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Yankees
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 15, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees, played on June 15, 2008 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 15, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 15, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chien-Ming Wang |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 43,165 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Foster 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Angel Hernandez 3B: Eric Cooper |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
Hideki Matsui | Left Fielder |
Alex Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
Jorge Posada | Catcher |
Robinson Cano | Second Baseman |
Melky Cabrera | Right Fielder |
Chien-Ming Wang | Pitcher |
Joe Girardi | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Darin Erstad | First Baseman |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
Mark Loretta | Second Baseman |
Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Roy Oswalt | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 15, 2008
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Oswalt
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Oswalt
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Oswalt
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Oswalt
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wang
Pence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Erstad vs. Wang
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Wang
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wang
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Oswalt
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Erstad fields the ball and throws to Oswalt covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Oswalt
Posada takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cano vs. Oswalt
Cano strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Oswalt
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Wang vs. Oswalt
Wang strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Wang
Blum hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Wang
Loretta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Posada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wang
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Oswalt
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Oswalt
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Oswalt
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Matsui reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Oswalt
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Oswalt
Giambi takes first base on ball four. Matsui moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Posada vs. Oswalt
Posada takes first base on ball four. Matsui scores. Rodriguez moves to third. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cano vs. Oswalt
Cano hits a popup beyond third. Blum can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Giambi scores. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cabrera vs. Oswalt
Cabrera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wang
Ausmus hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cano reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oswalt vs. Wang
Oswalt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Wang
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Erstad vs. Wang
Erstad hits a line drive beyond second. Cano can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Oswalt moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Tejada vs. Wang
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wang vs. Oswalt
Wang strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Oswalt
Damon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Oswalt
There goes Damon. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Tejada applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Oswalt
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Erstad scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jeter for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wang
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Wang
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Wang
Loretta hits a line drive into left field. Matsui settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Oswalt
Matsui hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Loretta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Oswalt
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Oswalt
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wang
Bourn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Wang
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Oswalt vs. Wang
Oswalt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Wang
Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Oswalt
Posada hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cano vs. Oswalt
Cano hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Oswalt
Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wang vs. Oswalt
Wang bunts towards the mound. Oswalt fields it and throws to third for the out. Cano moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Oswalt
Damon hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Cano moves to third. Wang moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Jeter vs. Oswalt
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cano scores. Wang scores. Damon moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matsui vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Matsui hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Damon scores. Jeter moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Wright
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Wright
Giambi is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Wright
Posada hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cano vs. Wright
Cano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Ohlendorf
Ross Ohlendorf now pitching. Wilson Betemit now playing first base.
Erstad takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Ohlendorf
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Ohlendorf
Lee hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Ohlendorf
Blum hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Villarreal
Oscar Villarreal now pitching. Reggie Abercrombie now playing left field.
Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field. Abercrombie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Betemit vs. Villarreal
Betemit hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Villarreal
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Villarreal
Alberto Gonzalez pinch hits for Derek Jeter.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Ramirez
Alberto Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Edwar Ramirez now pitching.
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Ramirez
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Ramirez
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Abercrombie vs. Ramirez
Abercrombie is hit by the pitch. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Ramirez
Pence strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Villarreal
Matsui hits a fly ball into left field. Abercrombie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Villarreal
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Moeller vs. Villarreal
Chad Moeller pinch hits for Edwar Ramirez.
Moeller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Abercrombie. Moeller reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Posada vs. Villarreal
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Cano vs. Villarreal
Cano takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez scores. Moeller moves to third. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cabrera vs. Villarreal
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta fields it and throws to second for the out. Moeller scores. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Betemit vs. Villarreal
Betemit hits a line drive into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Chad Moeller now catching. Jorge Posada now playing first base. Wilson Betemit now playing third base.
Erstad takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Hawkins
Tejada hits a line drive into left field. Matsui settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Hawkins
Humberto Quintero pinch hits for Oscar Villarreal.
Quintero strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Hawkins
Blum hits a fly ball into left field. Matsui settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching. Humberto Quintero now catching. Geoff Blum now playing shortstop. Brad Ausmus now playing third base.
Damon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Byrdak
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Loretta scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Byrdak
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Byrdak
Jose Molina pinch hits for LaTroy Hawkins.
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ausmus juggles the ball. That's an error on Ausmus. Matsui moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Moeller vs. Byrdak
Moeller hits a fly ball into left field. Abercrombie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Giese
Dan Giese now pitching.
Loretta hits a fly ball into right field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Giese
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Giese
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Abercrombie vs. Giese
Abercrombie strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/15/2008 -- New York at Houston (D) New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Damon J, cf 6 1 3 0 Pence H, rf 4 0 1 0 Jeter D, ss 4 1 2 2 Erstad D, 1b 2 0 1 0 Gonzalez A, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Tejada M, ss 4 0 1 0 Matsui H, lf 5 2 2 1 Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 3 2 3 Lee C, lf 3 0 0 0 Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0 Villarreal O, p 0 0 0 0 Molina J, ph 1 0 0 0 Quintero H, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Giese D, p 0 0 0 0 Blum G, 3b-ss 4 0 0 0 Giambi J, 1b 2 2 1 0 Loretta M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ohlendorf R, p 0 0 0 0 Bourn M, cf 4 0 2 0 Ramirez E, p 0 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c-3b 3 0 0 0 Moeller C, ph-c 2 1 1 0 Oswalt R, p 2 0 2 0 Posada J, c-1b 2 1 2 3 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Cano R, 2b 4 1 2 3 Abercrombie R, lf 1 0 0 0 Cabrera M, rf 5 0 0 1 Wang C, p 3 1 0 0 Betemit W, 1b-3b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 13 15 13 32 0 7 0 New York 003 008 020 -- 13 Houston 000 000 000 -- 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Wang C (W) 5.0 6 0 0 0 3 Ohlendorf R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Ramirez E 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Hawkins L 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Giese D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Oswalt R (L) 5.2 8 7 3 4 6 Wright W 0.1 3 4 4 0 0 Villarreal O 2.0 3 2 2 2 0 Byrdak T 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Tejada M, Ausmus B DP -- New York 2, Houston 1 LOB -- New York 10, Houston 9 2B -- Matsui H, Moeller C HR -- Rodriguez A, Posada J CS -- Damon J HBP -- by Wright W (Giambi J), by Ramirez E (Abercrombie R) T -- 3:12 A -- 43165
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