New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 31, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2009 at Progressive Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 4 1 2 0
Damon lf 4 2 2 0
Teixeira 1b 4 1 2 4
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Cano 2b 4 0 0 0
Matsui dh 3 0 1 0
  Pena pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Swisher rf 3 0 1 0
Gardner cf 4 0 1 0
Cervelli c 2 0 0 0
  Posada ph,c 2 0 0 0
Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Wang p 0 0 0 0
  Coke p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 4 2 2 0
Francisco lf 3 1 2 0
Peralta 3b 4 0 3 3
Choo rf 2 0 0 1
DeRosa dh 2 0 0 1
Garko 1b 3 0 0 0
Shoppach c 4 0 0 0
Valbuena 2b 4 0 1 0
Crowe cf 3 2 1 0
Pavano p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Herges p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 9 5
New York 000 002 0204100
Cleveland 003 010 001591
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hughes   5.0 5 4 4 1 6
  Wang   3.0 3 0 0 1 3
  Coke  L(1-3) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Robertson   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.1
9
5
5
4
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano   7.1 7 3 3 0 4
  Perez   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Betancourt   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Herges   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Wood  W(2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
4

  E–Cabrera (3), Cabrera (3).  DP–New York 2. Cabrera-Garko, Valbuena-Cabrera-Garko, Cleveland 2. Cabrera-Garko, Valbuena-Cabrera-Garko.  2B–New York Jeter (12,off Pavano); Damon (12,off R. Perez); Teixeira (12,off Herges), Cleveland Crowe (2,off Hughes); Cabrera (13,off Hughes).  HR–New York Teixeira (16,6th inning off Pavano 1 on 2 out).  SH–Swisher (2,off Wood); Garko (1,off Wang); Cabrera (4,off Coke).  Team LOB–5.  SF–DeRosa (2,off Hughes); Choo (4,off Hughes).  HBP–Peralta (2,by Hughes); Choo (5,by Hughes).  Team–9.  CS–Cano (2,2nd base by Pavano/Shoppach); Valbuena (1,2nd base by Wang/Cervelli).  SB–Francisco (9,2nd base off Wang/Cervelli).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–3:21.  A–29,405.
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