08/13: Pen Rock Solid, Yankees Win 6-5
Posted by: Patrick
All 11 runs were scored in the first 4 innings. The last 5 (4 and 1/2, actually) innings yielded 0 runs as both bullpens did their respective jobs. All 5 Texas runs were scored off of Al Leiter (only 3 of them were earned) who lasted 5 innings. Felix Rodriguez (1 and 1/3), Wayne Franklin (2/3), Shawn Chacon (1) and Tanyon Sturtze (1) combined to allow 2 hits, 1 walk and 0 runs in the final 4 innings.
Every lineup spot reached base while only one (3rd, Sheffield) failed to get a hit. Matsui was 3 for 4 with 1 run while Cano and Tino (1 run, 1 RBI) each had 2 hit days. Bernie hit home run number 8 and was the only Yankee to reach 2 RBI while D. Jeter blasted number 14. Posada and Womack accounted for the other RBIs with A-Rod and Posada each scoring a run of their own, as well.
Sturtze finished the game with a 1-2-3 ninth (Mark Teixeira, Phil Nevin, Alfonso Soriano). We're only 3.5 games back in the wild card standings. Today it'll be Moose against Juan Dominguez (0-2, 5.11).
Every lineup spot reached base while only one (3rd, Sheffield) failed to get a hit. Matsui was 3 for 4 with 1 run while Cano and Tino (1 run, 1 RBI) each had 2 hit days. Bernie hit home run number 8 and was the only Yankee to reach 2 RBI while D. Jeter blasted number 14. Posada and Womack accounted for the other RBIs with A-Rod and Posada each scoring a run of their own, as well.
Sturtze finished the game with a 1-2-3 ninth (Mark Teixeira, Phil Nevin, Alfonso Soriano). We're only 3.5 games back in the wild card standings. Today it'll be Moose against Juan Dominguez (0-2, 5.11).
Seamus wrote:
Speaking of the White Sox, it's just our luck that they come in here and give us three lights out pitching performances and then a couple days later they can't hold a 4-0 lead in Boston.