It was supposed to be a pitcher's duel, but the bats came out again tonight in the matchup between New York's CC Sabathia and Boston's Josh Beckett. The Yankees had the upper hand, homering off Beckett five times (the most home runs he's allowed in a game in his career), and New York won 8-4.
Sabathia now leads all Major League Baseball pitchers with 15 wins. He pitched into the seventh inning and struck out eight.
Derek Jeter homered in his first at-bat and overall had another stellar night, going 2-for-5 and making an awesome (classic Jeter) grab, twirl and throw to first for an early-inning out.
Alex Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with 3 RBI, including a homer that cleared the Green Monster.
Hideki Matsui (2 RBI, home run) and Johnny Damon (RBI) both went 2-for-4.
The Yankees have a homestand against the wild-card-pursuing Texas Rangers next, starting Tuesday night.
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8.24.2009
8.23.2009
No. 15
CC Sabathia and Josh Beckett both have 14 wins, leading the American League. They face off in Fenway Park tonight to wrap up the Yankees-Red Sox series. One of them may walk away with the 15th win, but one thing's for sure: it's going to be a good game.
Meanwhile, Mark Teixeira's 92 RBI put him behind only Justin Morneau in the American League in that category.
Meanwhile, Mark Teixeira's 92 RBI put him behind only Justin Morneau in the American League in that category.
8.19.2009
Let's hear it for the Jete
Derek Jeter is now batting .330 after his third straight game with three hits. (He's batting 20-for-36 (.556) over the last nine games.) Tonight his RBI sparked a five-run sixth inning, leading the Yankees to a 7-2 win over the Oakland Athletics.
CC Sabathia picked eight strong innings for New York, breaking the team's two-game losing streak and winning his 14th game this season, which ties him for the Major League lead (with Boston's Josh Beckett, of all people, and the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright).
Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Melky Cabrera all went 2-for-4 in the win. Jorge Posada collected 2 RBI on a double.
The only bad news was that the Yankees scored a mere seven runs after loading the bases in the first, fourth and sixth innings. A total of 20 men were left on base throughout the night.
After one more game against Oakland tomorrow night, the Yankees get a day off before going into Boston for a three-game series over the weekend.
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CC Sabathia picked eight strong innings for New York, breaking the team's two-game losing streak and winning his 14th game this season, which ties him for the Major League lead (with Boston's Josh Beckett, of all people, and the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright).
Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Melky Cabrera all went 2-for-4 in the win. Jorge Posada collected 2 RBI on a double.
The only bad news was that the Yankees scored a mere seven runs after loading the bases in the first, fourth and sixth innings. A total of 20 men were left on base throughout the night.
After one more game against Oakland tomorrow night, the Yankees get a day off before going into Boston for a three-game series over the weekend.
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