06/25: Yankees Pounce on Lowe; Beat Braves, 11-7
Posted by: Patrick
In the offseason, the Yankees were one of the teams with an interest in Derek Lowe. They opted for CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe went to Atlanta, where he would be Thursday night's starter, going against Andy Pettitte.
Neither pitcher lasted very long. The Yankees jumped on Lowe early and often, knocking him out after 3 innings, 11 hits, 3 walks, 8 runs and 6 earned runs. Meanwhile, Pettitte lasted only 3 and 2/3, allowing 6 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits and 3 walks. He did not pitch long enough to get the win. So, who did?
Alfredo Aceves, who threw 2 and 1/3 innings of scoreless ball. This brought his ERA down to 2.16, as he improved to 5-1.
Phil Coke followed and pitched 2 scoreless. The Yanks added 3 insurance runs between the seventh and eighth innings, putting an 11-6 score up on the board heading into the ninth.
Dave Robertson entered and he allowed a home run to the lead off hitter. After a strike out, it was a single, then another strike out. A single put runners on first and third creating a save situation for Mariano Rivera, friend to us all. One batter and 6 pitches later, Mo had save number 499 and the Yankees had a win.
The offense was led by Alex Rodriguez (3 for 5, a home run, 2 runs, 4 RBI and a walk), Johnny Damon (3 for 4, a triple, 1 run, 4 RBI and 2 walks) and Derek Jeter (4 for 5, 4 runs and a walk). Cody Ransom also had a nice game, as he was 2 for 5 with a double, 2 runs and 2 RBI.
Tomorrow night, the Yankees head back to New York to play the Mets at Citi Field. CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.71) faces Mike Pelfrey (5-2, 4.74) at 7:10 PM ET.
Recap records: Patrick: 20–11, Seamus: 16–14, Andrew: 4–7.
Neither pitcher lasted very long. The Yankees jumped on Lowe early and often, knocking him out after 3 innings, 11 hits, 3 walks, 8 runs and 6 earned runs. Meanwhile, Pettitte lasted only 3 and 2/3, allowing 6 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits and 3 walks. He did not pitch long enough to get the win. So, who did?
Alfredo Aceves, who threw 2 and 1/3 innings of scoreless ball. This brought his ERA down to 2.16, as he improved to 5-1.
Phil Coke followed and pitched 2 scoreless. The Yanks added 3 insurance runs between the seventh and eighth innings, putting an 11-6 score up on the board heading into the ninth.
Dave Robertson entered and he allowed a home run to the lead off hitter. After a strike out, it was a single, then another strike out. A single put runners on first and third creating a save situation for Mariano Rivera, friend to us all. One batter and 6 pitches later, Mo had save number 499 and the Yankees had a win.
The offense was led by Alex Rodriguez (3 for 5, a home run, 2 runs, 4 RBI and a walk), Johnny Damon (3 for 4, a triple, 1 run, 4 RBI and 2 walks) and Derek Jeter (4 for 5, 4 runs and a walk). Cody Ransom also had a nice game, as he was 2 for 5 with a double, 2 runs and 2 RBI.
Tomorrow night, the Yankees head back to New York to play the Mets at Citi Field. CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.71) faces Mike Pelfrey (5-2, 4.74) at 7:10 PM ET.
Recap records: Patrick: 20–11, Seamus: 16–14, Andrew: 4–7.
