Hours after Yankee Co-Owner Hank Steinbrenner blasted the team for its poor offensive performance, Yankee bats exploded for eighteen runs, crushing the Texas Rangers en route to a 18-7 win.
Jason Giambi hit a grand slam (6 RBI) and Alex Rodriguez (3 RBI) added another home run, highlighting the nine run seventh inning.
Things began to look grim for the Bombers when Sidney Ponson allowed two home runs to his former teammates in the sixth inning, blowing a Yankee lead. Ponson was less than stellar in his second start in Pinstripes, allowing seven runs, nine hits, only making it through five innings.
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon LF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .279 |
| C Moeller 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .284 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| A Gonzalez 3B-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .173 |
| J Giambi DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| J Posada C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| J Molina C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .248 |
| W Betemit 1B-3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| B Gardner CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 |
| Totals | 41 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 20 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Cano (18, L Mendoza); B Abreu (19, W Madrigal); J Giambi (13, W Madrigal); J Posada (12, W Madrigal) HR: J Giambi (18, 3rd inning off L Mendoza 3 on, 2 Out); A Rodriguez (17, 7th inning off J Wright 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Cano (35), J Giambi 6 (52), J Posada 2 (22), W Betemit (14), B Gardner (1), J Damon 2 (37), A Rodriguez 3 (47), B Abreu 2 (55) 2-out RBI: R Cano, J Giambi 4, J Posada, A Rodriguez 3, J Damon, B Abreu 2 GIDP: D Jeter Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gonzalez 1, W Betemit 1, R Cano 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Gardner (2, 2nd base off J Wright/M Ramirez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (R Cano-W Betemit 2, R Cano-D Jeter-W Betemit). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Ponson | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 83-50 | 4.18 |
| E Ramirez (W, 2-0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30-20 | 3.10 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 3.89 |
| L Hawkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 5.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 146-90 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Ponson 24; E Ramirez 7; K Farnsworth 5; L Hawkins 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 6-7; E Ramirez 3-0; K Farnsworth 1-1; L Hawkins 1-2 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | NYY | |||
 | 2nd | R Cano doubled to deep right, A Rodriguez scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 3rd | M Young doubled to right, B Boggs scored, I Kinsler to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Hamilton singled to center, I Kinsler and M Young scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Giambi homered to right, J Damon, D Jeter and A Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 5th | J Posada walked, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third, J Giambi to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 6th | M Bradley homered to right, J Hamilton scored. | 5 | 6 |
| 6th | C Davis homered to center, F Catalanotto scored. | 7 | 6 |
| 7th | J Giambi doubled to deep left center, B Abreu and A Rodriguez scored. | 7 | 8 |
| 7th | J Posada doubled to right, J Giambi scored. | 7 | 9 |
| 7th | W Betemit grounded out to second, J Posada scored, R Cano to second. | 7 | 10 |
| 7th | B Gardner singled to right, R Cano scored. | 7 | 11 |
| 7th | J Damon singled to left, B Gardner scored, J Damon to second advancing on throw. | 7 | 12 |
| 7th | A Rodriguez homered to right, J Damon and B Abreu scored. | 7 | 15 |
| 8th | J Damon singled to right, J Molina scored, B Gardner to second. | 7 | 16 |
| 8th | B Abreu singled to center , B Gardner scored, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second. | 7 | 17 |
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