Yankees 5, 
Orioles 3
| W: | C. Pavano (1-0) |
| L: | J. Guthrie (10-10) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (30) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .293 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| C Ransom 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| X Nady LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 |
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .312 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .263 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Rodriguez (29, J Guthrie) HR: J Giambi (25, 3rd inning off J Guthrie 1 on, 2 Out); H Matsui (9, 7th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez (78), J Giambi 3 (76), H Matsui (38) 2-out RBI: A Rodriguez, J Giambi 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Abreu 1, H Matsui 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Cano). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Pavano (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 91-54 | 5.40 |
| B Bruney (H, 5) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29-19 | 2.11 |
| J Veras (H, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 2.72 |
| M Rivera (S, 30) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 1.57 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 151-92 | |
| PITCHING HBP: K Millar (By C Pavano); M Mora (By C Pavano) Batters faced: C Pavano 24; B Bruney 7; J Veras 4; M Rivera 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 5-4; B Bruney 2-3; J Veras 1-0; M Rivera 2-0 Game Scores: C Pavano 45 | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Roberts 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .298 |
| N Markakis RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .302 |
| M Mora 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .281 |
| A Huff DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| R Hernandez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 |
| L Scott LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 |
| K Millar 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| J Payton CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| J Castro SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .221 |
| a-A Cintron PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Castro in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Scott (23, C Pavano) RBI: J Castro (10), B Roberts (46), N Markakis (77) SF: J Castro 2-out RBI: N Markakis Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 1, B Roberts 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Payton (6, 2nd base off B Bruney/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Guthrie (L, 10-10) | 6.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 115-76 | 3.28 |
| A Castillo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.79 |
| L Cormier | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28-18 | 4.47 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 147-97 | |
| PITCHING HBP: A Rodriguez (By J Guthrie) Batters faced: J Guthrie 29; A Castillo 1; L Cormier 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 7-6; A Castillo 0-0; L Cormier 3-2 Game Scores: J Guthrie 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | BAL | |||
 | 1st | A Rodriguez doubled to deep center, J Damon scored, A Rodriguez to third advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | J Giambi reached on infield single to second, A Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Castro hit sacrifice fly to center, L Scott scored, K Millar to third, J Payton to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2nd | B Roberts grounded out to shortstop, K Millar scored, J Payton to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 2nd | N Markakis singled to center, J Payton scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | J Giambi homered to center, A Rodriguez scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 7th | H Matsui homered to right center. | 5 | 3 |
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| Game Notes |
| BALTIMORE MANAGER DAVE TREMBLEY WAS EJECTED IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE JOE WEST FOR ARGUING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 48,817 (101.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - C.B. Bucknor |
MLB Scores
Saturday, August 23rd 2008
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 9 |
| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 11 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 9 |
| Atlanta | 8 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 6 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 |
| Houston | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 7 |
| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 |