Blue Jays 6 - 2 Yankees
Final
  for this game

Halladay duels Pettitte as Jays face Yankees

Aug 31, 2008 - 9:28 AM Toronto (69-66) at NY Yankees (72-63) 1:05 pm EDT

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees have had their share of headaches this season. Their migraine known as Roy Halladay awaits them on Sunday when they face the Toronto Blue Jays in the last game of a three-game set.

The Blue Jays' righthander has won three straight starts against the Yankees after losing to them on Opening Day. He was masterful against the Yankees on July 11, throwing a two-hit shutout.

Overall, Halladay (16-9, 2.69 ERA) is 13-5 with a 2.88 ERA against the Yankees.

The Yankees counter with Andy Pettitte (13-10, 4.37), who is usually rock-solid in the second half but has mirrored his team's struggles, going 1-3 in his last six starts with a 6.75 ERA. Called upon to stop the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, he failed, allowing six runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings of a 7-3 loss.

On Saturday, the Yankees blew a four-run lead, falling 7-6. The defeat was made even more bitter when they failed to plate the tying run in the ninth inning despite having runners on first and second with no outs.

Alex Rodriguez scalded a ball to third baseman Jose Bautista, who turned it into a 5-3 double play. Cody Ransom then flew out to end the game.

The game marks Toronto's final appearance at Yankee Stadium.








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

    BATTERIES: TOR - ROY HALLADAY, SCOTT DOWNS (8TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (9TH) AND ROD
    BARAJAS
    NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, JOSE VERAS (7TH), ALFREDO ACEVES
    (8TH) AND JOSE MOLINA

    HOME RUNS

    Aug 31 3:56 PM


  • AL
    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY JOSE VERAS ALLOWED MARCO SCUTARO TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 6
    NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.288, 1-FOR-3)

    Blue Jays 6, Yankees 2  Top 7, 0 OutsAug 31 3:08 PM


  • AL
    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID ECKSTEIN SCORED JOHN MCDONALD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, M SCUTARO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
    NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.288, 1-FOR-3)

    Blue Jays 5, Yankees 2  Top 7, 0 OutsAug 31 3:04 PM


  • AL
    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON GIAMBI (28) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF ROY HALLADAY.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 2
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: X NADY (.309, 2-FOR-2)

    Blue Jays 4, Yankees 2  Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 31 2:52 PM


  • AL
    AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY SCOTT ROLEN (8) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF ANDY PETTITTE.
    CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4, NY YANKEES 0
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J MCDONALD (.218, 1 HR, 16 RBI)

    Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0  Top 2, 0 OutsAug 31 1:34 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - ROY HALLADAY
    NYY - ANDY PETTITTE

    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.312, 11 HR, 57 RBI)
    D JETER (.297, 8 HR, 60 RBI)
    B ABREU (.299, 15 HR, 83 RBI)

    Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 31 1:23 PM

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