Yanks Take Game 1 of Meaningless Year End Series

Alfredo Aceves pitched six strong innings, only allowing two runs, but Phil Coke wound up with the win as the Yankees beat the ChiSox 4-2.

Xavier Nady homered in the second inning off Mark Buerhle, and Wilson Betemit drove in the go ahead run with a ground rule double in the seventh to put the Yanks up for good.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.305
D Jeter SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.304
B Abreu RF	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	.301
A Rodriguez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.305
J Giambi 1B	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.251
R Cano PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260
X Nady DH	3	2	1	2	1	0	3	.283
C Ransom 2B-1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.364
C Moeller C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
a-W Betemit PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.265
J Molina C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
B Gardner CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.170
Totals	31	4	9	4	2	6	14
a-hit a ground rule double to deep left center for C Moeller in the 7th
BATTING 2B: B Abreu (38, M Buehrle); J Giambi (18, M Buehrle); W Betemit (10, H Ramirez) HR: X Nady (11, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: X Nady 2 (33), W Betemit (24), J Damon (63) S: C Ransom 2-out RBI: J Damon Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Ransom 1, C Moeller 1, A Rodriguez 1 Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: B Abreu (19, 2nd base off M MacDougal/A Pierzynski) CS: B Gardner (1, 2nd base by M Buehrle)

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Aceves	6.0	5	2	2	1	3	1	87-60	1.80
P Coke (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	0.00
J Chamberlain (H, 15)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	2.56
M Rivera (S, 36)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	1.52
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	1	6	1	121-85
PITCHING Batters faced: A Aceves 23; P Coke 3; J Chamberlain 4; M Rivera 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Aceves 6-8; P Coke 1-1; J Chamberlain 1-0; M Rivera 3-0

Scoring Summary
			CHW	NYY
	2nd	X Nady homered to center, J Giambi scored.	0	2
	4th	D Wise homered to right, O Cabrera scored.	2	2
	7th	W Betemit hit a ground rule double to deep left center, X Nady scored.	2	3
	7th	J Damon singled to right, W Betemit scored.	2	4