05/21: New Yankee Clippard wins finale vs. Mets
Posted by: David
Joe Dimaggio was the Yankee Clipper. The New Clippard saved the Yankees bacon last night with a stellar performance in his major league debut. Tyler Clippard only gave up one run and the bullpen saved it for him as the Yankees took the finale of the interleague subway series from the Mets 6-2 on Sunday night baseball.
Clippard fell behind early when Yankee killer David Wright took him deep to the Mets out to an early 1-0 lead. The Yankees battled back and got a break when Johnny Damon blooped a double to left which fell in front of the diving attempt of Shawn Green. The hit plated two runs and the Yankees had the lead for good. Home runs from Jeter, Posada and A-Rod extended the lead.
Rivera pitched the ninth in a non-save situation and surrendered a home run to Easley. Mo is getting better but is not quite there with his command yet. He had to throw 27 pitches to get the side out.
Clippard started the game by striking out Jose Reyes on three pitches and was dominant for most of the night. The Yankees were able to get to Mets young phenom John Maine but having good at bats and finally getting some clutch hits.
The Yankees now face the Red Sox in a critical three game series at the stadium starting tonight. Chien Ming-Wang goes against Tim Wakefield. The Yankees really need to sweep to get back into the race. They are even eight games out of the wild card race.
Clippard fell behind early when Yankee killer David Wright took him deep to the Mets out to an early 1-0 lead. The Yankees battled back and got a break when Johnny Damon blooped a double to left which fell in front of the diving attempt of Shawn Green. The hit plated two runs and the Yankees had the lead for good. Home runs from Jeter, Posada and A-Rod extended the lead.
Rivera pitched the ninth in a non-save situation and surrendered a home run to Easley. Mo is getting better but is not quite there with his command yet. He had to throw 27 pitches to get the side out.
Clippard started the game by striking out Jose Reyes on three pitches and was dominant for most of the night. The Yankees were able to get to Mets young phenom John Maine but having good at bats and finally getting some clutch hits.
The Yankees now face the Red Sox in a critical three game series at the stadium starting tonight. Chien Ming-Wang goes against Tim Wakefield. The Yankees really need to sweep to get back into the race. They are even eight games out of the wild card race.
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