Yankees 14, Rangers 13

W:	M. Rivera (1-2)
L:	A. Otsuka (0-1)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
G Matthews CF	5	2	1	0	1	0	3	.309
M Young SS	6	1	1	2	0	1	4	.331
M Teixeira 1B	5	2	4	3	0	1	0	.288
P Nevin DH	5	2	3	0	0	1	1	.247
H Blalock 3B	4	1	3	4	1	1	0	.345
K Mench RF	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	.297
A Brown PR-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
B Wilkerson LF	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	.269
M DeRosa 2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.358
R Barajas C	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.225
Totals	40	13	17	12	5	5	15
BATTING 2B: M Teixeira 2 (12, A Small, S Chacon); G Matthews (12, A Small); H Blalock (6, R Villone); R Barajas (5, M Rivera) HR: H Blalock (8, 2nd inning off A Small 2 on, 1 Out); B Wilkerson (6, 7th inning off S Proctor 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Blalock 4 (33), M Young 2 (24), M Teixeira 3 (22), B Wilkerson 2 (14), R Barajas (11) S: B Wilkerson 2-out RBI: H Blalock, M Teixeira GIDP: K Mench Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Young 2, K Mench 1, B Wilkerson 1 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: R Barajas (2, throw) DP: 1 (M Young-M DeRosa-M Teixeira).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Koronka	4.2	8	5	5	2	2	0	80-47	4.22
S Feldman	0.1	3	3	3	1	1	1	19-10	7.87
J Benoit (B, 2)	1.0	2	3	3	2	2	0	30-15	3.86
R Bauer (B, 3)	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	12-7	3.43
R Mahay	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20-11	2.00
A Otsuka (L, 2-4; B, 4)	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	13-10	2.95
Totals	8.2	17	14	14	6	5	2	174-100
PITCHING HBP: R Cano (By J Koronka) Batters faced: J Koronka 24; S Feldman 5; J Benoit 7; R Bauer 4; R Mahay 5; A Otsuka 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Koronka 7-5; S Feldman 0-0; J Benoit 0-1; R Bauer 1-1; R Mahay 3-1; A Otsuka 1-1 Game Scores: J Koronka 28

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon CF	5	4	3	0	1	1	1	.291
D Jeter SS	5	3	4	4	1	0	0	.349
A Rodriguez 3B	5	2	1	0	1	0	4	.273
J Posada C	3	2	2	5	1	1	1	.297
R Cano 2B	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.313
B Williams RF	4	2	1	1	1	0	4	.239
A Phillips DH	5	0	2	0	0	1	2	.167
M Cairo 1B	5	0	2	3	0	1	2	.229
M Cabrera LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	.316
B Crosby LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
Totals	40	14	17	14	6	5	20
BATTING 2B: A Phillips 2 (2, J Koronka, S Feldman); D Jeter (10, J Koronka); A Rodriguez (6, J Koronka); B Williams (4, J Benoit) HR: D Jeter (5, 6th inning off S Feldman 2 on, 0 Out); J Posada (6, 9th inning off A Otsuka 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cairo 3 (6), D Jeter 4 (29), J Posada 5 (24), R Cano (14), B Williams (14) SF: J Posada 2 2-out RBI: M Cairo 2, J Posada 2 GIDP: M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Cairo 2, B Williams 1, M Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: D Jeter (6, 3rd base off J Koronka/R Barajas)
FIELDING E: J Damon (1, throw) DP: 1 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-M Cairo). Outfield Assist: M Cabrera (M Teixeira at 3rd base, M Teixeira at Home).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Chacon	1.1	6	8	7	2	0	0	51-30	5.21
A Small	4.1	6	2	2	1	2	1	56-39	8.71
R Villone	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	2.63
S Proctor (B, 7)	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	1	25-13	2.05
K Farnsworth	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-7	3.78
M Rivera (W, 5-5)	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	23-14	3.18
Totals	9.0	17	13	12	5	5	2	165-104
PITCHING HBP: R Barajas (By S Chacon) Batters faced: S Chacon 13; A Small 18; R Villone 1; S Proctor 6; K Farnsworth 3; M Rivera 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Chacon 2-2; A Small 7-3; R Villone 0-0; S Proctor 0-2; K Farnsworth 0-1; M Rivera 3-0 Game Scores: S Chacon 10

Scoring Summary
			TEX	NYY
	1st	H Blalock singled to center, M Teixeira scored, P Nevin to third, P Nevin scored, H Blalock to second on throwing error by center fielder J Damon.	2	0
	2nd	M Young singled to left, B Wilkerson and R Barajas scored, G Matthews Jr to second.	4	0
	2nd	M Teixeira doubled to deep right center, G Matthews Jr and M Young scored.	6	0
	2nd	H Blalock homered to right, M Teixeira and P Nevin scored.	9	0
	2nd	M Cairo singled to left, B Williams scored, A Phillips to third.	9	1
	3rd	M Teixeira doubled to left, G Matthews Jr scored, M Teixeira out stretching at third.	10	1
	3rd	D Jeter doubled to deep center, J Damon scored.	10	2
	3rd	J Posada singled to center, D Jeter scored.	10	3
	5th	J Posada hit sacrifice fly to left, D Jeter scored, A Rodriguez to third.	10	4
	5th	R Cano grounded out to second, A Rodriguez scored.	10	5
	6th	D Jeter homered to right, M Cabrera and J Damon scored.	10	8
	6th	B Williams doubled to right, A Rodriguez scored, J Posada to third.	10	9
	6th	M Cairo singled to left, J Posada and B Williams scored, M Cairo to second advancing on throw.	10	11
	7th	B Wilkerson homered to right, K Mench scored.	12	11
	7th	J Posada hit sacrifice fly to left, J Damon scored, D Jeter to third.	12	12
	9th	R Barajas doubled to left, A Brown scored, M DeRosa to third.	13	12
	9th	J Posada homered to right, J Damon scored.	13	14
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Game Notes

TEXAS THIRD BASEMAN HANK BLALOCK EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING.

Game Information
Stadium	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Attendance	40,757 (78% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:49
Weather	63 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Derryl Cousins, Third Base - Tim Timmons

Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/16)

Boston	6	Final
Baltimore	5

Kansas City	4	Final
Cleveland	6

Minnesota	4	Final
Detroit	7

Texas	13	Final
NY Yankees	14

Cincinnati	3	Final
Pittsburgh	9

Chi White Sox	7	Final
Tampa Bay	10

Florida	3	Final
Atlanta	4	in 11

Philadelphia	2	Final
Milwaukee	3

Washington	0	Final
Chi Cubs	4

San Francisco	14	Final
Houston	3

NY Mets	8	Final
St. Louis	3

LA Dodgers	1	Final
Colorado	5

San Diego	2	Final
Arizona	5

Toronto	3	Final
LA Angels	8

Seattle	6	Final
Oakland	12

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