05/25: Yankees Blow Out Mariners for Second Straight Game
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees won their 4th straight contest Saturday as the offense continued to demolish Mariners pitching. The Yanks won by a score of 12-6 and after scoring just 22 runs between May 10 and May 20, the Yankees have now scored 25 runs in two games, and 35 runs in their last four games. A near perfect game by Justin Duchscherer against the Red Sox brought the Yankees to within 5.5 of the division lead.
The Yankees jumped ahead in the bottom of the 2nd with a three-run homer by Jason Giambi. Giambi raised his average to .234 with a 3-4 afternoon. A base hit by Melky Cabrera that scored Robinson Cano later in the 2nd put the Yanks up by a score of 4-0.
Mike Mussina gave it right back in the 3rd, however, as Jose Vidro put one out with 2 runners on to bring the Mariners within a run, and Adrian Beltre tied it just two batters later with a home run of his own. Mussina settled down, though, and aside from that one inning, pitched a pretty decent game. He did leave the game after 5 innings, but it was enough to grab the win as he left with his team ahead 5-4. Mussina to this date is the only Yankee starter with a decision in every game he's pitched this season.
Joba Chamberlain entered the game in the 6th inning as part of his "inning stretching process" en route to him eventually moving into the rotation. Joe Girardi planned to have him throw 50 pitches and ideally would have had him pitch three innings, but a long 7th inning on the offensive side caused Girardi to call it a day on Chamberlain after two innings and 40 pitches. Chamberlain got out of both innings without any damage.
Bobby Abreu homered in the 6th to put the Yankees up 7-4 and the game was blown open in the 7th with a 5-run inning, highlighted by a bases-loaded, ground rule double by Abreu over the centerfield wall.
Kyle Farnsworth struggled a bit in the 8th as he gave up two runs, but Jose Veras closed out the game with a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Yanks and Mariners will close out this series this afternoon, as the Yankees go for the sweep and try go go 6-0 against Seattle this season. Chien-Ming Wang will take the mound for the Yankees and will face Jarod Washburn, who has struggled quite a bit this season (2-6, 6.99). Game starts at 1:05 E.T.
The Yankees jumped ahead in the bottom of the 2nd with a three-run homer by Jason Giambi. Giambi raised his average to .234 with a 3-4 afternoon. A base hit by Melky Cabrera that scored Robinson Cano later in the 2nd put the Yanks up by a score of 4-0.
Mike Mussina gave it right back in the 3rd, however, as Jose Vidro put one out with 2 runners on to bring the Mariners within a run, and Adrian Beltre tied it just two batters later with a home run of his own. Mussina settled down, though, and aside from that one inning, pitched a pretty decent game. He did leave the game after 5 innings, but it was enough to grab the win as he left with his team ahead 5-4. Mussina to this date is the only Yankee starter with a decision in every game he's pitched this season.
Joba Chamberlain entered the game in the 6th inning as part of his "inning stretching process" en route to him eventually moving into the rotation. Joe Girardi planned to have him throw 50 pitches and ideally would have had him pitch three innings, but a long 7th inning on the offensive side caused Girardi to call it a day on Chamberlain after two innings and 40 pitches. Chamberlain got out of both innings without any damage.
Bobby Abreu homered in the 6th to put the Yankees up 7-4 and the game was blown open in the 7th with a 5-run inning, highlighted by a bases-loaded, ground rule double by Abreu over the centerfield wall.
Kyle Farnsworth struggled a bit in the 8th as he gave up two runs, but Jose Veras closed out the game with a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Yanks and Mariners will close out this series this afternoon, as the Yankees go for the sweep and try go go 6-0 against Seattle this season. Chien-Ming Wang will take the mound for the Yankees and will face Jarod Washburn, who has struggled quite a bit this season (2-6, 6.99). Game starts at 1:05 E.T.
