8:00 PM ET, October 7, 2005
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: S. Shields (1-0)
L: A. Small (0-1)
Game Notes
| LOS ANGELES' BENGIE MOLINA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT INJURY TO HIS LEFT ELBOW. |
Final
LA Angels leads 3-2 (as of 10/7)
| Game 1: Tuesday, October 4 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, October 5 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Friday, October 7 | ||
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| LA Angels | 11 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 | |
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| Game 4: Saturday, October 8 | ||
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| LA Angels | Postponed | |
| NY Yankees | ||
| Game 4: Sunday, October 9 | ||
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| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | |
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| Game 5: Monday, October 10 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 | |
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8:00 PM ET, October 7, 2005
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: S. Shields (1-0)
L: A. Small (0-1)
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Figgins CF-3B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | ||
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | ||
| V Guerrero RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | ||
| B Molina C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | ||
| J Molina PR-C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| G Anderson LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | ||
| J Rivera DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .455 | ||
| D Erstad 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .385 | ||
| R Quinlan 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| a-S Finley PH-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | ||
| A Kennedy 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .300 | ||
| Totals | 43 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 20 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for R Quinlan in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: O Cabrera (1, Ra Johnson); D Erstad (1, Ra Johnson); J Rivera (1, A Small) 3B: G Anderson (1, Ra Johnson); C Figgins (1, A Leiter) HR: G Anderson (1, 1st inning off Ra Johnson 2 on, 2 Out); B Molina (3, 3rd inning off Ra Johnson 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Anderson 5 (5), B Molina 2 (5), D Erstad (2), C Figgins (1), S Finley (1), J Molina (1) S: S Finley 2-out RBI: G Anderson 3, B Molina 2, C Figgins GIDP: C Figgins Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Cabrera 1, J Rivera 1, C Figgins 1, A Kennedy 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: A Kennedy (2, 2nd base by Ra Johnson/J Flaherty) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: O Cabrera (1, throw) | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| P Byrd | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 77-51 | 9.82 | |
| B Donnelly | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 27.00 | |
| S Shields (W, 1-1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 36-20 | 0.00 | |
| K Escobar (H, 2) | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26-16 | 2.25 | |
| F Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 4.50 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 166-105 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: P Byrd 20; B Donnelly 4; S Shields 9; K Escobar 7; F Rodriguez 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 6-3; B Donnelly 0-1; S Shields 0-2; K Escobar 3-1; F Rodriguez 1-1 Game Scores: P Byrd 31 | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .308 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .222 | ||
| J Giambi DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .417 | ||
| G Sheffield RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .167 | ||
| H Matsui LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .364 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 | ||
| B Williams CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | ||
| T Martinez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | ||
| b-R Sierra PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | ||
| J Flaherty C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-J Posada PH-C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| a-grounded to first for J Flaherty in the 4th b-struck out swinging for T Martinez in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Rodriguez (1, P Byrd); R Cano (3, B Donnelly) HR: H Matsui (1, 4th inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out); D Jeter (1, 8th inning off K Escobar 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Matsui (1), J Posada (2), D Jeter 2 (2), J Giambi (2), R Cano (5), B Williams (1) SF: B Williams 2-out RBI: D Jeter, J Giambi Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Sheffield 3, R Sierra 1, R Cano 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Sheffield (1, throw); R Cano (2, catch) DP: 2 (R Cano-D Jeter-T Martinez, R Cano). | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| Ra Johnson | 3.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62-44 | 15.00 | |
| A Small (L, 0-1) | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35-26 | 6.75 | |
| T Sturtze | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 13.50 | |
| T Gordon | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 6.75 | |
| A Leiter | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 9.00 | |
| S Proctor | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-13 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 156-102 | ||
| PITCHING WP: S Proctor IBB: V Guerrero (By A Leiter) HBP: B Molina (By T Gordon) Batters faced: Ra Johnson 17; A Small 11; T Sturtze 1; T Gordon 4; A Leiter 6; S Proctor 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ra Johnson 2-4; A Small 4-2; T Sturtze 0-1; T Gordon 1-0; A Leiter 1-2; S Proctor 1-2 Game Scores: R Johnson 23 | ||||||||||
| LAA | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Anderson homered to right, V Guerrero and B Molina scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 3rd | B Molina homered to left, O Cabrera scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 4th | H Matsui homered to left. | 5 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Posada grounded out to first, R Cano scored, B Williams to third. | 5 | 2 | |
| 4th | D Jeter singled to right, B Williams scored. | 5 | 3 | |
| 4th | J Giambi singled to shallow left, D Jeter scored, A Rodriguez to third. | 5 | 4 | |
| 5th | R Cano doubled to deep left center, H Matsui scored, R Cano to third on throwing error by shortstop O Cabrera. | 5 | 5 | |
| 5th | B Williams hit sacrifice fly to left, R Cano scored. | 5 | 6 | |
| 6th | D Erstad singled to right, J Rivera scored. | 6 | 6 | |
| 6th | C Figgins singled to center, D Erstad scored, A Kennedy to third. | 7 | 6 | |
| 7th | G Anderson singled to right, V Guerrero scored, J Molina to second, J Molina to third on throwing error by right fielder G Sheffield. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7th | S Finley sacrificed to first, J Molina scored, G Anderson to third, J Rivera to second. | 9 | 6 | |
| 8th | J Molina singled to center, C Figgins scored, V Guerrero to third. | 10 | 6 | |
| 8th | G Anderson singled to right, V Guerrero scored, J Molina to second. | 11 | 6 | |
| 8th | D Jeter homered to right. | 11 | 7 | |
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| LOS ANGELES' BENGIE MOLINA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT INJURY TO HIS LEFT ELBOW. |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 56,277 (111.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:00 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Derryl Cousins, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Jim Reynolds |