05/10: Yankees at the Tigers; 5/10/08
Posted by: James
Darrell Rasner coming through again. 6 solid innings with 2 runs given up. Can you ask for more than that? Well, then you're just being greedy.
The Yankees got on the board first with a solo shot from Derek Jeter (his first of the year as MLB.com and Fox kept reminding us throughout the day) and added a second run in the inning with a bases-loaded walk from Melky Cabrera before a Cano double play ended the inning.
Rasner gave one back in the bottom of the first on a solo HR but settled in after that, giving up only 3 more hits and a walk the rest of the way.
The Yankees scored again in the fourth when with 2 outs, Cano worked a walk and came around to score on a LONG double to center off the bat off Wilson Betimit. Unfortunately, when legging out the double, Betimit, who JUST came back from an injury and was swinging a hot bat, pulled up lame and had to be taken out of the game. Later, it was revealed that Wilson strained his hammy and will be placed on the DL and replaced on the roster by Alberto Gonzalez. Very unfortunate as Wilson was getting into a groove and really provided some much needed offense in place of Morgan Ensberg.
The Yanks knocked Bonderman (who seems like he's been in the league forever but is still only 25...and still very inconsistent) out of the game in the fifth. He gave up a single to Jeter who was plated on a double by Bobby Abreu and that was all for Bonderman. Bobby Seay came in and was greeted with a Jason Giambi double that scored Abreu to make the game 5-1.
The Tigers would threaten in the 7th when Magglio Ordonez singled to start off the inning and chased Rasner from the game. On a side note, it seems as if the Yankee staff know something that we don't. Take a look at Rasner's MLB game long. People forget that he gave up some very good starts (just like this year) LAST year. In those starts, his pitch limit seems to be ~80 pitch area and that trend has definitely continued this year as well. Kyle Farnsworth then came into the game and looked like he was about to blow it when he gave up a single to Miguel Cabrera and a RBI double to Gary Sheffield. At that point, the score was 5-2 with men on second and third with no one out...and miraculously enough, Farnsworth got out of it without any further damage. After that, it was Joba and Mo time and as usual they came through and the game was done...so back to .500 it is.
The Yankees got on the board first with a solo shot from Derek Jeter (his first of the year as MLB.com and Fox kept reminding us throughout the day) and added a second run in the inning with a bases-loaded walk from Melky Cabrera before a Cano double play ended the inning.
Rasner gave one back in the bottom of the first on a solo HR but settled in after that, giving up only 3 more hits and a walk the rest of the way.
The Yankees scored again in the fourth when with 2 outs, Cano worked a walk and came around to score on a LONG double to center off the bat off Wilson Betimit. Unfortunately, when legging out the double, Betimit, who JUST came back from an injury and was swinging a hot bat, pulled up lame and had to be taken out of the game. Later, it was revealed that Wilson strained his hammy and will be placed on the DL and replaced on the roster by Alberto Gonzalez. Very unfortunate as Wilson was getting into a groove and really provided some much needed offense in place of Morgan Ensberg.
The Yanks knocked Bonderman (who seems like he's been in the league forever but is still only 25...and still very inconsistent) out of the game in the fifth. He gave up a single to Jeter who was plated on a double by Bobby Abreu and that was all for Bonderman. Bobby Seay came in and was greeted with a Jason Giambi double that scored Abreu to make the game 5-1.
The Tigers would threaten in the 7th when Magglio Ordonez singled to start off the inning and chased Rasner from the game. On a side note, it seems as if the Yankee staff know something that we don't. Take a look at Rasner's MLB game long. People forget that he gave up some very good starts (just like this year) LAST year. In those starts, his pitch limit seems to be ~80 pitch area and that trend has definitely continued this year as well. Kyle Farnsworth then came into the game and looked like he was about to blow it when he gave up a single to Miguel Cabrera and a RBI double to Gary Sheffield. At that point, the score was 5-2 with men on second and third with no one out...and miraculously enough, Farnsworth got out of it without any further damage. After that, it was Joba and Mo time and as usual they came through and the game was done...so back to .500 it is.
