Offensive Explosion in 8th Inning Seals Series Victory For Yanks
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Raul Ibanez played a big catalyst in the Yankees win batting in 3 RBI's[/size]
It Was Over When... - New York's bats came through with 2 outs and runners on the corners leading 4-3 hitting four consecutive singles that drove in four runs to give the Sandman a comfortable 8-4 lead heading into the 9th inning.
Turning Point - LA made a valiant combeback in the middle innings, but Girardi was smart this game and pulled Ivan Nova as soon as he saw him starting to slump in the 5th inning and put in reliever Cory Wade who pretty much held the Angels bats in check.
Stat Of The Night - New York has had some problems keeping a consistent offense, but they really shined today as everyone except catcher Russell Martin had at least one hit in the ballgame.
Upper Deck Player Of The Game
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DH Raul Ibanez --- 4 At-Bats, 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Homerun, 3 RBI's
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Apr 15, 2012</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles (4-4)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York (4-4)</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" class="active">8</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Cory Wade (1-0) <b>L:</b> Ervin Santana (0-2) <b>S:</b> N/A</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">LAA</td><td align="right" width="8%">NYY</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">NYY</td><td align="center" width="7%">1</td><td width="70%">Rodriguez doubled to center. Cano scores.</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">NYY</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">Ibanez homered to right. Swisher scores.</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">LAA</td><td align="center" width="7%">4</td><td width="70%">Morales homered to left.</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">NYY</td><td align="center" width="7%">4</td><td width="70%">Ibanez grounded into a double play (5-4-3 DP). Teixeira scores.</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">4</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">LAA</td><td align="center" width="7%">5</td><td width="70%">Kendrick homered to left. Iannetta scores.</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">4</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">NYY</td><td align="center" width="7%">8</td><td width="70%">Rodriguez flied to right for a single. Jeter scores.</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">NYY</td><td align="center" width="7%">8</td><td width="70%">Teixeira grounded to center for a single. Granderson scores.</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">NYY</td><td align="center" width="7%">8</td><td width="70%">Swisher lined to right for a single. Rodriguez scores.</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">NYY</td><td align="center" width="7%">8</td><td width="70%">Ibanez lined to center for a single. Teixeira scores.</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">8</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Aybar, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.184</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kendrick, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.256</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Pujols, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.394</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Morales, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.405</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hunter, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.278</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Wells, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.270</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Callaspo, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.333</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Iannetta, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.267</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Bourjos, CF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.156</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>HR:</b> Kendrick (2), Morales (4)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Kendrick 2 (5), Morales (9)<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Wells</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#002A5C" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">New York Yankees</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jeter, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.368</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Granderson, CF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.143</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cano, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.222</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Rodriguez, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.273</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Teixeira, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.314</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Swisher, RF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.206</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Ibanez, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.194</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Martin, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.300</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Gardner, LF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.375</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Cano (2), Rodriguez (1)<br /><b>HR:</b> Ibanez (3)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Teixeira (9), Rodriguez 2 (4), Swisher (4), Ibanez 3 (6)<br /><b>HBP:</b> Swisher<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Cano, Ibanez</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BASERUNNING:</u></b><br /><b>SB:</b> Gardner (2)<br /><b>CS:</b> Granderson (2), Gardner 2 (2)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>FIELDING:</u></b><br /><b>E:</b> Swisher (1)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#CE0F41" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Los Angeles Angels</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Santana (L, 0-2)</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">9.90</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Takahashi</td><td align="right">1.1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">9.64</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jepsen</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">15.43</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#002A5C" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">New York Yankees</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Nova</td><td align="right">4.2</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" class="active">3.00</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Wade (W, 1-0)</td><td align="right">2.1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4.91</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Robertson (H, 2)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Rivera</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">6.00</td></tr></table></body></html>
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