A.J. Burnett greets Robinson Cano with a celebratory pie to the face. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Robinson Cano's fourth walk-off hit of the season -- and the Yankees' 11th -- capped off a 6-1 homestand for New York, which edged Toronto despite throwing four wild pitches and losing Derek Jeter to injury early. Chad Gaudin earned the win with scoreless innings in the 10th and 11th.
BATTING HR: Ruiz, R (2, 2nd inning off Burnett, AJ, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Scutaro 2; Hill, A; Lind
2; Overbay 2; Wells, V; Ruiz, R 5; Encarnacion; Chavez, R 2; Inglett. RBI: Ruiz, R (2), Chavez, R (12). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out: Wells, V; Hill, A 3; Ruiz, R. GIDP: Ruiz, R. Team RISP: 1-for-8. Team
LOB: 14.
FIELDING E: Romero, R (2, pickoff). DP: (Scutaro-Overbay). Pickoffs:
Chavez, R (Pena, R at 1st base).
WP: Burnett, AJ 3, Robertson. HBP: Jeter (by Romero, R), Rodriguez, Al (by Camp). Pitches-strikes:
Romero, R 109-66, League 34-22, Camp 26-15, Burnett, AJ 107-68, Coke 3-3, Robertson 26-17, Hughes, P 16-14, Gaudin 44-25. Groundouts-flyouts:
Romero, R 6-7, League 3-2, Camp 0-0, Burnett, AJ 5-1, Coke 0-1, Robertson 1-1, Hughes, P 0-2, Gaudin 1-1. Batters faced:
Romero, R 26, League 9, Camp 7, Burnett, AJ 29, Coke 2, Robertson 5, Hughes, P 6, Gaudin 8. Inherited runners-scored:
Robertson 1-0, Hughes, P 1-0. Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Paul Nauert. Weather:
80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, L to R. T: 3:56. Att: 47,113. August 12, 2009
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner