04/17: Five Solo Home Runs Help Yankees to First Win at the New Yankee Stadium
Posted by: Patrick
A day after the bullpen imploded they came right back as a strength in today's 6-5 win over the Indians.
Joba Chamberlain got the nod, but was out after 4 and 2/3 innings, through which he had allowed 5 earned runs on 6 hits and 5 walks. Phil Coke came in with a runner on second and two outs and retired the next hitter to end the fifth. At the time, the Yankees were down 5-3.
Those three runs had come on solo home runs by Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira (those two were back to back) and Melky Cabrera. Cano added yet another solo shot in the sixth, putting the Yankees within a run.
They'd get that run in the very next inning when, after a Damon lead off walk, Mark Teixeira hit a routine grounder back to the pitcher Vinnie Chulk. Chulk made a bad throw to first, though, sending the ball rolling right up the right field wall and allowing Damon to come all the way around and score.
All the meanwhile, the bullpen was on. Coke pitched a scoreless 1 and 1/3, followed by Jonathan Albaladejo and Brian Bruney, both adding scoreless innings of their own.
The Yankees went ahead in the top of the eighth when, with two outs, Derek Jeter hit the Yankees fifth solo home run of the day - his third homer of the season - to give them the go ahead, 6-5 lead.
It was time to call in the Sandman, Mariano Rivera, for his first appearance at the new stadium. After some drama (i.e. first and second with one out), Mo struck out both Grady Sizemore and Mark DeRose for his first save at the park.
The Yankees collected eight hits and five of them went out of the park. The bullpen pitched the final 4 and 1/3 innings scoreless, allowing just 3 hits and walking no one.
Tomorrow, at 3:40 PM ET, Chien-Ming Wang (0-2, 28.93) will try to get back on track against Fausto Carmona (0-2, 9.00).
Recap records: Patrick: 4-1, Andrew: 1-0, Seamus: 1-4.
Additional reporting by Seamus Molloy.
Joba Chamberlain got the nod, but was out after 4 and 2/3 innings, through which he had allowed 5 earned runs on 6 hits and 5 walks. Phil Coke came in with a runner on second and two outs and retired the next hitter to end the fifth. At the time, the Yankees were down 5-3.
Those three runs had come on solo home runs by Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira (those two were back to back) and Melky Cabrera. Cano added yet another solo shot in the sixth, putting the Yankees within a run.
They'd get that run in the very next inning when, after a Damon lead off walk, Mark Teixeira hit a routine grounder back to the pitcher Vinnie Chulk. Chulk made a bad throw to first, though, sending the ball rolling right up the right field wall and allowing Damon to come all the way around and score.
All the meanwhile, the bullpen was on. Coke pitched a scoreless 1 and 1/3, followed by Jonathan Albaladejo and Brian Bruney, both adding scoreless innings of their own.
The Yankees went ahead in the top of the eighth when, with two outs, Derek Jeter hit the Yankees fifth solo home run of the day - his third homer of the season - to give them the go ahead, 6-5 lead.
It was time to call in the Sandman, Mariano Rivera, for his first appearance at the new stadium. After some drama (i.e. first and second with one out), Mo struck out both Grady Sizemore and Mark DeRose for his first save at the park.
The Yankees collected eight hits and five of them went out of the park. The bullpen pitched the final 4 and 1/3 innings scoreless, allowing just 3 hits and walking no one.
Tomorrow, at 3:40 PM ET, Chien-Ming Wang (0-2, 28.93) will try to get back on track against Fausto Carmona (0-2, 9.00).
Recap records: Patrick: 4-1, Andrew: 1-0, Seamus: 1-4.
Additional reporting by Seamus Molloy.
