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
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Standings thru 4/1/08 | Recap: TOR | NYY | Gameday | Blue Jays stats | Yankees stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Stewart , LF4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Rios , RF2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .500
Wells, V , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
Thomas , DH4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Overbay , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Hill , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Scutaro , 3B3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .000
Zaun , C3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 5 16
BATTING 2B : Hill (1, Wang).TB : Stewart; Rios; Thomas; Overbay; Hill 2; Zaun.RBI : Scutaro (1), Stewart (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Zaun; Rios; Eckstein; Thomas.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Rios (1, 2nd base off Chamberlain/Posada), Scutaro 2 (2, 2nd base off Wang/Posada, 2nd base off Wang/Posada).FIELDING DP : 2 (Overbay-Eckstein-Overbay, Eckstein-Hill-Overbay).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Jeter , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Abreu , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500
Rodriguez , 3B3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .667
Giambi , 1B3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000
Cano , 2B3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333
Posada , C2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000
Matsui , DH3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000
Cabrera , CF3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333
Totals 29 3 8 3 3 3 13
BATTING 2B : Rodriguez (1, Halladay).3B : Damon (1, Downs).HR : Cabrera (1, 6th inning off Halladay, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Damon 3; Jeter; Abreu 2; Rodriguez 3; Cano; Cabrera 4.RBI : Rodriguez (1), Cabrera (1), Matsui (1).2-out RBI : Rodriguez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi 2; Cabrera.GIDP : Posada; Rodriguez.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 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang (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 (S, 1)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
IBB : Posada (by Halladay), Rodriguez (by Downs).Pitches-strikes : Halladay 95-61, Downs 13-6, Wang 92-56, Chamberlain 21-14, Rivera 12-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Halladay 15-2, Downs 3-0, Wang 13-6, Chamberlain 1-0, Rivera 1-1.Batters faced : Halladay 27, Downs 5, Wang 28, Chamberlain 4, Rivera 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 : 55,112.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
