The Yankees Baseball Whisperer

** Umpires:Home Plate: Tom Hallion

1B: James Hoye2B: Mike Winters

Fields — 3B

Thome — DH

Konerko — 1B

Pierzynski — C

Dye — RF

Podsednik — LF

Uribe — SS

Gonzalez — 2B

New York Yankees:Cabrera — CF

Jeter — SS

Abreu — RF

Rodriguez — 3B

Matsui — LF

Posada — C

Cano — 2B

Phillips — 1B

Duncan — DH

Top 1:Owens – Ground out (G3)

Fields – Strike out (K)

Thome – Strike out (K)

Bottom 1:Cabrera – fly out (F9)

Jeter – ground out (5-3)

Abreu – walk (BB)

Rodriguez – fly out (F7)

Score: 0-0Top 2:

Pierzynski – single

Dye – fielder’s choice (6-4, lead runner out at 2B)

Podsednik – Triple (RBI, Score Pierzynski)

Uribe – strike out (K)

Bottom 2:Matsui – single

Posada – 2 run homer (HR)

Cano- double

Phillips – sacrifice bunt (SAC, moves runner to 3B)

Duncan – walk (BB)

Cabrera – Single (RBI, score Cano)

Jeter – Strike out (K)

Abreu – ground out (6-3)

Score: 3-1 NYYTop 3:

Owens – single

Fields – ground out (5-3)

Thome – ground out (4-3)

Bottom 3:Rodriguez – fly out (F7)

Matsui – line out (F3)

Posada – strike out (K)

Score: 3-1 NYYTop 4:

Pierzynski – double

Dye – fly out (F3)

Podsednik – walk (BB)

Uribe – fly out (F9)

Bottom 4:Cano – Solo homer(HR)

Phillips – reached on error (E5)

Duncan – Solo homer (HR)

Cabrera – ground out (6-3)

Jeter – fly out (F8)

Abreu – ground out (1-3)

Score: 6-1 NYYTop 5:

Owens – single

Fields – pop up (F1)

Thome – ground out (G3)

Konerko – walk (BB)

Pierzynski – fly out (F7)

Bottom 5:**Logan comes in to pitch for the White Sox**

Rodriguez – ground out (6-3)

Matsui – fly out (F9)

Posada – fly out (F8)

Score: 6-1 NYYTop 6:

Podsednik – strike out (K)

Uribe – fly out (F6)

Bottom 6:Cano – fly out (F8)

**Wassermann comes in to pitch for the White Sox**

Phillips – strike out (K)

Duncan – fly out (F7)

Score: 6-1 NYYTop 7:

Owens – Fly out (F8)

Fields – strike out (K)

Bottom 7:**Bukvich comes in to pitch for the White Sox**

Cabrera – line out (F4)

Jeter – Solo Homer (HR)

Abreu – walk (BB)

Rodriguez – ground out (5-3)

**Thornton comes in to pitch for the White Sox**

Matsui – fly out (F8)

Score: 7-1 NYYTop 8:

Thome – double

Konerko – ground out (6-3)

Pierzynski – fly out (F4)

Dye – strike out (K)

Bottom 8:**Haeger comes in to pitch for the White Sox**

Posada – Solo Homer (HR)

Cano – HBP

**Haeger is ejected from game after hitting Cano**

**Jenks comes in to pitch for the White Sox**

Phillips – fly out (F7)

Duncan – fly out (F7)

Cabrera – fly out (F9)

Score: 8-1 NYYTop 9:

**Cairo takes over @ SS; Betemit takes over @ 3B**

Podsednik – fly out (F7)

Uribe – strike out (K)

Gonzalez – fly out (F9)

Final score: 8-1 NYYLine Score:

Chi: 1 7 1NYY: 8 8 0

Game Facts:1. The Yankees hit a total of 5 homeruns today.

2. Alex Rodriguez went 0-4 tonight.

3. Duncan kissed Cano on the forehead in the dugout during the 4^th inning. (I thought it was funny)

4. The Yankees are starting to look like they are having a lot of fun out there, which is always a good thing.

5. Andy Pettitte did very well tonight. Pettitte threw 117 pitches and went 7 innings.

6. Shelly Duncan has hit 5 homeruns in 22 AB since joining the Yankees.

FINAL WHISPER: Welcome Betemit!! Alex didn’t hit career homerun 500 tonight, but I think tomorrow is his day! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Shelly Duncan and the fire he brings to the Yankees! He’s always pumped up and excited, which in turn, gets the older guys pumped. I can’t wait for tomorrows game! Roger Clemens will be on the mound for the Yankees trying to go for the 3 game sweep. Jon Garland will be pitching for the White Sox–TYBW