Indians 6, Yankees 4
Andy Pettitte saw his ERA rise to 3.23 on Friday night. (Tony Dejak/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Andy Pettitte had little trouble with the Indians until the bottom of the fifth inning, when he surrendered a string of four consecutive two-out hits -- including two homers -- to give the Yankees a deficit they wouldn't overcome. Jason Giambi hit a pair of homers in the loss.
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NY Yankees
(12-12)
Lost 2
Cleveland 6, NY Yankees 4
Today's Boxes 4/25/08
LAA 4, DET 3
PHI 6, PIT 5
ATL 6, NYM 3
TB 5, BOS 4
WSH 5, CHC 3
FLA 3, MIL 0
TEX 6, MIN 5
KC 8, TOR 4
HOU 3, STL 2
ARI 5, SD 1
OAK 4, SEA 3
SF 3, CIN 1
LAD 8, COL 7
Cleveland
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Won 4
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Standings thru 4/25/08  | Recap: NYY | CLE  | Gameday  | Yankees stats  | Indians stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
Jeter , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
Abreu , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
Matsui , DH4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .321
Posada , C4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
Giambi , 1B3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .186
Cano , 2B2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .156
Cabrera , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
Totals 32 4 6 4 1 2 4
BATTING 2B : Damon (7, Byrd).HR : Giambi 2 (5, 2nd inning off Byrd, 0 on, 2 out; 4th inning off Byrd, 1 on, 2 out), Matsui (4, 6th inning off Byrd, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Damon 2; Abreu; Matsui 4; Posada; Giambi 8.RBI : Giambi 3 (10), Matsui (11).2-out RBI : Giambi 3; Matsui.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Abreu.GIDP : Cabrera.Team LOB : 2. FIELDING E : Giambi (2, fielding).Outfield assists : Cabrera (Shoppach at 2nd base).DP : (Pettitte-Cano-Giambi).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .264
Carroll , 2B5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .250
Hafner , DH3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .230
Martinez , 1B3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .365
Peralta , SS4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .256
Gutierrez , RF3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .229
Blake , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .239
Michaels , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .163
Shoppach , C3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .281
Totals 32 6 9 6 6 4 13
BATTING HR : Peralta (5, 5th inning off Pettitte, 2 on, 2 out), Gutierrez (2, 5th inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Carroll 2; Hafner; Martinez; Peralta 5; Gutierrez 4; Michaels; Shoppach.RBI : Peralta 4 (10), Gutierrez (9), Carroll (3).2-out RBI : Peralta 4; Gutierrez; Carroll.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blake 2; Shoppach; Martinez; Carroll.GIDP : Martinez.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Carroll 2 (2, 2nd base off Traber/Posada, 2nd base off Pettitte/Posada), Sizemore (7, 2nd base off Traber/Posada). FIELDING DP : (Peralta-Carroll-Martinez).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Byrd (W, 1-2)5.2 6 4 4 0 0 3 4.85
Perez (H, 2)2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.25
Betancourt (S, 2)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.27
Pitches-strikes : Pettitte 99-56, Traber 31-14, Albaladejo 25-14, Byrd 77-59, Perez 23-17, Betancourt 9-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Pettitte 9-2, Traber 1-1, Albaladejo 5-1, Byrd 7-10, Perez 4-2, Betancourt 0-2.Batters faced : Pettitte 25, Traber 6, Albaladejo 7, Byrd 23, Perez 7, Betancourt 3.Umpires : HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Derryl Cousins.Weather : 81 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 14 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:51.Att : 31,467.
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