Yankees 4, 
Angels 1
| W: | C. Sabathia (1-0) |
| L: | J. Lackey (0-1) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (1) |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Figgins 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .000 | .000 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .000 | .000 |
| T Hunter CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .333 | .500 |
| V Guerrero DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .250 | .250 |
| J Rivera LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .000 | .000 |
| K Morales 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .333 | .500 |
| H Kendrick 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .333 | .333 |
| J Mathis C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 |
a-M Napoli PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .000 |
| E Aybar SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 130 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for J Mathis in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: V Guerrero (1, C Sabathia) RBI: K Morales (1) 2-out RBI: K Morales Angels RISP: 1-3 (J Rivera 0-1, K Morales 1-1, M Napoli 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Rivera (1, throw); J Lackey (1, throw); T Hunter (1, bobble) Outfield Assist: J Rivera (A Rodriguez at Home). | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lackey (L, 0-1) | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 114-65 | 3.18 |
| J Bulger | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32-15 | 0.00 |
| M Palmer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 166-94 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Bulger HBP: R Cano (By J Bulger) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lackey 14/28; J Bulger 3/7; M Palmer 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lackey 21-8-15-21; J Bulger 6-2-5-2; M Palmer 4-2-5-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lackey 4-9; J Bulger 1-1; M Palmer 2-0 Game Scores: J Lackey 39 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .400 | .400 |
| J Damon LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .400 | .400 |
B Gardner CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .200 | .200 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .500 | .500 |
| H Matsui DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .667 | .750 |
| J Posada C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .250 |
| R Cano 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .000 | .250 |
| N Swisher RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .250 | .250 |
| M Cabrera CF-LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .500 | .750 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 166 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Damon (1, J Lackey); H Matsui (1, J Lackey) RBI: A Rodriguez (1), H Matsui 2 (2), D Jeter (1) SF: A Rodriguez 2-out RBI: H Matsui, D Jeter Yankees RISP: 3-12 (D Jeter 1-2, M Teixeira 0-3, J Damon 0-2, J Posada 0-1, H Matsui 2-3, N Swisher 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Sabathia (W, 1-0) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 113-76 | 1.12 |
| M Rivera (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 130-87 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Sabathia 17/29; M Rivera 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Sabathia 22-15-18-21; M Rivera 2-3-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sabathia 11-6; M Rivera 0-2 Game Scores: C Sabathia 76 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAA | NYY | |||
 | 1st | A Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Jeter scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | H Matsui reached on infield single to shortstop, J Damon scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | K Morales singled to left center, V Guerrero scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 5th | H Matsui doubled to left center, J Damon scored, A Rodriguez out at home. | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | D Jeter singled to shallow center, M Cabrera scored, D Jeter to second on error by center fielder T Hunter. | 1 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 49,688 (95.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 45 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Jerry Layne |