06/23: Yankees Lose in 13
Posted by: Patrick
I think that, usually, when a pitcher (let's say... Matt Morris) allows 13 hits and 1 walk in 5 and 2/3 innings, you score more than 4 runs off him. Maybe not. Wang allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings and they scored that much off him.
We struck first in this one, thanks to an RBI groundout from Jeter (scoring Cabrera) and RBI singles from Jorge (scoring Abreu) and Cano (scoring A-Rod). That gave us a 3-0 lead. Wang gave one back in the 3rd on a Dave Roberts double.
Godzilla took that one back in the 5th with an RBI single that scored A-Rod. In the bottom of the 6th, Bonds singled in Randy Winn to make the score 4-2, Yankees.
The bottom of the 7th started with a Bengie Molina line out. 8 outs to go! Next, Pedro Feliz homers to cut the lead to 1. Omar Vizquel singles to put the tying run on first. Mark Sweeney pinch hits for the pitcher and that's the end of the day for Wang as Mike Myers is headed in to face the left handed hitting Sweeney. Myers does the job, getting him to ground out for the second out with Vizquel taking 2nd.
Unfortunately, Myers proceeded to walk Dave Roberts to put runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs. That's enough for Myers - in comes Brian Bruney. Today wasn't Bruney's day, unfortunately. First, Randy Winn singled, which scored Vizquel and pushed Roberts to third. Then, he walked Ray Durham to load the bases. Then, he walked Barry Bonds, walking in the go ahead. Cripes! Villone came in and got the final out, getting Ryan Klesko to foul out to A-Rod.
The Yankees threatened in the 8th, putting Cabrera on third thanks to a stolen base and an error by the catcher, with 2 outs for Abreu. Unfortunately, he struck out to end that. Villone didn't have any trouble in the bottom of the 8th, getting 3 straight outs after allowing a lead off single.
So, we enter the top of the 9th down a run. Brad Hennessey enters to face A-Rod. A-Rod deposits one to deep center, out of the park, to tie it up. But, Posada, Matsui and Cano go down in order to end the top half.
Luis Vizcaino is in to pitch the 9th. Vizcaino was awesome, actually, retiring 6 batters in a row to keep it tied in the 9th and 10th. Unfortunately, the Giants pitchers kept the Yankees bats scoreless, as well. Although, there was trouble in the 10th. The Yankees were able to get the bases loaded with 1 out, thanks to the Giants intentionally walking Posada. Matsui and Cano wouldn't get a single run in, though, as they struck out and grounded out, respectfully. Ouch.
The bottom of the 11th saw Scott Proctor enter the game. And he did the job, getting through the 11th and 12th innings without much trouble (save a double by Nate Schierholtz in the 11th). The Yankees hitters went quietly in the 12th and 13th. The 13th ended with Scott Proctor striking out. The only Yankee hitter left on the bench was Chris Basak. If he pinch hit, that would have been his first major league at bat. (Edit: Wil Nieves was also available).
Proctor went out to pitch the bottom of the 13th. Ryan Klesko singles and Molina sacrifices him to 2nd. Feliz flies out to center. 2 outs, man on 2nd. We could do this. Vizquel singles, though, pushing Klesko to third. Old buddy Schierholtz singles to score Klesko, ending the game 6-5.
A question I have is why Mo wasn't used at all. Even with 1 and 2/3 innings yesterday. Still, the pitchers excluding Bruney all did a pretty good job, Proctor did make it to 2 outs with a man on 2nd and the Yankees had already used Wang, Myers, Bruney, Villone, Farnsworth, Vizcaino and Proctor. The only reliever left was Mo. Seamus tells me that Clemens was warming up at one point, as well, but it was also his day to throw, so it may have been nothing. Can't keep losing.
Melky (3 for 7, 1 run) and Abreu (1 for 7, 1 run) each logged 7 at bats. A-Rod was 4 for 6 with 3 runs, 1 RBI and his 28th home run of the season. Posada was 3 for 5 with 1 RBI and 2 walks. Jeter was 2 for 5 with 1 RBI. He left in the 8th with a strained hip, but it doesn't appear to be anything serious. Cano, who left 7 runners on base for the day, was 2 for 6 with an RBI.
Tomorrow we've got Moose (3-4, 5.10 ERA) vs. Noah Lowry (6-6, 3.74 ERA) at 4:05 ET.
We struck first in this one, thanks to an RBI groundout from Jeter (scoring Cabrera) and RBI singles from Jorge (scoring Abreu) and Cano (scoring A-Rod). That gave us a 3-0 lead. Wang gave one back in the 3rd on a Dave Roberts double.
Godzilla took that one back in the 5th with an RBI single that scored A-Rod. In the bottom of the 6th, Bonds singled in Randy Winn to make the score 4-2, Yankees.
The bottom of the 7th started with a Bengie Molina line out. 8 outs to go! Next, Pedro Feliz homers to cut the lead to 1. Omar Vizquel singles to put the tying run on first. Mark Sweeney pinch hits for the pitcher and that's the end of the day for Wang as Mike Myers is headed in to face the left handed hitting Sweeney. Myers does the job, getting him to ground out for the second out with Vizquel taking 2nd.
Unfortunately, Myers proceeded to walk Dave Roberts to put runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs. That's enough for Myers - in comes Brian Bruney. Today wasn't Bruney's day, unfortunately. First, Randy Winn singled, which scored Vizquel and pushed Roberts to third. Then, he walked Ray Durham to load the bases. Then, he walked Barry Bonds, walking in the go ahead. Cripes! Villone came in and got the final out, getting Ryan Klesko to foul out to A-Rod.
The Yankees threatened in the 8th, putting Cabrera on third thanks to a stolen base and an error by the catcher, with 2 outs for Abreu. Unfortunately, he struck out to end that. Villone didn't have any trouble in the bottom of the 8th, getting 3 straight outs after allowing a lead off single.
So, we enter the top of the 9th down a run. Brad Hennessey enters to face A-Rod. A-Rod deposits one to deep center, out of the park, to tie it up. But, Posada, Matsui and Cano go down in order to end the top half.
Luis Vizcaino is in to pitch the 9th. Vizcaino was awesome, actually, retiring 6 batters in a row to keep it tied in the 9th and 10th. Unfortunately, the Giants pitchers kept the Yankees bats scoreless, as well. Although, there was trouble in the 10th. The Yankees were able to get the bases loaded with 1 out, thanks to the Giants intentionally walking Posada. Matsui and Cano wouldn't get a single run in, though, as they struck out and grounded out, respectfully. Ouch.
The bottom of the 11th saw Scott Proctor enter the game. And he did the job, getting through the 11th and 12th innings without much trouble (save a double by Nate Schierholtz in the 11th). The Yankees hitters went quietly in the 12th and 13th. The 13th ended with Scott Proctor striking out. The only Yankee hitter left on the bench was Chris Basak. If he pinch hit, that would have been his first major league at bat. (Edit: Wil Nieves was also available).
Proctor went out to pitch the bottom of the 13th. Ryan Klesko singles and Molina sacrifices him to 2nd. Feliz flies out to center. 2 outs, man on 2nd. We could do this. Vizquel singles, though, pushing Klesko to third. Old buddy Schierholtz singles to score Klesko, ending the game 6-5.
A question I have is why Mo wasn't used at all. Even with 1 and 2/3 innings yesterday. Still, the pitchers excluding Bruney all did a pretty good job, Proctor did make it to 2 outs with a man on 2nd and the Yankees had already used Wang, Myers, Bruney, Villone, Farnsworth, Vizcaino and Proctor. The only reliever left was Mo. Seamus tells me that Clemens was warming up at one point, as well, but it was also his day to throw, so it may have been nothing. Can't keep losing.
Melky (3 for 7, 1 run) and Abreu (1 for 7, 1 run) each logged 7 at bats. A-Rod was 4 for 6 with 3 runs, 1 RBI and his 28th home run of the season. Posada was 3 for 5 with 1 RBI and 2 walks. Jeter was 2 for 5 with 1 RBI. He left in the 8th with a strained hip, but it doesn't appear to be anything serious. Cano, who left 7 runners on base for the day, was 2 for 6 with an RBI.
Tomorrow we've got Moose (3-4, 5.10 ERA) vs. Noah Lowry (6-6, 3.74 ERA) at 4:05 ET.
