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Yankees look to complete sweep of Indians

Apr 19, 2007 - 2:01 PM Cleveland (6-5) at NY Yankees (7-6) 1:05 pm EDT

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Darrell Rasner hopes to emulate the success of rookies Chase Wright and Kei Igawa on Wednesday, when the New York Yankees look to complete a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians.

New York's rotation has been ravaged by injuries. Chien-Ming Wang (right hamstring), Mike Mussina (left hamstring) and Carl Pavano (right forearm) are all on the disabled list.

In the first two games vs. the Indians, the Yankees were forced to start lefthanders Wright and Kei Igawa, who each picked up their first major league win. The duo combined to allow five runs in 11 innings.

Rasner (0-1, 4.66 ERA) will make his first start of the season for New York, which has outscored the Indians, 19-5, in the first two games of the series.

On Wednesday, Igawa pitched six innings and Alex Rodriguez blasted his ninth homer of the season in a 9-2 rout.

Rodriguez now has hit safely in all 13 games and 18 straight overall, dating to the 2006 season. The third baseman has driven in 23 runs to go along with his nine homers - both tops in the majors.

New York roughed up Indians lefthander Jeremy Sowers, knocking him out of the game with a five-run third inning, on Tuesday.

Righthander Fausto Carmona (0-1, 12.46) hopes to fare better on Thursday. He allowed six runs, seven hits and two homers in 4 1/3 innings in his lone start this season - a 6-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.






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    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 11:49 PM


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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 6 10 0
    NY YANKEES 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 8 12 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, AARON FULTZ (7TH), RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH),
    JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
    NYY - DARRELL RASNER, MIKE MYERS (5TH), BRIAN BRUNEY
    (6TH)

    Apr 19 4:44 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ (10) TO CENTER WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 9TH OFF JOE BOROWSKI SCORED DEREK JETER AND BOBBY ABREU.
    FINAL SCORE: NY YANKEES 8, CLEVELAND 6

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 4:44 PM
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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED JOHNNY DAMON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B ABREU ON FIRST, D JETER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
    NY YANKEES 5 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.339, 0-FOR-4)

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 4:43 PM
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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DEREK JETER SCORED JORGE POSADA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D JETER ON FIRST, J DAMON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
    NY YANKEES 4 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.333, 3-FOR-4, RBI)

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 4:40 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH PHELPS (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    9TH OFF JOE BOROWSKI.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6, NY YANKEES 3
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.340, 0-FOR-1)

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 4:34 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ ALLOWED TRAVIS HAFNER TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, V MARTINEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 6
    NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.220, 0-FOR-4)

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 4:25 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: J Posada hit for W Nieves.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
    NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J Posada (.347, 2 HR, 11 RBI)

    Apr 19 3:46 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: J Phelps hit for D Mientkiewicz.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
    NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J Phelps (.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

    Apr 19 3:44 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: A Fultz relieved F Carmona.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
    NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D Mientkiewicz (.147, 0-FOR-2)

    Apr 19 3:43 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
    CLE: AARON FULTZ (2-0, 2.08) STARTING THE 7TH
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, NY YANKEES 2
    DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: D MIENTKIEWICZ (.147, 0-FOR-2)

    Apr 19 3:43 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 8 0
    NY YANKEES 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
    NYY - LUIS VIZCAINO

    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D MIENTKIEWICZ (.147, 0-FOR-2)
    W NIEVES (.000, 0-FOR-2)
    J DAMON (.308, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Apr 19 3:41 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY VICTOR MARTINEZ (1) TO RIGHT WITH 1
    OUT IN THE 7TH OFF LUIS VIZCAINO SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE AND TRAVIS
    HAFNER.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, NY YANKEES 2
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.310, 1-FOR-1, 2 HBP)

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 3:35 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY DAVID DELLUCCI SCORED JASON MICHAELS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G SIZEMORE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
    NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.318, 2-FOR-3)

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 3:29 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON GIAMBI (4) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF FAUSTO CARMONA.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, NY YANKEES 2
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.278, 0-FOR-2)

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 3:15 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
    NYY: MIKE MYERS (0-0, 0.00) IN THE 5TH
    SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, J MICHAELS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, NY YANKEES 1
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.282, 1-FOR-2)

    Apr 19 2:37 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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    CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
    NY YANKEES 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
    NYY - DARRELL RASNER

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: M ROUSE (.000, 0-FOR-1)
    J MICHAELS (.286, 0-FOR-1)
    G SIZEMORE (.282, 1-FOR-2)

    Apr 19 2:32 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID DELLUCCI (1) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF DARRELL RASNER.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, NY YANKEES 1
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.286, 0-FOR-1)

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 2:13 PM


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    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED JOHNNY DAMON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ABREU ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
    NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.358, 0-FOR-1)

    Guardians vs. YankeesApr 19 2:05 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0
    NY YANKEES 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA
    NYY - DARRELL RASNER

    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.288, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
    M CABRERA (.180, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
    D MIENTKIEWICZ (.15

    Apr 19 1:40 PM