Yankees 5, Orioles 1
Nick Swisher's homer was his 12th in 77 at-bats at Camden Yards. (Greg Fiume/Getty)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Andy Pettitte retired the first 20 Baltimore batters before an error ended his bid for perfection and a single ended his no-hitter. But his superb outing, combined with a great night for Nick Swisher, led the Yanks to their fourth consecutive win.
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Series at a glance:
Mon. 08/31:
NYY 5, BAL 1
Tue. 09/01:
NYY 9, BAL 6
Wed. 09/02:
NYY 10, BAL 2
NY Yankees
(83-48)
Won 4
NY Yankees 5, Baltimore 1
Today's Boxes 8/31/09
TB 11, DET 7
CIN 4, PIT 3
ATL 5, FLA 2
CIN 6, PIT 3
HOU 5, CHC 3
TOR 18, TEX 10
MIN 4, CWS 1
OAK 8, KC 5
SD 3, WSH 1
LAA 10, SEA 0
ARI 5, LAD 3
Baltimore
(54-78)
Lost 1
August 31, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
NY Yankees
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
5
10
1
Baltimore
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
1
Standings thru 8/31/09  | Recap: NYY | BAL  | Gameday  | Yankees stats  | Orioles stats
NY Yankees
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Jeter , SS
4
1
1
0
1
0
3
.334
Damon , LF
5
1
1
1
0
1
3
.289
Teixeira , 1B
4
1
1
0
1
0
2
.283
Matsui , DH
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.265
Posada , C
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
.278
Cano , 2B
4
1
2
2
0
0
1
.316
Swisher , RF
4
1
3
2
0
0
1
.248
Hairston, J , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.259
Cabrera, Me , CF
4
0
2
0
0
0
4
.270
Totals
36
5
10
5
2
4
21
BATTING 2B : Cabrera, Me (23, Guthrie), Cano 2 (39, Guthrie, Hendrickson), Swisher (27, Guthrie), Jeter (25,
Hendrickson).HR : Swisher (22, 3rd inning off Guthrie, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Jeter 2; Damon; Teixeira; Cano
4; Swisher 7; Cabrera, Me 3.RBI : Swisher 2 (70), Damon (74), Cano 2 (72).2-out RBI : Cano 2.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Damon; Cabrera, Me 2; Swisher; Teixeira.GIDP : Matsui; Jeter.Team
RISP : 3-for-14.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Cabrera, Me (8, 2nd base off Bass/Wieters).
FIELDING E : Hairston, J (11, fielding).
Baltimore
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Roberts, B , 2B
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
.285
Izturis, C , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.260
Jones, Ad , CF
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.279
Markakis , RF
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.304
Reimold , LF
4
0
0
0
0
3
4
.268
Mora , 3B
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
.257
Scott , DH
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
.264
Wieters , C
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
.267
Wigginton , 1B
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.264
Totals
31
1
3
1
1
9
7
BATTING HR : Mora (6, 8th inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Jones, Ad; Markakis; Mora 4.RBI :
Mora (35).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Reimold 2.Team RISP : 0-for-3.Team LOB :
4. FIELDING E : Mora (10, throw).DP : 2 (Roberts, B-Izturis, C-Wigginton, Izturis, C-Roberts,
B-Wigginton).
NY Yankees
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Pettitte (W, 12-6)
8.0
2
1
1
0
8
1
4.03
Bruney
0.1
1
0
0
1
0
0
4.30
Rivera, Ma (S, 37)
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.81
Baltimore
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Guthrie (L, 9-13)
6.0
4
2
2
1
2
1
5.17
Hendrickson
1.2
5
3
3
0
2
0
4.63
Bass
1.1
1
0
0
1
0
0
4.91
WP : Hendrickson.HBP : Hairston, J (by Guthrie).Pitches-strikes : Pettitte 104-73, Bruney 12-7,
Rivera, Ma 8-6, Guthrie 107-60, Hendrickson 36-26, Bass 27-12.Groundouts-flyouts : Pettitte 10-6, Bruney 0-0, Rivera,
Ma 0-0, Guthrie 6-4, Hendrickson 1-3, Bass 1-3.Batters faced : Pettitte 27, Bruney 3, Rivera, Ma 2, Guthrie 22,
Hendrickson 11, Bass 6.Inherited runners-scored : Rivera, Ma 2-0, Bass 1-0.Umpires : HP: Marvin Hudson.
1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Lance Barksdale.Weather : 67 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph,
L to R.T : 2:46.Att : 25,063.August 31, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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