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New York Yankees @ Seattle Mariners

2008-09-06 · Night game · Safeco Field · Att: 44473 · 68°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph L to R · 2:37

New York Yankees defeated Seattle Mariners 7–4. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 7th. Sidney Ponson earned the win and Mariano Rivera picked up the save. Raul Ibanez went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	7	12
SEA	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	8

W: Sidney Ponson L: Sean Green SV: Mariano Rivera

Umpires — HP: Larry Vanover · 1B: Brian Knight · 2B: Mike DiMuro · 3B: Tim McClelland · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	1	0	0	1	0
Derek Jeter	3	1	1	0	2	0
Bobby Abreu	4	2	3	3	1	0
Alex Rodriguez	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jason Giambi	5	2	3	2	0	0
Xavier Nady	5	0	1	1	0	0
Hideki Matsui	5	0	3	1	0	1
Robinson Cano	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ivan Rodriguez	4	0	1	0	0	1

Seattle Mariners — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ichiro Suzuki	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jeremy Reed	4	2	3	0	0	0
Adrian Beltre	4	1	2	0	0	0
Raul Ibanez	3	1	2	4	1	0
Jose Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan LaHair	3	0	0	0	0	2
Yuniesky Betancourt	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rob Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Valbuena	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tug Hulett	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel Cairo	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sidney Ponson	6.0	5	1	1
Brian Bruney	1.0	0	0	1
Joba Chamberlain	0.2	3	0	1
Mariano Rivera	1.1	0	0	1

Seattle Mariners — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Rowland-Smith	6.1	7	4	1
Sean Green	0.0	0	1	0
Justin Thomas	0.0	1	0	0
Roy Corcoran	0.2	2	0	0
Randy Messenger	1.0	2	0	1
Cesar Jimenez	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: W
Derek Jeter: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bobby Abreu: HR/F8RXD+
Alex Rodriguez: 7/F7LD

Bot 1

Ichiro Suzuki: 13/G23-
Jeremy Reed: 43/G4M+
Adrian Beltre: 13/G13+

Top 2

Jason Giambi: S5/G5-
Xavier Nady: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Hideki Matsui: D7/F7LD
Robinson Cano: 43/G34+

Bot 2

Raul Ibanez: 43/G4
Jose Lopez: 43/G4
Bryan LaHair: K

Top 3

Ivan Rodriguez: 8/F8LD
Johnny Damon: 3/G3
Derek Jeter: W
Bobby Abreu: W.1-2
Alex Rodriguez: W.2-3;1-2
Jason Giambi: 43/G4D+

Bot 3

Yuniesky Betancourt: S7/L56
Rob Johnson: OA/OBS.1-2(E1)
Rob Johnson: 63/G6M.2-3
Luis Valbuena: 6/L6+
Ichiro Suzuki: 43/G4S-

Top 4

Xavier Nady: 63/G6
Hideki Matsui: S9/L34D
Robinson Cano: 8/F8RD
Ivan Rodriguez: 6/P6MD

Bot 4

Jeremy Reed: D7/L7LM
Adrian Beltre: 53/G56
Raul Ibanez: W
Jose Lopez: 5(2)3/GDP/G5

Top 5

Johnny Damon: 53/G5
Derek Jeter: 43/G4+
Bobby Abreu: 13/G15+

Bot 5

Bryan LaHair: 7/F7D
Yuniesky Betancourt: 63/G6
Rob Johnson: 53/G56S

Top 6

Alex Rodriguez: 7/F7S
Jason Giambi: HR/F89D+
Xavier Nady: D7/L5D+
Hideki Matsui: 3.2-3
Robinson Cano: K

Bot 6

Luis Valbuena: 3/G3
Ichiro Suzuki: 63/G6M
Jeremy Reed: S9/L3D+
Adrian Beltre: S8/L8LS.1-2
Raul Ibanez: HR/F89D+.2-H;1-H
Jose Lopez: 7/F78D

Top 7

Ivan Rodriguez: S9/L34D
Johnny Damon: 36(1)/FO/G3+
Derek Jeter: SB2
Derek Jeter: W+SB3
Bobby Abreu: T9/L9LM+.3-H;1-H
Alex Rodriguez: HP
Jason Giambi: DGR/F8LXD+.3-H;1-3
Xavier Nady: 53/G56S.3-H;2-3
Hideki Matsui: S8/L8RS+.3-H
Robinson Cano: 43/G4+

Bot 7

Bryan LaHair: K
Yuniesky Betancourt: 8/F8LS
Rob Johnson: 43/G4S

Top 8

Ivan Rodriguez: K
Johnny Damon: 8/F8RD
Derek Jeter: S7/L78S+
Bobby Abreu: S4/G34-.1-3
Alex Rodriguez: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 8

Luis Valbuena: 7/F7S
Ichiro Suzuki: K
Jeremy Reed: S3/G34S-
Adrian Beltre: S9/L9S+.1-2
Raul Ibanez: S8/F89M.2-H;1-3
Jose Lopez: 53/G6S

Top 9

Jason Giambi: 3/G3
Xavier Nady: 8/F8RS
Hideki Matsui: K

Bot 9

Tug Hulett: 43/G34
Yuniesky Betancourt: 63/G6+
Miguel Cairo: K

Notes & reviews

Yuniesky Betancourt broke for 2B too soon and was picked off by Sidney Ponson; Betancourt was caught in a rundown but was awarded 2B when he ran into Ponson, who was charged with obstruction and an error

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