Game 10: Indians 10, Yankees 2
The Indians claim "prima nocta," spoiling Sabathia's home debut with the Yankees and christening the Yankees' new stadium with a blowout.
| Final - 4.16.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Stories
Bullpen blows home opener
Yankee bullpen blows home opener
Game Thread 3: April 16, 2009
Bottom of the fifth, 1-0 Tribe.
Game Thread 2: April 16, 2009
Top of the third, scoreless.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Sizemore, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .214 |
| Mark DeRosa, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .179 |
| Victor Martinez, 1B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .381 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Shin-Soo Choo, DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Ben Francisco, RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .172 |
| Kelly Shoppach, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .316 |
| Tony Graffanino, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Trevor Crowe, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Sizemore, Martinez
Doubles - Martinez, Peralta 2, Francisco, Shoppach
Hit by pitch - Choo
Sacrifices - Francisco
Caught Stealing - Sizemore
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
Errors - Graffanino
Home runs - Sizemore, Martinez
Doubles - Martinez, Peralta 2, Francisco, Shoppach
Hit by pitch - Choo
Sacrifices - Francisco
Caught Stealing - Sizemore
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
Errors - Graffanino
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee (W, 1-2) | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 | 115-71 |
| Rafael Perez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14.14 | 0 | 41-23 |
| Rafael Betancourt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 28-17 |
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .293 |
| Ramiro Pena, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Johnny Damon, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .160 |
| Melky Cabrera, ph,9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Nick Swisher, 9,3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .406 |
| Jorge Posada, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .421 |
| Hideki Matsui, DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .154 |
| Cody Ransom, 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 |
| Brett Gardner, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Posada
Doubles - Swisher
Grounded into DP - Posada, Ransom
Hit by pitch - Teixeira, Swisher
Team LOB - 15
Fielding
Errors - Ransom
Home runs - Posada
Doubles - Swisher
Grounded into DP - Posada, Ransom
Hit by pitch - Teixeira, Swisher
Team LOB - 15
Fielding
Errors - Ransom
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.57 | 0 | 122-70 |
| Edwar Ramirez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 | 6-5 |
| Phil Coke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Jose Veras (L, 0-1) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | 12-5 |
| Damaso Marte | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27.00 | 0 | 21-12 |
| David Robertson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 28-19 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: E.Ramirez pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. J.Veras pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion, First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base Umpire - Ed Hickox, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Duration: 3:56
Pitching notes: E.Ramirez pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. J.Veras pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion, First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base Umpire - Ed Hickox, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Duration: 3:56
