04/09: Yankees win series finale vs. Angels in Anaheim
Posted by: David
The Spring Training rumors of an awesome lineup and good starting pitching returned to reality on Sunday afternoon as the Yankees defeated the Angels 10-1 in the series finale. The Yankees ended a four game losing streak and ended the road trip at 2-4.
A-Rod started the party in the second inning with a homer off of Bartolo Colon. Yankee fans may remember last year at the stadium, A-Rod connected for three dingers vs. Colon in one game. Posada then followed with his first of two homers, a three run shot to widen the lead to 4-0. The Yankees added another run in the inning to make it 5-0.
The early cushion was all that Mike Mussina needed as he surrendered only one run in six strong innings and escaped his only real threat by retiring Tim Salmon on a long fly to left with the bases loaded to end the inning.
The Yankees were helped late in the game by Robinson Cano who hit a two run double and A-Rod also added another RBI single. Kyle Farnsworth and Scott Proctor worked two innings of scoreless relief before Mariano Rivera worked a scoreless ninth to end the game.
Their were several milestones in the game. For Mussina the win was the 225th of his career. The homer for Alex Rodriguez was his 431st of his career and placed him at 36th on the all time list. For Posada, his first round tripper, the 176th of his career enabled him to pass Bobby Murcer on the all time Yankees list.
The Yankees have tomorrow off and will face the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday afternoon in the home opener. The series will also have afternoon games on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, then the Yankees will be on the road again as they head to Minnesota for the weekend and then Toronto after that.
A-Rod started the party in the second inning with a homer off of Bartolo Colon. Yankee fans may remember last year at the stadium, A-Rod connected for three dingers vs. Colon in one game. Posada then followed with his first of two homers, a three run shot to widen the lead to 4-0. The Yankees added another run in the inning to make it 5-0.
The early cushion was all that Mike Mussina needed as he surrendered only one run in six strong innings and escaped his only real threat by retiring Tim Salmon on a long fly to left with the bases loaded to end the inning.
The Yankees were helped late in the game by Robinson Cano who hit a two run double and A-Rod also added another RBI single. Kyle Farnsworth and Scott Proctor worked two innings of scoreless relief before Mariano Rivera worked a scoreless ninth to end the game.
Their were several milestones in the game. For Mussina the win was the 225th of his career. The homer for Alex Rodriguez was his 431st of his career and placed him at 36th on the all time list. For Posada, his first round tripper, the 176th of his career enabled him to pass Bobby Murcer on the all time Yankees list.
The Yankees have tomorrow off and will face the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday afternoon in the home opener. The series will also have afternoon games on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, then the Yankees will be on the road again as they head to Minnesota for the weekend and then Toronto after that.
