August 6, 2008 · 8:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 3 · TEX by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Angels | 100 | 62 | .617 | — |
2TB Rays | 97 | 65 | .599 | 3.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 5.0 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 11.0 |
5CW White Sox | 89 | 74 | .546 | 11.5 |
6MI Twins | 88 | 75 | .540 | 12.5 |
7TO Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 |
8CL Guardians | 81 | 81 | .500 | 19.0 |
9TE Rangers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 21.0 |
10OA Athletics | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 87 | .463 | 25.0 |
12DE Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26.0 |
13BA Orioles | 68 | 93 | .422 | 31.5 |
14SE Mariners | 61 | 101 | .377 | 39.0 |
56 balls in play · 21 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
JD Johnny DamonLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
BA Bobby AbreuRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AR Alex RodriguezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Jason Giambi1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
XN Xavier NadyLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RC Robinson Canó2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WB Wilson Betemit3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RS Richie Sexson1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MC Melky CabreraCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JM José MolinaC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2B: Jeter, Nady, Betemit
HR: Giambi
RBI: Damon, Jeter 2, Giambi, Betemit
SB: Damon
CS: Jeter
LOB: 14
| DMDamaso MarteH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| EREdwar RamirezH | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
JV Jose VerasH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| SPSidney PonsonW | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 140 |
IK Ian Kinsler2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FCFrank CatalanottoDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MY Michael YoungSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
JH Josh HamiltonCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MB Marlon ByrdRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DM David MurphyLF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GL Gerald LairdC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CD Chris Davis1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RVRamón Vázquez3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BBBrandon BoggsLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
HR: Young
RBI: Young, Davis 2
LOB: 12
JB Joaquín Benoit | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
TH Tommy HunterL | 4.1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 77 |
| WMWarner Madrigal | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 144 |
The Yankees beat the Rangers 5-3 at The Ballpark at Arlington.
Sidney Ponson got the win, Tommy Hunter took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Derek Jeter went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Michael Young went 1-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
