Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1
Derek Jeter acknowledges the crowd after his 2,416th career hit. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees' first run on Wednesday came on Derek Jeter's 2,416th career hit, a single that carried him past Mickey Mantle and into sole possession of third place on the Yanks' all-time list. Four more Bombers would go on to plate runs for Mike Mussina, who fanned a season-high six batters.
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Toronto
(32-29)
Lost 1
NY Yankees 5, Toronto 1
Today's Boxes 6/4/08
FLA 6, ATL 4
MIL 10, ARI 1
COL 2, LAD 1
OAK 10, DET 2
NYM 5, SF 3
LAA 5, SEA 4
CIN 2, PHI 0
PIT 5, HOU 2
BOS 5, TB 1
CLE 15, TEX 9
MIN 7, BAL 5
CWS 6, KC 4
SD 2, CHC 1
NY Yankees
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Won 1
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Standings thru 6/4/08  | Recap: TOR | NYY  | Gameday  | Blue Jays stats  | Yankees stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Stewart , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Scutaro , 2B4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .269
Rios , CF3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .266
Rolen , 3B4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .304
Stairs , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .261
Overbay , 1B4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .280
Barajas , C2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
Thigpen , C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Wilkerson , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
Eckstein , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 9 11
BATTING 2B : Rios (13, Mussina), Rolen (13, Mussina).TB : Scutaro; Rios 3; Rolen 2; Overbay 2.RBI : Rolen (15).2-out RBI : Rolen.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Overbay; Stairs; Eckstein.GIDP : Rolen.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING DP : 3 (Overbay-Eckstein-Litsch, Eckstein-Scutaro-Overbay, Rolen-Scutaro-Overbay).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .310
Jeter , SS4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .282
Abreu , RF3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .281
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
Matsui , DH3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .337
Betemit , 1B4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .238
Cano , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .217
Molina , C3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .222
Cabrera , CF4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .265
Totals 33 5 12 5 3 2 16
BATTING 2B : Cano (11, Litsch), Rodriguez (13, Litsch), Molina (12, Litsch).HR : Betemit (2, 4th inning off Litsch, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Damon 3; Jeter; Rodriguez 2; Matsui 2; Betemit 4; Cano 2; Molina 3; Cabrera.RBI : Jeter (27), Betemit (4), Cabrera (26), Damon (27), Matsui (28).2-out RBI : Betemit; Cabrera; Damon.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Damon 2; Betemit.GIDP : Cano; Abreu; Betemit.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING DP : (Cano-Jeter-Betemit).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Litsch (L, 7-2)5.1 10 4 4 2 1 1 3.45
Camp 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.11
Downs 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.88
Benitez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18
WP : Ohlendorf.IBB : Matsui (by Litsch).Pitches-strikes : Litsch 99-59, Camp 16-8, Downs 8-6, Benitez 10-7, Mussina 103-67, Ohlendorf 18-10, Farnsworth 13-9, Rivera 14-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Litsch 10-5, Camp 3-0, Downs 2-0, Benitez 1-1, Mussina 6-6, Ohlendorf 2-1, Farnsworth 1-1, Rivera 1-0.Batters faced : Litsch 26, Camp 5, Downs 2, Benitez 3, Mussina 23, Ohlendorf 4, Farnsworth 3, Rivera 3.Inherited runners-scored : Camp 1-1, Downs 1-1.Umpires : HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Ed Hickox.Weather : 70 degrees, rain.Wind : 6 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:46.Att : 51,151.
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