Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1
Johnny Damon misplays Marco Scutaro's fly ball in center field. (J.P. Moczulski/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The first time Johnny Damon misplayed a fly ball in center field, the Yankees escaped. But in the eighth inning, Damon couldn't handle a fly ball with two outs, allowing the Blue Jays to score the winning run while also spoiling Darrell Rasner's beautiful performance on the mound.
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Toronto 2, NY Yankees 1
Today's Boxes 8/19/08
BOS 7, BAL 2
CLE 9, KC 4
PHI 5, WSH 4
TB 4, LAA 2
NYM 7, ATL 3
CHC 5, CIN 0
DET 11, TEX 3
HOU 5, MIL 2
MIN 13, OAK 2
CWS 5, SEA 0
PIT 4, STL 1
ARI 7, SD 6
COL 8, LAD 3
FLA 6, SF 0
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Standings thru 8/19/08 | Recap: NYY | TOR | Gameday | Yankees stats | Blue Jays stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .311
Jeter , SS4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .294
Abreu , RF4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .291
Rodriguez, A , 3B4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .313
Giambi , 1B4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .249
Nady , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .326
Matsui , DH3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319
Cano , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
Rodriguez, I , C3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 14 13
BATTING 2B : Abreu 2 (33, Burnett, Burnett).TB : Jeter; Abreu 4; Rodriguez, A; Nady; Rodriguez, I.RBI : Abreu (81).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi; Nady; Damon.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Rodriguez, I (7, 2nd base off Burnett/Barajas).FIELDING E : Damon (2, fielding).DP : 2 (Jeter-Cano-Giambi, Cano-Jeter-Giambi).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Inglett , 2B3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
Scutaro , 3B3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .262
Rios , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
Wells, V , CF3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .289
Lind , LF3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .302
Mench , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Overbay , 1B3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269
Stairs , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Barajas , C3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251
McDonald , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220
Totals 28 2 5 2 1 5 12
BATTING 2B : Scutaro (13, Veras).HR : Lind (9, 7th inning off Rasner, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Inglett; Scutaro 2; Wells, V; Lind 4; Overbay.RBI : Lind (35), Scutaro (43).2-out RBI : Scutaro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lind 2; Rios.GIDP : Rios; Overbay.Team LOB : 4.
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rasner 6.2 3 1 1 1 3 1 4.93
Veras (L, 3-2)1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.84
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burnett (W, 16-9)8.0 5 1 1 1 13 0 4.51
Ryan (S, 24)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.86
HBP : Inglett (by Rasner).Pitches-strikes : Rasner 86-54, Veras 23-15, Burnett 120-78, Ryan 10-7.Groundouts-flyouts : Rasner 9-8, Veras 2-0, Burnett 7-4, Ryan 0-1.Batters faced : Rasner 24, Veras 6, Burnett 30, Ryan 3.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Doug Eddings.Weather : 64 degrees, clear.Wind : 5 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:28.Att : 37,221.August 19, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
