New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers - August 6,2008

Visiting Team

New York Yankees (62-52)

Home Team

Texas Rangers (60-55)

Game Date

August 6,2008

Year

2008

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

38,638

Time of Game

3:04

Umpires

[HP]: Bob Davidson [1B]: Rob Drake [2B]: Andy Fletcher [3B]: Alfonso Marquez

2nd inning: S9/L.2XH(92);1-2 **David Murphy ran into Ivan Rodriguez at the plate and both**
2nd inning: S9/L.2XH(92);1-2 **players went down after their knees hit together**
3rd inning: NP **Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez left the game due to an injured knee**
4th inning: NP **Rangers David Murphy left the game due to an injured knee; expected to miss**
4th inning: NP **two to four weeks with a strained knee ligament**

New York Yankees - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Johnny Damon	cf-lf	34.275	L	5	1	2	1	0	0	.306	97	1943
2	Derek Jeter	ss	34.041	R	4	0	2	2	1	2	.282	106	1942
3	Bobby Abreu	rf	34.148	L	5	0	2	0	0	0	.292	110	1754
4	Alex Rodriguez	dh	33.010	R	4	0	0	0	0	1	.313	93	1998
5	Jason Giambi	1b	37.211	L	4	1	1	1	0	2	.252	98	1804
6	Xavier Nady	lf	29.266	R	4	0	1	0	0	1	.334	99	623
7	Robinson Cano	2b	25.289	L	4	1	1	0	0	1	.260	110	525
	Jose Molina	ph-c	33.064	R	4	1	2	0	0	0	.240	74	476
9	Wilson Betemit	3b	26.278	B	4	1	1	1	0	1	.255	60	470
Totals

2B: Derek Jeter (24), Xavier Nady (30), Wilson Betemit (8)

HR: Jason Giambi (21)

RBI: Johnny Damon (44), Derek Jeter 2 (53), Jason Giambi (63), Wilson Betemit (18)

GDP: Alex Rodriguez (7)

SB: Johnny Damon (16)

CS: Derek Jeter (3)

Texas Rangers - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Ian Kinsler	2b	26.045	R	4	0	2	0	0	0	.316	112	362
2	Frank Catalanotto	dh	34.101	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	.287	75	1150
3	Michael Young	ss	31.292	R	4	1	1	1	0	1	.289	110	1171
4	Josh Hamilton	cf	27.077	L	3	1	1	0	1	0	.305	111	201
5	Marlon Byrd	rf	30.342	R	3	1	0	0	0	0	.260	76	593
6	David Murphy	lf	26.293	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	.275	108	174
	Brandon Boggs	lf	25.210	B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.244	66	66
7	Gerald Laird	c	28.267	R	4	0	0	0	0	2	.300	61	339
8	Chris Davis	1b	22.142	L	4	0	2	2	0	1	.295	36	36
9	Ramon Vazquez	3b	31.351	L	4	0	1	0	0	2	.321	80	570
Totals

Errors: Michael Young, Marlon Byrd

HR: Michael Young (10)

RBI: Michael Young (64), Chris Davis 2 (28)

HBP: Marlon Byrd (5)

New York Yankees - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Sidney Ponson	R	W 7-2	6.1	6	3	3	1	4	1	4.23	1.57	16	275
2	Edwar Ramirez	R		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3.02	1.03	37	58
3	Damaso Marte	L		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.18	1.24	53	500
4	Jose Veras	R		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.63	1.17	38	60
5	Mariano Rivera	R	SV 27	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.30	0.72	44	832
Totals				0.0

HB: Sidney Ponson (6)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Sidney Ponson (95-60-35), Edwar Ramirez (20-14-6), Damaso Marte (4-3-1), Jose Veras (6-4-2), Mariano Rivera (14-10-4)

Texas Rangers - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Tommy Hunter	R	L 0-1	4.1	8	5	5	0	4	1	10.61	1.93	2	2
2	Warner Madrigal	R		3.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	6.00	1.47	10	10
3	Joaquin Benoit	R		1.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	5.45	1.76	35	264
Totals				0.0

WP: Joaquin Benoit (3)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Tommy Hunter (77-53-24), Warner Madrigal (46-32-14), Joaquin Benoit (21-14-7)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
New York Yankees	NYA	62-52		0	0	3		1	1	0		0	0	0		5	12	0		3	6	10	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Texas Rangers	TEX	60-55		0	2	0		0	0	1		0	0	0		3	9	2		2	7	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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