5/7 Mariners at Yankees

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Ichiro hits a low, soft, looping popup to 3rd and A-Rod makes the play. 2 outs.

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Vidro flies out to LF after a bunch of foul balls.

DeSalvo only at 65 pitches through 5, 1-1 game after 4 and a half.

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Bottom 5

Matsui grounds out to 1st, the lumberjack Sexson takes it himself for the first out.

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Posada doubles to right-center, not a bad pitch but a good swing.

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Cano bounces out to SS, Posada cannot advance. 2 outs.

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Big hit by Doug! Lines a double into the right-centerfield gap about where Posada's was, Ichiro cuts it off but can't throw him out. Jorge scores, 2-1 Yankees.

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Weird stat here.

Opponent's batting avg against Batista:
1st time through the order - .317
2nd time - .273
After that - .244

Looks like the reverse of almost everybody else.

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Nice at-bat by Damon, a few foul balls after battling back from 1-2 and finally draws the walk.

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Another great at-bat. Jeter pulls a Damon by battling back from 1-2, fouling off a few tough pitches before drawing the walk.

Bases loaded, 2 outs for Abreu...pitching visit to the mound. Batista has thrown I think 31 pitches this inning.

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Ugh...Abreu gets to 3-1, a beatiful sinker gets it to 3-2, and then after a foul ball he grounds out, Sexson to Batista.

2-1 Yankees after 5.

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Top 6

Johjima grounds out to SS after 2 pitches, one out.

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Ibanez swings at what was probably ball 4 but grounds out to first, 2 outs.

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Sexson flies out to straightaway CF, another 1-2-3 inning for DeSalvo who has been fantastic.

2-1 Yankees going to the bottom of the 6th.

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Bottom 6th

A-Rod fouls off a couple pitches, then hits a very slow roller to 3rd that Beltre barehands but has no play. An infield single for A-Rod.

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Giambi fouls off some more pitches but pops up straight at the plate to Johjima. One out.