04/21: Yankees @ Orioles; 4/20/08
Posted by: James
Coming in to the game on a three-game losing streak and on a very dour note (getting blanked by the Os will do that to you), the Yankees got a strong performance Andy Pettitte and salvaged a win on Sunday.
Andy threw seven shutout innings but by the end of the game, the big story was what had happened to A-Rod. Alex left the game in the sixth inning with what turned out to be a strained right quadriceps and his status is still up in the air.
A-Rod had planned to go home to Miami home to be with his wife who is due to give birth to the couple's second child by the end of the week. Now, that itinerary has changed and it looks like he's going to get some tests done...but the Yanks are being mum about this.
In any case, great game by Andy, who bailed the Yankees pen who had been overworked to the tune of 13 innings in last 3 games. He was supported by a (hopefully) resurgent Yankee offense that put up 7 runs on 10 hits. The runs started in the 4th when A-Rod doubled home Bobby Abreu who had reached on a walk and then came around on a Hideki Matsui double. They put up another 2 spot in the 7th when Chad Moeller chased Orioles starter Steve "I'm going to take a full minute between each pitch" Trachsel from the game with a double. Chad Bradford came in to relieve and promptly gave up a HR to Johnny Damon making the score 4-0. The Os clawed out a run in the 8th when Joba came in and gave up a double and a single, putting men on first and third with no out, before giving up the ball to Brian Bruney. Bruney gave up a sac fly but was able to get out of the inning with no other damage. The Yankees put the game out of reach in the top of the ninth by loading the bases against George Sherrill and Derek Jeter came through with a bases-clearing double making the score 7-1. Mo came in to close out the game and that was that. 10-10 going into the off day...hey, it could be a lot worse and since most of the contenders in the AL have struggled as well, no one should be on the ledge just yet...
Andy threw seven shutout innings but by the end of the game, the big story was what had happened to A-Rod. Alex left the game in the sixth inning with what turned out to be a strained right quadriceps and his status is still up in the air.
A-Rod had planned to go home to Miami home to be with his wife who is due to give birth to the couple's second child by the end of the week. Now, that itinerary has changed and it looks like he's going to get some tests done...but the Yanks are being mum about this.
In any case, great game by Andy, who bailed the Yankees pen who had been overworked to the tune of 13 innings in last 3 games. He was supported by a (hopefully) resurgent Yankee offense that put up 7 runs on 10 hits. The runs started in the 4th when A-Rod doubled home Bobby Abreu who had reached on a walk and then came around on a Hideki Matsui double. They put up another 2 spot in the 7th when Chad Moeller chased Orioles starter Steve "I'm going to take a full minute between each pitch" Trachsel from the game with a double. Chad Bradford came in to relieve and promptly gave up a HR to Johnny Damon making the score 4-0. The Os clawed out a run in the 8th when Joba came in and gave up a double and a single, putting men on first and third with no out, before giving up the ball to Brian Bruney. Bruney gave up a sac fly but was able to get out of the inning with no other damage. The Yankees put the game out of reach in the top of the ninth by loading the bases against George Sherrill and Derek Jeter came through with a bases-clearing double making the score 7-1. Mo came in to close out the game and that was that. 10-10 going into the off day...hey, it could be a lot worse and since most of the contenders in the AL have struggled as well, no one should be on the ledge just yet...
