Satan's Luau

Sheffield gets the day off today, and today is a breast cancer awareness day as the players wear the pink sweatbands

TOP 1: Morris going for Cards -- Jeter lines the first pitch into left for a leadoff single -- Womack grounds to second, the runner advances to second, one down -- ARod gets jammed and grounds to first, the runner now to third, two down -- Matsui lines to second to retire the side

BOT 1: Pavano going for Yankees -- Eckstein grounds to second, one down -- Grudz+ grounds the first pitch to short, two away -- Pujols grounds to third to end the inning

TOP 2: Bernie pops to left, one down -- Giambi lines a single to right center -- Posada lines a single to left, runners now second and third, as Sanders bobbled the ball in left

Cano is jammed and pops foul to third, two away -- Pavano swings and misses a breaking ball to retire the side ... a golden opportunity by the boards

BOT 2: Edmonds grounds to second, one gone -- Walker rips the ball the opposite way, it rolls to the left field wall, he is in with a double -- Sanders flies to center after a quality AB, the runner at second tags and gets to third, two away -- Mabry flies to left center to end the inning

TOP 3: Jeter grounds to short, one gone -- Womack grounds to first, two down -- ARod grounds to deep short, the play from Eckstein is ... in time, to retire the side

BOT 3: Molina hits a flare down the right field line, it kicks off the stands, a leadoff double -- Morris sacbunts to the pitcher, the runner moves to third, one down

Eckstein lines a single to left, one run scores, Cards 1-0

Grudz+ pops out to third, two away -- Pujols hits a high fly to left to end the rally

TOP 4: Matsui flies to left center, great catch at the wall by Sanders, one away -- Bernie draws a walk -- Giambi also draws a walk, runners now first and second -- Posada flies to left, two down -- Cano down looking to retire the side

BOT 4: Edmonds slaps a leadoff double up the left field line past third -- Walker grounds to short, the play is made at third to kill the lead runner, one down -- Sanders goes down swinging after another quality AB, two away -- Mabry pops foul to the catcher to end the inning

TOP 5: Pavano down swinging for the first out -- Jeter ticks one in front of the plate, he stumbles, the catcher puts him out at first, two away -- Womack lines a two out single to right -- ARod slaps one just past the third baseman's glove and down the line into the left field corner, Womack will come in the score from first, and ARod in at second with a 2-out double, the game is tied at 1-1

Matsui flies to left to end the rally

BOT 5: Molina hits a leadoff single up the middle -- Morris strikes out with a foul bunt, one down -- Eckstein hits a comebacker to Pavano, he turns and starts an inning ending 143 double play

TOP 6: Bernie goes down swinging, one away -- Giambi draws a walk

AND JOY OF JOYS, a FIVE MINUTE video outage (What I didn't see

- Posada down swinging, two down
- Cano doubling to deep right, lead runner to third on the play

-- runners now second and third, Pavano grounds to first, great play by Pujols to save the single, to retire the side

BOT 6: Grudz+ hits a leadoff single up the middle -- Grudz+ goes on the 2-2 to Pujols, he steals second -- Pujols has a long, quality AB, but eventually grounds back to Pavano, he holds the runner at second, one away -- full count to Edmonds, the payoff ... is inside, ball four, runners now first and second

Walker is plunked on an inside pitch, the bases now loaded -- Stottlemyre in to confer, Quantrill and Stanton warm for the Yankees

Sanders grounds to short, into an inning ending 643 double play ... and Pavano is out of the jam

TOP 7: Reyes in to pitch for StL -- Jeter lines a leadoff double into the leftfield corner -- Womack pops the sacbunt attempt foul to the catcher, one down --

Oh, and by the way, only now does the Cards broadcast admit to vid problems ... sheesh

ARod is down looking ... the last two pitches were dubious in location, and ARod discussed it with the ump , two away -- Reyes out, King in to pitch for Cards

Runner at second, two down for Matsui, he rips a single to right, Jeter is waved ... the throw bounces at the plate and gets away, one run scores, and Matsui to second on the throw, Yankees lead 2-1

Bernie hits an atom ball at third to end the rally

Seventh Inning Stretch, Yankees lead, 2-1

BOT 7: Sturtze in to pitch, Tino in at 1B on the double switch -- Mabry grounds back to the pitcher and is put out, one down -- Molina grounds a single up the middle -- Seabol in to PH for the pitcher, he crushes the first pitch over the left field wall, a two run shot, Cards seesaw ahead 3-2

Eckstein grounds a single up the middle, the third straight hit off Sturtze -- Grudz+ flies to center, two away -- Stottlemyre in to confer, Stanton warms for Yankees

Runner on first, two down for Pujols -- Eckstein steals second on the 0-1 to Pujols, no throw -- Sturtze gets ahead 0-2 on Pujols, then throw four straight balls and loses him to a walk -- Runners now first and second, and that will be all for Sturtze -- Stanton in to pitch Edmonds L-L

Stanton gets ahead 0-2 on Edmonds, then throws three straight balls to work the count full, the payoff ... is smashed down the line in right, Matsui slips awkwardly trying to field, one run scores ... they wave Pujols, the throw is there, the tag is applied ... and he is called SAFE?, two runs in, runner to third on the play, the Cards now lead 5-2

Matsui is taken out of the game, Russ Johnson in RF -- runner at third, two down for Walker, he tries to bunt his way on ... no chance, the pitcher fields and he is put out the rally is ended

TOP 8: Tavares in to pitch for StL, Nunez in at 3B -- Tino grounds the first pitch to second, one pitch, one gone -- Posada hits a solo smash to right center, the StL lead is cut to 5-3

Cano pops to the catcher in front of home plate, two away -- Sierra in to PH for Stanton, he has to take a timeout at 1-0 ... looks like something got in his eye, trainer is out, he will stay in -- he goes down swinging to end the rally

BOT 8: Gordon in to pitch for NY -- Sanders grounds the first pitch to third, one gone, great diving stab by ARod and a strong throw -- Nunez hits a comebacker to the pitcher and he is put out, two away -- Molina hits a broken bat grounder also back at Gordon, he fields and puts him out to end the inning

TOP 9: Isringhausen in to close, Taguchi in LF on the double switch -- Jeter grounds the first pitch to second, one down -- Womack goes down swinging, uno dos adios, the ball is dropped, but Womack isn't running, he is tagged, two away -- ARod grounds the first pitch to short to end the game

Tough way to lose today, the bullpen throwing away a great start by Pavano

FINAL: Cardinals win 5-3

Yankees get a day off Monday before starting a three game home interleague series against the Bucs

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