Yankees 11-4 Blue Jays (7 Aug, 2004) Play-by-Play

New York Yankees

69-39, 41-14 home


TOR
NYY

J. Vazquez13-6

8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

S. Douglass0-2

2.1 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

Blue JaysTop 1st
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Line Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 1st
- S. Douglass pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 2nd
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 2nd
- S. Douglass pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 3rd
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 3rd
- S. Douglass pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- J. Miller pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- A Rodriguez safe at first on throwing error by third baseman E Hinske, D Jeter to third, G Sheffield to second.
  3
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 4th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 4th
- J. Miller pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 5th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 5th
- J. Miller pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 6th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 6th
- K. Frederick pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- B Crosby in right field.
  3
  14
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 7th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 7th
- K. Frederick pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 8th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 8th
- J. Speier pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 9th
- C. Nitkowski pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Blue Jays
4
Yankees
11

Game 1

7/8

Blue Jays
0
Yankees
6

Game 2

7/8

Blue Jays
2
Yankees
8

Game 3

8/8

Blue Jays
5
Yankees
4

Game 4

9/8

Yankee Stadium

12:05 AM, 7 August 2004

Bronx, New York

Attendance: 48,900

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster

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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Toronto Blue Jays

New York Yankees

J. Vazquez13-6

S. Douglass0-2

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Line Out