Home Stand, Game 3

TOP 1: Mussina going for NY -- Sizemore goes down swinging, one down -- Crisp lines a single to left -- On the 1-1 pitch to Hafner, Crisp goes ... the throw is offline, he is in at second with a stolen base -- full count to Hafner, the payoff ... checks his swing, the third base ump says he didn't go, ball four

Runners at first and second for Martinez, he grounds to second, the runners move up, two away -- runners second and third for Broussard, he grounds to short to retire the side

BOT 1: Millwood going for Tribe -- Jeter grounds up the middle to second, one down -- Cano goes down swinging at a high one way out of the zone, two away -- Sheffield grounds a two out single through the left side -- ARod blasts one the opposite way to right, GONE ... a two run shot, Yankees lead 2-0

Matsui grounds to short to end the rally

TOP 2: Belliard grounds to third, one away -- Blake goes down looking, two down -- Peralta blasts a two out solo shot to left center, Yankees lead cut to 2-1

A.B.Boone grounds to the left of the mound, Mussina gets over fields and puts him out to end the rally

BOT 2: Giambi absolutely conks one to right ... GONE!, a leadoff shot to right, Yankees now up, 3-1

Full count to Posada, the payoff ... called strike three, he goes down looking, one down -- Bernie grounds back to the mound, two away -- Cabrera goes down swinging to end the inning

TOP 3: Sizemore grounds the first pitch through to right -- Crisp lays down the bunt towards first, Mussina glove and puts him out, one away, runner to second on the sacrifice -- Hafner flies to the warning track in left center, the runner tags and advances to third, two down -- Martinez grounds to the right of the mound, Mussina pounces on it and tags the runner to retire the side

BOT 3: Jeter goes down looking, one away -- Cano flies to center, two down -- Sheffield flies to left to end the inning

TOP 4: Broussard flies to center, one down -- Belliard flares the first pitch to right, two away -- Blake goes down looking to retire the side

BOT 4: ARod lines to center, one down -- full count to Matsui, the payoff ... he grounds to first, two away -- Giambi goes down looking on a payoff to end the inning

TOP 5: Peralta grounds a leadoff single through to left -- A.B.Boone lines a single up the middle over the head of the ducking Mussina and into center, runner advances to third -- runners at the corners for Sizemore, he grounds to third, ARod shovels to second to get the force at second, the throw to first ... not in time, one run scores, one away -- Yankees lead is cut to 3-2

Crisp grounds to second, the force is made at second, the throw to first is not even close to get the speedy Crisp, two down -- Hafner draws a four pitch walk, runners now first and second -- full count to Martinez, he grounds the payoff to third, ARod fields and guns ... the throw is offline, Giambi makes a great play to glove and swipes a tag on Martinez to end the rally

BOT 5: Millwood falls behind 3-0 to Posada, then works it back to full ... Posada has a quality AB before flying to the rightfield corner, one down -- Bernie grounds the first pitch to second, two away -- Cabrera fists a flare the opposite way that falls into left for a two out single -- Jeter lines the first pitch to second to end the inning

TOP 6: Broussard grounds to second, one away -- Belliard flies to center, two down -- Blake hits the first pitch and lines a two out single to left -- Peralta pops to shallow center to retire the side

BOT 6: Cano grounds the first pitch to short, off the diving Peralta's glove, a leadoff infield single -- Sheffield flies to right center, one down -- ARod draws a walk, runners now first and second -- Matsui grounds a single up the middle, one run will score, runners now at the corners -- Yankees lead 4-2

With the 1-0 pitch to Giambi, Millwood stumbles on his delivery home, the throw is awry and in the dirt and gets away from the catcher, one run will score, the other runner into second on the pitch -- the score is now NY 5-2

Full count to Giambi, the payoff ... is lined to center for a single, they wave Matsui ... the throw is cut off, another run scores -- the NY lead is now four, 6-2

Posada goes down looking, two away -- Bernie draws a four pitch walk, runners now first and second -- Cabrera grounds to second to end the rally

TOP 7: A.B.Boone goes down swinging, one away -- Sizemore draws a walk -- Stottlemyre out to confer, Franklin warms for NY

Crisp having a long, quality AB, but goes down swinging on a foul tip, two down -- Sturtze warms for NY -- Hafner grounds to first, Giambi wins the footrace to the bag to retire the side

Seventh Inning Stretch, Yankees leading, 6-2

BOT 7: Fernando Cabrera now pitching for CLE -- full count to Jeter, the payoff ... is blasted the opposite way to right, GONE, a leadoff shot that increases the NY lead to 7-2

Cano grounds the first pitch to second, one down -- Sheffield draws a walk -- ARod pops to second, two away -- runner at first, two down for Matsui, he grounds to deep second to end the rally

TOP 8: Gordon now pitching for NY -- Martinez draws a four pitch leadoff walk -- Broussard goes down swinging, one down -- Belliard goes down swinging, two away -- trainers and infield out to the mound to check on Gordon, Gordon will leave the game

Torre out to make the change, Proctor will pitch for NY -- Blake lines to right, great shoestring catch by Sheffield to retire the side

BOT 8: Howry now pitching for Indians -- Tino in to PH for Giambi, he lines a leadoff single over the leaping shortstop and into left -- Posada grounds to second into a 463 double play, two away -- full count to Bernie, he draws a two out walk -- Cabrera flares to third to end the inning

TOP 9: Proctor continues for NY -- Tino in at 1B -- Peralta flies to right, one down -- A.B.Boone grounds a single up the middle, under the glove of Cano -- Sizemore flies the first pitch to center, two away -- Crisp flies the first pitch to left to end the game

FINAL: Yankees win, 7-2

Solid starting pitching from Muss, timely offense, good defense ... the recipe for today's win

44UP 39DOWN ... five straight wins