Yankees Vs. Rangers: Yankees Win 8-2 Behind Nick Swisher's Grand Slam
Nick Swisher hits a grand slam and Derek Lowe works four scoreless innings as the Yankees crushed Ryan Dempster and the Texas Rangers.
| Final - 8.13.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Stories
Series Preview: Texas Rangers @ New York Yankees - America's Best
The Rangers travel to New York for the only time in the regular season but there's an increasingly large chance that these two teams could meet again in October. It's a battle for best record in the American League.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Josh Hamilton, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Michael Young, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| David Murphy, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Murphy
Doubles - Murphy
Hit by pitch - Kinsler
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Murphy
Doubles - Murphy
Hit by pitch - Kinsler
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster (L, 1-1) | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8.31 | 0 | 93-60 |
| Michael Kirkman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 | 0 | 19-12 |
| Mark Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.18 | 0 | 13-10 |
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| Nick Swisher, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .313 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Eric Chavez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| Curtis Granderson, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .239 |
| Russell Martin, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 |
| Raul Ibanez, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Ichiro Suzuki, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Swisher, Chavez
Triples - Suzuki
Doubles - Jeter
Grounded into DP - Jeter
Sacrifices - Suzuki
Sacrifice flies - Granderson
Team LOB - 3
Home runs - Swisher, Chavez
Triples - Suzuki
Doubles - Jeter
Grounded into DP - Jeter
Sacrifices - Suzuki
Sacrifice flies - Granderson
Team LOB - 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Phelps (W, 3-3) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.53 | 0 | 78-51 |
| Derek Lowe (S, 8-10; S,1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.34 | 0 | 44-33 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: R.Dempster pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons, First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Duration: 2:38
Pitching notes: R.Dempster pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons, First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Duration: 2:38
