06/11: Yankees get swept by A's in 6-5 loss at home
Posted by: David
Another game and it seems to be the same old story. The Yankees bullpen can not get the job done. Shawn Chacon just off the DL pitched OK but left after five innings. Matt Smith struck out the first batter he faced but then walked the next. With the Yankees leading 5-4, Scott Proctor was summoned and couldn't get the job done either. The A's eventually had runners on first and third with only one out and Proctor needed to induce a double play ball. He did just that, making a nice grab on a bouncer back to the mound. He couldn't get the ball out of his glove and he threw wildly to Cairo at second which lost any hope of an inning ending double play and the tying run scored.
Kyle Farnsworth was next and let two runners on in the seventh before striking out the last two batters to end the seventh inning. In the eighth with one out he left a pitch out over the plate and Dan Johnson went the opposite way over the wall in left to put the A's ahead for good at 6-5. Mariano Rivera was then summoned with the Yankees losing and worked the last 1 and 2/3 without allowing a runner to reach base.
The Yankees could do nothing the last two innings against Kiko Calero or Huston Street. Street saved all three games of the series and each one was a perfect inning save. The Yankees really need to get Octavio Dotel healthy ASAP. These other guys just can't get it done consistently.
The Yankees jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first with the help of three Barry Zito walks. However, Chacon gave it back on the first homer to Dan Johnson and then an inside the park homer to Nick Swisher. The Swisher homer was the result of Cabrera and Damon almost colliding in left center and neither one was able to make the catch. The ball bounded away from Damon and Nick Swisher just slid under the tag at home. The A's extended the lead to 4-2 but then the Yankees were able to come back when with Damon on first, Jeter lined a double up the gap in left to score Damon. A few batters later Jorge Posada hit a two run homer to put the Yankees up 5-4.
The bridge to Rivera is just not there. He can't pitch two innings every time the Yankees are in a late inning save situation. Guys like Proctor and Farnsworth don't have the control to pitch in tight ballgames.
The situation is now even worse since the Boston Red Sox came back in the bottom of the ninth and beat the Texas Rangers. Yankee nemesis David Ortiz hit a two out, three run walk off homer to win the first game of a double dip. That win coupled with the Yankees loss extended the Bosox lead to 1 1/2 games. Pending completion of the twinbill the Yankees will either be out by 1 game or 2 games.
The Yankees have off tomorrow and then Cleveland comes to town on Tuesday night for the first of a three game series to conclude the homestand. Chien Ming-Wang will face off vs. Paul Byrd for the Tribe.
Kyle Farnsworth was next and let two runners on in the seventh before striking out the last two batters to end the seventh inning. In the eighth with one out he left a pitch out over the plate and Dan Johnson went the opposite way over the wall in left to put the A's ahead for good at 6-5. Mariano Rivera was then summoned with the Yankees losing and worked the last 1 and 2/3 without allowing a runner to reach base.
The Yankees could do nothing the last two innings against Kiko Calero or Huston Street. Street saved all three games of the series and each one was a perfect inning save. The Yankees really need to get Octavio Dotel healthy ASAP. These other guys just can't get it done consistently.
The Yankees jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first with the help of three Barry Zito walks. However, Chacon gave it back on the first homer to Dan Johnson and then an inside the park homer to Nick Swisher. The Swisher homer was the result of Cabrera and Damon almost colliding in left center and neither one was able to make the catch. The ball bounded away from Damon and Nick Swisher just slid under the tag at home. The A's extended the lead to 4-2 but then the Yankees were able to come back when with Damon on first, Jeter lined a double up the gap in left to score Damon. A few batters later Jorge Posada hit a two run homer to put the Yankees up 5-4.
The bridge to Rivera is just not there. He can't pitch two innings every time the Yankees are in a late inning save situation. Guys like Proctor and Farnsworth don't have the control to pitch in tight ballgames.
The situation is now even worse since the Boston Red Sox came back in the bottom of the ninth and beat the Texas Rangers. Yankee nemesis David Ortiz hit a two out, three run walk off homer to win the first game of a double dip. That win coupled with the Yankees loss extended the Bosox lead to 1 1/2 games. Pending completion of the twinbill the Yankees will either be out by 1 game or 2 games.
The Yankees have off tomorrow and then Cleveland comes to town on Tuesday night for the first of a three game series to conclude the homestand. Chien Ming-Wang will face off vs. Paul Byrd for the Tribe.
Michael wrote:
You would have to think the Yanks welcome a day off. Let's hope they can get back to winning.