs in the first inning, three on Carlos Guillen's double.
Joe Blanton (10-8) gave up five runs and nine hits over five innings.
Oakland went ahead 6-5 in the fifth on Mark Ellis' second sacrifice fly.
Detroit starter Zach Miner gave up five runs -- all in the second, wasting a 5-0 lead -- and seven hits over 21/3 innings, easily the rookie's shortest outing.
OAKLANDDETROIT
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Kendall c3221Grndsn cf5120
Kotsay cf4113Planco 2b5140
Brdley rf5112Monroe lf5120
EChavz 3b5010MOrdz rf4121
Thmas dh4210CGillen ss4113
Swisher 1b4120DYong dh4010
Payton lf4120Inge 3b3011
Ellis 2b2002Shltn 1b4010
Scutaro ss4111VWlson c4000
Totals359119Totals385145
Oakland050012010--9
Detroit500000000--5
E--Scutaro (6). DP--Oakland 3. LOB--Oakland 6, Detroit 7. 2B--EChavez (10), CGuillen (27). HR--Kotsay (7), Bradley (5), Scutaro (2). S--Kotsay. SF--Ellis 2, Inge.
IPHRERBBSO
Oakland
Blanton W,10-8595500
Halsey1 1-310002
Calero1-320000
Duchscherer1 1-320001
Street100001
Detroit
Miner2 1-375500
Ledezma L,1-14 2-333345
Colon211101
WP--Halsey. Umpires--Home, Tom Hallion; First, Adam Dowdy; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Larry Young. T--2:59. A--38,923.
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