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Bullpen Leads Yanks To Sweep

(REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
CWS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	9	0
NYY	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	X		8	9	0

WP - Alfredo Aceves (9-1)
LP - Freddy Garcia (0-2)

With their 8-3 victory over the White Sox in the Bronx today the Yankees completed their weekend sweep over the pathetic White Sox. I say pathetic based on their performance this past week against the Yankees and Red Sox. In a week where they needed to play well to keep themselves in the AL Central race, all they did was show that they don't deserve to be in the conversation. Oh well, sucks for them.

Joba Chamberlain started today and also started his newest incarnation of his rules, and to be honest I don't like them. He was only allowed to pitch three innings and 35 pitches. I don't really understand that motives behind these new rules, but to me they seem like they'll do more harm than good, but I guess that remains to be seen.

On the day he allowed two runs on four hits, did not walk a batter and struck out one. Of his 35 pitches, 23 found the strike zone. While he was out there he didn't pitch great, but he wasn't awful either, but what can you really tell from 35 pitches?

Based on these new rules it was going to be a busy day for the bullpen, and for the most part they stepped up and did a great job. Alfredo Aceves allowed just two hits over three scoreless innings on his way to his ninth win of the year. Damaso Marte came in to get one lefty and did the job. He's been surprisingly good since rejoining the team after his long DL stint. If he can be an effective loogy it will be a big boost for this team, especially in October. David Robertson retired the first two batters he faced before allowing back-to-back singles. Phil Hughes replaced him and pitched a perfect 1.1 innings. Phil Coke was next out of the pen and once again gave up a long ball, but it was 8-2 at the time and the run was meaningless. Still, his recent struggles are starting to concern me.

The Yankees offense came back from two one-run deficits, tying the game at one with a run in the bottom of the first on Mark Teixeira's sac-fly. Then, trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the third they took the lead for good on a Johnny Damon two-run homer, his 24th of the season, tying a career-high.

They would then brake the game open with five runs in the bottom of the seventh. Jorge Posada led off with a single. Then, following a Robinson Cano force out, Eric Hinske walked and Melky Cabrera doubled to give the Yanks a 4-2 lead with runners on 2nd and 3rd and one out. Derek Jeter, who picked up another two hits today, was then intentionally walked to load the bases. Jerry Hairston Jr. made it 5-2 with a sac-fly and then Teixeira capped off the rally with a three-run homer. It was his 32nd homer of the year and 99th, 100th and 101st RBI of the year.

It was another solid outing for our Bombers, who are now a season-high 34 games over .500. They will now head out on a seven-game road trip and take on the Orioles and Blue Jays. Andy Pettitte will start the opener for the Yanks tomorrow night, with Jeremy Guthrie starting for the O's.

Boston just wrapped up a three-game sweep over the Jays who really looked like they had no interest in even trying. With their win today they extended their lead in the wild card to 3.5 games.

	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Jeter, SS	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	.335
Damon, LF	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	.289
a-Hairston, J, PH-LF	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.261
Teixeira, 1B	3	1	1	4	0	1	0	.284
Rodriguez, A, 3B	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	.270
Matsui, H, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.268
Posada, C	3	0	2	0	1	1	1	.281
Cano, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.315
Hinske, RF	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.250
Cabrera, Me, CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.268
Totals	29	8	9	8	5	6	11
a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Damon in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Jeter (24, Garcia, F), Cabrera, Me (22, Williams, R), Posada (22, Linebrink). HR: Damon (24, 3rd inning off Garcia, F, 1 on, 2 out), Teixeira (32, 7th inning off Linebrink, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Jeter 3; Damon 4; Teixeira 4; Rodriguez, A; Posada 3; Cano; Cabrera, Me 2. RBI: Teixeira 4 (101), Damon 2 (73), Cabrera, Me (49), Hairston, J (37). 2-out RBI: Damon 2; Teixeira 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, Me. SF: Teixeira; Hairston, J. GIDP: Cano. Team RISP: 3-for-6. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING PO: Rodriguez, A (1st base by Pierzynski). FIELDING DP: (Rodriguez, A-Cano-Teixeira)

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Chamberlain	3.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	4.38
Aceves, A (W, 9-1)	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3.88
Marte, D (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.57
Robertson, D (H, 2)	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3.55
Hughes, P (H, 15)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.22
Coke	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	5.13

Pitches-strikes: Chamberlain 35-23, Aceves, A 32-22, Marte, D 4-3, Robertson, D 12-9, Hughes, P 12-8, Coke 12-7.

WHITE SOX STATS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: The pen minus Phil Coke. Sorry Phil. (5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 K)

HONORABLE MENTION: Derek Jeter (2-for-3, 2B, BB, 3 R)

Tomorrow's Game

Yankees @ Orioles

Game Time: 7:05 p.m. TV/Radio: YES, WCBS

LHP Andy Pettitte (11-6, 4.18) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (9-12, 5.26)

8/30 Minor League Report

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (73-58) lost to Pawtucket (57-76) 5-3 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Pawtucket	3	1	0	1	0	0	0				5	8	0
Scranton/WB	0	0	0	0	1	1	1				3	7	1

W: Bierd (2-1, 4.63); L: Nova (1-4, 5.16); SV: Cabrera, F (21)
HR: SWB: Duncan, S (28), de Caster (5).

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 2-for-3, RBI, BB
Austin Jackson: 1-for-4
Shelley Duncan: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, R
Cody Ransom: 0-for-2, R
Yurendell de Caster: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, R
Francisco Cervelli: 2-for-3

Pitching:
Ivan Nova (L, 1-4): 4 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (5.16 ERA)
Amaury Sanit: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K (2.60 ERA)
Anthony Claggett: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (2.88 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Nova 74-46, Sanit 35-23, Claggett 11-7.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (74-58) lost to Pawtucket (57-77) 6-1 in game 2 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Pawtucket	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				1	4	2
Scranton/WB	0	0	0	0	1	5	X				6	8	1

W: Hirsh (4-0, 1.37); L: Zink (5-15, 5.72); SV: Ramirez, E (4)
HR: SWB: Duncan, S (29).

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 1-for-3, BB, R
Ramiro Pena: 1-for-4, RBI, R, played third
Cody Ransom: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 R
Shelley Duncan: 2-for-3, HR, 4 RBI, BB, R
Juan Miranda: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
Yurendell de Caster: 0-for-3, BB
Colin Curtis: 2-for-4
John Rodriguez: 2-for-3, 3B, BB, R

Pitching:
Jason Hirsh (W, 4-0): 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K (1.37 ERA)
Edwar Ramirez (S, 4): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (3.18 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Hirsh 78-51, Ramirez, E 28-18.

(Double-A) Trenton (65-67) beat New Britain (66-68) 2-1 in the completion of yesterday's suspended game: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
New Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				1	3	0
Trenton	0	0	1	1	0	0	X				2	6	0

W: Sanchez, H (2-0, 3.72); L: Mullins (10-11, 4.02)
HR: NBR: Hughes, L (6). TRN: Vechionacci (9).

Offense:
Matthew Cusick: 0-for-2, BB
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-3
Chris Malec: 1-for-3, 2B
Edwar Gonzalez: 1-for-3, R
P.J. Pilittere: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, BB
Marcos Vechionacci: 2-for-2, HR, RBI, R

Pitching:
Zach McAllister: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (2.30 ERA)
Humberto Sanchez (W, 2-0): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (3.72 ERA)

Trenton (65-68) lost to New Britain (67-68) 5-3 in their regularly scheduled game: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
New Britain	2	0	0	0	0	3	0				5	5	0
Trenton	0	0	0	0	1	0	2				3	8	1

W: Steedley (1-0, 3.07); L: Pope (5-12, 4.85)
HR: TRN: Krum (2).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 2-for-4, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, R
Matthew Cusick: 0-for-3, BB
Eduardo Nunez: 2-for-3
Edwar Gonzalez: 1-for-3
Kyle Anson: 1-for-3, R
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-3
James Cooper: 1-for-3, 2B, R

Pitching:
Ryan Pope (L, 5-12): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (4.85 ERA)
Wilkins Arias: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (3.79 ERA)

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 74-54; Second Half: 44-17) beat Brevard County (Overall: 76-46; Second Half: 36-22) 7-2: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Brevard County	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		2	8	1
Tampa	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	X		7	11	2

W: Noesi (3-0, 3.92); L: Rivas, A (13-7, 2.95)
HR: TAM: Adams, D (6).

Offense:
David Adams: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, BB, 3 R
Austin Romine: 2-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R
Damon Sublett: 4-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Brandon Laird: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, R
Kevin Smith: 2-for-3, 3B, 2 RBI
Seth Fortenberry: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Walter Ibarra: 1-for-4

Pitching:
Hector Noesi (W, 3-0): 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (3.92 ERA)
Noel Castillo: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (2.98 ERA)
Pat Venditte: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (1.87 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.94 ERA)

Notes: Tampa's win clinched the second the second half division title.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 67-63; Second half: 28-32) lost to Augusta (Overall: 70-61; Second half: 35-27) 2-1: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Augusta	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	8	3
Charleston	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	5	0

W: Surkamp (10-5, 3.47); L: Horne (0-1, 7.94); SV: Wilson, C (7)
HR: None.

Offense:
Jose Pirela: 1-for-5
Abraham Almonte: 1-for-4, RBI
Corban Joseph: 1-for-3, BB
Melky Mesa: 0-for-3, BB
Addison Maruszak: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Neall French: 1-for-3, BB, R
Raymond Kruml: 1-for-4

Pitching:
Alan Horne (L, 0-1): 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K (7.94 ERA)
Edwin Walker: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (0.96 ERA)

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (42-27) beat Vermont (31-35) 5-4: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Staten Island	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1		5	14	2
Vermont	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0		4	9	2

W: Marte, R (5-3, 4.19); L: Weaver (0-1, 2.25); SV: Flannery (6)
HR: SI: Almonte, Z (7).

Offense:
Jimmy Paredes: 2-for-4, BB, R
Justin Milo: 2-for-4, 2B, BB, R
Deangelo Mack: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
Luke Murton: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R
Zolio Almonte: 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, R
Kyle Higashioka: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
Carmen Angelini: 2-for-5
Francisco Santana: 2-for-4, 2B

Pitching:
Kelvin Perez: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (2.28 ERA)
Ronny Marte (BS, 3)(W, 5-3): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (4.19 ERA)
Ryan Flannery (S, 6): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (1.52 ERA)

(Rookie) GCL Yanks (33-26) had their regular Sunday off day.

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