09/07: Yanks Lose 4-3 After Blowing Early 3-Run Lead
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees got out to an early 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning last night against the Devil Rays, but failed to scrore the rest of the way as the Bombers fell short 4-3. Randy Johnson kept the Yankees in the game, going 6 1/3 innings and giving up 3 runs on 7 hits. Mariano Rivera recorded the loss as an error by Robinson Cano in the 9th allowed Joey Garthright to score the go-ahead run.
The Yankees are now 4-10 against the last place Devil Rays. You'd think that this would be a case of a talent-laden, playoff contending team like the Yankees simply sleeping on a team like Tampa Bay, but I really don't know if that is the case. Guys like Casey Fossum, Mark Hendrickson, and Scott Kazmir just pitch well against them. I really think that although the Yankees still should beat these guys, it's more a matter of the Devil Rays playing up to the competition than it is the Yankees playing down to their competition.
Tonight we'll get to see how Jaret Wright bounces back from his last start in which he took a liner off his collarbone and had to leave the game against the Mariners. He'll start tonight at the Stadium against the Devil Rays' Doug Waechter.
The Yankees are now 4-10 against the last place Devil Rays. You'd think that this would be a case of a talent-laden, playoff contending team like the Yankees simply sleeping on a team like Tampa Bay, but I really don't know if that is the case. Guys like Casey Fossum, Mark Hendrickson, and Scott Kazmir just pitch well against them. I really think that although the Yankees still should beat these guys, it's more a matter of the Devil Rays playing up to the competition than it is the Yankees playing down to their competition.
Tonight we'll get to see how Jaret Wright bounces back from his last start in which he took a liner off his collarbone and had to leave the game against the Mariners. He'll start tonight at the Stadium against the Devil Rays' Doug Waechter.
Michael wrote:
Some very bad baserunning lost the game for the Yanks. I'll overlook the error by Cano. The game shouldn't have been tied in the 9th to begin with.
If the Yanks for some reason don't make the playoffs, they can go back and look at the season matchups with the Devil Rays that did it.