08/27: 12 K for Burnett Goes to Waste in 7-2 Loss in Rangers Series Finale
Posted by: Patrick
Thursday's starter, A.J. Burnett, picked up 12 strikeouts in 6 innings of work, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks. Emphasis on the walks because all of the runs the Rangers scored off of him were on one swing.
In the fourth, after he struck out the first two hitters, he walked Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz. Ian Kinsler made him pay with a three run home run before - what else? - the third out was made on a strike out.
As soon as he left, Phil Coke coughed up another three run homer in the seventh. The Rangers would get one more off of David Robertson in the eighth, but that was overkill because the offense was simply stymied by the Rangers bullpen after wasted chances against Rangers' starter Dustin Nippert, who labored for 98 pitches in just 3.2 innings.
In that 3.2 innings, the team had 4 hits, 7 (SEVEN) walks and... 2 runs. Robinson Cano stranded the bases loaded in the first. Johnny Damon stranded Melky at third in the second. Nick Swisher and Cano left runners on 1st and 2nd in the third. And A-Rod left runners on the corners in the fourth. So, yeah, a serious lack of timely hitting.
After Nippert left, it went from bad to worse as Jason Grilli, C.J. Wilson and Frank Francisco held the team to no runs on 4 hits and 1 walk over the final 5.1 innings. Yankees lose, 7-2.
Damon and Teixeira (2 RBI) had 2 hits. Jeter and Damon scored the runs. That's about it.
We'll welcome the White Sox to own at 7:05 PM ET tomorrow night with CC Sabathia (15-7, 3.59) going against Mark Buehrle (11-7, 3.92).
Recap records: Seamus: 36–22, Patrick: 34–16, Andrew: 9–10
In the fourth, after he struck out the first two hitters, he walked Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz. Ian Kinsler made him pay with a three run home run before - what else? - the third out was made on a strike out.
As soon as he left, Phil Coke coughed up another three run homer in the seventh. The Rangers would get one more off of David Robertson in the eighth, but that was overkill because the offense was simply stymied by the Rangers bullpen after wasted chances against Rangers' starter Dustin Nippert, who labored for 98 pitches in just 3.2 innings.
In that 3.2 innings, the team had 4 hits, 7 (SEVEN) walks and... 2 runs. Robinson Cano stranded the bases loaded in the first. Johnny Damon stranded Melky at third in the second. Nick Swisher and Cano left runners on 1st and 2nd in the third. And A-Rod left runners on the corners in the fourth. So, yeah, a serious lack of timely hitting.
After Nippert left, it went from bad to worse as Jason Grilli, C.J. Wilson and Frank Francisco held the team to no runs on 4 hits and 1 walk over the final 5.1 innings. Yankees lose, 7-2.
Damon and Teixeira (2 RBI) had 2 hits. Jeter and Damon scored the runs. That's about it.
We'll welcome the White Sox to own at 7:05 PM ET tomorrow night with CC Sabathia (15-7, 3.59) going against Mark Buehrle (11-7, 3.92).
Recap records: Seamus: 36–22, Patrick: 34–16, Andrew: 9–10
