07/03: Burnett's On a Roll as Yankees Beat Blue Jays, 4-2
Posted by: Patrick
Don't look now, but A.J. Burnett is a man about his business. After holding his old battery mates to 2 runs on 6 hits over 7 innings on Friday, the righty is 3-1 in his last 4 starts, with an ERA of 0.98. His season ERA, now 3.83, is the lowest it's been since April 24 (3.20), just three starts into the season.
The Yankees offense wasn't great, but it just happened to be good enough. Robinson Cano homered in the second for the first run. Mark Teixeira walked with the bases loaded to score Brett Gardner and then Johnny Damon scored on a past ball. Alex Rodriguez earned a valuable insurance run with a solo homer in the eighth.
The Phils - Coke and Hughes - combined for a scoreless eighth and Mariano Rivera was flawless in the ninth. His 1-2-3 inning lowered his ERA to 2.67 for the year.
Offensive contributions were spread around as the team had 8 hits from 7 players - Derek Jeter was the one with two hits.
Game two is tomorrow at 1:05 PM ET. Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06) goes against Roy Halladay (10-2, 2.56), in just his second start since coming off the DL.
Recap records: Patrick: 23–12, Seamus: 18–14, Andrew: 5–7.
The Yankees offense wasn't great, but it just happened to be good enough. Robinson Cano homered in the second for the first run. Mark Teixeira walked with the bases loaded to score Brett Gardner and then Johnny Damon scored on a past ball. Alex Rodriguez earned a valuable insurance run with a solo homer in the eighth.
The Phils - Coke and Hughes - combined for a scoreless eighth and Mariano Rivera was flawless in the ninth. His 1-2-3 inning lowered his ERA to 2.67 for the year.
Offensive contributions were spread around as the team had 8 hits from 7 players - Derek Jeter was the one with two hits.
Game two is tomorrow at 1:05 PM ET. Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06) goes against Roy Halladay (10-2, 2.56), in just his second start since coming off the DL.
Recap records: Patrick: 23–12, Seamus: 18–14, Andrew: 5–7.
