09/18: Orioles Break for Moose
Posted by: Patrick
Moose was on tonight against the only other team he's ever played for, throwing 7 innings of 0 run, 3 hit ball. It's win number 10 this season for Mussina, marking his 16th consecutive season with a win total in the double digits.
The Yankees offense made sure he had plenty to work with, putting up a 6 run 4th and a 5 run 7th (and a 1 run 6th) to win, 12-0. Cano was 2 for 4 with a double, 2 runs and 2 runs batted in. Jeter was 3 for 4 with a double, 2 runs and a walk. Matsui may be breaking out of that slump - after going 1 for 5 with a homer yesterday, he was 2 for 5 today with a double, 2 runs and 3 runs batted in. Doug Mientkiewicz was 2 for 4 with a homer and 4 runs batted in. Besides that, Damon was 0 for 4, Abreu was 1 for 4 with 2 runs and a walk, A-Rod was 0 for 4, Posada was 0 for 1 with 3 walks and 3 runs and Melky was 1 for 4 with 3 runs batted in.
Jose Veras and Ron Villone pitched a scoreless and hitless 8th and 9th, respectively.
But, the night got better. Eric Gagne allowed 3 ER in the 8th inning to hand the Sox a 4-3 loss in Toronto. We're now two and a half games back. And the Indians homered Verlander (who I benched in the Yankees Bloggers League, believing/hoping that just such a thing would happen), to hand the Tigers a loss which, in turn, hands us a 4.5 game lead in the wild card. Couldn't have gone any better.
Tomorrow, we'll have Pettitte (13-8, 3.89 ERA) against Brian Burres (6-5, 5.47 ERA) at 7:05 PM ET.
The Yankees offense made sure he had plenty to work with, putting up a 6 run 4th and a 5 run 7th (and a 1 run 6th) to win, 12-0. Cano was 2 for 4 with a double, 2 runs and 2 runs batted in. Jeter was 3 for 4 with a double, 2 runs and a walk. Matsui may be breaking out of that slump - after going 1 for 5 with a homer yesterday, he was 2 for 5 today with a double, 2 runs and 3 runs batted in. Doug Mientkiewicz was 2 for 4 with a homer and 4 runs batted in. Besides that, Damon was 0 for 4, Abreu was 1 for 4 with 2 runs and a walk, A-Rod was 0 for 4, Posada was 0 for 1 with 3 walks and 3 runs and Melky was 1 for 4 with 3 runs batted in.
Jose Veras and Ron Villone pitched a scoreless and hitless 8th and 9th, respectively.
But, the night got better. Eric Gagne allowed 3 ER in the 8th inning to hand the Sox a 4-3 loss in Toronto. We're now two and a half games back. And the Indians homered Verlander (who I benched in the Yankees Bloggers League, believing/hoping that just such a thing would happen), to hand the Tigers a loss which, in turn, hands us a 4.5 game lead in the wild card. Couldn't have gone any better.
Tomorrow, we'll have Pettitte (13-8, 3.89 ERA) against Brian Burres (6-5, 5.47 ERA) at 7:05 PM ET.
