06/10: Yanks rally falls short as they lose opener to A's 6-5
Posted by: David
The Yankees couldn't get the big hit all night leaving the bases loaded in the sixth when Miguel Cairo struck out to end the inning. In the seventh the Yankees got two more runners aboard when the rains came and delayed the game for one hour and twenty-seven minutes. When play resumed Jason Giambi stepped to the plate and delivered a three run homer off of former Yankee Brad Halsey to make the score 6-4. With two outs Posada walked and Robinson Cano followed with a triple to right center scoring Posada and pulling the Yankees to within a run at 6-5. However, that was it as the Yankees didn't get another hit for the rest of the night. Kiko Calero worked a scoreless eighth and Huston Street saved the game in the ninth by retiring Jeter, Giambi and A-Rod in order.
Randy Johnson started for the Yanakees and only lasted four innings. He gave up three home runs and looked distracted by not getting the calls from the home plate umpire. He retired the side in order in the first inning which looked like a good sign since his first inning ERA was at 12.46 entering the action. In the second he left a fat pitch over the plate and Frank Thomas hit it over the wall in right center to put the A's up 1-0. The A's added another run the next inning to increase the lead to 2-0. The Yankees scratched back in the bottom of the third with an RBI single from A-Rod. However, the inning ended when Jeter was thrown out at third on the same play.
Danny Haren looked good for the A's but was over the 100 pitch mark when he left in the sixth. He was relieved by Chad Gaudin who ended the Yankees hope for a rally by striking out Cairo with the bases loaded.
Although A-Rod got two hits including an RBI single he was 1 for his last 15 AB's prior to the game and is starting to hear the boo birds again for not coming through in the clutch.
One positive from last night's game for Yankees fans was the pitching of Aaron Small who pitched three scoreless innings and looked the best he has looked all year. Farnsworth and Rivera pitched scoreless eight and ninth innings to finish for the Bombers.
The series resumes this afternoon with Mike Mussina going for this ninth win vs. Kirk Saarloos for the A's on a FOX game of the week.
Randy Johnson started for the Yanakees and only lasted four innings. He gave up three home runs and looked distracted by not getting the calls from the home plate umpire. He retired the side in order in the first inning which looked like a good sign since his first inning ERA was at 12.46 entering the action. In the second he left a fat pitch over the plate and Frank Thomas hit it over the wall in right center to put the A's up 1-0. The A's added another run the next inning to increase the lead to 2-0. The Yankees scratched back in the bottom of the third with an RBI single from A-Rod. However, the inning ended when Jeter was thrown out at third on the same play.
Danny Haren looked good for the A's but was over the 100 pitch mark when he left in the sixth. He was relieved by Chad Gaudin who ended the Yankees hope for a rally by striking out Cairo with the bases loaded.
Although A-Rod got two hits including an RBI single he was 1 for his last 15 AB's prior to the game and is starting to hear the boo birds again for not coming through in the clutch.
One positive from last night's game for Yankees fans was the pitching of Aaron Small who pitched three scoreless innings and looked the best he has looked all year. Farnsworth and Rivera pitched scoreless eight and ninth innings to finish for the Bombers.
The series resumes this afternoon with Mike Mussina going for this ninth win vs. Kirk Saarloos for the A's on a FOX game of the week.
MTQ wrote:
If I see him fall behind 0-2 and whiff on another pitch down at his feet I'm going to scream