09/14: A-Rod, Girardi Ejected in Yankee Victory
Posted by: Seamus
Umpire Marty Foster had another rough afternoon at Yankee Stadium, but the Yankees were a little better off as some good pitching and an eighth inning rally helped them secure a 13–3 victory against the Orioles.
Baltimore led 3–1 early on, but the Yankees rallied in the bottom of the fourth as Melky Cabrera drove in two runs with a base hit to tie the game at 3. The Yankees jumped ahead for good in the sixth with a two-run single from Hideki Matsui that put the Yankees ahead 5–3.
CC Sabathia was for the most part solid in recording his 17th victory of the season. He allowed just 5 hits in 7 innings, and 2 of the 3 runs he allowed were on sacrifice flies.
The Yanks blew the game open in the bottom of the eighth as the Yankees sent 14 batters to the plate en route to an 8-run inning that was highlighted by a three-run homer by Hideki Matsui. Matsui had 5 RBI on the afternoon. Melky Cabrera, who also drove in two runs in the inning, finished with 4 RBI in the game.
There was a bit of a sideshow in the bottom of the 5th inning, as Alex Rodriguez and Joe Girardi were both ejected from the game by umpire Marty Foster. A-Rod was not in love with a strike three call he received in the fourth inning, and after looking at some replays in the dugout between innings, came back out in the bottom of the fifth and began yelling at Foster. Rodriguez was then ejected from the game, as was a livid Joe Girardi. Rodriguez said that the way Foster handled the situation was unprofessional, and said that Foster spent much of the at-bat chatting with Orioles' catcher and former Yankee Chad Moeller. If you recall, Foster had a previous incident at the Stadium this year, allegedly telling Derek Jeter that he "didn't have to be tagged out" after calling him out on a stolen base attempt at third. Girardi was tossed from that game, as well.
The Yankees will welcome the Angels into town tonight for a cameo appearance, as they'll be in to make up a rained out game that was originally scheduled for May 3. Joba Chamberlain will take the mound for the Yankees while Jered Weaver goes for the Halos. Game starts at 7:05 ET.
Recap records: Seamus: 43–23, Patrick: 38–18, Andrew: 11–11
Baltimore led 3–1 early on, but the Yankees rallied in the bottom of the fourth as Melky Cabrera drove in two runs with a base hit to tie the game at 3. The Yankees jumped ahead for good in the sixth with a two-run single from Hideki Matsui that put the Yankees ahead 5–3.
CC Sabathia was for the most part solid in recording his 17th victory of the season. He allowed just 5 hits in 7 innings, and 2 of the 3 runs he allowed were on sacrifice flies.
The Yanks blew the game open in the bottom of the eighth as the Yankees sent 14 batters to the plate en route to an 8-run inning that was highlighted by a three-run homer by Hideki Matsui. Matsui had 5 RBI on the afternoon. Melky Cabrera, who also drove in two runs in the inning, finished with 4 RBI in the game.
There was a bit of a sideshow in the bottom of the 5th inning, as Alex Rodriguez and Joe Girardi were both ejected from the game by umpire Marty Foster. A-Rod was not in love with a strike three call he received in the fourth inning, and after looking at some replays in the dugout between innings, came back out in the bottom of the fifth and began yelling at Foster. Rodriguez was then ejected from the game, as was a livid Joe Girardi. Rodriguez said that the way Foster handled the situation was unprofessional, and said that Foster spent much of the at-bat chatting with Orioles' catcher and former Yankee Chad Moeller. If you recall, Foster had a previous incident at the Stadium this year, allegedly telling Derek Jeter that he "didn't have to be tagged out" after calling him out on a stolen base attempt at third. Girardi was tossed from that game, as well.
The Yankees will welcome the Angels into town tonight for a cameo appearance, as they'll be in to make up a rained out game that was originally scheduled for May 3. Joba Chamberlain will take the mound for the Yankees while Jered Weaver goes for the Halos. Game starts at 7:05 ET.
Recap records: Seamus: 43–23, Patrick: 38–18, Andrew: 11–11
