Pettitte gets milestone win
Yankees 2, Orioles 1
Hideki Matsui's solo homer would be all the support Andy Pettitte needed. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The gap between the Yanks and Red Sox in the AL East is now a mere 1 1/2 games. The Bombers helped themselves, with Hideki Matsui's 25th homer of the year pacing Andy Pettitte's 200th career win, and they also got help from the Jays, who completed a series sweep of the Sox in Toronto.
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Baltimore
(64-87)
Lost 3
NY Yankees 2, Baltimore 1
Today's Boxes 9/19/07
CLE 4, DET 2
SEA 9, OAK 5
LAA 2, TB 1
NYM 8, WSH 4
TOR 6, BOS 1
ATL 5, FLA 1
CHC 3, CIN 2
HOU 5, MIL 4
CWS 7, KC 0
STL 2, PHI 1
MIN 4, TEX 2
COL 6, LAD 5
ARI 6, SF 4
SD 5, PIT 3
NY Yankees
(88-64)
Won 4
September 19, 2007
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Standings thru 9/19/07  | Gameday  | Orioles Stats  | Yankees Stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .290
Mora , 3B3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .272
Tejada , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297
Markakis , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .290
Millar , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255
Huff , DH3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .284
1-Hernandez, L , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
Hernandez , C3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250
Payton , LF2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
Fahey , LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191
a-Moore , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .188
Redman , CF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
Totals 31 1 8 1 4 6 15
a-Struck out for Fahey in the 9th. 1-Ran for Huff in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Markakis (42, Rivera).TB : Mora 2; Markakis 2; Millar; Huff; Hernandez 2; Redman.RBI : Mora (52).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Markakis; Moore 2.GIDP : Roberts; Markakis.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Roberts 2 (46, 2nd base off Pettitte/Posada, 3rd base off Pettitte/Posada).CS : Hernandez (3, 2nd base by Pettitte/Posada), Huff (1, 2nd base by Pettitte/Posada).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , CF3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283
Jeter , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .318
Abreu , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .285
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .308
Posada , C3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335
Matsui , LF3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .289
Cano , 2B3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303
Duncan , DH2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246
Mientkiewicz , 1B3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250
Totals 29 2 5 1 3 8 13
BATTING HR : Matsui (25, 2nd inning off Burres, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Cabrera; Jeter; Matsui 4; Cano; Mientkiewicz.RBI : Matsui (99).2-out RBI : Matsui.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Mientkiewicz; Rodriguez 2; Duncan.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING DP : 3 (Jeter-Cano-Mientkiewicz, Cano-Jeter-Mientkiewicz, Posada-Cano).
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burres (L, 6-6)7.1 5 2 2 3 7 1 5.27
Bradford 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.43
WP : Burres.HBP : Posada (by Bradford).Pitches-strikes : Burres 114-70, Bradford 11-9, Pettitte 104-65, Chamberlain 4-3, Rivera 34-21.Ground outs-fly outs : Burres 11-4, Bradford 1-0, Pettitte 9-8, Chamberlain 0-0, Rivera 1-1.Batters faced : Burres 30, Bradford 3, Pettitte 28, Chamberlain 1, Rivera 6.Ejections Baltimore Orioles Jay Payton ejected by HP umpire Mike Reilly. (5th).Umpires : HP: Mike Reilly. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Mike Estabrook.Weather : 69 degrees, clear.Wind : 8 mph, R to L.T : 2:56.Att : 53,857.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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