Yankees vs Mariners play by play

YANKEES (43-32)
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF

Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 3.81).

MARINERS (39-36)
Ichiro RF
Branyan 1B
Lopez 2B
Griffey LF
Sweeney DH
Gutierrez CF
Woodward 3B
Johjima C
Cedeno SS

Pitching: RHP Brandon Morrow (0-3, 5.64).

Yankees made a trade today acquiring IF/OF Eric Hinske from the Pirates, with cash for minor leaguers RHP Casey Erickson and OF Eric Fryer. However, his plane got delayed by the weather so it looks like he wont be avaliable to play until tommorow.

Game is under a rain delay right now, first pitch is now scheduled for 7:45 PM(now 8:05 PM)
Also, Mariano Rivera is going to throw out the first pitch, a rarity to see an active player throw out the first pitch. As you know, its because of him reaching the 500 save plateau.

Top 1st
Ichiro Suzuki strikes out swinging on 6 pitches, 1 out.
Russell Branyan walks on 6 pitches.
Jose Lopez strikes out swinging on 3 pitches, 2 outs.
Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to center field on 2 pitches, 3 outs.

Joba Chamberlain's line:
1.0 IP, 2 K, 1 BB on 17 pitches.

Bottom 1st
Derek Jeter grounds out to short on first pitch, 1 out.
Johnny Damon doubles to right field on 2 pitches.
Mark Teixeira grounds out to pitcher on 2 pitches, 2 outs.
Alex Rodriguez called out on striked on 5 pitches, 3 outs.

Brandon Morrow's line:
1.0 IP, 1 hit, 1 K on 10 pitches.

Top 2nd
Mike Sweeney grounds out to short on 4 pitches, 1 out.
Franklin Gutierrez singles to left field on 6 pitches.
Chris Woodward infield singles to short on first pitch, Gutierrez to 2nd.
Kenji Johjima grounds into the 5-5-3 double play on first pitch, 3 outs.

Joba Chamberlain's line:
2.0 IP, 2 cheap hits, 2 K, 1 BB on 29 pitches.

Bottom 2nd
Robinson Cano singles to center field on 5 pitches.
Jorge Posada singles to right field on first pitch, Cano to 2nd.
Hideki Matsui reaches on fielding error by third basemen on 6 pitches. Throwing error by third basemen allows Cano to score. Posada to third, Yankees take a 1-0 lead.
Nick Swisher strikes out swinging on 3 pitches, 1 out.
Melky Cabrera out on a sac fly to center field on first pitch, Posada Scores. 2 outs. Yankees take a 2-0 lead.
Derek Jeter grounds out to short on 2 pitches, 3 outs.

Brandon Morrow's line:
2.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs, 2 K on 28 pitches.

Top 3rd
Ronny Cedeno homers to left field on 4 pitches. Yankees have a 2-1 lead.
Ichiro Suzuki singles to left field on 2 pitches.
Russell Branyan strikes out swinging on 6 pitches. Ichiro steals 2nd. 1 out.
Jose Lopez walks on 5 pitches.
Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to center field on first pitch, 2 outs.
Mike Sweeney grounds out to pitcher on 3 pitches, 3 outs.

Joba Chamberlain's line:
3.0 IP, 4 hits, 1 run, 3 K, 2 BB on 50 pitches.

Bottom 3rd
Johnny Damon walks on 7 pitches.
Mark Teixeira grounds into a 4-6-3 double play on 3 pitches, 2 outs.
Alex Rodriguez grounds out to pitcher on first pitch, 3 outs.

Brandon Morrow's line:
3.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs, 2 K, 1 BB on 39 pitches.

Top 4th
Franklin Gutierrez grounds out to pitcher on 6 pitches, 1 out.
Chris Woodward strikes out swinging on 3 pitches, 2 outs.
Kenji Johjima hits a ground rule double on 3 pitches to left field.
Ronny Cedeno grounds out to third base on 5 pitches, 3 outs.

Joba Chamberlain's line:
4.0 IP, 5 hits, 1 run, 4 K, 2 BB on 67 pitches.

Bottom 4th
Robinson Cano singles to center field on 5 pitches.
Jorge Posada walks on 4 pitches, Cano to 2nd.
Hideki Matsui walks on 8 pitches, Bases loaded.
Nick Swisher pops out to short on 5 pitches, infield fly rule. 1 out.
Melky Cabrera grounds into a 3-6 force out at 2nd on 3 pitches, 2 outs. Cano Scores. Posada to third. Yankees have a 3-1 lead.
Derek Jeter strikes out swinging on 5 pitches, 3 outs.

Brandon Morrow's line:
4.0 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs, 3 K, 3 BB on 7o pitches.

Top 5th
Ichiro Suzuki infield singles to second on first pitch.
Russell Branyan(Ichiro Steals 2nd and third base)singles to right field on 5 pitches. Ichiro Scores. Yankees have a 3-2 lead.
Jose Lopez grounds into a 6-4 force at 2nd on 3 pitches, 1 out.
Ken Griffey Jr(Lopez steals 2nd base)walks on 6 pitches.
Mike Sweeney flies out to center field on 2 pitches, 2 outs.
Franklin Gutierrez singles to center field on 2 pitches, Lopez Scores, Griffey Jr to 3rd. Game is now tied at 3.
Chris Woodward flies out to center field on 2 pitches, 3 outs.

Joba Chamberlain's line:
5.1 IP, 9 hits, 3 runs, 4 K, 2 BB on 96 pitches.

Bottom 5th
Johnny Damon grounds out to second on 7 pitches, 1 out.
Mark Teixeira singles to right field on 3 pitches.
Alex Rodriguez walks on 4 pitches, Teixeira to 2nd.
Robinson Cano strikes out swinging on 7 pitches, 2 outs.
Jorge Posada walks on 7 pitches, Bases loaded.
Pitching Change: Chris Jakubauskas replaces Brandon Morrow
Hideki Matsui grounds out to first, flips to pitcher on 6 pitches, 3 outs.

Chris Jakubauskas's line:
0.1 IP, 6 pitches.

Top 6th
Kenji Johjima singles to center field on 7 pitches.
Ronny Cedeno out on a sac bunt on first pitch. Johjima to 2nd. 1 out
Pitching Change: Phil Coke replaces Joba Chamberlain
Ichiro Suzuki flies out to center field on 3 pitches, 2 outs.
Russell Branyan strikes out swinging on 4 pitches, 3 outs.

Phil Coke's line:
0.2 IP, 1 K on 7 pitches.

Bottom 6th
Nick Swisher flies out to left field on first pitch, 1 out.
Melky Cabrera strikes out swinging on 3 pitches, 2 outs.
Derek Jeter strikes out swinging on 4 pitches, 3 outs.

Chris Jakubauskas's line:
1.1 IP, 2 K on 14 pitches.

Top 7th
Pitching Change: Phil Hughes replaces Phil Coke
Jose Lopez grounds out to short on first pitch, 1 out.
Ken Griffey Jr. strikes out swinging on 5 pitches, 2 outs.
Mike Sweeney flies out to left field on 3 pitches, 3 outs.

Phil Hughes's line:
1.0 IP, 1 K on 9 pitches.

Bottom 7th
Johnny Damon hits a ground rule double to left field on 4 pitches.
Mark Teixeira strikes out swinging on 5 pitches. 1 out.
Alex Rodriguez homers to left field on 5 pitches, Damon Scores. Yankees take a 5-3 lead.
Robinson Cano flies out to center on 6 pitches, 2 outs.
Jorge Posada flies out to center on 6 pitches, 3 outs.

Chris Jakubauskas's line:
2.1 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 3 K on 40 pitches.

Top 8th
Pitching Change: Brian Bruney replaces Phil Hughes
Franklin Gutierrez singles to right field on 3 pitches.
Chris Woodward singles to left on 4 pitches.
Kenji Johjima singles to left field on 2 pitches, Gutierrez scores. Yankees have a 5-4 lead.
Ronny Cedeno out on a sac bunt to pitcher, 1 out. Runners Advance on first pitch.
Ichiro Suzuzi is intentionally walked on 4 pitches.
Russell Branyan out on a sac fly to left field on 7 pitches, 2 outs. Woodward scores. Game tied at 5-5.
Jose Lopez grounds into a 5-4 force at 2nd on first pitch, 3 outs.

Brian Bruney:
1.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs on 22 pitches.

Bottom 8th
Pitching Change: Sean White is in.
Hideki Matsui doubles to center field on 3 pitches.
Pinch Runner Brett Gardner replaces Hideki Matsui.
Nick Swisher bunt singles to the pitcher on first pitch, Gardner to 3rd.
Melky Cabrera doubles to center field on first pitch, Gardner scores, Swisher to 3rd. Yankees have a 6-5 lead.
Derek Jeter Singles on 5 pitches, Swisher and Melky score. Yankees have a 8-5 lead.
Johnny Damon flies out to center field on 4 pitches. 1 out. Jeter to 2nd.
Mark Teixeira grounds out to short on 3 pitches, 2 outs.
Alex Rodriguez flies out to right field on 3 pitches, 3 outs.

Sean White's line:
1.0 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs on 20 pitches.

Top 9th
Pitching Change: Mariano Rivera replaces Brian Bruney
Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to first on 4 pitches, 1 out.
Mike Sweeney grounds out to short on 3 pitches, 2 outs.
Franklin Gutierrez strikes out swinging on 4 pitches, 3 outs.

Mariano Rivera's line:
1.0 IP, 1 K, 1-2-3 inning on 11 pitches.

WP: Brian Bruney(3-0)
LP: Sean White(2-1)
SV: Mariano Rivera(19, 501 career saves)

Players of the game: 3-way tie between AROD, Jeter, Melky
All had clutch hits in the 7th and 8th innings to give the Yankees the lead and insurance.

Goodnight all