Yankee Johnny Damon had the first hit in New Yankees Stadium, but the first run is scored by Indian Ben Francisco, right after Cody Ransom makes the fans forget about A-Rod for a second by cutting down Peralta at the plate after he made a good stop at third. Now the Yankees will have to come back against Cliff Lee if they want to inaugurate their new ballpark with a win.

Update: Jorge Posada hits the first home run in New Yankee Stadium and will now forever be mentioned together with Babe Ruth, who hit the first homer in the old stadium. The game is tied at 1-1 after five innings.

Update: The Indians score nine runs of the Yankees relievers, highlighted by the grand slam of the bat of Grady Sizemore, just after the men in the booth talked about how he has struggled against the Yankees in his career. So I guess we can write down Cliff Lee's name as the answer to the trivia question "Who won the first game in New Yankees Stadium?".

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