10/07: Yankees offense awakens with 8-4 win over the Indians
Posted by: David
The night did not start off well for the Bronx Bombers. Roger Clemens was ineffective through 2 1/3 and left with his team behind 2-0 and a runner on second. Phil Hughes relieved and Jhonny Peralta hit a fly ball double down the right field line to extend the lead to 3-0.
The Yankees fought back to make it 3-1 on an RBI single from Damon. Phil Hughes held off the Tribe for 3 2/3 and the Yankee bats erupted in the fifth. After one out, Matsui singled to left and that was followed by a fly ball double down the left field line by Cano. Melky then singled to left to make the score 3-2 and set the stage for Johnny Damon. Damon delivered with a three run homer to right to give the Yankees the lead at 5-3.
In the next inning, the Yankees got three more on a two run single from Robinson Cano and help from Trot Nixon who overran the ball allowing another run to score.
Joba Chamberlain followed Hughes and was awesome in the seventh setting the side down in order. In the eighth, he tired a bit and allowed a run before getting Casey Blake to fly to deep right with two runners on.
Rivera finished up with a perfect ninth to preserve an 8-4 Yankee win.
The report on Clemens was a strained hamstring and tonight could be the last time Clemens' pitches for his career.
The series resumes tomorrow night with Paul Byrd facing Chien Ming-Wang coming back on three days rest.
The Yankees fought back to make it 3-1 on an RBI single from Damon. Phil Hughes held off the Tribe for 3 2/3 and the Yankee bats erupted in the fifth. After one out, Matsui singled to left and that was followed by a fly ball double down the left field line by Cano. Melky then singled to left to make the score 3-2 and set the stage for Johnny Damon. Damon delivered with a three run homer to right to give the Yankees the lead at 5-3.
In the next inning, the Yankees got three more on a two run single from Robinson Cano and help from Trot Nixon who overran the ball allowing another run to score.
Joba Chamberlain followed Hughes and was awesome in the seventh setting the side down in order. In the eighth, he tired a bit and allowed a run before getting Casey Blake to fly to deep right with two runners on.
Rivera finished up with a perfect ninth to preserve an 8-4 Yankee win.
The report on Clemens was a strained hamstring and tonight could be the last time Clemens' pitches for his career.
The series resumes tomorrow night with Paul Byrd facing Chien Ming-Wang coming back on three days rest.
