Indians 5, Yankees 4
Phil Hughes allowed four runs on five hits in five innings, striking out six. (Tony Dejak/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Mark Teixeira's two-run double in the eighth, after a two-run homer in the sixth, brought the Yankees back from a four-run deficit to save starter Phil Hughes from a loss, but reliever David Robertson allowed the Indians the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth.
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NY Yankees
(29-21)
Lost 1
Cleveland 5, NY Yankees 4
Today's Boxes 5/31/09
BOS 8, TOR 2
NYM 3, FLA 2
DET 3, BAL 0
HOU 2, PIT 1
PHI 4, WSH 2
MIN 3, TB 2
MIL 5, CIN 2
CWS 7, KC 4
OAK 5, TEX 4
SD 5, COL 2
LAA 9, SEA 8
SF 5, STL 3
ATL 9, ARI 3
LAD 8, CHC 2
Cleveland
(22-30)
Won 1
May 31, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
NY Yankees
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
4
10
0
Cleveland
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
9
1
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NY Yankees
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Jeter , SS
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
.306
Damon , LF
4
2
2
0
0
0
1
.301
Teixeira , 1B
4
1
2
4
0
0
1
.281
Rodriguez, Al , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.260
Cano , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.314
Matsui , DH
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
.263
1-Pena, R , PR-DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.246
Swisher , RF
3
0
1
0
0
2
1
.229
Gardner , CF
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.270
Cervelli , C
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.286
a-Posada , PH-C
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
.310
Totals
34
4
10
4
1
4
11
a-Struck out for Cervelli in the 8th. 1-Ran for Matsui in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Jeter (12, Pavano), Damon (12, Perez, R), Teixeira (12, Herges).HR : Teixeira (16,
6th inning off Pavano, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Jeter 3; Damon 3; Teixeira 6; Rodriguez, Al; Matsui; Swisher; Gardner.RBI :
Teixeira 4 (44).2-out RBI : Teixeira 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rodriguez, Al; Cano.SAC :
Swisher.GIDP : Gardner; Posada.Team RISP : 2-for-8.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING CS :
Cano (2, 2nd base by Pavano/Shoppach).
Cleveland
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Cabrera, A , SS
4
2
2
0
0
1
0
.318
Francisco, B , LF
3
1
2
0
2
1
0
.275
Peralta, Jh , 3B
4
0
3
3
0
0
2
.269
Choo , RF
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
.296
DeRosa , DH
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
.266
Garko , 1B
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.256
Shoppach , C
4
0
0
0
0
4
1
.211
Valbuena , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.188
Crowe , CF
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
.184
Totals
29
5
9
5
4
9
10
BATTING 2B : Crowe (2, Hughes, P), Cabrera, A (13, Hughes, P).TB : Cabrera, A 3; Francisco, B
2; Peralta, Jh 3; Valbuena; Crowe 2.RBI : Peralta, Jh 3 (21), DeRosa (33), Choo (31).Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Garko 2; Choo; Valbuena.SAC : Garko; Cabrera, A.SF : DeRosa; Choo.Team
RISP : 5-for-10.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Francisco, B (9, 2nd base off Wang,
Ch/Cervelli).CS : Valbuena (1, 2nd base by Wang, Ch/Cervelli). FIELDING E : Cabrera,
A (3, fielding).DP : 2 (Cabrera, A-Garko, Valbuena-Cabrera, A-Garko).
NY Yankees
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Hughes, P
5.0
5
4
4
1
6
0
5.45
Wang, Ch
3.0
3
0
0
1
3
0
16.07
Coke (L, 1-3)
0.1
0
1
1
1
0
0
4.79
Robertson
0.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2.45
Cleveland
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Pavano
7.1
7
3
3
0
4
1
5.29
Perez, R
0.0
1
1
1
0
0
0
14.66
Betancourt, R
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.71
Herges (BS, 1)
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.13
Wood, K (W, 2-2)
1.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
6.00
Perez, R pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. HBP : Peralta, Jh (by Hughes, P), Choo (by Hughes, P).Pitches-strikes :
Hughes, P 95-66, Wang, Ch 42-28, Coke 11-5, Robertson 10-3, Pavano 89-64, Perez, R 2-1, Betancourt, R 3-1, Herges 13-6, Wood,
K 17-9.Groundouts-flyouts : Hughes, P 4-4, Wang, Ch 4-1, Coke 1-0, Robertson 0-0, Pavano 8-7, Perez, R 0-0, Betancourt,
R 0-0, Herges 2-0, Wood, K 2-0.Batters faced : Hughes, P 23, Wang, Ch 12, Coke 2, Robertson 2, Pavano 28, Perez,
R 1, Betancourt, R 0, Herges 3, Wood, K 4.Inherited runners-scored : Robertson 1-1, Perez, R 1-0, Betancourt, R
2-0, Herges 2-2.Umpires : HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Bob Davidson.Weather :
56 degrees, sunny.Wind : 12 mph, In from CF.T : 3:21.Att : 29,405.May 31, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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