04/08: Wang Torched by O's, Yanks Now 0-2
Posted by: Seamus
If you missed tonight's game and are wondering how Chien-Ming Wang pitched in his first start since last June, I have some good news and some bad news for you. The good news is Wang had only two bad innings. The bad news is he only pitched 3 and 2/3.
For the second straight game a Yankee starter was torched by the Orioles as Wang surrendered seven runs on nine hits, leaving the game with two outs in the 4th and the Yankees trailing 7-1. Through two games, the Yankees' starters have a combined E.R.A. of 14.63. What was a bit more encouraging for the Yanks, though, was the bullpen did not surrender a run throughout the final 5 and 1/3.
The Yankees did make the game interesting with two outs in the ninth after Derek Jeter hit a two-run shot to right and Mark Texeira (1-5, another rough night) cut the O's lead to 7-5 with a double through the right-centerfield gap. It was too little, too late though as Hideki Matsui popped up to end the game as the potential tying run.
It's not very encouraging to see the Yankees open up the season by losing a series to the Orioles, but in advance of everybody going all crazy about the Yankees being in trouble and this being the same old, same old Yankee bad start, I'll say just relax. It's two games.
A.J. Burnett will get a shot to salvage one game for his teammates in this series, as he'll be making his Yankee debut at 1:05 ET. He will be opposed by Alfredo Simon.
EDIT: Made an oops. Game starts at 1:35 ET.
For the second straight game a Yankee starter was torched by the Orioles as Wang surrendered seven runs on nine hits, leaving the game with two outs in the 4th and the Yankees trailing 7-1. Through two games, the Yankees' starters have a combined E.R.A. of 14.63. What was a bit more encouraging for the Yanks, though, was the bullpen did not surrender a run throughout the final 5 and 1/3.
The Yankees did make the game interesting with two outs in the ninth after Derek Jeter hit a two-run shot to right and Mark Texeira (1-5, another rough night) cut the O's lead to 7-5 with a double through the right-centerfield gap. It was too little, too late though as Hideki Matsui popped up to end the game as the potential tying run.
It's not very encouraging to see the Yankees open up the season by losing a series to the Orioles, but in advance of everybody going all crazy about the Yankees being in trouble and this being the same old, same old Yankee bad start, I'll say just relax. It's two games.
A.J. Burnett will get a shot to salvage one game for his teammates in this series, as he'll be making his Yankee debut at 1:05 ET. He will be opposed by Alfredo Simon.
EDIT: Made an oops. Game starts at 1:35 ET.
