Yankees 5, Indians 2
Mike Mussina (left) improved to 3-3 with Monday's win. (Getty Images)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees had no answers against Aaron Laffey for five innings, but they broke through in a four-run sixth despite hitting the ball out of the infield once. Mike Mussina pitched five innings for the win, which secured a split of New York's four-game set in Cleveland.
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NY Yankees
(14-13)
Won 2
NY Yankees 5, Cleveland 2
Today's Boxes 4/28/08
BAL 3, CWS 3
CIN 4, STL 3
ARI 5, HOU 3
OAK 14, LAA 2
SF 4, COL 0
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Standings thru 4/28/08  | Recap: NYY | CLE  | Gameday  | Yankees stats  | Indians stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , CF4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .289
Jeter , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
Abreu , RF4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280
Rodriguez , DH2 1 0 1 0 0 2 .286
a-Damon , PH-DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .275
Giambi , 1B4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .167
Matsui , LF4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .317
Ensberg , 3B4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .256
Cano , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .153
Molina , C4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
Totals 33 5 5 5 2 3 13
a-Walked for Rodriguez in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Matsui (5, Lewis, J).TB : Cabrera; Jeter; Abreu; Matsui 2; Ensberg.RBI : Rodriguez (11), Giambi (11), Matsui 2 (13), Ensberg (3).2-out RBI : Ensberg; Matsui.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi; Ensberg.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Jeter (2, fielding).DP : (Jeter-Cano-Giambi).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Dellucci , LF5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .268
Carroll , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .219
Hafner , DH3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .219
Martinez , C3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .365
Peralta , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .247
Garko , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
Blake , 3B3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .224
Gutierrez , CF4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .241
Michaels , RF3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .200
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 6 16
BATTING TB : Dellucci; Martinez; Peralta; Blake; Gutierrez 2; Michaels 2.RBI : Michaels (8), Hafner (15).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Carroll 2; Garko; Peralta 2; Dellucci.S : Michaels.SF : Hafner.GIDP : Garko.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING E : Carroll (1, fielding).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Laffey (L, 0-1)5.2 3 4 4 1 1 0 6.35
Lewis, J 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.20
Julio 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.97
WP : Mussina.HBP : Cano (by Laffey), Rodriguez (by Laffey).Pitches-strikes : Mussina 92-60, Albaladejo 22-14, Farnsworth 12-8, Chamberlain 11-6, Rivera 15-10, Laffey 78-48, Lewis, J 32-21, Julio 12-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Mussina 5-8, Albaladejo 1-1, Farnsworth 1-1, Chamberlain 1-1, Rivera 1-1, Laffey 10-6, Lewis, J 1-4, Julio 0-3.Batters faced : Mussina 23, Albaladejo 5, Farnsworth 3, Chamberlain 3, Rivera 3, Laffey 24, Lewis, J 9, Julio 4.Inherited runners-scored : Lewis, J 1-1, Julio 1-0.Umpires : HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Marty Foster.Weather : 48 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, In from RF.T : 3:02.Att : 20,689.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner