| Yankees 8, Braves 4Yankees 8, Braves 4 
| Scoring Summary | | NYY | ATL |  | 5th | J Francoeur homered to left. | 0 | 1 |  | 6th | F Cervelli homered to left center. | 1 | 1 | | 6th | A Rodriguez singled to center, D Jeter and J Damon scored, M Teixeira to third. | 3 | 1 | | 7th | N Swisher homered to left. | 4 | 1 | | 7th | M Prado singled to right, C Kotchman scored, K Johnson to third. | 4 | 2 | | 7th | N McLouth hit sacrifice fly to right, K Johnson scored. | 4 | 3 | | 8th | R Cano grounded into fielder’s choice to first, J Damon out at home, M Teixeira to third, A Rodriguez to second, M Teixeira scored, A Rodriguez to third on throwing error by catcher B McCann. | 5 | 3 | | 8th | N Swisher grounded out to second, A Rodriguez scored, R Cano to second. | 6 | 3 | | 8th | J Francoeur singled to center, C Jones scored, C Kotchman to second. | 6 | 4 | | 9th | J Damon singled to center, D Jeter scored. | 7 | 4 | | 9th | M Teixeira doubled to deep right center, J Damon scored. | 8 | 4 |
| Game Notes | | THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING AFTER A 1 MINUTE DELAY. SITUATION:0 RUNS IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, J DAMON ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE:NY YANKEES 4, ATLANTA 3 | | YANKEES MANAGER JOE GIRARDI WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE BILL WELKE FOR ARGUING A CALL AT FIRST BASE IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING. | | BRAVES PITCHER KENSHIN KAWAKAMI LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING BECAUSE OF A CONTUSION IN HIS NECK AFTER BEING HIT WITH A LINE DRIVE. |
Game Information | Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA | | Attendance | 42,315 (85.1% full) –% is based on regular season capacity | | Game Time | 3:16 | | Weather | 91 degrees, partly cloudy | | Wind | 4 mph | | Umpires | Home Plate –James Hoye, First Base –Bill Welke, Second Base –Jim Reynolds, Third Base –Tim Welke |
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