| Breaking News | _Yankees.jpg) | Saturday, August 16th, 2008: New York (A)'s Jeter Gets 2500th Hit
It was a banner day for Derek Jeter, who collected his 2500th hit in the New York (A) 6-5 win over Anaheim. Jeter went 1-5 in the game as both Yankees and Angels fans cheered Jeter, when he reached base after his historic hit.
"It feels great to get #2500," Jeter said afterward, "especially since we won the game."
Lifetime Jeter has hit .317 with 2500 hits, 201 home runs, 979 RBIs and scored 1451 runs. |
| Monday, August 4th, 2008: American League Player of the Week Selected
The American League presented its most recent Player of the Week Award to New York (A) Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez.
"His numbers speak for themselves," a club publicist said. "He's been really seeing the ball well."
Indeed, Rodriguez has. Last week he went 14 for 24, batted .583 with 7 home runs and 12 RBIs.
To date this year Rodriguez is batting .287 with 29 home runs.
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| Saturday, August 2nd, 2008: Melky Cabrera Strokes 3 Home Runs!
It wasn't your average day at the ballpark. The fans witnessed Melky Cabrera power his way into the record book with three home runs and propel the New York (A) Yankees to a 12-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
He spoke with reporters after his historic day and told them, "I've always loved hitting in Yankee Stadium II. You can see the ball so well."
For the day he collected 4 hits in 4 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs.
M. Cabrera hit a solo-shot off A. Sonnanstine in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off D. Wheeler in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off G. Balfour in the 5th and singled in the 7th.
Currently Cabrera is batting .315 with 9 home runs and 45 RBIs.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 66-52, .559 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 2.0 GB | | Record at home | 33-28, .541 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-24, .579 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-5, .286 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 16-16, .500 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 17-13, .567 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 49-39, .557 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 13-6, .684 PCT | | Record in May | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in June | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in July | 12-13, .480 PCT | | Record in August | 8-9, .471 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .266 - 8th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .342 - 4th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .448 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .790 - 2nd in AL | | Runs Scored | 641 - 3rd in AL | | Hits | 1080 - 10th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 386 - 5th in AL | | Home Runs | 163 - 1st in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 438 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 776 - 2nd in AL | | Stolen Bases | 152 - 2nd in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.52 - 7th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.98 - 4th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 5.86 - 14th in AL | | Runs allowed | 584 - 7th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1082 - 7th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .266 - 8th in AL | | BABIP | .313 - 7th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 102 - 6th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 434 - 11th in AL | | Strikeouts | 830 - 10th in AL |
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