10/01: Joba Struggles as Yanks Finally Lose One
Posted by: Seamus
Joba Chamberlain labored through another mediocre performance in a contest some say he needed to pitch well in as the Yankees lost to the Royals 4–3 in their last home game of the regular season.
Joba was unable to get through the fourth inning as he put 11 runners on base in just 3 and 2/3 innings (7 H, 4 BB, 3 R). Chamberlain's rough ending to the regular season creates more uncertainty about his role in October. Tough to say whether or not he'll get a start at all during the postseason, especially considering the nice job Chad Gaudin has done of late at the back end of the rotation.
Offensively, there wasn't much to talk about as the Yankees were held to just 5 hits, with just one coming against the Royals' bullpen that shut the Yankees out for the final 4 innings of the game. Derek Jeter was the only Yankee with more than one hit, including a home run as he raised his average to .335.
The Yankees did get the tying run into scoring position in the ninth after Freddy Guzman stole second, but that was immediately followed by a Ramiro Pena fly out to end the game.
Today will be the Yankees' final travel day of the regular season and they'll begin a three-game set tomorrow night in St. Petersburg against the Rays. CC Sabathia will get a tuneup for the postseason and will face David Price, who will be tuning up for next season as the Rays are currently 19.5 games back. Game is scheduled to start at 7:38 ET.
Recap records: Seamus: 48–26, Patrick: 42–20, Andrew: 12–11
Joba was unable to get through the fourth inning as he put 11 runners on base in just 3 and 2/3 innings (7 H, 4 BB, 3 R). Chamberlain's rough ending to the regular season creates more uncertainty about his role in October. Tough to say whether or not he'll get a start at all during the postseason, especially considering the nice job Chad Gaudin has done of late at the back end of the rotation.
Offensively, there wasn't much to talk about as the Yankees were held to just 5 hits, with just one coming against the Royals' bullpen that shut the Yankees out for the final 4 innings of the game. Derek Jeter was the only Yankee with more than one hit, including a home run as he raised his average to .335.
The Yankees did get the tying run into scoring position in the ninth after Freddy Guzman stole second, but that was immediately followed by a Ramiro Pena fly out to end the game.
Today will be the Yankees' final travel day of the regular season and they'll begin a three-game set tomorrow night in St. Petersburg against the Rays. CC Sabathia will get a tuneup for the postseason and will face David Price, who will be tuning up for next season as the Rays are currently 19.5 games back. Game is scheduled to start at 7:38 ET.
Recap records: Seamus: 48–26, Patrick: 42–20, Andrew: 12–11
