New York Yankees vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 24, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 2008 at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera cf 3 0 0 0
Jeter ss 4 1 1 0
Abreu rf 4 1 1 2
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 1 0 0
Posada c 4 1 1 0
Cano 2b 4 1 3 1
Christian lf 4 0 2 2
Rasner p 0 0 0 0
  Molina ph 1 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Betemit ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 5 1 2 0
Sanchez 2b 5 3 3 1
  Osoria p 0 0 0 0
Bay lf 4 1 2 1
  Morgan lf 1 1 1 2
Doumit c 5 2 3 2
LaRoche 1b 5 1 3 2
Mientkiewicz rf 3 1 2 1
  Michaels rf 0 0 0 0
Bautista 3b 4 1 1 2
Wilson ss 4 0 1 0
Gorzelanny p 2 0 0 0
  Rivas ph 1 0 0 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Gomez ph,2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 12 19 11
New York 000 102 002581
Pittsburgh 201 220 23x12191
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rasner  L (4-5) 5.0 10 7 7 0 4
  Hawkins  2.2 7.0 4 4 0 0 0
  Ramirez  0.1 2.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
19
12
12
0
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gorzelanny  W (6-6) 6.0 6 3 3 5 2
  Yates  0.2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Marte  1.1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Osoria  1 1.0 2 2 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
3

  E–Christian (1), Adam LaRoche (5).  DP–New York 2. A. Rodriguez-Cano-Giambi, Cano-Giambi, Pittsburgh 3. Wilson-F. Sanchez-Adam LaRoche, F. Sanchez-Wilson-Adam LaRoche, Osoria-Wilson-Adam LaRoche.  2B–New York Posada (10,off Gorzelanny); Cano (16,off Gorzelanny); Christian (1,off Gorzelanny); Jeter (11,off Yates)., Pittsburgh McLouth 2 (26,off Rasner,off Hawkins); Bay 2 (18,off Rasner,off Hawkins); Morgan (2,off Ramirez); Doumit (11,off Ramirez).  3B–Pittsburgh Adam LaRoche (1,off Rasner).  HR–New York Abreu (9,9th inning off Osoria 1 on 2 out), Pittsburgh J. Bautista (9,4th inning off Rasner 1 on 0 out); Doumit (10,5th inning off Rasner 0 on 2 out)..  HBP–Giambi (13,by Gorzelanny).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Mientkiewicz (2,off Hawkins).  Team–5.  SB–Abreu (9,2nd base off Gorzelanny/Doumit).  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Kevin Causey, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–2:56.  A–38,867.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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