09/21: Yanks Stay Alive for One More Day...Finale Tonight
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees stayed mathematically alive Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 victory over the Orioles in what was the last afternoon game ever played at Yankee Stadium. Robinson Cano was the hero this time, lining a walk-off base hit up the middle in the bottom of the 9th.
Alfredo Aceves and Brian Burres pretty much matched each other, as Burres pitched seven scoreless innings and Aceves shut the O's out for six. Aceves is definitely leaving something other than the new stadium to be intrigued about for next year, as he's allowed only four runs in 26 innings of work since being called up.
As you could probably imagine, the box score featured a lot of zeros, and Alex Rodriguez and Oscar Salazar were the only two players in the game with more than one hit.
The only run of the game was allowed by the Orioles' Jamie Walker, who coughed up a base hit up the middle by Robinson Cano with runners at the corners to end the game, giving the Yanks a 1-0 victory.
Derek Jeter was hit on the hand by Jim Miller in the bottom of the 9th, forcing him to leave the game. Jeter did say that "it doesn't feel good," but he expects to be able to go tonight.
So this is it...one last game in the cathedral before heading out to finish the season with stops in Toronto and Boston. Andy Pettitte will be on the mound and hopefully Jeter's hand is good enough to allow him to play for more than just an out or so. Pregame cermonies begin on YES and ESPN at 7 ET and the game is scheduled to start at 8:05 ET on ESPN.
Alfredo Aceves and Brian Burres pretty much matched each other, as Burres pitched seven scoreless innings and Aceves shut the O's out for six. Aceves is definitely leaving something other than the new stadium to be intrigued about for next year, as he's allowed only four runs in 26 innings of work since being called up.
As you could probably imagine, the box score featured a lot of zeros, and Alex Rodriguez and Oscar Salazar were the only two players in the game with more than one hit.
The only run of the game was allowed by the Orioles' Jamie Walker, who coughed up a base hit up the middle by Robinson Cano with runners at the corners to end the game, giving the Yanks a 1-0 victory.
Derek Jeter was hit on the hand by Jim Miller in the bottom of the 9th, forcing him to leave the game. Jeter did say that "it doesn't feel good," but he expects to be able to go tonight.
So this is it...one last game in the cathedral before heading out to finish the season with stops in Toronto and Boston. Andy Pettitte will be on the mound and hopefully Jeter's hand is good enough to allow him to play for more than just an out or so. Pregame cermonies begin on YES and ESPN at 7 ET and the game is scheduled to start at 8:05 ET on ESPN.
