Late Night Hot Stove with Conan O'Brien

No clue why we called it that, but does NBC really think Conan O'Brien can bring in ratings at 11:30? Or even think he's funny?

Not too High for Lowe
Anyway, back to the hot stove. Jack Curry of the NY Times is reporting that the Mets have made an offer to Derek Lowe for $36 million over 3 years. Lowe has reportedly been looking for 5-year deal, in the neighborhood of $90 million. We've never thought much of Lowe, but after seeing what A.J. Burnett got, you can understand him wanting a similar deal.

We doubt that the Mets get Lowe with those years and that annual salary.

Marquis de Mediocre
The Cubs are sending starting pitcher Jason Marquis to the Rockies for former Yankees reliever Luis Vizcaino. That news according to the Denver Post, which stated the deal won't go through until next week. Marquis is one of the poster children for mediocre pitching.

Didn't You Get My Message?
Scott Boras has put in a call to the Dodgers regarding Manny Ramirez. Boras hadn't heard from GM Ned Colletti since December 10. With talks at a standstill, the Dodgers have been reportedly thinking about Bobby Abreu or Adam Dunn as other options.

Oh, Danny Boy
The Nationals have officially inked Daniel Cabrera to a 1 year, $2.6 million contract. Cabrera had been non-tendered by the Orioles.

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Hump Holiday Hot Stove

The Big Unit has found a new home to call his own. Randy Johnson agreed to a one year, $8 million deal on Friday to join the San Francisco Giants. Perhaps the Giants are hoping he can help Barry Zito suck less.

Willy Taveras has also found a new home. Taveras, who was non-tendered by the Rockies, has a new 2 year deal with the Reds.

Padres GM Kevin Towers says he'll still listen to offers for Jake Peavy, but is no longer shopping him. If so, that means the likelihood of Trevor Hoffman returning to San Diego is even less.

The Orioles have been in contact with Ivan Rodriguez and Greg Zaun as they look for a catcher to pave the way for Matt Wieters. Offers for Pudge and Jason Varitek are few and far between.

If you can believe anything Scott Boras says, the A's are interested in long time Angel Garrett Anderson. The A's have also had some preliminary discussions with former Yankee Bobby Abreu, but aren't close to a deal as of yet.

Roger Clemens' name took another blow, this time at Houston's Memorial Hermann Medical Center. The Roger Clemens Sports Institute for Medicine will no longer have the Rocket's name attached. We understand it, but at the same time Clemens donated $3 million to the hospital's pediatric wing.

UPDATE 9:07 EST

Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Red Sox are close to signing free agent starter Brad Penny.

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Yankees Don't Put Any Stops on Arbitration

The Yankees announced this afternoon they will not offer salary arbitration to free agents Andy Pettitte, Bobby Abreu, Jason Giambi, Ivan Rodriguez, Chad Moeller, Carl Pavano, and Sidney Ponson.

The real surprise is that arbitration was not offered to Abreu, who has put up solid numbers in his 2 1/2 seasons in Pinstripes. It's especially puzzling since Abreu would likely get a multi-year deal somewhere, meaning the Yankees would get a pair of draft picks as compensation.

The NY Post reported earlier today that the Yankees made an offer recently to Pettitte that was for less money than the $16 million he earned last season. Pettitte, unwilling to take a pay cut, rejected the offer.

The Post also speculated the Yankees wouldn't offer Abreu and Pettitte arbitration, fearing that the poor economy would cause teams to not offer deals for major money.

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The Weekend Yankeeland - 11/2

Welcome to the end of Daylight Savings Time. :( We're now in that dark, cold section of time until Spring Training. We imagine though that the Hot Stove league should be pretty hot in the metro area like it was last week.

Bobby Abreu filed for free agency this week and the NY Post reports that the Yankees will probably offer him arbitration. The Post also reports that the Yankees will not likely pick up Damaso Marte's $6 million option, opting for the quarter-million buyout instead. This doesn't mean the Yankees won't be interested in bringing Marte back.

Hank Steinbrenner confirmed that the Yankees will take a look at Manny Ramirez as an option for next year and beyond. It's unlikely though that the Yankees would be willing to give Manny the contract length (5 years?) and money ($100 million?) he is looking for.

The Yankees have add Wil De La Rosa and Eric Hacker to the 40-man roster.

Brett Gardner told MLB.com's Bryan Hoch that he's ready to compete for the starting center field job in '09.

Jack Curry says there are other big free agents besides CC Sabathia, Manny, and Mark Teixeira.

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Abreu Slams Yankees to 7th Straight

Bobby Abreu knows how important is too put up good numbers in a free agent season. Last night the right fielder hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to give the Yankees their seventh win in a row, 6-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The 4 RBI left Abreu one shy of the magic century mark, a feat has accomplished in each of the last six seasons, and the seventh time overall in his career.

The Yankees also saw the best of Phil Hughes this year. He'll still finish the season with no wins, but the second year right-hander had his most impressive outing of the season, allowing two earned runs over eight innings. He left the game after having allowed a solo home run to Scott Rolen in the eighth inning that tied the game at two apiece.

Abreu has produced impressive numbers since being acquired with the late Corey Lidle prior to the 2006 trade deadline. He had a poor first half in 2007 after straining an oblique muscle, but rebounded after the break to help the Yankees reach the playoffs for a 13th consecutive season. Abreu's play this season has left the Yankees decision makers in a quandary as to the possibility of re-signing him to a new deal.

While we agree that Abreu has put up consistently good numbers and he, along with Jason Giambi, are the only Yankees that consistently work the count, we think the Yankees would do better to let Abreu walk after this season.

While Abreu comes off as very likeable, and genuinely seems to be popular among his teammates, he's always had a reputation as a soft player, and it is clearly the case when he's playing defense. Will Rogers never met a man he didn't like and Bobby Abreu has never met a right field wall, period. Abreu doesn't go aggressively after any ball hit near the wall, and for that matter, he doesn't attack balls hit in front of him either.

The 34-yr old Abreu would most likely be seeking a three year or more deal. Letting Abreu go would also enable the Yankees to move Xavier Nady to his more natural position in right field.

It remains to be seen whether Hughes figures in next year's plans either. After not being dealt for Johan Santana in the off-season, Hughes was counted on to be a major part of the '08 season. But he struggled early and then suffered a stress fracture in his rib cage that kept him out of action for several months.

Last night he pitched like the prospect the Yankees have been counting on, and they hadn't seen since the 2007 ALDS. Hughes' fastball was clocked at 89-91 all night, and hit a high of 92 mph. He mixed his new cutter in well with his top notch curve ball. It was only one game, but it gives us some hope for next season.

A.J. Burnett, who will reportedly seek $15 million per year when he opts out of his Blue Jays contract after this season, allowed one earned run in eight innings and struck out 11. He finished 3-1, 1.64 in five starts against the Yankees with 43 strikeouts in 38.1 innings pitched.

Xavier Nady's 2-out, 2-run single in the third inning gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead before Rolen's 11th home run tied things up. Juan Miranda, who had earlier picked up his first major league hit, doubled off of Jesse Carlson to lead off the 10th and Chad Moeller followed with a walk. After Brett Gardner successfully sacrificed the runners over, Robinson Cano was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Abreu then delivered with his 20th home run of the season, giving him eight 20-20 (HR-RBI) seasons in his career. Only Bobby and Barry Bonds have achieved the feat more times than the Venezuelan native.


News and Notes

Jose Veras, who has struggled the last two months of the season, completed his third straight scoreless stint to earn his fifth win of the season. Sidney Ponson, scheduled to start Saturday in Boston, pitched the 10th inning to get some work in.

The Yankees have won 10 of 11...too little too late.

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Moose Grabs 18th With Two to Go

Mike Mussina still has a shot at his first 20 win season after defeating the Chicago White Sox last night, 9-2, at Yankee Stadium. Mussina must win each of his final two starts, but either way, he made his final Stadium start a memorable one. He got a big hand from Bobby Abreu, who hit a pair of home runs and drove in a season high 6 runs.

All eyes were on Mussina though, who is in his eighth, and possibly last, season in the Bronx. He started out shaky, loading the bases with just one out in the first, but escaped with just one run allowed. Abreu picked him right up though with a 2-run, upper deck blast off of ex-Yankee Javier Vazquez in the home half of the inning.

Two innings later Abreu struck again, this time with no one aboard, hitting a Vazquez delivery into the bleachers in right-center field (as far as we know that fan didn't make it three nights in a row). It was Abreu's 19th home run of the season, and he leaves one home run shy of becoming only the third player in MLB history with eight 20 home run, 20 steal seasons (The Bonds', Barry and Bobby, have 10 seasons.).

Mussina allowed just two more base runners until the seventh inning when, at Dave Eiland's suggestion, Joe Girardi sent him out to face one hitter. Mussina allowed a lead off double to Brian Anderson, but exited to the standing ovation Eiland had counted on.

The Yankees broke the game open in the fourth after Robinson Cano drew a one out walk, his first free pass since August 20. Vazquez struck out Juan Miranda, but then issued back to back walks to Jose Molina and Brett Gardner. Derek Jeter's infield single extended the score to 4-1 and knocked Vazquez from the game. Ozzie Guillen brought in left-hander Horacio Ramirez to face Abreu, but the Yankees right fielder delivered again, this time with a single to right field that plated two more runs. An Alexei Ramirez error on Alex Rodriguez's grounder allowed the final run of the inning to score and built the Yankees lead to 7-1.

Guillen then made a curious decision, ostensibly out of frustration, by pulling starters Orlando Cabrera, Jermaine Dye, A.J. Pierzynski, Ken Griffey Jr., and Ramirez from the ball game, despite it being only the fifth inning. The move had no effect. Jose Veras finished up the seventh for Mussina and then the much anticipated debut of Humberto Sanchez took place in the eighth inning. Francisco Cervelli also made his debut behind home plate.


News and Notes

Chris Britton allowed a solo home run to Paul Konerko in the ninth.

Johnny Damon missed the game due to the birth of his daughter Danica.

Mike Mussina won his 268th game, tying him for 33rd place on the all-time wins list with Jim Palmer. Winning the final two won't be easy, he has to face Toronto and Boston.

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The Daily Yankeeland - 9/17

Phil Hughes tries to make an impression for 2009 tonight. Could he maybe win a game for a change?

Joe Girardi talked to Robinson Cano about his benching and then put him back in the lineup last night. Missed this one yesterday. Ken Davidoff knows it will take a team effort to get to Cano.

Good guy Bobby Abreu made a kid's wish come true.

Larry Brooks compares the Stadium to a museum.

More on the reported tax violations for the new Stadium.

Tony LaRussa talks about his visit to the Stadium on Monday night.

Sacramento beat Scranton in the one game Triple-A showdown in Oklahoma City. The game's MVP award was named after Bobby Murcer :)

A reminder - if you do the crime, you will pay the time. A warning against ripping off Stadium mementos.

Reginald Martinez Jackson talks about the House that Ruth Built and Reggie "Octoberized".

The YES announcers got screwed out of working the season finale, but Giants and ESPN announcer Jon Miller is ecstatic. Guess we'll hear Joe Morgan say "Bernie Wheelyums"

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Traveling Again

We'll be traveling again for the next two days, so there won't be much posting. The Yankees trail 3-2, what else is new, right now to Seattle. We know there's no playoff hope, but it would still be nice to win some games. Bobby Abreu and Jason Giambi have hit solo home runs.

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The Weekend Yankeeland - 9/6

We don't need to rehash last night's near no-hitter by the Mariners' Brandon Morrow. After looking like he was going to get raked over the coals, Andy Pettitte settled down and gave the Yankees a solid seven innings, but the offense was nowhere to be found.

Seattle had been receiving grief for selecting Morrow ahead of Tim Lincecum in the 2006 draft. Maybe those concerns will now be assuaged.

Trailing 3-1 in the ninth inning, the Yankees had the heart of the order set to face closer J.J. Putz. Derek Jeter led the inning off with a single, but Bobby Abreu, Alex Rodriguez, and Jason Giambi all went down meekly to end the game. With Boston's win over Texas, the Yankees are now 8.5 games out of the wildcard race. It might as well be 100.

It's official, Al Aceves will take Darrell Rasner's place in the rotation. Hell, why not let let Jason Jones replace Sidney Ponson.

Reggie Jackson said it's very special for him to watch Alex Rodriguez climb the home run leader board.

Bobby Abreu was back in last night's lineup after missing a pair of games with a bruised wrist.

Yankees second pick in this year's draft, Jeremy Bleich made his professional debut for the Staten Island Yankees on Thursday. He allowed two runs in three innings pitched.

Richard Sandomir of the NY Times wonders why Babe Ruth has not yet been honored this season, in the house that he built.

The Yankees have been hit with a fine for not complying with a new state law that states that all food vendors must provide caloric information.

Kevin Romine and Damon Sublett will be heading to Hawaii for winter ball. Not a bad place to be.

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Pavano Out Pitches Burnett

They were teammates on the 2003 Florida Marlins team that bested the Yankees for the World Series title and then left for big free agent money. Tonight, Carl Pavano and A.J. Burnett faced off as the Yankees met the Blue Jays at the Stadium. And it was Pavano who came out on top, with help from the bullpen, in a 2-1 Yankees win.

The victory improved Pavano's record to 2-0 as he won his first home game since April 26, 2005. He threw five scoreless frames before running into trouble in the sixth, but after the Jays scored a run, he struck out Alex Rios with the tying run on first base.

Burnett entered the game with 16 wins, tied for second best in the AL with his teammate Roy Halladay, and the Yankees' Mike Mussina. He already dominated the Yankee twice in the last two months, including a sizzling 13 strikeout performance on August 19. It looked like more of the same after Burnett limited the Yankees to one hit over the first three innings.

But Johnny Damon started the fourth with his second single of the game, and after stealing second base, scored on Bobby Abreu's double to the gap in left-center field. Alex Rodriguez reached on an infield single as Abreu just beat shortstop Marco Scutaro's throw to third base. Jason Giambi then picked up a sacrifice fly and an RBI when his foul pop was caught by rookie Travis Snider in left field. Making his major league debut, the twenty year old reached over the wall in foul territory, leaving him no chance to throw out Abreu at home plate.

Pavano allowed just two base runners through the first five innings, but Snider doubled, for his first major league hit, with one out in the sixth. Joe Inglett lined out to Xavier Nady in left for the second out, but Scutaro singled to center to cut the lead in half. With steady raining falling and Brian Bruney warming in the pen, Pavano got Rios to wave at a strike three breaking ball, pitch number 72, to complete his night.

Joe Girardi mixed and match the rest of the night, using Bruney and Damaso Marte in the seventh inning, before turning things over to Jose Veras in the eighth. But for the second consecutive appearance, Veras struggled, allowing a lead off ground rule double to Rod Barajas and then a walk to Scott Rolen. Girardi sent for Edwar Ramirez, who struck out Snider, and then turned things over to Mariano Rivera for a five out save.

Rivera retired Inglett on a force out and struck out Scutaro to end the eighth. Vernon Wells singled with one out in the ninth, but Mo struck out Adam Lind and retired Lyle Overbay on a game ending force out for his 32nd save in 33 attempts.


News and Notes

Mariano Rivera's save was the 475th of his career. It puts him three behind Lee Smith for second place on the all-time list.

A.J. Burnett tossed his first complete game of the season and did it in front of a team that will definitely be after his services next season.

The family of the late Pete Sheehy, who ran the clubhouse from Ruth to Mattingly, pulled the lever, lowering the number of home games left to 12.

August 29, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	5	0
NY Yankees	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	X		2	7	0

Toronto	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Inglett, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.299
Scutaro, SS	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	.265
Rios, RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.289
Wells, V, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.293
Lind, DH	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.292
Overbay, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.272
Barajas, C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.260
1-Eckstein, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274
Zaun, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225
Rolen, 3B	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250
Snider, LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	.333
Totals	30	1	5	1	2	6	13
1-Ran for Barajas in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Snider (1, Pavano), Barajas (21, Veras). TB: Inglett; Scutaro; Wells, V; Barajas 2; Snider 2. RBI: Scutaro (50). 2-out RBI: Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wells, V; Scutaro. S: Scutaro. GIDP: Overbay. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING DP: 2 (Scutaro-Inglett-Overbay 2).

Toronto	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Burnett (L, 16-10)	8.0	7	2	2	1	8	0	4.48

NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Damon, CF	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.313
Jeter, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.295
Abreu, RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.298
Rodriguez, A, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.307
Giambi, 1B	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	.250
Ransom, 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
Nady, LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.324
Matsui, DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304
Cano, 2B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.269
Rodriguez, I, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.277
Totals	28	2	7	2	1	8	8
BATTING 2B: Abreu (35, Burnett), Cano (27, Burnett). TB: Damon 2; Abreu 3; Rodriguez, A; Cano 3. RBI: Abreu (83), Giambi (82). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nady; Jeter. SF: Giambi. GIDP: Jeter; Rodriguez, A. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING SB: Damon (24, 2nd base off Burnett/Barajas). FIELDING DP: (Jeter-Cano-Giambi).

NY Yankees	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Pavano (W, 2-0)	6.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	3.27
Bruney (H, 6)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.31
Marte (H, 22)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.19
Veras	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.64
Ramirez (H, 5)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.47
Rivera (S, 32)	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	1.46

Veras pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: Burnett 108-67, Pavano 72-42,
Bruney 4-2, Marte 5-4, Veras 10-5, Ramirez 5-3, Rivera 17-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Burnett 13-3, Pavano 4-13,
Bruney 0-1, Marte 0-1, Veras 0-0, Ramirez 0-0, Rivera 2-0.
Batters faced: Burnett 30, Pavano 21, Bruney 1,
Marte 2, Veras 2, Ramirez 1, Rivera 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Ramirez 2-0, Rivera 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Jeff Nelson.
2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:36.
Att: 53,088.

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Late Rally Bats Down O's

Mike Mussina wasn't able to garner his 17th win, but the Yankees rallied from 3-1 and 4-3 deficits to beat the Orioles, 9-4, last night at Camden Yards in Baltimore. Mussina didn't have his best stuff and fell behind 3-1 on a pair of Aubrey Huff RBI singles and a Ramon Hernandez solo home run.

The Yankees tied things up in the 5th inning on back-to-back solo home runs by Robinson Cano and Jose Molina, but the Orioles took the lead against Mussina again in the sixth on Kevin Millar's sac fly.

With Mussina out of the game, the Yankees came back against the Orioles bullpen, which was without closer George Sherrill. Bobby Abreu greeted lefty specialist Jamie Walker with his fourth of five hits on the night, and Alex Rodriguez ripped a double to left to put two men in scoring position with no one out.

Jason Giambi failed in the clutch for a change, popping out to Juan Castro at shortstop, but reliever Kam Mickolio uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Abreu to score just ahead of Hernandez's retrieval and throw to the plate. Xavier Nady then singled to right to put the Yankees ahead for good.

Damaso Marte retired the first two Orioles in the bottom of the eighth, but when he hit Huff with a pitch, Joe Girardi immediately went to Mariano Rivera for a four-out save. Rivera retired Yankees killer Millar on a pop up to Derek Jeter to end the inning and then the Yankees piled it on in the ninth.

With two away, Abreu singled for hit number five, and A-Rod followed with another double, this one a one-hopper into the seats. Cody Ransom, who had replaced Giambi for defense in the eighth and homered in his only Yankees at-bat last Sunday, made it two home runs in two at-bats. He crushed a Francisco Cabrera pitch into the left field seats to bust the game open. Nady wanted in on the act too though, and hit his eighth home run since joining the Yankees and his 21st of the season overall.

Armed with a four-run lead, Rivera easily retired the Orioles in order in the ninth for this 29th save in 30 attempts.


News and Notes

When Derek Jeter was asked after the game about hit number 2,500, he said he was only focused on 2,501 on Saturday. Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth are the only other two Yankees to reach the 2,500 hit mark.

Xavier Nady is hitting .321-8-21 in 25 games, with a 1.012 OPS.

Bobby Abreu's 5 hits tied a career-high mark he set on Aug. 8, 1999. No fans were happier than the Venezuelan little league team that Abreu paid to have transported from Williamsport, PA to the game. Abreu also made a great running catch on a foul ball in the right field corner. Unfortunately, he also shied away from a ball in right-center field that led to the Orioles taking a 4-3 lead in the sixth inning.

August 22, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
NY Yankees	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4		9	16	0
Baltimore	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		4	9	1

NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Damon, CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.312
Jeter, SS	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	.296
Abreu, RF	5	2	5	1	0	0	0	.295
Rodriguez, A, 3B	5	2	2	0	0	1	4	.309
Giambi, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.250
Ransom, 1B	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1.000
Nady, LF	5	1	2	2	0	2	0	.328
Matsui, DH	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	.313
Cano, 2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.263
Molina, C	4	1	1	1	0	2	4	.227
Totals	41	9	16	8	2	10	15
BATTING 2B: Damon (26, Liz), Rodriguez, A 2 (28, Walker, Cabrera, F). HR: Cano (11, 5th inning off Liz, 0 on, 0 out), Molina (2, 5th inning off Liz, 0 on, 0 out), Ransom (2, 9th inning off Cabrera, F, 2 on, 2 out), Nady (21, 9th inning off Cabrera, F, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Damon 2; Jeter; Abreu 5; Rodriguez, A 4; Giambi; Ransom 4; Nady 5; Cano 5; Molina 4. RBI: Abreu (82), Cano (56), Molina (14), Nady 2 (78), Ransom 3 (5). 2-out RBI: Ransom 3; Nady. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Giambi; Damon 2; Molina. GIDP: Rodriguez, A. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING CS: Abreu (10, 2nd base by Liz/Hernandez, R). FIELDING DP: (Rodriguez, A-Cano-Giambi).

NY Yankees	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Mussina	6.0	9	4	4	0	3	1	3.45
Veras (W, 4-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78
Marte (H, 20)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.45
Rivera (S, 29)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.60

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.299
Markakis, RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	.301
Mora, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.283
Huff, DH	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	.301
Millar, 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	.249
Scott, LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.272
Hernandez, R, C	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	.257
Payton, CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
Castro, J, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.202
Totals	33	4	9	4	0	3	7
BATTING 2B: Millar (24, Mussina). HR: Hernandez, R (14, 4th inning off Mussina, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Roberts; Markakis; Mora; Huff 2; Millar 3; Scott; Hernandez, R 4. RBI: Huff 2 (89), Hernandez, R 2 (56). 2-out RBI: Huff. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Scott. SF: Hernandez, R. GIDP: Millar. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING SB: Roberts (32, 2nd base off Mussina/Molina). CS: Scott (2, 2nd base by Mussina/Molina). FIELDING E: Castro, J (3, fielding). PB: Hernandez, R (9). Outfield assists: Markakis (Giambi at 2nd base). DP: 2 (Hernandez, R-Roberts, Mora-Roberts-Millar).

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Liz	4.2	9	3	3	1	4	2	7.32
Sarfate	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.09
Cherry (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.20
Walker (H, 8)(L, 1-1)	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	5.64
Mickolio (BS, 1)	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9.00
Castillo, A	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2.84
Cabrera, F	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	2	4.24

Mickolio pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Mickolio.
HBP: Huff (by Marte).
Pitches-strikes: Mussina 110-75, Veras 11-5, Marte 6-4,
Rivera 15-10, Liz 83-52, Sarfate 23-12, Cherry 11-8,
Walker 13-7, Mickolio 6-4, Castillo, A 29-16, Cabrera, F 13-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Mussina 7-7, Veras 2-1,
Marte 0-2, Rivera 1-3, Liz 5-3, Sarfate 1-1, Cherry 0-2,
Walker 0-1, Mickolio 0-0, Castillo, A 2-0, Cabrera, F 0-0.
Batters faced: Mussina 25, Veras 3, Marte 3, Rivera 4,
Liz 21, Sarfate 5, Cherry 3, Walker 3, Mickolio 1, Castillo, A 6, Cabrera, F 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Rivera 1-0, Sarfate 1-0,
Mickolio 2-2, Castillo, A 1-0, Cabrera, F 1-1.
Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Ed Hickox.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 3:23.
Att: 43,543.

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