08/21: Yankees Victimize Red Sox Pitching in 20-11 Win
Posted by: Patrick
5 walks, 12 singles, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs and 20 runs. That was the Yankees tally on Friday night off of Red Sox pitchers Brad Penny (4 inning, 1 walk, 10 hits, 8 runs), Michael Bowden (2 innings, 3 walks, 8 hits, 7 runs), Manny Delcarmen (1 inning, 1 hit, 1 run), Takashi Saito (1 inning) and Ramon Ramirez (1 inning, 1 walk, 4 hits, 4 runs).
Every Yankee starter except Robinson Cano (who doubled and scored 2 runs) had at least two hits. Every starter except for Nick Swisher (who scored 1 run) had at least two runs scored. It was just that kind of night for the offense. Hideki Matsui had a monster night, going 2 for 6 with 2 home runs, 2 walks and 7 RBI.
Derek Jeter continued his torrid pace, going 3 for 6 with a double, 3 runs and 2 RBI. He is now 25 for 46 in his last 11 games. That's a .543 batting average. Mark Teixeira was 2 for 5 with 3 runs and 3 RBI. A-Rod had 4 hits, including his first triple of the season. Melky had 4 hits, too. Let's just stop there. Everyone looked good.
There were three rough spots. First: Johnny Damon left early in the game with a bruised knee, according to Peter Abraham. He's day-to-day.
Second, Andy Pettitte didn't look good. 5 innings, 7 hits, 7 runs, 5 earned, 1 walk. We blew them out and he'd been on a roll lately, so it's not that big of a deal.
Third, Sergio Mitre was brutal in the ninth. After pitching a scoreless eighth, he allowed two homers, 4 runs and hit a batter before bringing this one to a close.
But, what can I say? Enjoy it. The Yankees are up 7.5 games.
Tomorrow's game is on Fox at 4:10 PM ET. It'll be A.J. Burnett (10-6, 3.69) against Junichi Tazawa (1-2, 5.40).
Recap records: Seamus: 35–22, Patrick: 33–14, Andrew: 9–9
Every Yankee starter except Robinson Cano (who doubled and scored 2 runs) had at least two hits. Every starter except for Nick Swisher (who scored 1 run) had at least two runs scored. It was just that kind of night for the offense. Hideki Matsui had a monster night, going 2 for 6 with 2 home runs, 2 walks and 7 RBI.
Derek Jeter continued his torrid pace, going 3 for 6 with a double, 3 runs and 2 RBI. He is now 25 for 46 in his last 11 games. That's a .543 batting average. Mark Teixeira was 2 for 5 with 3 runs and 3 RBI. A-Rod had 4 hits, including his first triple of the season. Melky had 4 hits, too. Let's just stop there. Everyone looked good.
There were three rough spots. First: Johnny Damon left early in the game with a bruised knee, according to Peter Abraham. He's day-to-day.
Second, Andy Pettitte didn't look good. 5 innings, 7 hits, 7 runs, 5 earned, 1 walk. We blew them out and he'd been on a roll lately, so it's not that big of a deal.
Third, Sergio Mitre was brutal in the ninth. After pitching a scoreless eighth, he allowed two homers, 4 runs and hit a batter before bringing this one to a close.
But, what can I say? Enjoy it. The Yankees are up 7.5 games.
Tomorrow's game is on Fox at 4:10 PM ET. It'll be A.J. Burnett (10-6, 3.69) against Junichi Tazawa (1-2, 5.40).
Recap records: Seamus: 35–22, Patrick: 33–14, Andrew: 9–9
