07/03: Yanks Rally in 9th, Beat Tigers 8-4
Posted by: Patrick
The game was scoreless through 3, but in the 4th 5 runs were scored. Unfortunately, only 1 of these was by the Yankees (a fielder's choice ground out by Jorge resulting in A-Rod scoring). And so, they went down 4-1 early. But, that would be all the Tigers would get as Mussina (2 IP after the 4th), Gordon (2 IP) and Mo (1 IP) combined to prevent the Tigers offense from scoring a run in the final 5 innings.
The Yankees would pick up 2 in the 6th (2 out, 2 RBI single by Bernie) and 1 in the 7th (Sheffield doubled in Jeter) to tie the game up and that is how it would remain heading to the 9th.
Troy Percival relieved Kyle Farnsworth and retired Sheff on a deep fly to left. A-Rod doubled. Matsui popped out to shortstop. 2 outs, man on a second for Tony Womack. The count quickly goes 0-2. Then Tony Womack puts a single into center field - Yankees lead 5-4. But, it wasn't over. With Womack at first and Posada at third, Bernie Williams smacked a 1-0 pitch over the right field fence. I just watched the replay over at MLB.com and he got into it. Thing of beauty. After a 1-2-3 9th from Mo, the Yankees had an 8-4 victory.
All told, the pitching wasn't that bad. 4 runs isn't ideal, but they only allowed 7 hits (with Gordon and Mo failing to allow a hit) while walking 1. Gordon got the win, taking him up to 2-3 on the year.
The Yankees offense was solid, scoring 8 runs over 13 hits and 5 walks. Bernie Williams led the offense with a 4 for 5, 5 RBI night. This takes his batting average up to .261 and his OBA up to .350. He's pretty close to his numbers of the last two seasons in those two categories. It is worth noting that all 5 of his RBIs came with 2 outs.
Cano and Matsui each added 2 hits of their own (Cano had his 2nd triple of the year, but didn't reach home while Matsui scored once). A-Rod was 1 for 4 but scored 3 runs on the day. The only lineup spot to come away hitless was Posada in the 6th spot, but he scored once and came up with 1 RBI. Sheffield and A-Rod hit their 18th and 17th doubles of the season, respectively.
Obi Wang (4-3, 4.26) goes against Nate Robertson (3-6, 3.58) at 1 PM eastern this afternoon.
The Yankees would pick up 2 in the 6th (2 out, 2 RBI single by Bernie) and 1 in the 7th (Sheffield doubled in Jeter) to tie the game up and that is how it would remain heading to the 9th.
Troy Percival relieved Kyle Farnsworth and retired Sheff on a deep fly to left. A-Rod doubled. Matsui popped out to shortstop. 2 outs, man on a second for Tony Womack. The count quickly goes 0-2. Then Tony Womack puts a single into center field - Yankees lead 5-4. But, it wasn't over. With Womack at first and Posada at third, Bernie Williams smacked a 1-0 pitch over the right field fence. I just watched the replay over at MLB.com and he got into it. Thing of beauty. After a 1-2-3 9th from Mo, the Yankees had an 8-4 victory.
All told, the pitching wasn't that bad. 4 runs isn't ideal, but they only allowed 7 hits (with Gordon and Mo failing to allow a hit) while walking 1. Gordon got the win, taking him up to 2-3 on the year.
The Yankees offense was solid, scoring 8 runs over 13 hits and 5 walks. Bernie Williams led the offense with a 4 for 5, 5 RBI night. This takes his batting average up to .261 and his OBA up to .350. He's pretty close to his numbers of the last two seasons in those two categories. It is worth noting that all 5 of his RBIs came with 2 outs.
Cano and Matsui each added 2 hits of their own (Cano had his 2nd triple of the year, but didn't reach home while Matsui scored once). A-Rod was 1 for 4 but scored 3 runs on the day. The only lineup spot to come away hitless was Posada in the 6th spot, but he scored once and came up with 1 RBI. Sheffield and A-Rod hit their 18th and 17th doubles of the season, respectively.
Obi Wang (4-3, 4.26) goes against Nate Robertson (3-6, 3.58) at 1 PM eastern this afternoon.
