Yankees 8-2 Blue Jays (8 Aug, 2004) Play-by-Play

New York Yankees

71-39, 43-14 home


TOR
NYY

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	0
4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	8	13	2

J. Lieber8-7

8.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

M. Batista9-7

5.0 IP, 11 H, 8 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Blue JaysTop 1st
- J. Lieber pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 1st
- M. Batista pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- D Jeter stole second.
  0
  0
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 2nd
- J. Lieber pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 2nd
- M. Batista pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 3rd
- J. Lieber pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 3rd
- M. Batista pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 4th
- J. Lieber pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 4th
- M. Batista pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 5th
- J. Lieber pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- E Hinske safe at first on throwing error by shortstop D Jeter.
  1
  8
- G Gross reached first base on catcher's interference, E Hinske to second.
  1
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors
YankeesBottom 5th
- M. Batista pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 6th
- J. Lieber pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 6th
- M. Batista pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- K. Ligtenberg pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 7th
- J. Lieber pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 7th
- K. Ligtenberg pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 8th
- J. Lieber pitching for NYY
  TOR
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 8th
- K. Frederick pitching for TOR
  TOR
  NYY
- B Crosby in right field.
  2
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 9th
- P. Quantrill 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

6:05 PM, 8 August 2004

Bronx, New York

Attendance: 52,616

Game Time:2:33

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

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

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J. Lieber8-7

M. Batista9-7

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out