An update from the previous post:
After a sneaky 3-2 comeback win last night to the Mariners, the Yankees left no room for error and trounced Seattle 10-1 behind seven innings of scoreless ball from CC Sabathia (eight strikeouts) and a 4-for-5 performance from Mark Teixeira (5 RBI).
Robinson Cano was also 4-for-5, and Johnny Damon went 3-for-4 (RBI) in a strong night for the Bombers.
The Yankees are a comfortable six games up on the Boston Red Sox in the American League East with 13 games left to play. Boston has already pretty much nabbed the wild card, though, with Texas nine games behind them.
New York still has the best record in baseball by six games.
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9.20.2009
How to answer a loss
The Mariners went all sneaky and stunned the Yankees with a bottom-of-the-ninth game-winning homer last night.
So today the Yankees have left no room for error. CC Sabathia has churned through seven innings, throwing eight strikeouts, and New York has steadily piled up runs behind him. The Yankees now lead 8-1 in the top of the eighth.
Nice try, Mariners.
Oh, and kudos to Mark Teixeira for being awesome. He's currently 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, and his outrageous numbers this season make me wonder why I asked myself this past offseason, "Do we need another big free agent signing? Can't Giambi play first?" Bite your tongue, me in the past!
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So today the Yankees have left no room for error. CC Sabathia has churned through seven innings, throwing eight strikeouts, and New York has steadily piled up runs behind him. The Yankees now lead 8-1 in the top of the eighth.
Nice try, Mariners.
Oh, and kudos to Mark Teixeira for being awesome. He's currently 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, and his outrageous numbers this season make me wonder why I asked myself this past offseason, "Do we need another big free agent signing? Can't Giambi play first?" Bite your tongue, me in the past!
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8.15.2009
73, 38, you know
New York collected its 73rd win tonight, the 38th time this season the Yankees have come from behind to win. They beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2.
Mark Teixeira broke the 2-all game with a long homer in the top of the ninth.
Andy Pettitte, despite pitching through six innings and striking out a season-high 10, didn't get a decision since the game was tied when he left the game. (Pettitte has never been flaming hot this season, with a middling ERA, even win-lose numbers, and an average strikeout total. But in 23 games, he's gone five innings or more all but twice. And the Yankees are 15-8 when he starts, despite his 9-6 record.)
Every starter except Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui had exactly one hit, with an RBI each from Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher, and Jerry Hairston Jr.
Phil Hughes got his fifth win of the season while striking out two of the three batters he faced in the eighth, and Mariano Rivera got his 34th save in 35 tries, which leads the majors.
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Mark Teixeira broke the 2-all game with a long homer in the top of the ninth.
Andy Pettitte, despite pitching through six innings and striking out a season-high 10, didn't get a decision since the game was tied when he left the game. (Pettitte has never been flaming hot this season, with a middling ERA, even win-lose numbers, and an average strikeout total. But in 23 games, he's gone five innings or more all but twice. And the Yankees are 15-8 when he starts, despite his 9-6 record.)
Every starter except Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui had exactly one hit, with an RBI each from Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher, and Jerry Hairston Jr.
Phil Hughes got his fifth win of the season while striking out two of the three batters he faced in the eighth, and Mariano Rivera got his 34th save in 35 tries, which leads the majors.
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8.14.2009
HRs all around
It's home runs all around and an 11-1 drubbing for the Yankees as they visit Seattle in the first of a four-game series.
Hideki Matsui went yard twice, driving in five runs in a stellar 4-for-5 night. The Yankees also got a long ball from Derek Jeter, who, despite being plunked on the foot yesterday, went 2-for-4.
The real story, however, was the three-hit, one-run masterpiece from CC Sabathia, who is hitting his stride late in the season once again. Sabathia's 13th win (tied for 2nd in the bigs) came from a valuable eight-inning performance from the increasingly valuable, oversized lefty. Sabathia's 10 Ks and penetration deep into the game not only sealed the win but also took weight off the bullpen.
Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira both went 2-for-4 on a night when New York collected 15 hits.
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Hideki Matsui went yard twice, driving in five runs in a stellar 4-for-5 night. The Yankees also got a long ball from Derek Jeter, who, despite being plunked on the foot yesterday, went 2-for-4.
The real story, however, was the three-hit, one-run masterpiece from CC Sabathia, who is hitting his stride late in the season once again. Sabathia's 13th win (tied for 2nd in the bigs) came from a valuable eight-inning performance from the increasingly valuable, oversized lefty. Sabathia's 10 Ks and penetration deep into the game not only sealed the win but also took weight off the bullpen.
Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira both went 2-for-4 on a night when New York collected 15 hits.
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8.12.2009
Downing the Jays
In a game when they were out-hit 14-6, the Yankees held onto a 3-3 tie into the 11th inning before Robinson Cano hit a walkoff single to win the game for New York, 4-3.
(Better yet, I saw that Cano was up to bat with a man on first and second, and the score was tied, and I wrote the above sentence, hoping it would come true. Then he fulfilled my prediction. That's what I'm talking about!)
A.J. Burnett absorbed most of the damage, allowing 10 hits and three runs over six innings. He also struck out seven.
Cano was 2-for-5 with two RBI, and Johnny Damon went 2-for-4 with an RBI off his solo shot in the third.
Derek Jeter left the game after being hit by a pitch on his right foot. He ran the bases and scored a run before being replaced.
With a 2-1 series win over the Blue Jays in its pocket, New York now heads west to Seattle for a series against the Mariners.
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(Better yet, I saw that Cano was up to bat with a man on first and second, and the score was tied, and I wrote the above sentence, hoping it would come true. Then he fulfilled my prediction. That's what I'm talking about!)
A.J. Burnett absorbed most of the damage, allowing 10 hits and three runs over six innings. He also struck out seven.
Cano was 2-for-5 with two RBI, and Johnny Damon went 2-for-4 with an RBI off his solo shot in the third.
Derek Jeter left the game after being hit by a pitch on his right foot. He ran the bases and scored a run before being replaced.
With a 2-1 series win over the Blue Jays in its pocket, New York now heads west to Seattle for a series against the Mariners.
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