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MIN 13
@CHW  1

DET 10
BOS  9

KCR  9
LAA  4

CLE  3
@NYY  0

OAK  6
BAL  5

(10)
TEX  2
@SEA  0

TOR  6
TBR  2

PHI  5
@ARI  4

ATL  5
SDP  2

CIN  9
CHC  0

COL  4
STL  3

FLA  6
MIL  2

HOU  4
WSN  3

NYM 12
@LAD  1

PIT  3
SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 50,199

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:04
Indians
3
16-17
Won 2
2nd, 1½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    3  7  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
W: C Lee (6-0), L: C Wang (6-1), S: R Betancourt (4)
Yankees
0
17-18
Lost 2
3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .265  .819   18    1   0   CS
B Francisco RF                4   0   2   0    0   2  .357  .786   13    2   0   CS
  F Gutierrez RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .640         1   0   
D Dellucci LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .833    8    2   0   
V Martinez DH                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .337  .763   20    0   0   SF
J Peralta SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .229  .716   16    1   3   
A Cabrera 2B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .187  .534   20    1   3   
C Blake 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .206  .627   10    8   2   SH
K Shoppach C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .705   17    8   0   
A Marte 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .105  .295    8    0   0   
  T Hafner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .640    3    0   0   GDP
  J Carroll 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .667         1   1   

C Lee P                                                                  2   0
  R Perez P                                                              0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
Totals                       29   3   7   3    5   4              133   27   9
BATTING
SF: V Martinez (1, off C Wang).
SH: C Blake (1, off J Albaladejo).
TB: B Francisco 2; J Peralta 2; D Dellucci; C Blake; A Marte.
GIDP: T Hafner (3).
RBI: C Blake (20); V Martinez (11); D Dellucci (13).
2-out RBI: C Blake.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
BASERUNNING
CS: G Sizemore (2, 3rd base by C Wang/J Molina); B Francisco (2, 2nd base by K Farnsworth/J Molina).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .857   13    2   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .706   15    1   0   
B Abreu RF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .305  .818   11    3   1   2B
S Duncan 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .192  .592   17    9   0   2B
H Matsui DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .339  .920   20    0   0   
M Cabrera CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .821   14    4   0   
R Cano 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .160  .472   19    2   4   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .226  .524   17    1   3   
J Molina C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .567    9    5   3   

C Wang P                                                                 0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  J Albaladejo P                                                         0   0
Totals                       34   0   7   0    0   8              135   27  11
BATTING
2B: B Abreu (5, off R Perez); S Duncan (2, off C Lee).
TB: B Abreu 3; S Duncan 2; H Matsui; M Ensberg; R Cano; M Cabrera.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Molina-S Duncan.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Lee, W (6-0)                 7     6   0   0    0   7   0   0.81   27  103-76   39·10·27   11· 5· 4· 0     72    -     1.00   0.39
R Perez, H (4)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    4   10-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.81   0.05
R Betancourt, S (4)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.52    3   22-15   10· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     7   0   0    0   8   0          34  135-100  54·14·32   14· 7· 5· 0           -  
New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Wang, L (6-1)                7     5   3   3    3   4   0   3.12   28   99-65   39·11·15    8· 6· 7· 0     56    -     0.91  -0.04
K Farnsworth                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    3    7-3     3· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
J Albaladejo                   1     1   0   0    2   0   0   4.76    5   20-11    8· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.26   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    5   4   0          36  126-79   50·12·17   11· 8· 8· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 50,199.
Weather: 65° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. J Damon              LF 
2. B Francisco          RF    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. D Dellucci           LF    3. B Abreu              RF 
4. V Martinez           DH    4. S Duncan             1B 
5. J Peralta            SS    5. H Matsui             DH 
6. A Cabrera            2B    6. M Cabrera            CF 
7. C Blake              1B    7. R Cano               2B 
8. K Shoppach           C     8. M Ensberg            3B 
9. A Marte              3B    9. J Molina             C  

   C Lee                P        C Wang               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  -2-  4   11%  72% C Blake         C Wang          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Peralta Scores; Blake to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 5   1  0-2  12-  1    8%  86% D Dellucci      C Wang          Single to CF (Line Drive); Marte Scores; Sizemore to 2B
   b 6   2  3-0  -23  5    7%  89% H Matsui        C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   b 5   1  3-0  12-  5    6%  82% M Ensberg       C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4    5%  59% B Francisco     C Wang          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Sizemore to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   53%  G Sizemore      Walk
          1--  4   59%  B Francisco     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  D Dellucci      Lineout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sizemore to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   57%  V Martinez      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Sizemore Scores
   O      1--  3   55%  J Peralta       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   58%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   59%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   60%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chien-Ming Wang facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   64%  A Cabrera       Walk
   O      1--  3   61%  C Blake         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   59%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Cabrera to 2B
   O      -2-  4   56%  A Marte         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Lee facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   58%  S Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   56%  H Matsui        Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   59%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   61%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   58%  B Francisco     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   56%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Lee facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   59%  M Ensberg       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   61%  J Molina        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   62%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chien-Ming Wang facing 4-5-6
   O      --- 10   60%  V Martinez      Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   63%  J Peralta       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   61%  A Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B; Peralta to 2B
   R      -2-  4   72%  C Blake         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Peralta Scores; Blake to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  4   69%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Cliff Lee facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   72%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   74%  B Abreu         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   75%  S Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chien-Ming Wang facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   78%  A Marte         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   82%  G Sizemore      Walk; Marte to 2B
   O      12-  4   78%  B Francisco     Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   86%  D Dellucci      Single to CF (Line Drive); Marte Scores; Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-      83%  V Martinez      Sizemore Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Dellucci to 2B
   O      -2-  4   81%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Cliff Lee facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   84%  H Matsui        Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   81%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   76%  R Cano          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  5   82%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   86%  J Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chien-Ming Wang facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   85%  J Peralta       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   84%  A Cabrera       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   84%  C Blake         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   87%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   88%  D Jeter         Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  5   87%  B Abreu         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  5   82%  S Duncan        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Abreu to 3B
   O      -23  5   89%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chien-Ming Wang facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   89%  K Shoppach      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   88%  A Marte         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   87%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Cliff Lee facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   90%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   92%  R Cano          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   90%  M Ensberg       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  4   93%  J Molina        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kyle Farnsworth facing 2-3-4
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Chien-Ming Wang pitching
          ---  1   94%  B Francisco     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   93%  D Dellucci      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   92%  V Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   91%  J Peralta       Francisco Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rafael Perez facing 1-2-3
                  Rafael Perez replaces Cliff Lee pitching; Franklin Gutierrez replaces Ben Francisco playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---  2   94%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   96%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   94%  B Abreu         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   97%  S Duncan        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jonathan Albaladejo facing 5-6-7
                  Jonathan Albaladejo replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
          ---  3   97%  J Peralta       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   98%  A Cabrera       Walk; Peralta to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  C Blake         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Peralta to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
          -23  8   98%  K Shoppach      Walk
                  Travis Hafner pinch hits for Andy Marte batting 9th
   OO     123  3   96%  T Hafner        Ground Ball Double Play: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rafael Betancourt facing 5-6-7
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Rafael Perez pitching; Jamey Carroll replaces Travis Hafner playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  8   98%  H Matsui        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   99%  M Cabrera       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  8  100%  R Cano          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

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