Major League Baseball
                         Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees
                       16-Apr-2009 at Bronx, NY (Yankee Stadium)

Cleveland Indians 10 (3-7)                    New York Yankees 2 (5-5)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
---------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------
Grady Sizemore cf..........  4  1  1  4       Derek Jeter ss.............  3  0  1  0
Mark DeRosa 3b.............  4  1  1  0        Ramiro Pena ss............  1  0  0  0
Victor Martinez 1b.........  6  2  3  1       Johnny Damon lf............  5  0  1  0
Jhonny Peralta ss..........  5  1  2  2       Mark Teixeira 1b...........  2  0  0  0
Shin-Soo Choo dh...........  4  1  0  0        Melky Cabrera ph/rf.......  1  1  0  0
Ben Francisco rf...........  3  2  1  0       Nick Swisher rf/1b.........  4  0  1  0
Kelly Shoppach c...........  4  1  2  2       Jorge Posada c.............  4  1  1  1
Tony Graffanino 2b.........  5  0  1  0       Robinson Cano 2b...........  4  0  3  1
Trevor Crowe lf............  4  1  2  1       Hideki Matsui dh...........  2  0  1  0
                                              Cody Ransom 3b.............  5  0  0  0
                                              Brett Gardner cf...........  3  0  1  0
Totals..................... 39 10 13 10       Totals..................... 34  2  9  2

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Cleveland Indians... 000 100 900 - 10 13  1
New York Yankees.... 000 010 100 -  2  9  1
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E - Graffanino; Ransom. DP - Indians 2; Yankees 1. LOB - Indians 11; Yankees 15. 2B -
Martinez; Peralta 2; Francisco; Shoppach; Swisher. HR - Sizemore(3); Martinez(3);
Posada(2). HBP - Choo; Teixeira; Swisher. SH - Francisco. CS - Sizemore.

Cleveland Indians              IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Cliff Lee  W,1-2...........   6.0  7  1  1  3  4   1  0  1  0   25 29   7  7
Rafael Perez ..............   2.0  1  1  1  3  2   0  0  1  0    6 10   2  1
Rafael Betancourt .........   1.0  1  0  0  2  0   0  0  0  0    3  5   1  1

New York Yankees               IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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CC Sabathia ...............   5.2  5  1  1  5  4   0  0  0  0   20 25   3  8
Edwar Ramirez .............   0.0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    2  2   0  0
Phil Coke .................   0.1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    1  1   1  0
Jose Veras  L,0-1..........   0.0  2  3  3  1  0   0  0  0  0    2  3   0  0
Damaso Marte ..............   1.0  3  6  6  1  0   0  0  1  0    6  9   2  1
David Robertson ...........   2.0  2  0  0  0  3   0  0  0  0    8  8   2  1

WP - Lee. HBP - by Lee (Teixeira); by Marte (Choo); by Perez (Swisher).

Strikeouts - Sizemore; Martinez; Peralta; Choo; Shoppach 2; Graffanino; Pena; Damon;
Teixeira; Swisher; Ransom 2. Walks - Sizemore 2; DeRosa 2; Francisco; Shoppach;
Crowe; Jeter; Cabrera; Posada; Cano; Matsui 3; Gardner.

Umpires - HP: Tom Hallion  1B: Phil Cuzzi  2B: Ed Hickox  3B: Jerry Crawford
Start: 13:09   Time: 3:56   Attendance: 48,271

Weather: 87°, fair, breeze in from CF
Game notes:
First championship season game at new Yankee Stadium
Ramirez faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Veras faced 3 batters in the 7th.
Game: 0416

Major League Baseball
Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees - Play-by-Play
16-Apr-2009 at Bronx, NY (Yankee Stadium)

Cleveland Indians starters: 24/cf Sizemore; 7/3b DeRosa; 41/1b Martinez; 2/ss Peralta; 17/dh Choo; 12/rf Francisco; 10/c Shoppach; 4/2b Graffanino; 26/lf Crowe; 31/p Lee
New York Yankees starters: 2/ss Jeter; 18/lf Damon; 25/1b Teixeira; 33/rf Swisher; 20/c Posada; 24/2b Cano; 55/dh Matsui; 12/3b Ransom; 11/cf Gardner; 52/p Sabathia

Cleveland Indians 1st - Sizemore grounded out to 1b unassisted. DeRosa grounded out to 2b. Martinez struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New York Yankees 1st - Jeter flied out to cf. Damon singled to right center. Damon's single was first base hit at new Yankee Stadium in league game. Teixeira hit by pitch; Damon advanced to second. Swisher lined out to cf. Posada grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Cleveland Indians 2nd - Peralta lined out to lf. Choo grounded out to 2b. Francisco doubled down the lf line. Shoppach walked. Graffanino struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

New York Yankees 2nd - Cano singled to right field. Matsui grounded out to 1b unassisted; Cano advanced to second. Ransom struck out swinging. Gardner popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Cleveland Indians 3rd - Crowe grounded out to 1b unassisted. Sizemore walked. DeRosa walked; Sizemore advanced to second. Martinez popped into double play ss to 1b; DeRosa out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

New York Yankees 3rd - Jeter singled to third base. Damon reached on a fielder's choice; Jeter out at second 1b to ss. Teixeira flied out to cf. Swisher doubled down the lf line; Damon advanced to third. Posada grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Cleveland Indians 4th - Peralta doubled down the rf line. Choo grounded out to 2b; Peralta advanced to third. Francisco reached on a fielder's choice; Peralta out at home 3b to c. Shoppach doubled to left field, RBI; Francisco scored. Graffanino flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

New York Yankees 4th - Cano popped up to 2b. Matsui walked. Ransom flied out to rf. Gardner singled through the left side; Matsui advanced to second. Gardner advanced to second on a wild pitch; Matsui advanced to third. Jeter walked. Damon grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Cleveland Indians 5th - Crowe grounded out to ss. Sizemore walked. Sizemore out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. DeRosa singled to left field. Martinez singled through the left side; DeRosa advanced to second. Peralta struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

New York Yankees 5th - Teixeira struck out swinging. Swisher struck out looking. Posada homered to center field, RBI. HR landed in Monument Park, first at new Yankee Stadium in league game. Cano walked. Matsui singled; Cano advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by 2b. Ransom reached on a fielder's choice; Matsui out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Cleveland Indians 6th - Choo grounded out to 1b unassisted. Francisco walked. Shoppach struck out swinging. Ramirez to p for Sabathia. Graffanino reached on a throwing error by 3b; Francisco advanced to second. Crowe singled to second base; Graffanino advanced to second; Francisco advanced to third. Coke to p for Ramirez. Sizemore flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

New York Yankees 6th - Gardner flied out to lf. Jeter grounded out to 2b. Damon struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Cleveland Indians 7th - Veras to p for Coke. DeRosa walked. Martinez doubled down the rf line; DeRosa advanced to third. Peralta doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Martinez scored; DeRosa scored. Marte to p for Veras. Choo hit by pitch. Francisco reached on a fielder's choice to third base, SAC; Choo advanced to second; Peralta advanced to third. Shoppach singled through the right side, RBI; Francisco advanced to second; Choo advanced to third; Peralta scored. Graffanino infield fly to 1b. Crowe walked, RBI; Shoppach advanced to second; Francisco advanced to third; Choo scored. Sizemore homered to right field, 4 RBI; Crowe scored; Shoppach scored; Francisco scored. DeRosa grounded out to 3b. Martinez homered to left field, RBI. Peralta flied out to lf. 9 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New York Yankees 7th - Perez to p for Lee. Cabrera pinch hit for Teixeira. Cabrera walked. Swisher hit by pitch; Cabrera advanced to second. Posada grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Swisher out on the play; Cabrera advanced to third. Cano singled to left field, RBI; Cabrera scored. Matsui walked; Cano advanced to second. Ransom struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Cleveland Indians 8th - Pena to ss for Jeter. Cabrera to rf. Swisher to 1b. Robertson to p for Marte. Choo struck out swinging. Francisco grounded out to 2b. Shoppach struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New York Yankees 8th - Gardner walked. Pena struck out swinging. Damon flied out to rf. Cabrera lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Cleveland Indians 9th - Graffanino singled to second base. Crowe singled to left field; Graffanino advanced to second. Sizemore struck out looking. DeRosa flied out to lf. Martinez fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

New York Yankees 9th - Betancourt to p for Perez. Swisher flied out to cf. Posada walked. Cano singled to center field; Posada advanced to second. Matsui walked; Cano advanced to second; Posada advanced to third. Ransom grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Matsui out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.


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