04/12: Yanks bats heat up against Royals 12-5
Posted by: Michael
The Yankee bats woke back up from a sound sleep as they pounded the Kansas City Royals. The Yanks took the second game in the series for the win 12-5.
It was a rough start for Shawn Chacon who gave up three runs in the first to start things off. The Yanks answered in the bottom of the first with a soaring home run from Gary Sheffield. Before that homer, he floored 3rd base coach Larry Bowa (who was standing wayyy too close to the line. Remember how Sojo always stood in the stands??). There was a BIG smile on Sheff's face, and according to him, this loosened him up for the soaring blast.
There was some wild pitching on behalf of the Royals, who gave up 15 hits for the day. Chacon lasted six innings and gave up 7 hits and 5 runs. The Royals tried to stay in the game, but the Yankees offense was just too much for them and their pitchers.
Bernie Williams made his first start in right field since '92, and played a decent game I thought. Miguel Cairo played for Robinson Cano at second, and had a stellar day for his rare start, getting two hits and driving in a run. He also made a great grab to end the inning in the eighth. It's great to see that Cairo can step in when needed and the quality is still there. Myers, Farnsworth, and Villone mopped up the rest of the innings with no trouble.
It was the third straight win for the Bombers, who now stand at .500 for the season. Game ball goes to Gary Sheffield who had three hits and four runs batted in. He was the DH for today.
Tomorrow Randy Johnson (1-1, 2.40 ERA) takes on Denny Bautista (0-0, 1.50 ERA) at Yankee Stadium. Game time is 1:05pm ET.
It was a rough start for Shawn Chacon who gave up three runs in the first to start things off. The Yanks answered in the bottom of the first with a soaring home run from Gary Sheffield. Before that homer, he floored 3rd base coach Larry Bowa (who was standing wayyy too close to the line. Remember how Sojo always stood in the stands??). There was a BIG smile on Sheff's face, and according to him, this loosened him up for the soaring blast.
There was some wild pitching on behalf of the Royals, who gave up 15 hits for the day. Chacon lasted six innings and gave up 7 hits and 5 runs. The Royals tried to stay in the game, but the Yankees offense was just too much for them and their pitchers.
Bernie Williams made his first start in right field since '92, and played a decent game I thought. Miguel Cairo played for Robinson Cano at second, and had a stellar day for his rare start, getting two hits and driving in a run. He also made a great grab to end the inning in the eighth. It's great to see that Cairo can step in when needed and the quality is still there. Myers, Farnsworth, and Villone mopped up the rest of the innings with no trouble.
It was the third straight win for the Bombers, who now stand at .500 for the season. Game ball goes to Gary Sheffield who had three hits and four runs batted in. He was the DH for today.
Tomorrow Randy Johnson (1-1, 2.40 ERA) takes on Denny Bautista (0-0, 1.50 ERA) at Yankee Stadium. Game time is 1:05pm ET.
