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Damon's foot finds victory
Yankees 6, Orioles 5
Jason Giambi is greeted by teammates after hitting his 15th homer in the sixth. (Gail Burton/AP)
Johnny Damon was out at second trying to steal in the ninth, until his foot knocked the ball loose from Brian Roberts' glove. Moments later, Derek Jeter singled to right to send Damon home with the go-ahead run in a back-and-forth battle New York won.
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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: June 02, 2006
SF
NYM
PPD
ARI
ATL
PPD
NYY
NY Yankees (32-21)
Won 1
NY Yankees 6, Baltimore 5   BAL
Baltimore (25-30)
Lost 2
June 2, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Yankees
0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1   6 12 1
Baltimore
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0   5 13 1
Standings thru 6/2/06  |  Gameday  |  Yankees Stats  |  Orioles Stats
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, CF5220000.283
Cabrera, LF3110201.315
Jeter, SS4132101.346
Giambi, DH5122022.280
Williams, RF4010002.268
Cano, 2B4010001.305
Phillips, 1B4121002.286
Cairo, 3B4000022.233
Stinnett, C3000011.222
a-Posada, PH-C1000010.302
Totals3761253612 

a-Struck out for Stinnett in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Phillips (2, 5th inning off Benson, 0 on, 0 out), Giambi (15, 6th inning off Benson, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Damon 2; Cabrera; Jeter 3; Giambi 5; Williams; Cano; Phillips 5.
RBI: Phillips (10), Giambi 2 (43), Jeter 2 (40).
2-out RBI: Jeter 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Williams; Stinnett; Giambi.
GIDP: Jeter.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Phillips (2, 2nd base off Benson/Hernandez).
CS: Cabrera (2, 2nd base by Benson/Hernandez), Damon (3, 2nd base by Ray/Hernandez).

FIELDING
E: Wright (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Cabrera (Lopez, J at home).

 
BaltimoreABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Roberts, 2B4010100.328
Mora, 3B5001002.293
Tejada, SS4230100.327
Hernandez, C5031003.295
Millar, 1B5001004.229
Patterson, CF5100021.281
Lopez, J, DH5131000.274
Markakis, RF3020000.229
a-Conine, PH-LF0100000.233
Matos, LF-RF4011014.194
Totals4051352314 

a-Hit by pitch for Markakis in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Lopez, J (7, Wright), Hernandez (10, Wright), Markakis (6, Wright), Matos (6, Erickson).
TB: Roberts; Tejada 3; Hernandez 4; Lopez, J 4; Markakis 3; Matos 2.
RBI: Hernandez (40), Millar (20), Lopez, J (18), Matos (5), Mora (29).
2-out RBI: Hernandez; Lopez, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Millar 2; Patterson; Matos 2; Hernandez 2.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Patterson (22, 2nd base off Wright/Stinnett).

FIELDING
E: Roberts (3, missed catch).
DP: (Roberts-Tejada-Millar).

 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wright 6.09320204.12
Villone (H, 2)1.13110101.96
Erickson 0.01111005.87
Farnsworth (BS, 4)(W, 2-3)1.20001004.85
 
BaltimoreIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Benson 6.07332124.77
Williams 0.22221205.30
Birkins 1.11000100.56
Ray (L, 1-1)1.02100202.31

Erickson pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP: Wright 2, Benson, Birkins.
IBB: Roberts (by Erickson), Tejada (by Farnsworth).
HBP: Conine (by Erickson).
Pitches-strikes: Wright 89-58, Villone 33-20, Erickson 11-3, Farnsworth 18-10, Benson 92-52, Williams 23-13, Birkins 12-9, Ray 21-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wright 7-8, Villone 2-1, Erickson 0-0, Farnsworth 2-3, Benson 8-8, Williams 0-0, Birkins 1-2, Ray 0-1.
Batters faced: Wright 27, Villone 7, Erickson 3, Farnsworth 6, Benson 25, Williams 5, Birkins 5, Ray 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Erickson 1-1, Farnsworth 3-1, Birkins 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Froemming. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 85 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 6 mph, L to R.
T: 3:11.
Att: 48,168.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner