New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - August 06, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 6, 2008

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Texas leads 2-1 (as of 8/6)

Game 1: Monday, August 4
NY Yankees	5	Final
Texas	9	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 5
NY Yankees	6	Final
Texas	8	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 6
NY Yankees	5	Final
Texas	3	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, August 7
NY Yankees	3	Final
Texas	0	Final
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Yankees 5

(62-52, 26-26 away)

Rangers 3

(60-55, 31-25 home)

Alerts

8:00 PM ET, August 6, 2008

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYY	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	12	0
TEX	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	2

W: S. Ponson (7-2)

L: T. Hunter (0-1)

S: M. Rivera (27)

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon CF-LF	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.317
D Jeter SS	4	0	2	2	1	2	0	.281
B Abreu RF	5	0	2	0	0	0	4	.291
A Rodriguez DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.315
J Giambi 1B	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	.256
R Sexson 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
X Nady LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.368
M Cabrera CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
R Cano 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.261
I Rodriguez C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291
a-J Molina PH-C	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.240
W Betemit 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.250
Totals	38	5	12	5	1	8	14
a-singled to right for I Rodriguez in the 3rd
BATTING 2B: W Betemit (8, T Hunter); D Jeter (24, T Hunter); X Nady (4, W Madrigal) HR: J Giambi (22, 4th inning off T Hunter 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: W Betemit (19), J Damon (48), D Jeter 2 (53), J Giambi (65) GIDP: A Rodriguez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Abreu 2, A Rodriguez 1, X Nady 1, J Molina 1 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: J Damon (17, 2nd base off T Hunter/G Laird) CS: D Jeter (3, 2nd base by T Hunter/G Laird) Picked Off: D Jeter (1st base by T Hunter)
FIELDING DP: 1 (R Cano-J Giambi). Outfield Assist: B Abreu (D Murphy at Home).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Ponson (W, 7-2)	6.1	6	3	3	1	4	1	95-60	4.23
E Ramirez (H, 4)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	20-14	3.02
D Marte (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	10.80
J Veras (H, 7)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	2.54
M Rivera (S, 27)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	15-11	1.46
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	1	7	1	140-92
PITCHING HBP: M Byrd (By S Ponson) Batters faced: S Ponson 25; E Ramirez 5; D Marte 1; J Veras 1; M Rivera 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 8-5; E Ramirez 1-1; D Marte 1-0; J Veras 0-1; M Rivera 1-0 Game Scores: S Ponson 52

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
I Kinsler 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.316
F Catalanotto DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.287
M Young SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.289
J Hamilton CF	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.305
M Byrd RF	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	.260
D Murphy LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.275
B Boggs LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244
G Laird C	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.300
C Davis 1B	4	0	2	2	0	1	0	.295
R Vazquez 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.321
Totals	34	3	9	3	1	7	12
BATTING HR: M Young (10, 6th inning off S Ponson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Davis 2 (28), M Young (64) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Byrd 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: M Young (9, catch); M Byrd (4, bobble) DP: 1 (C Davis-M Young-W Madrigal).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Hunter (L, 0-1)	4.1	8	5	5	0	4	1	77-53	10.61
W Madrigal	3.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	46-32	6.00
J Benoit	1.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	21-14	5.45
Totals	9.0	12	5	5	1	8	1	144-99
PITCHING WP: J Benoit Batters faced: T Hunter 21; W Madrigal 12; J Benoit 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hunter 2-7; W Madrigal 5-4; J Benoit 1-0 Game Scores: T Hunter 31

Scoring Summary

			NYY	TEX
	2nd	C Davis singled to left, J Hamilton and M Byrd scored, D Murphy to second.	0	2
	3rd	W Betemit doubled to deep center, R Cano scored, J Molina to third.	1	2
	3rd	J Damon grounded out to second, J Molina scored, W Betemit to third.	2	2
	3rd	D Jeter singled to shallow center, W Betemit scored.	3	2
	4th	J Giambi homered to right center.	4	2
	5th	D Jeter doubled to deep right center, J Damon scored.	5	2
	6th	M Young homered to right.	5	3
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Game Notes

DAVID MURPHY HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH A RIGHT KNEE INJURY.
IVAN RODRIGUEZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A BRUISED RIGHT KNEE.