Yankees 7, Angels 1
Alex Rodriguez's three-run homer gave him 95 RBIs for the season. (Kevork Djansezian/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Alfredo Aceves gave the Yanks just what they needed in his first start, firing seven strong innings to beat the Angels. Derek Jeter passed Babe Ruth on the Yanks' all-time hit list and Alex Rodriguez (33) and Johnny Damon (13, 14) went deep.
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NY Yankees
(77-68)
Won 1
NY Yankees 7, LA Angels 1
Today's Boxes 9/9/08
TOR 3, CWS 1
ATL 5, COL 4
CLE 6, BAL 1
FLA 10, PHI 8
OAK 3, DET 2
TB 5, BOS 4
NYM 10, WSH 8
CIN 5, MIL 4
HOU 9, PIT 3
MIN 7, KC 2
TOR 8, CWS 2
STL 4, CHC 3
LAD 6, SD 2
TEX 7, SEA 3
SF 5, ARI 4
LA Angels
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Lost 1
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NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF-LF5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .306
Jeter , SS5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .296
Abreu , RF4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .298
Rodriguez, A , 3B3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .310
Giambi , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246
Ransom , 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Nady , LF4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .316
Gardner , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Matsui , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .301
Cano , 2B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262
Moeller , C4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .228
Totals 36 7 10 7 2 7 11
BATTING 2B : Nady (35, Santana).HR : Rodriguez, A (33, 6th inning off Santana, 2 on, 0 out), Damon 2 (14, 7th inning off Santana, 1 on, 1 out; 9th inning off Speier, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Damon 8; Jeter 2; Abreu; Rodriguez, A 5; Nady 3; Moeller.RBI : Nady (87), Rodriguez, A 3 (95), Damon 3 (62).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Moeller 2; Giambi.GIDP : Abreu.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING CS : Abreu (11, 2nd base by Santana/Mathis). FIELDING E : Jeter (12, missed catch).DP : (Aceves, A-Cano-Giambi).
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Willits , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
Anderson , DH4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .287
Teixeira , 1B4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .305
Guerrero , RF4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .298
Hunter , CF2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
Matthews , CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
Quinlan , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280
Wood , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176
Mathis , C2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191
a-Morales , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Budde , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, S , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
Totals 34 1 7 1 0 3 13
a-Grounded out for Mathis in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Teixeira (35, Aceves, A), Anderson (24, Bruney).TB : Anderson 4; Teixeira 3; Guerrero; Quinlan.RBI : Guerrero (83).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rodriguez, S; Matthews; Teixeira.GIDP : Hunter.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Quinlan (3, 2nd base off Aceves, A/Moeller). FIELDING E : Matthews (6, fielding).DP : (Wood-Rodriguez, S-Teixeira).
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana (L, 15-6)6.1 8 6 5 1 6 2 3.36
Bulger 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.35
Speier 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.03
HBP : Giambi (by Santana).Pitches-strikes : Aceves, A 89-63, Bruney 17-11, Marte 15-10, Santana 108-75, Bulger 16-7, Speier 24-13.Groundouts-flyouts : Aceves, A 11-8, Bruney 2-0, Marte 0-3, Santana 7-5, Bulger 0-2, Speier 3-2.Batters faced : Aceves, A 26, Bruney 4, Marte 4, Santana 28, Bulger 4, Speier 7.Umpires : HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather : 71 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:36.Att : 43,042.September 9, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner