Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2
Both teams' lineups watch the national anthem on Tuesday. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
On the final Opening Night in The House that Ruth Built, the Yankees edged past the resilient Blue Jays. Chien-Ming Wang was solid, Hideki Matsui's grounder scored the go-ahead run, and Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera ended it.
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NY Yankees 3, Toronto 2
Today's Boxes 4/1/08
FLA 5, NYM 4
LAA 9, MIN 1
COL 2, STL 1
BOS 2, OAK 1
SD 2, HOU 1
LAD 3, SF 2
TEX 5, SEA 4
April 1, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Toronto
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2 6
0
NY Yankees
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
X
3 8
0
Standings thru 4/1/08 | Recap: TOR | NYY | Gameday | Blue Jays stats | Yankees stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.000
Stewart , LF
4
0
1
1
0
0
1
.250
Rios , RF
2
0
1
0
2
1
1
.500
Wells, V , CF
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.000
Thomas , DH
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
.250
Overbay , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.250
Hill, A , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.250
Scutaro , 3B
3
1
0
1
1
0
2
.000
Zaun , C
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
.333
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 5 16
BATTING 2B : Hill, A (1, Wang, Ch).TB : Stewart; Rios; Thomas; Overbay; Hill, A 2; Zaun.RBI :
Scutaro (1), Stewart (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Zaun; Rios; Eckstein; Thomas.Team RISP :
1-for-12.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Scutaro 2 (2, 2nd base off Wang, Ch/Posada,
2nd base off Wang, Ch/Posada), Rios (1, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada).FIELDING DP : 2 (Overbay-Eckstein-Overbay,
Eckstein-Hill, A-Overbay).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.250
Jeter , SS
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.250
Abreu , RF
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
.500
Rodriguez, Al , 3B
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
.667
Giambi , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
0
3
.000
Cano , 2B
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
.333
Posada , C
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
.000
Matsui , DH
3
0
0
1
0
0
2
.000
Cabrera, Me , CF
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
.333
Totals 29 3 8 3 3 3 13
BATTING 2B : Rodriguez, Al (1, Halladay).3B : Damon (1, Downs, S).HR : Cabrera, Me
(1, 6th inning off Halladay, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Damon 3; Jeter; Abreu 2; Rodriguez, Al 3; Cano; Cabrera, Me 4.RBI :
Rodriguez, Al (1), Cabrera, Me (1), Matsui (1).2-out RBI : Rodriguez, Al.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Giambi 2; Cabrera, Me.GIDP : Posada; Rodriguez, Al.Team RISP : 0-for-7.Team LOB :
5.BASERUNNING CS : Jeter (1, 2nd base by Halladay/Zaun).FIELDING DP :
(Cano-Giambi).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Halladay (L, 0-1)
7.0
7
3
3
2
3
1
3.86
Downs, S
1.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0.00
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang, Ch (W, 1-0)
7.0
6
2
2
2
2
0
2.57
Chamberlain (H, 1)
1.0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0.00
Rivera, Ma (S, 1)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
IBB : Posada (by Halladay), Rodriguez, Al (by Downs, S).Pitches-strikes : Halladay 95-61, Downs, S 13-6,
Wang, Ch 92-56, Chamberlain 21-14, Rivera, Ma 12-8.Groundouts-flyouts : Halladay 13-2, Downs, S 3-0, Wang, Ch 13-3,
Chamberlain 1-0, Rivera, Ma 1-1.Batters faced : Halladay 27, Downs, S 5, Wang, Ch 28, Chamberlain 4, Rivera, Ma
3.Umpires : HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Paul Emmel.Weather : 64 degrees,
partly cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:31.Att : 43,584.April 1, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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