05/04: Yankees vs. the Mariners; 5/4/08
Posted by: James
Woo hoo for Darrell Rasner. He did what Phil Hughes and IPK failed to accomplish, i.e. pick up a win for the Yankees. He was the main story of the day, starting out shaky, giving up a 2-run HR to Adrian Beltre in the first before settling down to go 6 solid frames.
The Yankee offense broke out the brooms by breaking out the bats in the 3rd. It was actually the first time this season that the Yankees have scored more than 5 runs in an inning. Carlos Silva was doing pretty well before Johnny Damon, Jeter, Abreu singled to make the score 2-1. Hideki Matsui followed up with a double that plated Jeter to tie the game before a sac fly from Giambi gave the Yanks the lead. The came the resident Yankees slugger Melky Cabrera who cleared the bases with his team-leading 6th HR to make the score 5-2. Robbie Cano then launched a HR in the next AB (you should have seen the smile on the kid's face) to end the scoring for the inning but the damage was done.
The Yanks scored another 2 runs in the 4th on a single from Damon, a double from Jeter and after a Abreu groundout, a Matsui single. The top of the line-up really did their job today and hopefully they can keep it up. A string of victories to get the Yankees well past .500? Yeah, that would be nice.
The Yankee bullpen closed out the game as Ross, Farnsworth and Mo all pitched a scoreless inning. It was a good win for the Yankees on a great day for baseball as they head into the off-day.
The Yankee offense broke out the brooms by breaking out the bats in the 3rd. It was actually the first time this season that the Yankees have scored more than 5 runs in an inning. Carlos Silva was doing pretty well before Johnny Damon, Jeter, Abreu singled to make the score 2-1. Hideki Matsui followed up with a double that plated Jeter to tie the game before a sac fly from Giambi gave the Yanks the lead. The came the resident Yankees slugger Melky Cabrera who cleared the bases with his team-leading 6th HR to make the score 5-2. Robbie Cano then launched a HR in the next AB (you should have seen the smile on the kid's face) to end the scoring for the inning but the damage was done.
The Yanks scored another 2 runs in the 4th on a single from Damon, a double from Jeter and after a Abreu groundout, a Matsui single. The top of the line-up really did their job today and hopefully they can keep it up. A string of victories to get the Yankees well past .500? Yeah, that would be nice.
The Yankee bullpen closed out the game as Ross, Farnsworth and Mo all pitched a scoreless inning. It was a good win for the Yankees on a great day for baseball as they head into the off-day.
