09/17: Chacon outduels Chacin, Yanks top Jays 1-0
Posted by: Patrick
It was straight up Chac on Chac action today as Shawn Chacon took the hill for the Yankees with Gustavo Chacin going fo the Blue Jays. It would be a pitchers duel. The lone run in the game coming on a Bernie Williams RBI single (scoring Posada) in the 2nd. The Yankees finished with a total of 10 hits and 1 walk with the Blue Jays putting together 6 hits and 1 walk. Posada was 3 for 4, Bernie was 2 for 4 and Jeter, Giambi, Sheffield, Matsui and Sierra had a hit apiece. The 2nd (A-Rod) and 9th (Cano) were the only spots hitless.
Chacon was dynamite, going 8 innings and allowing no runs on just 4 hits and 1 walk. With a 1 run lead going into the 9th, who do we go to? Mo. No, wait... not Mo. He'd gone for 3 straight days, pitching a total and 3 and 1/3 innings. We were able to give him a day off and STILL win. Yay! Mr. Flash Gordon picked up the slack, but it was close. He allowed 2 singles to start the 9th before striking out Corey Koskie and inducing a game ending double play ball off the bat of Shea Hillenbrand. Still, nice work by the Flashman.
This marked the 3rd game this year in which the Yankees won by a score of 1-0 - the second time this month. The Yankees end the week 6-0.
Tomorrow will pit a current Yankee against a former Yankee as Jaret Wright (5-2, 5.37 or 3-0, 3.38 since returning from the DL) faces Ted Lilly (8-10, 5.61). Boston and Cleveland both play tonightat 7:05 Eastern.
Chacon was dynamite, going 8 innings and allowing no runs on just 4 hits and 1 walk. With a 1 run lead going into the 9th, who do we go to? Mo. No, wait... not Mo. He'd gone for 3 straight days, pitching a total and 3 and 1/3 innings. We were able to give him a day off and STILL win. Yay! Mr. Flash Gordon picked up the slack, but it was close. He allowed 2 singles to start the 9th before striking out Corey Koskie and inducing a game ending double play ball off the bat of Shea Hillenbrand. Still, nice work by the Flashman.
This marked the 3rd game this year in which the Yankees won by a score of 1-0 - the second time this month. The Yankees end the week 6-0.
Tomorrow will pit a current Yankee against a former Yankee as Jaret Wright (5-2, 5.37 or 3-0, 3.38 since returning from the DL) faces Ted Lilly (8-10, 5.61). Boston and Cleveland both play tonightat 7:05 Eastern.
