Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 8, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2008 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 0 1 0
Carroll 2b 4 0 0 0
Dellucci dh 4 0 0 0
Peralta ss 4 0 0 0
Francisco lf 3 1 1 0
Gutierrez rf 4 1 2 0
Garko 1b 4 0 0 0
Blake 3b 3 1 1 2
Shoppach c 3 0 1 1
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Kobayashi p 0 0 0 0
  Julio p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 4 1 2 2
Jeter ss 4 0 1 0
Abreu rf 3 0 0 0
Matsui dh 4 1 2 0
Giambi 1b 3 1 1 2
Cabrera cf 3 0 0 0
Cano 2b 3 2 2 1
Betemit 3b 3 1 1 1
Molina c 3 0 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Ohlendorf p 0 0 0 0
  Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 6
Cleveland 000 030 000360
New York 000 310 20x690
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L(1-3) 6.1 8 5 5 0 0
  Kobayashi   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Julio   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
1
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W(5-3) 5.0 4 3 3 0 3
  Ohlendorf   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Chamberlain   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rivera  SV(9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 3. Peralta-Garko, Carroll-Peralta-Garko, Peralta-Garko.  2B–Cleveland Blake (8,off Mussina); Francisco (2,off Rivera), New York Cano (4,off Byrd); Damon (13,off Byrd).  HR–New York Damon (5,4th inning off Byrd 0 on 0 out); Giambi (6,4th inning off Byrd 1 on 2 out); Cano (4,7th inning off Byrd 0 on 1 out); Betemit (1,7th inning off Kobayashi 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Francisco (1,by Mussina).  Team LOB–4.  Team–1.  U-HP–Scott Barry, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:33.  A–53,227.
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