Yankees 14, Rangers 13
Jorge Posada follows through on his walk-off two-run home run. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
The Yankees overcame a nine-run deficit for the fourth time in franchise history, setting up Jorge Posada's dramatic two-run, two-out homer in the bottom of the ninth to cap a remarkable win. The Bombers had been down 9-0 after 1 1/2 innings, as Shawn Chacon was hit hard. Derek Jeter collected four hits, including a three-run homer.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 16, 2006
NY Yankees 14, Texas 13
Today's Boxes 5/16/06
BOS 6, BAL 5
PIT 9, CIN 3
CLE 6, KC 4
DET 7, MIN 4
TB 10, CWS 7
ATL 4, FLA 3
MIL 3, PHI 2
SF 14, HOU 3
CHC 4, WSH 0
NYM 8, STL 3
COL 5, LAD 1
ARI 5, SD 2
OAK 12, SEA 6
LAA 8, TOR 3
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Standings thru 5/16/06 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Yankees Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matthews , CF5 2 1 0 1 0 3 .309
Young , SS6 1 1 2 0 1 4 .331
Teixeira , 1B5 2 4 3 0 1 0 .288
Nevin , DH5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .247
Blalock , 3B4 1 3 4 1 1 0 .345
Mench , RF4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .297
1-Brown , PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Wilkerson , LF3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .269
DeRosa , 2B4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .358
Barajas , C4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .225
Totals 40 13 17 12 5 5 16
BATTING 2B : Teixeira 2 (12, Chacon, Small), Matthews (12, Small), Blalock (6, Villone), Barajas (5, Rivera).HR : Blalock (8, 2nd inning off Small, 2 on, 1 out), Wilkerson (6, 7th inning off Proctor, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Matthews 2; Young; Teixeira 6; Nevin 3; Blalock 7; Mench 2; Wilkerson 4; DeRosa; Barajas 2.RBI : Blalock 4 (33), Young 2 (24), Teixeira 3 (22), Wilkerson 2 (14), Barajas (11).2-out RBI : Blalock; Teixeira.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Mench; Wilkerson; Young 2.S : Wilkerson.GIDP : Mench.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Barajas (2, throw).DP : (Young-DeRosa-Teixeira).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF5 4 3 0 1 1 1 .291
Jeter , SS5 3 4 4 1 0 1 .349
Rodriguez , 3B5 2 1 0 1 0 5 .273
Posada , C3 2 2 5 1 1 1 .297
Cano , 2B3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .313
Williams , RF4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .239
Phillips , DH5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .167
Cairo , 1B5 0 2 3 0 1 2 .229
Cabrera , LF4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .316
Crosby , LF1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Totals 40 14 17 14 6 5 22
BATTING 2B : Phillips 2 (2, Koronka, Feldman), Jeter (10, Koronka), Rodriguez (6, Koronka), Williams (4, Benoit).HR : Jeter (5, 6th inning off Feldman, 2 on, 0 out), Posada (6, 9th inning off Otsuka, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Damon 3; Jeter 8; Rodriguez 2; Posada 5; Williams 2; Phillips 4; Cairo 2; Cabrera 2.RBI : Cairo 3 (6), Jeter 4 (29), Posada 5 (24), Cano (14), Williams (14).2-out RBI : Cairo 2; Posada 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cairo 2; Cabrera; Williams.SF : Posada 2.GIDP : Cabrera.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Jeter (6, 3rd base off Koronka/Barajas).FIELDING E : Damon (1, throw).Outfield assists : Cabrera 2 (Teixeira at 3rd base, Teixeira at home).DP : (Rodriguez-Cano-Cairo).
HBP : Cano (by Koronka), Barajas (by Chacon).Pitches-strikes : Koronka 80-47, Feldman 19-10, Benoit 30-15, Bauer 12-7, Mahay 20-11, Otsuka 13-10, Chacon 50-30, Small 57-39, Villone 1-1, Proctor 25-13, Farnsworth 9-7, Rivera 23-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Koronka 7-5, Feldman 0-0, Benoit 0-1, Bauer 1-1, Mahay 3-1, Otsuka 1-1, Chacon 2-2, Small 7-3, Villone 0-0, Proctor 0-2, Farnsworth 0-1, Rivera 3-0.Batters faced : Koronka 24, Feldman 5, Benoit 7, Bauer 4, Mahay 5, Otsuka 4, Chacon 13, Small 18, Villone 1, Proctor 6, Farnsworth 3, Rivera 6.Inherited runners-scored : Feldman 1-0, Mahay 1-0, Small 2-2, Villone 1-0.Umpires : HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Tim Timmons.Weather : 63 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:49.Att : 40,757.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
