Abreu's 7 RBIs lead Yankees in rout of Devil Rays
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09/13/2006 - Bobby Abreu had a week's worth of production in the first inning for the New York Yankees. Abreu hit a three-run homer and a three-run double in a nine-run first and finished with a career-high seven RBIs in the Yankees' 12-4 rout of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Tuesday night. ``It was crazy,'' said Abreu, who went 2-for-3 with a third-inning sacrifice fly. Abreu's fourth-inning flyout was caught by Delmon Young, who was just in front of the right-field wall. ``If it's earlier, it's probably a home run with the warmer weather,'' Yankees manager Joe Torre said. Abreu became the first Yankees player with six RBIs in an inning since Gil McDougald in the ninth on May 3, 1951, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, and the first major leaguer with six RBIs in the first since Oakland's Matt Stairs on July 5, 1996. Abreu, who has 31 RBIs in 41 games since the Yankees acquired him from Philadelphia on July 30, had 11 runners on base in his four at-bats. He homered on the first pitch he saw from starter Tim Corcoran (4-8) for a 3-0 lead. In other AL games, it was: Detroit 3, Texas 2; Minnesota 7, Oakland 5; Kansas City 5, Cleveland 3; Boston 6, Baltimore 5; Seattle 4, Toronto 2; Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3 in 11 innings. Hideki Matsui went 4-for-4 with a walk in his first game back with New York since a broken left wrist ended his consecutive games streak on May 11. He earned several standing ovations from the Yankee Stadium crowd and tied his major league high for hits in a game. As fans rose before his first at-bat, he removed his batting helmet and waved it at the crowd of 52,265. ``When I got to the plate, I never even imagined I would receive such an ovation,'' he said through a translator. ``I felt nothing but appreciation.'' Mike Mussina (14-6) pitched 6 1-3 shutout innings to win for the first time in six starts, and the Yankees lowered their magic number to nine for clinching their ninth straight AL East title, maintaining a season-high 10 1/2-game lead over Boston. Derek Jeter had three walks and was hit by a pitch before being removed for a pinch hitter in the seventh. His career-high 21-game hitting streak remained intact under baseball's rules. With three runs scored, he increased his total to 102 and broke 100 for the 10th time. Jeter, whose .346 average is second in the AL to Minnesota's Joe Mauer (.348), can't avoid the streak these days. ``You notice it because every time you're on deck, somebody in the stands is yelling to get a hit,'' Jeter said. New York won its fourth straight and moved 31 games over .500 for the first time this season.Tigers 3, Rangers 2 Carlos Guillen hit two solo homers, including the game-winner leading off the bottom of the ninth inning against Ron Mahay (1-3). Marcus Thames also homered as Detroit won for just the sixth time in 19 games. The Tigers, who had a 10-game lead over Chicago and 10 1/2 over Minnesota in the AL Central when play ended Aug. 7, are just 1 1/2 games ahead of the Twins. Fernando Rodney (7-3) pitched a perfect eighth and ninth to pick up the win.Twins 7, Athletics 5 Justin Morneau's two-run double against Joe Kennedy (4-1) highlighted a four-run eighth inning, and host Minnesota rallied for its 44th come-from-behind victory. Morneau and Jason Tyner each went 3-for-4 with two RBIs as the Twins increased their lead to 2 1/2 games over Chicago in the wild-card race. Dennys Reyes (5-0) pitched the eighth and Joe Nathan got the last three outs for his 32nd save in 34 chances.Angels 4, White Sox 3, 11 innings At Anaheim, Calif., Chone Figgins singled home the winning run against Bobby Jenks (3-4) in the 11th inning to help Los Angeles tighten up the AL West race. The Angels won for the eighth time in 10 games and trimmed Oakland's lead in the division to 4 1/2 games. The White Sox dropped four games behind AL Central-leading Detroit and 2 1/2 behind the Twins for the wild card. Hector Carrasco (5-3) allowed one hit over two innings for the win.Royals 5, Indians 3 Kansas City pitcher Runelvys Hernandez and catcher John Buck exchanged punches in the dugout, before the Royals snapped an 11-game losing streak at Cleveland in the 1,000th game at Jacobs Field. Hernandez (6-9) allowed three runs over five innings to earn the win and Joe Nelson pitched the ninth for his seventh save as the Royals got their 23rd road win, surpassing last year's total. Kansas City's Esteban German went 4-for-4 and scored three times, raising his average to .351 (39-for-111) in his last 43 games. Jeremy Sowers (7-4) gave up four runs and seven hits over five innings in his first loss since July 16.Red Sox 6, Orioles 5 Coco Crisp drove in three runs, Kevin Youkilis had two RBIs in the pivotal sixth inning, and Boston ended a six-game road losing streak. The Red Sox scored three runs in the sixth off Daniel Cabrera (7-10). After Baltimore got a run in the bottom half, Boston padded the lead with a three-run seventh. The Red Sox are 12-1 against Baltimore this season and have won 17 of the last 18 games between the division rivals. Craig Hansen (2-1), the first of six Red Sox relievers, got the win.Mariners 4, Blue Jays 2 Adrian Beltre and Raul Ibanez hit solo homers, and Gil Meche (10-8) won for the first time in nearly two months to lead host Seattle. J.J. Putz pitched the ninth for his 32nd save in 38 chances, getting Vernon Wells to fly out to center with runners on first and second to end the game. Wells hit a two-run homer and Toronto starter Shaun Marcum (2-4) lasted just 2 2-3 innings for the second time in 12 starts. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
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Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
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