A-Rod caps off winning rally
Yankees 8, Indians 6
Alex Rodriguez (right) celebrates his walk-off homer with teammates. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Trailing 6-2 in the ninth, Josh Phelps homered, and Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu hit RBI singles to pave the way for Alex Rodriguez's 10th homer, a walk-off shot to sweep the Indians.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 19, 2007
Cleveland
(6-6)
Lost 3
NY Yankees 8, Cleveland 6
Today's Boxes 4/19/07
BOS 5, TOR 3
PHI 4, WSH 2
MIL 7, PIT 5
LAD 8, COL 1
SD 11, ARI 6
SF 6, STL 2
MIN 6, SEA 5
NYM 11, FLA 3
HOU 8, CIN 6
CHC 3, ATL 0
CWS 6, TEX 4
NY Yankees
(8-6)
Won 3
April 19, 2007
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Standings thru 4/19/07  | Gameday  | Indians Stats  | Yankees Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .286
Dellucci , LF5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .235
Hafner , DH4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .333
Martinez , C3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .421
Garko , 1B3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290
Marte , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
Blake , 3B-1B5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .182
Peralta , SS5 0 0 0 0 3 8 .214
Rouse , 2B3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000
Michaels , RF3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .304
Totals 36 6 10 5 4 7 26
BATTING 2B : Sizemore 2 (4, Rasner, Vizcaino).HR : Dellucci (1, 4th inning off Rasner, 0 on, 1 out), Martinez (1, 7th inning off Vizcaino, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Sizemore 4; Dellucci 4; Hafner 3; Martinez 5; Garko; Michaels.RBI : Dellucci 2 (2), Martinez 3 (9).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Peralta 3; Rouse 2; Sizemore.Team LOB : 10. BASERUNNING CS : Garko (1, 2nd base by Rasner/Nieves).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .300
Jeter , SS5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .323
Abreu , RF5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .345
Rodriguez , 3B5 1 1 3 0 2 4 .351
Giambi , DH4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .255
Cano , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Cabrera , LF4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .204
Mientkiewicz , 1B2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .147
a-Phelps , PH-1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .312
Nieves , C2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
b-Posada , PH-C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .353
Totals 38 8 12 8 2 3 14
a-Popped out for Mientkiewicz in the 7th. b-Flied out for Nieves in the 7th.
BATTING HR : Giambi (4, 6th inning off Carmona, 0 on, 1 out), Phelps (1, 9th inning off Borowski, 0 on, 2 out), Rodriguez (10, 9th inning off Borowski, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Damon; Jeter; Abreu 4; Rodriguez 4; Giambi 4; Cabrera 2; Phelps 4; Posada.RBI : Abreu 2 (13), Giambi (11), Phelps (2), Jeter (4), Rodriguez 3 (26).2-out RBI : Phelps; Jeter; Abreu; Rodriguez 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi 2.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Damon (3, 2nd base off Carmona/Martinez), Abreu (4, 2nd base off Carmona/Martinez). FIELDING E : Rodriguez (2, throw).DP : 2 (Nieves-Cano-Mientkiewicz, Cano-Jeter).
Myers pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.WP : Borowski.Balk : Farnsworth.IBB : Hafner (by Vizcaino).HBP : Garko (by Rasner), Garko (by Rasner), Martinez (by Myers).Pitches-strikes : Carmona 97-60, Fultz 13-9, Betancourt 14-10, Borowski 31-18, Rasner 81-47, Myers 17-10, Bruney 19-14, Vizcaino 33-17, Farnsworth 15-8, Henn 25-19.Ground outs-fly outs : Carmona 10-6, Fultz 0-3, Betancourt 0-2, Borowski 1-1, Rasner 4-5, Myers 1-1, Bruney 0-3, Vizcaino 1-0, Farnsworth 0-2, Henn 1-1.Batters faced : Carmona 25, Fultz 3, Betancourt 4, Borowski 8, Rasner 18, Myers 4, Bruney 4, Vizcaino 7, Farnsworth 4, Henn 6.Inherited runners-scored : Myers 1-0, Bruney 2-0.Umpires : HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Paul Emmel.Weather : 55 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, L to R.T : 3:36.Att : 40,872.
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