Yankees 6-5 Blue Jays (27 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Toronto Blue Jays

43-56, 26-24 home


NYY
TOR

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	11	1
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	8	0

M. Rivera2-1

2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

J. Frasor3-3

1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

YankeesTop 1st
- S. Douglass pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Ground Out
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 1st
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- F Catalanotto to second on wild pitch by J Vazquez.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 2nd
- S. Douglass pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- M Cairo stole second.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 2nd
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 3rd
- S. Douglass pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 3rd
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- O Hudson safe at first on error by first baseman T Clark.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
YankeesTop 4th
- S. Douglass pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 4th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 5th
- S. Douglass pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 5th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- A Rios to third on wild pitch by J Vazquez.
  4
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 6th
- K. Frederick pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 6th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 7th
- J. Speier pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 7th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- P. Quantrill pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- T. Gordon pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 8th
- J. Speier pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 8th
- T. Gordon pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 9th
- V. Chulk pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 9th
- M. Rivera pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- C Woodward ran for G Zaun.
  5
  3
- F Menechino hit for O Hudson.
  5
  5
- K Cash catching.
  5
  5
- F Menechino at second base.
  5
  5
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 10th
- J. Frasor pitching for TOR
  NYY
  TOR
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 10th
- M. Rivera pitching for NYY
  NYY
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Yankees
6
Blue Jays
5

Game 1

27/7

Yankees
7
Blue Jays
4

Game 2

28/7

Yankees
2
Blue Jays
3

Game 3

29/7

Rogers Centre

12:05 AM, 27 July 2004

Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 30,041

Game Time:3:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Runge
First Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
Second Base Umpire - Gary Darling
Third Base Umpire - Mark Carlson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

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New York Yankees

Toronto Blue Jays

M. Rivera2-1

J. Frasor3-3

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Foul Ball
3 Ball
4 Strike Looking
5 Ground Out