05/08: Wang Shows He's Human, Cliff Lee is Not Apparently
Posted by: Seamus
Jeez, how lights out can a pitcher be? After last night's 3-0 victory for the Inidians over the Yankees, Cliff Lee is now 6-0 with a miniscule E.R.A. of 0.81. We might have to sprinkle some kryptonite on the mound next time he pitches at the Stadium. Lee shutout the Yankees, allowing 6 hits through 7 innings. It was the third time the Yankees were shutout this season.
The unfortunate thing here is that Chien-Ming Wang, who suffered his first loss in the game, gave a performance that was comparable to Lee's. He allowed less hits but did allow three walks (Lee didn't walk any) and the runs he allowed were via two singles and a sac fly. If Wang pitches like this every game, the Yankees will win 80% of the time.
Obviously there is no offense to really talk about on the part of the Yankees. Damon, Jeter, and Molina went hitless. The only Yankee with more than one hit was Bobby Abreu. One of the few positives was that Hideki Matsui did extend his hitting streak to 16 games.
Well, first the Yankees would win two games in a row, lose two, win two and then lose two again. Now we are talking about alternating sweeps, as they were swept at home by Detroit, swept Seattle and are on the verge of being swept at the Stadium by the Indians. The Yankees will try to avoid that in a matinee affair at 1:05 E.T. as Mike Mussina will take the mound to face Paul Byrd.
The unfortunate thing here is that Chien-Ming Wang, who suffered his first loss in the game, gave a performance that was comparable to Lee's. He allowed less hits but did allow three walks (Lee didn't walk any) and the runs he allowed were via two singles and a sac fly. If Wang pitches like this every game, the Yankees will win 80% of the time.
Obviously there is no offense to really talk about on the part of the Yankees. Damon, Jeter, and Molina went hitless. The only Yankee with more than one hit was Bobby Abreu. One of the few positives was that Hideki Matsui did extend his hitting streak to 16 games.
Well, first the Yankees would win two games in a row, lose two, win two and then lose two again. Now we are talking about alternating sweeps, as they were swept at home by Detroit, swept Seattle and are on the verge of being swept at the Stadium by the Indians. The Yankees will try to avoid that in a matinee affair at 1:05 E.T. as Mike Mussina will take the mound to face Paul Byrd.
