6:30 PM ET, October 4, 2007
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: C. Sabathia (1-0)
L: C. Wang (0-1)
Final
Cleveland won 3-1
| Game 1: Thursday, October 4 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, October 5 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 1 | Final in 11 |
| Cleveland | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, October 7 | ||
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| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, October 8 | ||
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| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 | |
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6:30 PM ET, October 4, 2007
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: C. Sabathia (1-0)
L: C. Wang (0-1)
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .250 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | ||
| B Abreu RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| J Posada C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .000 | ||
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .000 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | ||
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| a-S Duncan PH-1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| b-J Giambi PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |||
| a-singled to right for D Mientkiewicz in the 5th b-singled to right for S Duncan in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (1, C Sabathia) HR: J Damon (1, 1st inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 0 Out); R Cano (1, 4th inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Damon (1), R Cano (1), B Abreu (1) 2-out RBI: R Cano Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Matsui 3 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: R Cano (1, 2nd base by C Sabathia/V Martinez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz). Outfield Assist: M Cabrera (J Peralta at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Wang (L, 0-2) | 4.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 94-58 | 15.43 | |
| R Ohlendorf | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28-17 | 27.00 | |
| J Veras | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 0.00 | |
| P Hughes | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31-24 | 4.50 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 157-101 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: G Sizemore (By C Wang); R Garko (By R Ohlendorf) Batters faced: C Wang 25; R Ohlendorf 9; J Veras 1; P Hughes 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wang 5-5; R Ohlendorf 2-1; J Veras 0-1; P Hughes 0-4 Game Scores: C Wang 12 | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | ||
| A Cabrera 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | ||
| T Hafner DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||
| V Martinez C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | ||
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | ||
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||
| K Lofton LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | ||
| F Gutierrez RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| C Blake 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Peralta (1, C Wang); C Blake (1, R Ohlendorf); V Martinez (1, R Ohlendorf); K Lofton (1, R Ohlendorf) HR: A Cabrera (1, 3rd inning off C Wang 0 on, 0 Out); V Martinez (1, 5th inning off C Wang 1 on, 1 Out); T Hafner (1, 6th inning off R Ohlendorf 0 on, 1 Out); R Garko (1, 8th inning off P Hughes 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Garko 2 (2), K Lofton 4 (4), A Cabrera (1), V Martinez 2 (2), C Blake 2 (2), T Hafner (1) 2-out RBI: R Garko 2, K Lofton 4, C Blake 2 GIDP: A Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Sizemore 1, F Gutierrez 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Lofton (1, 2nd base off R Ohlendorf/J Posada) CS: G Sizemore (1, 2nd base by C Wang/J Posada) | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Sabathia (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 114-62 | 5.40 | |
| R Perez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31-21 | 0.00 | |
| J Lewis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 0.00 | |
| R Betancourt | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-15 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 175-105 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: A Rodriguez (By C Sabathia) Batters faced: C Sabathia 24; R Perez 6; J Lewis 3; R Betancourt 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sabathia 1-8; R Perez 1-1; J Lewis 0-2; R Betancourt 0-2 Game Scores: C Sabathia 46 | ||||||||||
| NYY | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Damon homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | R Garko singled to center, T Hafner scored, V Martinez to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st | K Lofton singled to center, V Martinez and R Garko scored, J Peralta out at third. | 1 | 3 | |
| 3rd | A Cabrera homered to right center. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | R Cano homered to right. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | B Abreu doubled to left, S Duncan scored, J Damon to third. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | V Martinez homered to center, A Cabrera scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 5th | K Lofton singled to center, J Peralta scored. | 3 | 7 | |
| 5th | C Blake doubled to right, K Lofton and F Gutierrez scored. | 3 | 9 | |
| 6th | T Hafner homered to right center. | 0 | 0 | |
| 6th | K Lofton doubled to right center, R Garko scored, J Peralta to third. | 0 | 0 | |
| 8th | R Garko homered to right. | 3 | 12 | |
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| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 44,608 (105.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:44 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Froemming, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Ron Kulpa, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
