05/14: CC + Mo + NO ONE ELSE IS ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE BASEBALL = Yankees Win Over Jays, 3-2
Posted by: Patrick
Tonight's match up between CC Sabathia and the Blue Jays' Brian Tallet was more of a pitchers duel than we were hoping for, but the Yankees came up with a couple of big runs late to bring the lefty to an even 3-3 record by the end of the game.
Tallet got off to a bit of a rough start, allowing a double to Johnny Damon and then walking Mark Teixeira,, Hideki Matsui and Nick Swisher to walk a run in. But, Cano grounded out with the bases loaded, allowing him to escape with only the one run allowed.
CC, meanwhile, cruised through 3 and 1/3 innings until an Alex Rios solo shot tied the game up in the fourth. In the fifth, the Blue Jays grabbed the lead thanks to a Rod Barajas RBI double.
Tallet came out to start the seventh, but was taken out after allowing a walk and a single, to put runners on the corners with no outs. Jason Frasor came in to face Derek Jeter, who promptly singled, scoring Brett Gardner. Unfortunately, with runners on 1st and 2nd and no out, the trio of Damon, Teixeira and A-Rod came up completely empty.
Matsui would break the tie as the lead off hitter in the eighth, driving a solo homer to deep center.
After allowing runs in the fourth and fifth, Sabathia was back on his grind, allowing just one hit during the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. After 111 pitches, he gave way to Mariano Rivera to pitch the ninth. Mo needed exactly 11 pitches to set the Jays down in order, picking up save number 7 of the season and 489 of his career.
With the win, the Yankees moved back to .500 at 17-17. They begin a four game set back at the stadium tomorrow, with Phil Hughes (1-2, 8.49) facing Francisco Liriano (2-4, 5.75) at 7:05 PM ET.
Recap records: Patrick: 10–5, Seamus: 6–8, Andrew: 1–4.
Tallet got off to a bit of a rough start, allowing a double to Johnny Damon and then walking Mark Teixeira,, Hideki Matsui and Nick Swisher to walk a run in. But, Cano grounded out with the bases loaded, allowing him to escape with only the one run allowed.
CC, meanwhile, cruised through 3 and 1/3 innings until an Alex Rios solo shot tied the game up in the fourth. In the fifth, the Blue Jays grabbed the lead thanks to a Rod Barajas RBI double.
Tallet came out to start the seventh, but was taken out after allowing a walk and a single, to put runners on the corners with no outs. Jason Frasor came in to face Derek Jeter, who promptly singled, scoring Brett Gardner. Unfortunately, with runners on 1st and 2nd and no out, the trio of Damon, Teixeira and A-Rod came up completely empty.
Matsui would break the tie as the lead off hitter in the eighth, driving a solo homer to deep center.
After allowing runs in the fourth and fifth, Sabathia was back on his grind, allowing just one hit during the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. After 111 pitches, he gave way to Mariano Rivera to pitch the ninth. Mo needed exactly 11 pitches to set the Jays down in order, picking up save number 7 of the season and 489 of his career.
With the win, the Yankees moved back to .500 at 17-17. They begin a four game set back at the stadium tomorrow, with Phil Hughes (1-2, 8.49) facing Francisco Liriano (2-4, 5.75) at 7:05 PM ET.
Recap records: Patrick: 10–5, Seamus: 6–8, Andrew: 1–4.
