European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 29 pregame meeting fails to boost Yankees the associated press Toronto the Yankees arrived in Toronto for the Start of a season High 10game held a on hour pregame meeting and followed with one of their flattest performances in a season that is spinning out of were not Happy theres no question about Yankees manager Joe Torre said following new Yorks latest Dis Mal 72 to the Blue jays on monday the pregame session ran so Long the Yankees were nearly a half hour late taking the Field for stretching and batting and it didst Dustin Mcgowan won for the first time in More than a and Lyle Overbay hit a godhead Home run for the Blue weve been scuffling for a while now and we need to get Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter new York fell games Back of Al East leading its big Gest deficit since August and has lost four straight and eight of the Yankees dropped a season High seven games under and Are tied with Tampa Bay for last in the Al East at new York is games in Back of the Al wildcard Lead in the All the Guys in Here believe that we can make the play outfielder Johnny Damon when we Start walking around with our Heads that when we need to Start Wor we know we have an Uphill theres no question about but theres no were going to in the theres going to be a Nice like Torre remains convinced that the postseason re Mains an attainable i believe in the Talent on this Frank from Alex Jason Jorge Derek Jeter and Miguel Cairo watch during the ninth inning of their loss to Toronto on new York is a season High seven games under Torre were dig Ging ourselves a big Hole and weve got to find a Way to climb out of that basically my mindset right you have to keep working at Torre theres no such thing As quit because that the last thing anybody wants to new York had just five hits two were infield singles and was shut out until Hideki mat suis Long two run Homer in the which landed on top of the Centerfield in at a loss with the Torre Matsui started something tonight be cause Hes really been struggling the past few Matt Desalvo among the rookies forced into the Yankees rotation because of gave up three five hits and three walks that last inning i kind of got into a Little Funk and kind of lost control of the strike especially with my de Salvo Roger Clemens pitched six shutout innings for triple in a 20 Victory Over Toledo on monday and his next Start is Likely to be with the Yankees vice president Billy who has been Monitor ing Clemens throughout his minor league talked to Gener Al manager Brian Cashman after the game and pronounced Clem ens ready for the major league rotation this was the step that he Connors Hes ready to you cant sit around and worry about when rockets com Jeter rockets not swinging the bats for rocket pitches once every five Days you want him to do you want him to come but you cant sit around and wait for my guess is Well know some thing possibly tomorrow or wait for his throw Day on Torre i have expectations to do Clemens we still have a Long part of the season and the Talent that this team has at the major league level is like none it just has to come and Guys will get it in sure there All feeling the same they know its they just need to put it All Mcgowan 12 struck out a Ca ree High seven and gave up five hits in the longest Start of his major league he had been wingless in four starts this season and entered with a David Roger Clemens pitched six shut out innings in a triple game on his next Start might be with the this kid completely shut us theres no Torre we have to give him More credit than us Mcgowans Victory was his first in the major leagues since May 3 last year in Relief at Boston and his third his Only other major league win As a starter was against de Jorge Posada and Rob Inson Cano All were Doug Mientkiewicz was ofor3 and is hitting and Melky Cabrera went dropping his average to Bobby Abreu lfor4 is hitting two runs for that not a Damon our of sense is much better than it starts from the if i can get it makes everybody else Job a lot who had three homered to put Toronto ahead 10 in the batting in the eighth and needing a triple for the he struck out on three pitches against Mike Youkilis hits inside Shepark Homer in Bostons Victory the associated press Kevin Youkilis runs hard after every and sometimes it pays off with an extra Youkilis hit a standup inside Shepark Curt Schilling struck out 10 to re bound from his worst Start of the and the Boston red sox beat the Cleveland indians 53 monday night for their fourth straight he runs right out of the batters Box every Boston manager Terry fran Cona said of sometimes you get rewarded for not with a triple but with a Home at the red sox Lead the Al East by 11v2 games Over Baltimore and hold a 13v2game Lead Over the rival new York Boston has never had a bigger Lead through 50 were said who Al Lowed one run in seven theres a lot More focus on the spread Between us and the Yankees than we put on but to be 50 games into a season and be by Dou ble digits up on anybody is Youkilis hit a High Fly Ball to the deepest part of Fenway Park in the seventh and Center fielder Grady Sizemore chased after he  get to it before it hit the Side of the red sox bullpen and kicked toward left where right fielder Trot Nixon ran it Nixon who happened to hit the last in Side Shepark Homer for the red on july against the Yankees made a throw to the cutoff Man but Youkilis was already coasting across the who also doubled in the has hit in 20 consecutive raising his average from to Manny Ramirez also homered for moving into a tie for 25th on the career list with Jonathan Papelbon allowed one run in the ninth but managed to finish for his 13th Schilling 52 beat Cliff Lee 22 in a matchup of pitchers coming off their sea son Lee allowed three runs and six hits in five the biggest ovation of the game was to Welcome who left in the of season As a free agent after 13 seasons in the red sox Nixon and his wife received an award from the Jimmy fund before the game for their charitable and Kathryn Nixon threw out the first Nixon received an other warm Welcome when he came to the plate in the second and again when he singled to where Drew has re placed mariners Angels 5 at Adrian Beltre tied a franchise record with four extra base including two and Richie Sexson added a three run Seattle won its fourth straight to match its longest winning Streak of the season and trails the Al West leading Angels by the mariners 2522 moved three games Over for the first time since the end of the 2003 twins White sox 4 at Johan Santana pitched eight innings and Mike Redmond drove in three runs for the Nick Torii Hunter and Jason Tyner each had three hits for Santana 64 allowed four runs and seven the twins rallied after manager Ron Gardenhire hollered at All four umpires after Pierzynski appeared to Spike first baseman Justin Morneau while run Ning out a double play to end the top half of the sixth the twins scored five times in the Bot Tom half to take an 84 Devil rays tigers 5 Elijah Dukes drove in two runs with a base loaded sin Gle in the ninth inning and Host Tampa Bay rallied to hand Detroit its fourth straight who was held out of two games last week following a published report that he made death threats against his estranged wife and hit a High bouncer to left Field off Todd Jones tigers slugger Gary Sheffield hit his 465th tying Hall of Famer Dave Winfield for 29th on the career athletics rangers 3 Eric Chavez hit a three run Homer and Rookie Travis Buck added a Solo shot for Host Chad Gaudin 51 won his fourth consecutive allowing one run unearned and four hits in 6va Alan Embree pitched a perfect ninth for his third orioles royals 1 Ramon Hernandez hit his fifth career grand Steve Trach Sel pitched a five hitter and visiting Balti More extended Kansas cites losing Streak to five Hernandez slam off Scott Elarton 11 put the orioles on top 60 in the Trachsel 43 walked struck out none and threw 104 pitches in his first nine inning Complete game since