Yankees 16, Orioles 5
Chien-Ming Wang threw 58 of his 90 pitches for strikes Wednesday. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
By Peter Zellen / Special to MLB.com
New York's offense gave right-hander Chien-Ming Wang more than enough run support, pounding out 18 hits and belting a season-high five homers, courtesy of Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Jorge Posada, Johnny Damon and Robinson Cano. Wang notched his 19th win after tossing six innings and allowing four earned runs.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: September 27, 2006
Baltimore
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Lost 4
NY Yankees 16, Baltimore 5
Today's Boxes 9/27/06
ARI 6, SF 3
CWS 2, CLE 1
FLA 7, CIN 2
HOU 7, PIT 6
PHI 8, WSH 7
TB 11, BOS 0
TOR 7, DET 4
ATL 13, NYM 1
CHC 3, MIL 2
KC 6, MIN 4
STL 4, SD 2
LAD 6, COL 4
OAK 7, SEA 6
LAA 6, TEX 5
NY Yankees
(96-62)
Won 3
September 27, 2006
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Standings thru 9/27/06  | Gameday  | Orioles Stats  | Yankees Stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .290
Gomez , 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Mora , 3B4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .275
a-Tatis , PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
Markakis , RF5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .295
Tejada , SS4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .330
Fahey , SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
Gibbons , DH5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276
Hernandez , C3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .276
Chavez , C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185
Newhan , CF5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .244
Millar , 1B4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .267
Fiorentino , LF3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .258
Totals 40 5 13 5 3 5 22
a-Flied out for Mora in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Markakis (24, Wang), Roberts (34, Wang), Newhan (3, Beam).TB : Roberts 2; Gomez; Mora 3; Markakis 2; Gibbons; Hernandez 2; Newhan 3; Millar; Fiorentino.RBI : Millar (60), Tejada (98), Mora 2 (83), Newhan (17).2-out RBI : Millar; Mora 2; Newhan.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fiorentino; Gibbons; Roberts; Hernandez; Markakis; Millar.Team LOB : 12.
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .289
a-Cabrera , PH-CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280
Jeter , SS4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .340
3-Cannizaro , PR-SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Abreu , RF3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .302
1-Williams , PR-RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
Rodriguez , 3B3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .286
4-Phillips , PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Giambi , DH5 3 3 4 0 0 3 .254
Sheffield , 1B3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .303
Wilson , 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254
Matsui , LF2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .307
2-Thompson , PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .286
Posada , C4 1 2 4 0 0 3 .277
Fasano , C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Cano , 2B3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .343
Cairo , 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Totals 41 16 18 16 4 4 16
a-Flied out for Damon in the 4th. 1-Ran for Abreu in the 4th. 2-Ran for Matsui in the 6th. 3-Ran for Jeter in the 7th. 4-Ran for Rodriguez in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Posada (26, Benson), Sheffield (5, Benson), Rodriguez (25, Chen), Jeter (39, Abreu).HR : Giambi (37, 2nd inning off Benson, 1 on, 0 out), Abreu (15, 3rd inning off Benson, 0 on, 1 out), Posada (21, 3rd inning off Benson, 2 on, 2 out), Damon (24, 4th inning off Chen, 0 on, 0 out), Cano (15, 6th inning off Abreu, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Damon 4; Cabrera; Jeter 2; Abreu 5; Williams; Rodriguez 3; Giambi 6; Sheffield 3; Matsui 2; Posada 6; Cano 4.RBI : Giambi 4 (113), Cano 3 (78), Abreu (106), Matsui (29), Posada 4 (89), Damon (80), Rodriguez (118), Williams (61).2-out RBI : Matsui; Posada 3; Cano 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Damon; Cabrera; Thompson.SF : Cano.Team LOB : 7.
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Benson (L, 11-12)2.2 8 8 8 1 1 3 4.82
Chen 0.1 5 5 5 1 0 1 6.93
Rleal 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.44
Abreu 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 10.12
Manon 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.30
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang (W, 19-6)6.0 10 4 4 1 4 0 3.63
Rivera 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.82
Villone 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.06
Beam 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.50
Chen pitched to 6 batters in the 4th. Abreu pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.Balk : Beam.HBP : Rodriguez (by Abreu), Fiorentino (by Wang).Pitches-strikes : Benson 74-45, Chen 28-18, Rleal 32-20, Abreu 37-19, Manon 32-22, Wang 90-58, Rivera 14-12, Villone 20-11, Beam 14-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Benson 4-3, Chen 0-1, Rleal 1-4, Abreu 0-2, Manon 1-4, Wang 11-3, Rivera 1-1, Villone 1-2, Beam 2-1.Batters faced : Benson 17, Chen 7, Rleal 8, Abreu 8, Manon 7, Wang 30, Rivera 4, Villone 5, Beam 5.Inherited runners-scored : Rleal 2-1, Manon 2-0.Umpires : HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Jerry Layne.Weather : 66 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, Out to LF.T : 3:31.Att : 53,040.
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