May 6 Running Gamer

By Caleb Breakey / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- This one had to give Joe Torre a twinge in his stomach. Here the Yankees manager was on Sunday -- after seeing few of his pitchers make it past the fifth inning this season -- and Torre was taking Darrell Rasner out of the game in the sixth inning with two on and two outs.

But it worked. Scott Proctor got the final out of the inning and Rasner picked up the win as the Yankees beat the Mariners, 5-0, at Yankee Stadium.

The game had its twists, but not just on the field. In the middle of the seventh inning, an announcer asked the fans to turn their attention to the owner's suite. All eyes turned and saw Roger Clemens. "It's a privilege to be back," Clemens said over a microphone. The future Hall of Fame right-hander will suit up with the Yankees for the rest of the 2007 season.

The game also had its suspenseful moments. It started when first baseman Josh Phelps rammed into Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima for the first run of the game in the fifth inning. A slide would have sufficed, and the Mariners retaliated when Jarrod Washburn plunked Phelps in the back in his next trip to the plate.

Proctor threw a pitch inside to shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt in the seventh, who then pointed his bat toward Proctor, clearing both benches and bullpens. Torre and Proctor were ejected.

Rasner improved to 1-1 and lowered his ERA to 2.75 on the season.