Satan's Luau

I guess I'm very superstitious, get this Kay guy out of here LOL

1:07PM HST

TOP 1: Pavano going for NY -- Perez pops to short, one away -- Patterson hits one into the gap in left center, he rounds second, the throw from Jeter to third is crud, a triple -- runner at third for Lee, he goes down swinging uno dos adios, two down -- Burnitz hits one to the gap at second, Cano ranges, gloves, spins and guns him out to retire the side ... and waste the triple

BOT 1: Carlos Zambrano going for Cubs -- Jeter down looking, one gone -- Cano flies to left, two away -- Sheffield just lasers one out to left, solo shot ... umps confer, foul ball is called -- he draws a two out walk -- ARod down swinging to end the inning

1:24PM HST

TOP 2: Ramirez pops to first, one down -- full count to Walker, the payoff ... ball four, he draws a walk -- Hollandsworth grounds to second, the force is made at second, no throw to first, two away -- Blanco down swinging to end the inning

BOT 2: Matsui draws a four pitch leadoff walk --Posada lines a single up the middle and into center, runners at first and second -- Giambi grounds to third, Ramirez steps on third and fires to first to complete the 553 double play, two down

Runner at second for Bernie, he slaps a single into center, one run scores, Yankees 1-0

Runner at first, two down for Womack, he hits one long, far, and .... just foul to right -- Womack battles and works it full, he flares to left to end the rally

1:46PM HST

TOP 3: Wilson hits a slow chop to the right of the mound, Pavano gives chase, gloves, and tags him out, one down -- Perez hits one to the right of the mound, Pavano reaches, gloves and puts him out, two away -- Patterson goes down swinging to retire the side

BOT 3: Jeter flares the first pitch to center for a leadoff single -- Cano hits the first pitch and bloops to shallow right, one away -- Sheffield draws a walk, runners at first and second -- ARod hits a tailing ball into the rightfield corner, it bounces fair and then bounds into the seats, a ground rule double, one run scores, Yankees now lead 2-0

Runners second and third, one down for Matsui, he slaps an opposite field seeing eye single through the infield and into left, another run scores, NY leads 3-0

Runners at the corners for Posada, he grounds to second ... off Wilson's glove and into right, another run in, Yankees 4-0

Runners now first and second for Giambi, he grounds to second into an inning ending 463 double play

2:07PM HST

TOP 4: Lee hits the first pitch and flies out to right, one down -- Burnitz lines a single into left -- Ramirez singles through the left side, runners now first and second -- Walker smashes one by Giambi down the first baseline and into right, one run scores, the Yankees now lead 4-1

Runners at the corners for Hollandsworth, he chops to first, the play is made at second, another run scores, two away, the score is now 4-2

On the first pitch to Blanco, Hollandsworth steals second uncontested -- Blanco flies to right to end the rally

BOT 4: Bernie grounds a leadoff single up the middle -- Womack chops a comebacker to Zambrano, he fields and puts him out at first, runner at second, one down -- Jeter battles and draws a walk, runners at first and second -- Cano flies the opposite way to left, two away -- Wellemeyer warms for Cubs -- Sheffield down swinging to end the inning

2:31PM HST

TOP 5: Wilson battles then lines to third, one gone -- Perez grounds to third, two away -- Patterson hits a slicing two out double to the leftfield corner -- Lee hits a single up the middle under the diving Jeter, one run scores, the score is now NY 4-3

The Yankees pitchout and catch Lee trying to steal second to end the rally

BOT 5: ARod grounds a leadoff single through the infield and into left -- Matsui grounds to second into a 463 double play, two gone -- full count to Posada, the payoff ... he draws a 2 out walk -- Giambi grounds to second to end the inning

2:47 PM HST

TOP 6: Tino now at 1B -- Burnitz nubs one down the third base line, Posada fields and throws wide to first, leadoff infield single -- Ramirez grounds a single to right, runners now first and second -- Quantrill and Stanton starts to warm for Yankees, Stottlemyre out to confer

Walker hits the first pitch and flies to left, one down -- Hollandsworth grounds a single to left, Womack bobbles ... the run will score, the game is tied 4-4

Runners now first and second, one down for Blanco ... the 2-1 is in the dirt, off Posada's glove, and away from Posada, runners move up to second and third -- full count to Blanco, the payoff ... is singled through the left side, two runs score, the Cubs now lead 6-4

That will be all for Pavano, Torre out -- the brutal Quantrill in to face Wilson -- Wilson flies to right center, two away -- Perez flies to right to end the rally

BOT 6: Bernie draws a leadoff walk -- Womack flies to right, one down -- Jeter grounds to third into an inning ending 543 double play

3:11PM HST

TOP 7: Patterson grounds to second, one down -- Lee grounds to third, two away -- Burnitz hits a bomb off the wall in left center, Womack turns the wrong way, and it's off the wall, a two out double -- full count to Ramirez, the payoff is ball four, runners now first and second

That will be all for Q, Torre is out, and Stanton will pitch Walker -- Walker pops to shallow left, Jeter follows and yields to Womack who makes a basket catch to retire the side

Seventh Inning Stench, Cubs leading, 6-4

BOT 7: Cano flies to deep left center, one away -- Sheffield lines a double to the left field corner -- Ohman warms for Cubs -- ARod lines a single up the middle under the diving shortstop, one run scores, the Cubs lead is now 6-5

Zambrano is done, and gets showered with boos on his exit -- Ohman in to pitch for the Cubs -- Matsui lasers one to right ... GONE, a two run shot, Yankees edge ahead, 7-6

Posada lines a single up the middle and into center -- Rothschild out to confer -- Tino walks on four pitches -- Dusty out with the hook

Wuertz in to face Bernie -- Bernie goes down swinging, two gone -- Womack grounds to deep second, the first baseman ranges himself out of the play, the second baseman gloves, and has no one to throw to ... the pitcher didn't cover, bases now loaded

Jeter flies out to right to end the rally

TOP 8: Stanton still in, probably only to match lefty-lefty with Walker -- Walker pops to left center, one down -- Torre out as suspected to pull Stanton and insert Gordon

Barrett to PH for Blanco -- Barrett flies to center, two away -- Wilson draws a two out walk -- Hairston in to PR at first, Stottlemyre in to confer and get Mo ready -- Perez goes down swinging to retire the side

BOT 8: Cano grounds a leadoff single through to right -- Sheffield reaches out and lofts one to center, runners now first and second -- ARod draws a walk, the bases are now loaded up for the Yankees

Dusty out to get the ball, and a very quick warmup for the lefty vet Remlinger -- Matsui lines a double into the rightfirld corner, two runs score, Yankees now lead, 9-6

Russ Johnson in to PR for Matsui at second, runners now second and third --
Posada flies to left, one down -- Tino grounds to second, the throw to the plate, ARod is tagged out, two away -- Bernie hits it well to left, robbed by Hollandsworth with an over the shoulder running grab to end the rally, great play

4:26PM HST

TOP 9: Mo to pitch for Yankees -- Patterson grounds to third, one gone -- Lee lines a single to center over Rivera's head -- Burnitz chops to Rivera, he turns to second, he throws to first it's wide but Tino applies the tag, two away, runner to second on the play -- Ramirez hits a broken bat grounder to short to end the game

FINAL: Yankees win, 9-6

Pavano and Brown are clearly having some problems as starters, however the Yankee bats of late have been equal to the task, salvaging two victories from the post-6th inning jaws of death recently

Tomorrow, Wang and Rusch to pitch on the national game on FOX ... and FINALLY, it's live here!

34UP 32DOWN ... four straight wins