05/07: Yanks Take Tough 10-Inning Loss vs. Rays
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees trailed by three runs in the 8th and rallied to tie the game, but a home run by Carlos Pena in the top of the 10th put the Rays ahead for good and the Yankees fell below .500 for the fourth time this season. A win by Toronto over the Angels put the Yankees 5.5 behind the Blue Jays in the A.L. East.
A.J. Burnett was for the most part pretty good through 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and striking out 8. The bullpen was relatively solid, with the only run off of them in 4 innings being the home run by Pena off of Phil Coke in the 10th.
The Yankee offense was pretty dull, as for the second straight game all three runs came on one swing. The Yankees went scoreless for 7 and 2/3 until Mark Teixeira doubled with the bases loaded, scoring all runners to tie the game at 3. The 2-3-4 part of the order (Damon, Tex, Matsui) went 6-14, but the remainder of the team had just three hits total.
It's another frustrating loss, and what's probably most frustrating about it is the fact that the guys who are supposed to be the weak links with all these injuries actually came through in big spots (Pena and Molina both had key hits in the 8th) and the Yankees still came away empty-handed.
The Yanks will try to salvage a game in this two-game series and get back to the .500 mark tonight at 7:05 ET. Andy Pettitte will take the mound and his Rays' counterpart will be Jeff Niemann.
Recap records: Patrick: 8-3, Seamus: 4-8, Andrew: 1-3
A.J. Burnett was for the most part pretty good through 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and striking out 8. The bullpen was relatively solid, with the only run off of them in 4 innings being the home run by Pena off of Phil Coke in the 10th.
The Yankee offense was pretty dull, as for the second straight game all three runs came on one swing. The Yankees went scoreless for 7 and 2/3 until Mark Teixeira doubled with the bases loaded, scoring all runners to tie the game at 3. The 2-3-4 part of the order (Damon, Tex, Matsui) went 6-14, but the remainder of the team had just three hits total.
It's another frustrating loss, and what's probably most frustrating about it is the fact that the guys who are supposed to be the weak links with all these injuries actually came through in big spots (Pena and Molina both had key hits in the 8th) and the Yankees still came away empty-handed.
The Yanks will try to salvage a game in this two-game series and get back to the .500 mark tonight at 7:05 ET. Andy Pettitte will take the mound and his Rays' counterpart will be Jeff Niemann.
Recap records: Patrick: 8-3, Seamus: 4-8, Andrew: 1-3
