07/16: Lineup Thrives in 14-3 Shelling of White Sox
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees won their second straight game against the White Sox Saturday afternoon in the form of a 14-3 blowout. The victory pulled the Yanks to within 4 games of Chicago for the wild card and kept them on pace with the Red Sox, who currently lead the Bombers by a game and a half.
The pitching matchup pinned All-Star Mark Buerhle against Mike Mussina, who some say was snubbed and should've been on the team instead of Buerhle. Buehrle didn't help his case yesterday, as he lasted only 3 innings and gave up 8 runs (7 earned) on 8 hits. Mussina was pretty good, allowing three runs, all of which came in the 6th inning as he improved his record to 11-3.
Four of the runs came in the 4th, where the Yankees bunted twice in a row, the first one resulting in a base hit (Cabrera) and the other reaching on an error (Damon) to load the bases. Jeter and Giambi followed that up with two consecutive two-run doubles to put the Yankees ahead 8-0. Five Yankees recorded at least two hits, including Jeter and Bernie, who both doubled twice. Andy Phillips drove in four runs, including two on a home run in the 6th. Bubby Crosby also hit his first dinger of the season.
Does someone want to explain to me why the Yankee pitching staff gets so much criticism while everyone raves about the White Sox' staff? One of the FOX announcers pointed out before the game (forget if it was Buck or McCarver) that the Yankees' rotation ERA is actually lower than Chicago's. The Yankees are actually 4th in the American League in team ERA Chicago and Boston are 7th and 9th respectively, and for whatever reason the Yankees are the only team out of the there that needs pitching help.
The Yankees will go for the sweep this afternoon and will try to pull to within 3 of Chicago for the wild card, as they'll send Jaret Wright to the mound to face Freddy Garcia. Game starts at 1 ET.
The pitching matchup pinned All-Star Mark Buerhle against Mike Mussina, who some say was snubbed and should've been on the team instead of Buerhle. Buehrle didn't help his case yesterday, as he lasted only 3 innings and gave up 8 runs (7 earned) on 8 hits. Mussina was pretty good, allowing three runs, all of which came in the 6th inning as he improved his record to 11-3.
Four of the runs came in the 4th, where the Yankees bunted twice in a row, the first one resulting in a base hit (Cabrera) and the other reaching on an error (Damon) to load the bases. Jeter and Giambi followed that up with two consecutive two-run doubles to put the Yankees ahead 8-0. Five Yankees recorded at least two hits, including Jeter and Bernie, who both doubled twice. Andy Phillips drove in four runs, including two on a home run in the 6th. Bubby Crosby also hit his first dinger of the season.
Does someone want to explain to me why the Yankee pitching staff gets so much criticism while everyone raves about the White Sox' staff? One of the FOX announcers pointed out before the game (forget if it was Buck or McCarver) that the Yankees' rotation ERA is actually lower than Chicago's. The Yankees are actually 4th in the American League in team ERA Chicago and Boston are 7th and 9th respectively, and for whatever reason the Yankees are the only team out of the there that needs pitching help.
The Yankees will go for the sweep this afternoon and will try to pull to within 3 of Chicago for the wild card, as they'll send Jaret Wright to the mound to face Freddy Garcia. Game starts at 1 ET.
