The scoreboard tells the story at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Chien-Ming Wang's struggles continued as he was knocked from the game in the second inning Saturday. Wang and rookie Anthony Claggett allowed 14 runs on 13 hits in the second, which set a record for the most runs and hits allowed by the Yankees in a frame in their history.
BATTING 2B: Matsui, H (2, Carmona, F). 3B: Ransom (1, Chulk). HR: Teixeira (3, 1st
inning off Carmona, F, 1 on, 1 out), Cabrera, Me (2, 6th inning off Carmona, F, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Ransom 3; Matsui,
H 2; Teixeira 4; Posada; Cano; Cabrera, Me 4; Pena, R. RBI: Teixeira 2 (6), Cabrera, Me 2 (4). 2-out RBI:
Cabrera, Me 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gardner 2; Teixeira; Ransom; Molina, J. GIDP:
Molina, J. Team RISP: 0-for-5. Team LOB: 8.
WP: Wang, Claggett. HBP: Matsui, H (by Kobayashi). Pitches-strikes:
Carmona, F 103-57, Kobayashi 20-11, Chulk 19-9, Wang 52-34, Claggett 60-34, Ramirez, E 58-34, Veras 43-26, Marte, D 23-14. Groundouts-flyouts:
Carmona, F 11-6, Kobayashi 4-2, Chulk 0-3, Wang 0-3, Claggett 1-2, Ramirez, E 0-2, Veras 5-2, Marte, D 0-2. Batters
faced: Carmona, F 28, Kobayashi 6, Chulk 5, Wang 12, Claggett 16, Ramirez, E 12, Veras 11, Marte, D 7. Inherited
runners-scored: Claggett 1-1, Ramirez, E 2-1. Umpires: HP: Ed Hickox. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Tom Hallion.
3B: Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, R to L. T: 3:49. Att:
45,167. April 18, 2009
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner