The Yankees, after being held to 1 run yesterday, roared back today and got the 8-1 victory behind some great pitching from Andy Pettitte (6-3, 3.87) Pettitte went 8 innings and allowed 9 hits and 1 ER. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5.
The Yankees were led by Johnny Damon, who was 2-5, Bobby Abreu, 2-5, 2 2B's, and 2 RBI's, and Robinson Cano, who was 1-3 with a 2-Run HR.
The Rangers were led by Ian Kinsler, Josh Hamilton, Frank Catalanotto, and Pedro Feliz, who all had 2 hits a piece. Kevin Millwood didn't pitch bad (5.1, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 K's) but didn't get any support from his offense. Millwood is now 2-5, with a 6.70 ERA on the season.
The Yankees get a much needed day off before starting a 4 game set in Cleveland. The Yankees will send Phil Hughes (7-1, 1.64) against Jeremy Sowers, who was just called up from Columbus for the start.
The Yankees took game 1 of a 4 game series in Cleveland by beating the Indians 10-5. Phi Hughes continues his incredible season, pitching 6.0 innings and allowing 4 hits and 1 ER. He is now 8-1 on the season and leads the A.L. with a 1.62 ERA.
Johnny Damon went 3-4 with a 3-R HR and 4 RBI's. Jorge Posada went 2-5 with a solo HR. D. Jeter, M. Cabrera, and W. Betemit each had 2 hits.
Aaron Laffey got called up from AAA Columbus and only lasted 2.1 giving up 8 hits and 6 ER's. G. Sizemore had 3 hits for the Tribe.
The Yankees dropped game 2 of the series against the Indians as they had no answers against C.C. Sabathia. C.C. went 7.0 innings and gave up 7 hits and 2 ER's for his 2nd victory over the Yankees this year. (maybe they should sign him at the end of the season... lol)
Ian Kennedy pitched well but took the loss to fall to 6-2 on the season. D. Jeter had 3 hits and is 5-9 in the first 2 games. Jorge Posada added a solo HR for his 2nd in as many games.
Game 3 of the series will see Carl Pavano vs. Cliff Lee. Lee beat the Yankees back in April so the Yankees will be looking to even the score.
After game 3 I will post stats so far through the first 2 months and some tidbits from around the Majors.
The Yankees dropped their second straight to the Tribe by a count of 8-6.
The Yanks jumped on Cliff Lee for 4 runs in the 1st inning but their bullpen could not hold the lead. Carl Pavano left in the 6th with a 4-3 lead but Jose Veras came in and gave up a 3-R HR to Jhonny Peralta.
The Yankees tied the game in the 7th thanks to a 2-R double by Alex Rodriguez, but the Indians scored a run in the 7th and 8th innings to put the game away.
The Yankees end the month of May with a 20-9 record.
The month of May was a lot kinder to the Yankees than April. The Yankees went 20-9 in May and picked up 4 games on the division leading Red Sox.
Alex Rodriguez was a beast in May, hitting .410, with 7 HR's and 25 RBI's. Johnny Damon went from .250 in April to .306. Jason Giambi went from 2 to 9 HR's in May and from 9 RBI's to 34. Robinson Cano hit .337 in May with 6 HR's and 22 RBI's.
Phil Hughes had a fantastic month of May and is quickly becoming the Ace of the Staff. Hughes was 6-0 in May with a 0.68 ERA. Ian Kennedy went 4-1 in May with a 2.17 ERA.
From Around the Majors:
The Detroit Tigers were unreal in the month of May. They went 24-5 and are running away with the A.L. Central. The White Sox went 19-10 in May and have a slim lead on the Yankees in the Wildcard race.
The Tigers lead the Majors in Batting Average at .307, runs with 375, doubles with 129, HR's with 80, and lead in Slugging and On-Base percentage.
Magglio Ordonez, who hit .427 in April, cooled down a little but is still leading the Majors with a .391 BA. Kazuo Matsui, Houston's 2B, is leading the N.L. with a .358 BA. Ordonez and Richie Sexson each have 16 HR's to lead the A.L. and Lance Berkman leads the N.L. with 17.
The Yankees managed to salvage the finale of a 4 game series in Cleveland with a 11-8 victory over the Tribe.
Darrell Rasner did not have his best stuff, (5.2, 8 H, 5 ER) but managed to leave the game with the lead. The Yankees took a 7-6 lead into the 9th inning, but Mariano Rivera gave up a HR to Victor Martinez to blow his first save of the year.
Luckily for the Yankees, Jason Giambi led off the top of the 10th inning with a solo HR and the Yankees tacked on 3 more runs for the win.
Johnny Damon and Bobby Abreu each had 4 hits, with Damon and Posada adding solo HR's. Cano and Matsui each had 3 hits a piece.
The Yankees return home for a 3 game series against the Texas Rangers. Vincente Padilla, who beat the Yankees last week in Texas, faces off against Andy Pettitte.
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The Yankees 7 game home stand did not open the way they expected with a 11-3 loss to the Rangers. Andy Pettitte was cruising along with a 2-1 lead until the 6th innings when the wheels fell off. The Rangers exploded for 7 runs in the 6th and never looked back. Milton Bradley went 3-5 with a HR and Pedro Feliz was 3-5 with a HR and 5 RBI's.
The Yankees were led by Johnny Damon, who was 3-5. Jeter, Cano, and A-Rod each had 2 hits.
Game 2 of the series will be Phil Hughes vs Kevin Millwood.
Game 2 of the series went very much like game 1. Phil Hughes was in control of the Rangers and took a 3-1 lead into the 6th inning. Josh Hamilton led off the 6th with a Solo HR and Hank Blalock hit a Solo HR 2 batters later. Hughes left in the 7th inning down 4-3 when Joba Chamberlain came in and gave up 5 runs in 2 innings. The Rangers have gone deep 10 times in the first 2 games of the series.
The Yankees were led again by Johnny Damon, who went 3-5. Damon is hitting .447 in his last 10 games. Jeter chipped in a solo HR and Bobby Abreu added a 2-R HR.
The Yankees will try and avoid the sweep in game 3. Ian Kennedy vs Scot Feldman.
11-25-2018, 09:49 PM
