04/25: Bad Offense and Mo's First Blown Save Lead to Sox Beating Yankees, 5-4
Posted by: Patrick
Joba Chamberlain got off to a shaky start on Friday night - a single, balk, passed ball (scoring a run) and walk was how the first two batters came and went. But, for the five and 1/3 innings that he pitched in the game, only two runs would score in total, as Joba would scatter 9 hits, 4 walks and 1 hit batter.
The Yankees eventually answered in the fifth, when Cody Ransom doubled home Melky Cabrera and Derek Jeter scored Jose Molina on an RBI ground out. At the time, it gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead. This would be lost in the sixth when Joba gave up his second run.
The Yankees came right back, though, scoring two more runs. One on an RBI single by Mark Teixeira that brought Jeter around and another on a Robinson Cano sacrifice fly to bring home Johnny Damon.
Phil Coke and Jonathan Albaladejo combined for 2 and 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before giving way to Mariano Rivera. Mo came in, in the eighth for the first time this season. After allowing a single that put runners on first and second, he struck out Pedroia to end the inning.
The 9th didn't go as well. After David Ortiz struck out, Kevin Youkilis singled. J.D. Drew grounded out, moving Youkilis to second. But, then Jason Bay homered to tie the game. After a Mike Lowell single, Jason Varitek struck out to send the game into extra innings.
In the 10th, Jose Molina singled and Ramiro Pena moved him to second. Unfortunately, Jeter grounded out, but managed to move Molina to third. Damon walked to set the table for Teixeira, who struck out. Damaso Marte pitched 1-2-3 10th.
In the 11th, the Yankees put the lead off man on again, as Jorge Posada walked. Brett Gardner tried to bunt, but that just led to Posada being thrown out at second. And then Melky grounded into a double play. Marte came back out to pitch the 11th and he struck David Ortiz out.
However, with one swing of the bat, Kevin Youkilis ended the game with a walk off homer. Red Sox 5, Yankees 4.
Offensively, Jeter, Damon, Teixeira and Molina all collected two hits. As a team, they had 13 hits, 8 walks and Teixeira was hit once, as well, but they only came up with 4 runs, finishing with a team LOB of 15, batting 4 for 19 with runners in scoring position on the night.
The worst part of this loss is I had to stay up late to recap it. Tomorrow, at 4:10 PM ET, A.J. Burnett (2-0, 3.20) will go against Josh Beckett (2-1, 3.79). Let's do better.
The Yankees eventually answered in the fifth, when Cody Ransom doubled home Melky Cabrera and Derek Jeter scored Jose Molina on an RBI ground out. At the time, it gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead. This would be lost in the sixth when Joba gave up his second run.
The Yankees came right back, though, scoring two more runs. One on an RBI single by Mark Teixeira that brought Jeter around and another on a Robinson Cano sacrifice fly to bring home Johnny Damon.
Phil Coke and Jonathan Albaladejo combined for 2 and 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before giving way to Mariano Rivera. Mo came in, in the eighth for the first time this season. After allowing a single that put runners on first and second, he struck out Pedroia to end the inning.
The 9th didn't go as well. After David Ortiz struck out, Kevin Youkilis singled. J.D. Drew grounded out, moving Youkilis to second. But, then Jason Bay homered to tie the game. After a Mike Lowell single, Jason Varitek struck out to send the game into extra innings.
In the 10th, Jose Molina singled and Ramiro Pena moved him to second. Unfortunately, Jeter grounded out, but managed to move Molina to third. Damon walked to set the table for Teixeira, who struck out. Damaso Marte pitched 1-2-3 10th.
In the 11th, the Yankees put the lead off man on again, as Jorge Posada walked. Brett Gardner tried to bunt, but that just led to Posada being thrown out at second. And then Melky grounded into a double play. Marte came back out to pitch the 11th and he struck David Ortiz out.
However, with one swing of the bat, Kevin Youkilis ended the game with a walk off homer. Red Sox 5, Yankees 4.
Offensively, Jeter, Damon, Teixeira and Molina all collected two hits. As a team, they had 13 hits, 8 walks and Teixeira was hit once, as well, but they only came up with 4 runs, finishing with a team LOB of 15, batting 4 for 19 with runners in scoring position on the night.
The worst part of this loss is I had to stay up late to recap it. Tomorrow, at 4:10 PM ET, A.J. Burnett (2-0, 3.20) will go against Josh Beckett (2-1, 3.79). Let's do better.
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