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McGowan, Hughes to square off at Yankee Stadium
Apr 3, 2008 - 4:18 PM Toronto (1-1) at NY Yankees (1-1) 7:05 pm EDTBRONX, New York (Ticker) - If the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays are going to contend this season, they will need significant contributions from young starters.
A pair of young arms will be on display Thursday when the Blue Jays visit the Yankees in the finale of a three-game set.
Each team used veteran starters to pick up early wins, with Chien-Ming Wang topping Roy Halladay in the opener and A.J. Burnett getting the better of Mike Mussina in the second game on Wednesday.
On Thursday, Toronto will start 26-year-old Dustin McGowan, who dominated the American League East upon being moved into the starting rotation last season.
The righthander allowed just a .230 batting average while striking out 144 in 169 2/3 innings over 27 starts.
McGowan made four starts against New York last season, allowing four earned runs over 14 2/3 innings in the first two meetings. He allowed 10 earned runs, however, over 9 1/3 in his final two starts against the division rivals.
Hughes was one of the most highly touted prospects in the game when he made his debut last season and carried a no hitter into the seventh inning of his second start before injuring his hamstring and missing the next three months.
He was strong down the stretch, going 3-0 with a 2.73 ERA in his final five starts and allowing one run in 5 2/3 innings of relief in the American League Division Series.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 x 3 6 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN, BRIAN WOLFE (7TH), SCOTT DOWNS (8TH) AND GREGG
ZAUN
NYY - PHIL HUGHES, BILLY TRABER (7TH), BRIAN BRUNEY
(7TH), JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (8TH), MARIAN
Apr 3 9:54 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED MELKY CABRERA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ABREU ON FIRST, J DAMON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
NY YANKEES 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.300, 0-FOR-3)
Blue Jays 2, Yankees 3 Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 3 9:38 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON GIAMBI SCORED DEREK JETER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
NY YANKEES 2 END BOTTOM, 6TH
Blue Jays 2, Yankees 2 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 3 9:00 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY DUSTIN MCGOWAN ALLOWED JOHNNY DAMON TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ABREU ON FIRST, D JETER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.333, 0-FOR-2)
Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 3 8:57 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAVID ECKSTEIN SCORED MARCO SCUTARO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, G ZAUN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.000, 0-FOR-2)
Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 3 8:24 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEX RIOS SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RIOS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.333, 0-FOR-1)
Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0 Top 4, 0 OutsApr 3 7:58 PM
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