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New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays

2007-08-07 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 38078 · 68°F, dome, dry · 3:15

New York Yankees defeated Toronto Blue Jays 9–2. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 3rd. Roger Clemens earned the win. Bobby Abreu went 2-for-5 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	3	1	0	3	0	2	0	9	14
TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5

W: Roger Clemens L: Josh Towers SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Angel Hernandez · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Chad Fairchild · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	2	3	2	1	2	0
Derek Jeter	5	0	2	2	0	0
Bobby Abreu	5	1	2	4	0	0
Alex Rodriguez	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jorge Posada	5	0	3	2	0	1
Robinson Cano	1	0	0	0	3	0
Andy Phillips	5	0	1	0	0	0
Shelley Duncan	4	1	1	0	0	1
Melky Cabrera	4	3	3	0	0	0
Jason Giambi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Reed Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lyle Overbay	2	0	0	0	2	2
Alex Rios	3	1	1	0	0	0
Vernon Wells	3	1	0	0	1	1
Frank Thomas	3	0	2	2	0	1
Troy Glaus	3	0	0	0	0	1
Aaron Hill	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gregg Zaun	3	0	0	0	0	0
John McDonald	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Olmedo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Curtis Thigpen	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hector Luna	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Clemens	6.0	2	1	6
Jim Brower	1.0	2	1	1
Joba Chamberlain	2.0	1	2	2

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Towers	5.0	9	4	1
Brian Tallet	2.0	1	1	0
Jason Frasor	2.0	4	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: S6/G56S-
Derek Jeter: 53/G5.1-2
Bobby Abreu: 31/G34.2-3
Alex Rodriguez: 9/F9M

Bot 1

Reed Johnson: 13/BG23-
Lyle Overbay: W
Alex Rios: 9/F89D
Vernon Wells: 7/F7D

Top 2

Jorge Posada: S7/L7LM.BX2(74)
Robinson Cano: W
Andy Phillips: SB2
Andy Phillips: 63/G6S
Shelley Duncan: K

Bot 2

Frank Thomas: S7/L78S+
Troy Glaus: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Aaron Hill: 8/F8LS

Top 3

Melky Cabrera: D8/L89M+
Johnny Damon: W
Derek Jeter: 15(2)3/GDP/G13.1-2
Bobby Abreu: T8/L78M+.2-H
Alex Rodriguez: HP
Jorge Posada: D7/L7LM+.3-H;1-H
Robinson Cano: IW
Andy Phillips: 9/P4D

Bot 3

Gregg Zaun: 43/G4
John McDonald: 9/F9LS
Reed Johnson: K

Top 4

Shelley Duncan: 53/G56
Melky Cabrera: T8/L8LXD+
Johnny Damon: 8/SF/F8LXD.3-H
Derek Jeter: S9/L9S+
Bobby Abreu: 13/G13

Bot 4

Lyle Overbay: K
Alex Rios: 43/G4
Vernon Wells: K

Top 5

Alex Rodriguez: 6!3/G56
Jorge Posada: S9.BX2(96)
Robinson Cano: W
Andy Phillips: 64(1)/FO/G56

Bot 5

Frank Thomas: K
Troy Glaus: 6/L6+
Aaron Hill: 53/G5

Top 6

Shelley Duncan: S7/L7LM+
Melky Cabrera: FC2/SH.1-2;B-1
Johnny Damon: W.2-3;1-2
Derek Jeter: S9/L89S+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bobby Abreu: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H
Alex Rodriguez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 6

Gregg Zaun: 7/F78D
John McDonald: K
Reed Johnson: S8/G6M
Lyle Overbay: K

Top 7

Jorge Posada: 13/G15
Robinson Cano: HP
Andy Phillips: 53/G5.1-2
Shelley Duncan: 53/G

Bot 7

Alex Rios: HP
Vernon Wells: W.1-2
Frank Thomas: D7/L7D+.2-H;1-H
Troy Glaus: K
Aaron Hill: S8/L8LM+.2-3
Gregg Zaun: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S

Top 8

Melky Cabrera: D8/L78D+
Johnny Damon: S14/G4M.2-3
Derek Jeter: SB2
Derek Jeter: 43/G4S
Bobby Abreu: S8/G4M+.3-H;2-H
Alex Rodriguez: 2/P23F
Jorge Posada: K

Bot 8

Ray Olmedo: K
Reed Johnson: 43/G4MS
Lyle Overbay: W
Alex Rios: S8/L8LS+.1-2
Vernon Wells: 7/F7M

Top 9

Robinson Cano: 7/F7LD
Andy Phillips: S9/L89S+
Jason Giambi: 56(1)/FO/G56
Melky Cabrera: 64(1)/FO/G6S

Bot 9

Curtis Thigpen: K
Hector Luna: W
Aaron Hill: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S

Notes & reviews

hit on the calf; ARod walked towards the mound but was stopped by HP umpire Angel Hernandez; both benches emptied and both teams warned
Yankees Roger Clemens & Mgr Joe Torre ejected by HP umpire Angel Hernandez
Debut game for Joba Chamberlain
Giambi's first game after two months on the DL

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