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Yankees Take Series Finale

July 19, 2007 - International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


INDIANAPOLIS -- Second baseman Andy Cannizaro lifted a sacrifice fly to score first baseman Shelly Duncan in the top of the ninth and help Scranton/Wilkes-Barre finish off a four-game sweep of Indianapolis with a 7-6 win in front of of 9,086 Thursday night at Victory Field.

The Yankees improve to 54-42 overall and 30-23 on the road, while the Indians fall to 49-48 on the season and 28-21 at home. Scranton/W-B, which has won 10 of its last 12 overall, stays atop the International League's North Division.

S. Duncan (2-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI) was hit by pitch to lead off the ninth and moved to third on DH Erubiel Durazo's (1-for-4, 1 R) base knock to right. That's when Cannizaro put the visitors ahead with a deep fly to left center.

Scranton/W-B originally cracked the scoreboard in the first when CF Brett Gardner (2-for-5, 1 R) led off with a single to left, stole second and came plateward on S. Duncan's single to center.

Indianapolis answered with two runs in its first at-bat. LF Michael Ryan (1-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI) clobbered his ninth roundtripper of the season -- a solo-shot to right -- before 1B Jose Hernandez (1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI) doubled to right and crossed the plate on 3B Russ Johnson's (2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI) single to the same spot.

The Yankees grabbed a 5-2 advantage by plating two runs in the third and two more in the fourth. The third was highlighted by S. Duncan's 25th dinger of the year -- a two-run shot to left. 3B Eric Duncan (2-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI) then keyed the fourth by cracking his seventh homer of 2007 -- a solo-shot to right.

The Indians snatched the lead back by scoring a pair of runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth. The Tribe used three singles and a throwing error to plate Johnson and CF Chris Aguila (1-for-5, 1 R) in the fourth. SS Brian Bixler's (1-for-4, 1 RBI) RBI single and Hernandez's RBI groundout highlighted the sixth.

Scranton/W-B knotted the contest in the seventh as Durazo took a one-out walk, moved to second on SS Angel Chavez's (1-for-4) single to center and crossed the plate on E. Duncan's base knock to the same spot.

Yankees RHP Ben Kozlowski (2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 SO), who worked the seventh and eighth, improved to 3-6 with the win. Former Indians RHP Jim Brower (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO) escaped the ninth for his 19th save of the season and third of the series.

Tribe RHP Franquelis Osoria (2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO) was pinned with the loss, falling to 2-4.

The Tribe has now dropped seven straight home affairs for the first time since July 21-Aug. 5, 2005.

Indianapolis opens a four-game series with Durham on Friday at 7 p.m. RHP Jeff Niemann is scheduled to start for the Bulls, while RHP John Wasdin is expected to get the nod for the Indians.

The contest will be carried by ESPN-950 AM and IndyIndians.com with Howard Kellman and Scott McCauley. The pre-game show begins at 6:40 p.m.

On Friday, fans will be treated to another post-game fireworks spectacular courtesy of Coors Light.

The Indians, in conjunction with IUPUI and UPS, will also be collecting new school supplies for Indianapolis Public Schools students. Fans who contribute to the 10th-annual "Backpack Attack" will be entered in a raffle to win airfare from Southwest Airlines, a chance to throw out a ceremonial pitch and other great Indians prizes.

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