July 26, 2006 · 8:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · TEX by 2 · 4 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
2MI Twins | 96 | 66 | .593 | 1.0 |
3DE Tigers | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2.0 |
4OA Athletics | 93 | 69 | .574 | 4.0 |
5CW White Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7.0 |
6LA Angels | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10.0 |
8BO Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11.0 |
9TE Rangers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17.0 |
10CL Guardians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19.0 |
11SE Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19.0 |
12BA Orioles | 70 | 92 | .432 | 27.0 |
13KC Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 35.0 |
14TB Rays | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36.0 |
63 balls in play · 25 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
JD Johnny DamonCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Jason GiambiDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
AR Alex Rodriguez3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| APAndy Phillips1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MC Melky CabreraLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SFSal FasanoC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMiguel Cairo2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NGNick Green2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGAaron GuielRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Jeter, Cabrera
HR: Giambi, Rodriguez
RBI: Giambi 2, Rodriguez, Phillips 2, Cabrera 2
CS: Damon
LOB: 15
| JWJaret Wright | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 88 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| RVRon Villone | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| SPScott ProctorBS | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
SC Shawn ChaconW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| TBT.J. Beam | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 155 |
GM Gary Matthews Jr.CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
IK Ian Kinsler2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MY Michael YoungSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MT Mark Teixeira1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
HB Hank Blalock3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KMKevin MenchLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MD Mark DeRosaRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BWBrad WilkersonDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RBRod BarajasC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FGFreddy GuzmanPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JHJerry Hairston Jr.LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
2B: Kinsler, Blalock, Mench
RBI: Young 2, Blalock 2, Mench 3
LOB: 12
| AOAkinori OtsukaL | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
CW C.J. WilsonH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
FC Francisco CorderoBS | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| JRJohn Rheinecker | 4.1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| WLWes Littleton | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 155 |
The Yankees edged the Rangers 8-7 at The Ballpark at Arlington.
Shawn Chacon got the win, Akinori Otsuka took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-5 for the Yankees, while Hank Blalock went 3-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
