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@MIL		11
10
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@STL		4
5
Sunday, July 3, 2005, 1:06PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 40,056, Time of Game: 2:26
Yankees
1
41-39
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Tigers
0
37-41
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Derek Jeter SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .835 15 11 -0.128 1.17 0.037 -0.164 -1.2 0 4 GDP
Robinson Cano 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 .790 9 7 -0.012 1.16 0.073 -0.085 -0.3 4 3 2B
Gary Sheffield RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .297 .883 9 7 -0.030 1.11 0.086 -0.116 -0.4 2 0 CS
Alex Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .319 .986 14 10 -0.095 0.96 0.000 -0.095 -1.0 2 2
Bernie Williams CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .733 10 5 -0.039 0.62 0.013 -0.052 -0.4 2 0
   Bubba Crosby CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .450 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Hideki Matsui LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 .876 14 11 0.017 0.57 0.041 -0.024 0.1 5 0
Ruben Sierra DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .229 .656 14 9 -0.028 1.03 0.049 -0.078 -0.2
Jason Giambi 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .251 .770 11 6 0.111 1.19 0.136 -0.025 1.1 4 0
   Tino Martinez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .786 4 3 -0.019 0.66 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 5 0
John Flaherty C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .439 10 7 -0.119 1.32 0.000 -0.119 -1.2 3 0
Chien-Ming Wang P 0 2
   Tom Gordon P 0 0
   Mariano Rivera P 0 1
Team Totals 34 1 9 1 1 4 .265 .580 110 76 -0.342 0.99 0.435 -0.777 -3.6 27 12
2B: R Cano (14, off N Robertson).
TB: R Cano 2; R Sierra 2; H Matsui 2; G Sheffield; D Jeter; J Giambi; B Williams.
GIDP: D Jeter (8).
RBI: G Sheffield (58).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Jeter-R Cano-J Giambi; C Wang-R Cano-J Giambi.
Baserunning
CS: G Sheffield (2, 2nd base by N Robertson/I Rodriguez).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brandon Inge 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .834 10 6 -0.065 1.16 0.035 -0.100 -0.4 0 3
Placido Polanco 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .331 .838 11 6 0.069 1.38 0.133 -0.064 1.0 4 2 3B,2·HBP
Carlos Guillen SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .337 .839 17 11 -0.191 1.83 0.000 -0.191 -1.5 2 3
Magglio Ordonez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .517 21 14 -0.071 1.51 0.063 -0.134 -0.7 1 0 GDP
Ivan Rodriguez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .763 14 9 0.265 2.21 0.337 -0.072 0.6 4 2 2B,HBP
Dmitri Young DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 .776 11 9 -0.300 2.31 0.000 -0.300 -1.4
Chris Shelton 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .341 .949 12 9 -0.251 2.38 0.042 -0.294 -0.9 10 2 GDP
Craig Monroe LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .765 11 9 -0.254 2.32 0.000 -0.254 -1.1 2 0
Nook Logan CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .682 17 10 -0.043 1.21 0.027 -0.070 -0.1 2 0
Nate Robertson P 2 2
Team Totals 31 0 6 0 1 3 .194 .576 124 83 -0.841 1.83 0.637 -1.479 -4.6 27 14
2B: I Rodriguez (22, off M Rivera).
3B: P Polanco (1, off C Wang).
HBP: P Polanco 2 (7, 2 by C Wang); I Rodriguez (2, by C Wang).
TB: P Polanco 3; C Shelton 2; I Rodriguez 2; N Logan; B Inge.
GIDP: C Shelton (1); M Ordonez (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Robertson-C Guillen-C Shelton.

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chien-Ming Wang, W (5-3) 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 3.87 28 98 66 45 8 13 9 13 8 0 68 0.495 1.45 3.6
Tom Gordon, H (15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.83 3 17 10 7 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.143 1.87 0.5
Mariano Rivera, S (18) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.85 4 9 7 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.204 4.46 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 35 124 83 56 10 17 12 16 9 0 68 0 0 0.842 0.99 4.6

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nate Robertson, L (3-7) 9 9 1 1 1 4 0 3.35 35 110 76 44 13 19 18 12 3 0 68 0.342 0.99 3.6
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 1 4 0 1.00 35 110 76 44 13 19 18 12 3 0 68 0.342 1.83 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Wang 3 (6; P Polanco, P Polanco, I Rodriguez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Mike DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 40,056.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Derek Jeter SS 1 Brandon Inge 3B
2 Robinson Cano 2B 2 Placido Polanco 2B
3 Gary Sheffield RF 3 Carlos Guillen SS
4 Alex Rodriguez 3B 4 Magglio Ordonez RF
5 Bernie Williams CF 5 Ivan Rodriguez C
6 Hideki Matsui LF 6 Dmitri Young DH
7 Ruben Sierra DH 7 Chris Shelton 1B
8 Jason Giambi 1B 8 Craig Monroe LF
9 John Flaherty C 9 Nook Logan CF
Chien-Ming Wang P Nate Robertson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET I. Rodriguez M. Rivera -24% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b9 0-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Young M. Rivera 16% 72% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO DET C. Shelton C. Wang 15% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
b9 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Monroe M. Rivera 14% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 0-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Shelton M. Rivera 14% 86% Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Jeter N. Robertson -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY R. Cano N. Robertson -2% 46% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY G. Sheffield N. Robertson -1% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET B. Inge C. Wang -3% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET P. Polanco C. Wang -5% 36% Hit By Pitch; Inge to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Guillen C. Wang 5% 41% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Ordonez C. Wang 4% 46% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O DET I. Rodriguez C. Wang 4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY A. Rodriguez N. Robertson -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY B. Williams N. Robertson -2% 46% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY H. Matsui N. Robertson -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET D. Young C. Wang 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET C. Shelton C. Wang -3% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET C. Monroe C. Wang 3% 48% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  DET N. Logan C. Wang -3% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Monroe to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O DET B. Inge C. Wang 5% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY R. Sierra N. Robertson 4% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYY J. Giambi N. Robertson 10% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sierra to 3B
t3 0-0 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  O NYY J. Flaherty N. Robertson -7% 57% Popfly: 2B
t3 0-0 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  OO NYY D. Jeter N. Robertson -13% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang facing 2-3-4
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET P. Polanco C. Wang -4% 41% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Guillen C. Wang 4% 44% Lineout: 3B
b3 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO DET M. Ordonez C. Wang 6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY R. Cano N. Robertson 7% 57% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t4 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R NYY G. Sheffield N. Robertson 9% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cano Scores
t4 1-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY A. Rodriguez N. Robertson -3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY B. Williams N. Robertson -4% 58% Sheffield Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY B. Williams N. Robertson 1% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t4 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYY H. Matsui N. Robertson 3% 62% Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Williams to 3B
t4 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O NYY R. Sierra N. Robertson -5% 57% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang facing 5-6-7
b4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET I. Rodriguez C. Wang 3% 60% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Young C. Wang 2% 62% Lineout: 3B
b4 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  DET C. Shelton C. Wang -2% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b4 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Monroe C. Wang 3% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY J. Giambi N. Robertson 4% 68% Walk
t5 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY J. Flaherty N. Robertson -4% 64% Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
t5 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter N. Robertson 4% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive); Flaherty to 2B
t5 1-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O NYY R. Cano N. Robertson -5% 63% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t5 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYY G. Sheffield N. Robertson -5% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang facing 9-1-2
b5 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET N. Logan C. Wang 3% 62% Lineout: CF
b5 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Inge C. Wang 2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Polanco C. Wang -4% 60% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 0-1 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Guillen C. Wang 6% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
t6 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY A. Rodriguez N. Robertson -3% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY B. Williams N. Robertson -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  NYY H. Matsui N. Robertson 1% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Sierra N. Robertson -3% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang facing 4-5-6
b6 0-1 0 --- 10,(3-2)  DET M. Ordonez C. Wang -6% 54% Walk
b6 0-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET I. Rodriguez C. Wang -9% 45% Hit By Pitch; Ordonez to 2B
b6 0-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Young C. Wang 9% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO DET C. Shelton C. Wang 15% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
t7 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Giambi N. Robertson -3% 67% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY J. Flaherty N. Robertson -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O NYY D. Jeter N. Robertson -1% 64% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang facing 8-9-1
Tino Martinez replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 8th
b7 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Monroe C. Wang 5% 69% Groundout: P-1B
b7 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET N. Logan C. Wang 4% 72% Flyball: CF
b7 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Inge C. Wang 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
t8 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Cano N. Robertson -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY G. Sheffield N. Robertson -2% 70% Popfly: 2B
t8 1-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY A. Rodriguez N. Robertson -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
Tom Gordon replaces Chien-Ming Wang pitching
b8 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET P. Polanco T. Gordon 6% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET C. Guillen T. Gordon 5% 80% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b8 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET M. Ordonez T. Gordon 3% 84% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
t9 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY B. Williams N. Robertson -2% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t9 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY H. Matsui N. Robertson -1% 81% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY R. Sierra N. Robertson 1% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t9 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY T. Martinez N. Robertson -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 5-6-7
Mariano Rivera replaces Tom Gordon pitching
Bubba Crosby replaces Bernie Williams playing CF batting 5th
b9 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET I. Rodriguez M. Rivera -24% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b9 0-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Young M. Rivera 16% 72% Groundout: P-1B
b9 0-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Shelton M. Rivera 14% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O DET C. Monroe M. Rivera 14% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

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