09/12: NYY 9, BAL 6: Monday Night Shootout
Posted by: Jason
Last evening the Yankees won the finale of this four-game series with a dramatic rally, and a bit of help from the bullpen.
Randy Johnson was below average: He gave up 5 ER on 9 hits in 6 full innings. The Orioles tagged him in the 3rd, 5th and 6th and the Yankees entered the top of the 7th trailing by three runs.
In an inning similar to that huge 8th last week in Kansas City, Abreu, Alex, Cano and Bernie all recorded RBIs as the Yankees scored 6 runs and took the lead 8-5. The crippling blow was Cano's bases loaded opposite field line drive over O's LF Tatis, who appeared to misplay the ball and fell down as it sailed past him, allowing Posada to score from 1st base.
Brian Bruney, another of Cashman's hidden gems, mowed the O's down in the 7th, including 2 K's. Scott Proctor gave up a home run to the catcher Hernandez, 8-6 Yankees.
Do you think that Proctor can handle a heavy workload? I'd like Joe to give him a lot of work down the stretch...just to make sure his arm is capable of withstanding a rigorous playoff schedule. Just drink a lot of green tea, Scott. It does wonders for shoulder/arm fatigue...
In the top 9th, that worthless head-case choker Alex Rodriguez hit his 461st career home run, an opposite field job against Chris Ray, the Orioles' best pitcher. 9-6 Yankees. That no-good, overpaid, will-never-be-a-"real" Yankee was 3-5, with 2 RBIs.
The Yankees pulled to 30 games over .500. The AL East race is for all intents and purposes over as the division lead is 10.5 games and the magic number is now 10.
Just a moment...LOOK OUT! GODZILLA IS MOVING SOUTHWEST IN LONG ISLAND SOUND TOWARD THE BRONX! HE JUST STOPPED TO CRUSH SOME HEDGE FUNDS IN STAMFORD AND GREENWICH!!
Randy Johnson was below average: He gave up 5 ER on 9 hits in 6 full innings. The Orioles tagged him in the 3rd, 5th and 6th and the Yankees entered the top of the 7th trailing by three runs.
In an inning similar to that huge 8th last week in Kansas City, Abreu, Alex, Cano and Bernie all recorded RBIs as the Yankees scored 6 runs and took the lead 8-5. The crippling blow was Cano's bases loaded opposite field line drive over O's LF Tatis, who appeared to misplay the ball and fell down as it sailed past him, allowing Posada to score from 1st base.
Brian Bruney, another of Cashman's hidden gems, mowed the O's down in the 7th, including 2 K's. Scott Proctor gave up a home run to the catcher Hernandez, 8-6 Yankees.
Do you think that Proctor can handle a heavy workload? I'd like Joe to give him a lot of work down the stretch...just to make sure his arm is capable of withstanding a rigorous playoff schedule. Just drink a lot of green tea, Scott. It does wonders for shoulder/arm fatigue...
In the top 9th, that worthless head-case choker Alex Rodriguez hit his 461st career home run, an opposite field job against Chris Ray, the Orioles' best pitcher. 9-6 Yankees. That no-good, overpaid, will-never-be-a-"real" Yankee was 3-5, with 2 RBIs.
The Yankees pulled to 30 games over .500. The AL East race is for all intents and purposes over as the division lead is 10.5 games and the magic number is now 10.
Just a moment...LOOK OUT! GODZILLA IS MOVING SOUTHWEST IN LONG ISLAND SOUND TOWARD THE BRONX! HE JUST STOPPED TO CRUSH SOME HEDGE FUNDS IN STAMFORD AND GREENWICH!!
Patrick wrote:
Will be good to get Godzilla back.