September 5, 2008 New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 11
@BAL 2 CHW 10
LAA 2 CLE 9
@KCR 3 MIN 10
DET 2 SEA 3
NYY 1 BOS 8
@TEX 1 TOR 6
TBR 4 ATL 10
WSN 5 CIN 10
CHC 2 COL 5
HOU 3 LAD 7
ARI 0 MIL 3
SDP 2
(11) PHI 3
@NYM 0 PIT 7
@SFG 0 FLA 4
@STL 1
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 39,518

Friday, September 5, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 2:22

Yankees

75-66

Lost 2

3rd, 11 GB

Joe Girardi

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  2  0
Mariners        0  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  X    3  8  0

W: B Morrow (2-2), L: A Pettitte (13-12), S: J Putz (11)

Mariners

55-85

Won 1

4th, 30 GB

Jim Riggleman

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .842   17    4   0   
D Jeter SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .755   19    2   0   
B Abreu RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .831   20    1   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .997    9    1   4   
J Giambi 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .874   14    4   0   
X Nady LF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .316  .900   13    0   0   
H Matsui DH                   1   1   0   0    2   0  .301  .820   15    0   0   
R Cano 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .706   10    3   0   
J Molina C                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .580    8    9   0   
  W Betemit PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .263  .705    4    0   0   2B
  I Rodriguez PR-C            0   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .728         0   0   

A Pettitte P                                                             0   2
  J Veras P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   1   2   1    3   8              129   24   6

BATTING

2B: W Betemit (9, off B Morrow).

TB: W Betemit 2; D Jeter.

RBI: W Betemit (21).

2-out RBI: W Betemit.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .311  .748   16    1   0   
Y Betancourt SS               3   0   0   1    0   1  .269  .668   14    1   2   SF
R Ibanez LF                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .305  .878   19    0   0   HBP
A Beltre DH-3B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .780   16    1   0   
J Lopez 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .743   10    2   3   
W Balentien CF                4   1   2   0    0   1  .205  .612   12    3   0   
M Tuiasosopo 3B               4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750   10    1   1   2B
  J Putz P-P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Johjima C                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .210  .563    8    8   0   
M Cairo 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .666    5   10   0   2B

B Morrow P                                                               0   1
  J Thomas P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   3   8   3    1   9              110   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Cairo (12, off A Pettitte); M Tuiasosopo (1, off A Pettitte).

SF: Y Betancourt (6, off A Pettitte).

HBP: R Ibanez (2, by A Pettitte).

TB: M Cairo 2; M Tuiasosopo 2; W Balentien 2; I Suzuki 2; K Johjima; A Beltre.

RBI: M Cairo (18); K Johjima (27); Y Betancourt (40).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

PITCHING

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
A Pettitte, L (13-12)          7     7   3   3    1   9   0   4.49   30   99-63   35·13·15    7· 5· 7· 0     59    -     0.85  -0.08
J Veras                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.55    4   11-9     5· 0· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.32   0.01
Totals                         8     8   3   3    1   9   0          34  110-72   40·13·19    9· 7· 7· 0           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Morrow, W (2-2)              7.2   1   1   1    3   8   0   1.42   27  106-72   38·17·17    7· 7· 2· 0     78    -     0.77   0.32
J Thomas, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.54   0.04
J Putz, S (11)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.12    4   16-10    7· 0· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.17   0.07
Totals                         9     2   1   1    3   8   0          32  127-85   46·19·20    8· 9· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Pettitte (7; R Ibanez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Mike DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 39,518.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 3mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. J Damon              CF    1. I Suzuki             RF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. Y Betancourt         SS 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. R Ibanez             LF 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. A Beltre             DH 
5. J Giambi             1B    5. J Lopez              2B 
6. X Nady               LF    6. W Balentien          CF 
7. H Matsui             DH    7. M Tuiasosopo         3B 
8. R Cano               2B    8. K Johjima            C  
9. J Molina             C     9. M Cairo              1B 

   A Pettitte           P        B Morrow             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-1  1--  1    9%  82% M Tuiasosopo    A Pettitte      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Balentien to 3B
   t 9   0  3-1  ---  2   -7%  85% D Jeter         J Putz          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   b 3   0  0-0  -2-  2    7%  69% I Suzuki        A Pettitte      Single to LF (Line Drive); Cairo to 3B
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  2    7%  62% M Cairo         A Pettitte      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 9   0  3-1  -2-  7    7%  91% B Abreu         J Putz          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Morrow facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Damon         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   54%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   55%  B Abreu         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  I Suzuki        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   51%  Y Betancourt    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   50%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Morrow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   54%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  X Nady          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  A Beltre        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   55%  J Lopez         Walk
          1--  2   59%  W Balentien     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  M Tuiasosopo    Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   50%  K Johjima       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Balentien to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Morrow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   52%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  J Molina        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   62%  M Cairo         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  2   69%  I Suzuki        Single to LF (Line Drive); Cairo to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   67%  Y Betancourt    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Cairo Scores
          1--  2   71%  R Ibanez        Hit By Pitch; Suzuki to 2B
   O      12-  4   67%  A Beltre        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   63%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon Morrow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   66%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   62%  D Jeter         Walk
   O      1--  2   66%  B Abreu         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  2   69%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   72%  W Balentien     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   82%  M Tuiasosopo    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Balentien to 3B
   R      -23  3   87%  K Johjima       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Balentien Scores; Tuiasosopo to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   87%  M Cairo         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Tuiasosopo Scores
          1--  2   88%  I Suzuki        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cairo to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  Y Betancourt    Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B); Cairo to 3B; Suzuki to 2B
   O      -23  6   84%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Brandon Morrow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   87%  J Giambi        Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   88%  X Nady          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   87%  H Matsui        Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  R Cano          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   88%  A Beltre        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   87%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   87%  W Balentien     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Brandon Morrow facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   89%  J Molina        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   91%  J Damon         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   92%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   91%  M Tuiasosopo    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   90%  K Johjima       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  2   90%  M Cairo         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Brandon Morrow facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   92%  B Abreu         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   94%  I Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  Y Betancourt    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Brandon Morrow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   95%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   93%  H Matsui        Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  R Cano          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Wilson Betemit pinch hits for Jose Molina batting 9th
   R      1--  4   90%  W Betemit       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Matsui Scores
                  Justin Thomas replaces Brandon Morrow pitching; Ivan Rodriguez pinch runs for Wilson Betemit batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   94%  J Damon         Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jose Veras facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Veras replaces Andy Pettitte pitching; Ivan Rodriguez moves to C
          ---  4   95%  A Beltre        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   94%  J Lopez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   93%  W Balentien     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   93%  M Tuiasosopo    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, J.J. Putz facing 2-3-4
                  J.J. Putz replaces Justin Thomas pitching; J.J. Putz replaces Matt Tuiasosopo pitching and batting 7th; Adrian Beltre moves to 3B (team loses DH)
          ---  2   85%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      84%  B Abreu         Defensive Indifference; Jeter to 2B
   O      -2-  7   91%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   96%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Jeter to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  J Giambi        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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