04/16: Yankees Win Opener at New Yankee Stadium; Beat Indians, 2-1*
Posted by: Patrick
*If you don't count the top half of the seventh inning. If you do count that meaningless portion of the game, then read on.
The pregame ceremonies and opening day events were cool, but the Yankees play on the field did not match them, as the team from the Bronx lost in embarrassing fashion, 10-2. Would you believe that 9 runs were scored in the top of the seventh? Well, it happened.
CC Sabathia had left after 5 and 2/3 innings pitched, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits, but throwing 122 pitches. His 5 walks helped that number. Phil Coke had relieved him and got the final batter of the sixth, forcing the Indians to leave the bases loaded.
To start the seventh, Jose Veras came in. And it went downhill fast. A walk, a double and a double gave the Indians a two run lead. Damaso Marte came in and mistook water for gasoline, struggling to put out the fire. He hit a batter, then one reached on fielder's choice and then a single scored another run.
Finally, an out was made. But then Marte issued a bases loaded walk and allowed a grand slam. At that point, it was 9-1, so he remained. He elicited a ground out, for out number two, but then allowed a solo home run. And then, finally, it was over. 10-1, Indians. Ugly, ugly, ugly.
The final 2 and 1/2 innings when pretty quietly. In the 7th, Cano singled in Melky to give the Yankees a second run and that would be where the score ended. Cano was the only Yankee to get more than 1 hit, going 3 for 4 with an RBI. Despite collecting 9 hits, 8 walks and being hit by two pitches, the Yankees scored just 2 runs. Wow.
Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, Nick Swisher (double), Jorge Posada (home run), Hideki Matsui (three walks) and Brett Gardner each collected one hit. Johnny Damon had the first hit of the new ballpark, while Posada had the first home run. So, yeah, at least we've got that.
Tomorrow, at 1:05 PM ET, we'll try to put all of this behind us. Joba Chamberlain (0-0, 1.50) faces Anthony Reyes (1-0, 6.00).
Recap records: Patrick: 3-1, Andrew: 1-0, Seamus: 1-4.
The pregame ceremonies and opening day events were cool, but the Yankees play on the field did not match them, as the team from the Bronx lost in embarrassing fashion, 10-2. Would you believe that 9 runs were scored in the top of the seventh? Well, it happened.
CC Sabathia had left after 5 and 2/3 innings pitched, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits, but throwing 122 pitches. His 5 walks helped that number. Phil Coke had relieved him and got the final batter of the sixth, forcing the Indians to leave the bases loaded.
To start the seventh, Jose Veras came in. And it went downhill fast. A walk, a double and a double gave the Indians a two run lead. Damaso Marte came in and mistook water for gasoline, struggling to put out the fire. He hit a batter, then one reached on fielder's choice and then a single scored another run.
Finally, an out was made. But then Marte issued a bases loaded walk and allowed a grand slam. At that point, it was 9-1, so he remained. He elicited a ground out, for out number two, but then allowed a solo home run. And then, finally, it was over. 10-1, Indians. Ugly, ugly, ugly.
The final 2 and 1/2 innings when pretty quietly. In the 7th, Cano singled in Melky to give the Yankees a second run and that would be where the score ended. Cano was the only Yankee to get more than 1 hit, going 3 for 4 with an RBI. Despite collecting 9 hits, 8 walks and being hit by two pitches, the Yankees scored just 2 runs. Wow.
Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, Nick Swisher (double), Jorge Posada (home run), Hideki Matsui (three walks) and Brett Gardner each collected one hit. Johnny Damon had the first hit of the new ballpark, while Posada had the first home run. So, yeah, at least we've got that.
Tomorrow, at 1:05 PM ET, we'll try to put all of this behind us. Joba Chamberlain (0-0, 1.50) faces Anthony Reyes (1-0, 6.00).
Recap records: Patrick: 3-1, Andrew: 1-0, Seamus: 1-4.
