07/06: Yankees Rout Back, 11-3 over Indians
Posted by: Patrick
After the 19-1 loss on Tuesday, the Yankees sent ace (performance wise) Mike Mussina out against the Indians Paul Byrd. Mussina wasn't at his best, but gave the Yankees what they needed, allowing 3 earned runs over 6 innings. All 3 runs came on homers. A Todd Hollandsworth solo shot in the 2nd, a Ben Broussard 2 run shot in the 3rd. But, that would be all.
The Yankees scored first, in the 2nd inning, with a two out rally that started with an Andy Phillips single. Phillips stole second base (nice call) and Melky singled him in. This would be the start of a big day for the Melkster.
Going into the 4th, the Indians held a 3-1 lead. But, the 4th was where it would unravel. A-Rod would be up first. And he would strike out. All-star shouldabeen (OK, I'll stop whining now) Jorge Posada singled. Bernie's only hit of the day came at a very useful moment as he followed with a double. 2nd and 3rd with 1 out for Andy Phillips. Phillips "hit a routine grounder to Boone, who fumbled it away and was late with a throw to first, loading the bases." Boone had 3 errors on the day - ouch.
So, bases loaded for Melky. BOOM. Grand slam to right center, 5-3 Yankees. Bases clear, 1 out. Miguel Cairo up. He hits a grounder to Boone... who misplays it again for another error. Cairo steals second. Bubba Crosby singles him in. Nice. 6-3 Yankees. OK, good inning, we can stop now. Or...
Time for the top of the order. Derek Jeter singles, moving Bubba to second. Giambi is next and he ... flies out to deep right for the second out. Bubba takes third. This brings up A-Rod, who struck out to start the inning, as I said just a moment ago. Not wanting to make 2 outs in one inning, A-Rod singles to left, scoring Crosby (nice baserunning and thanks Jason) with Jeter stopping at the base between 1st and 3rd. 7-3 Yankees.
That wasn't for long, though, as the double steal was on the next pitch. A-Rod and Jeter both safe. Jorge followed this with a double to deep right, his second hit of the inning. 9-3 Yankees. Bernie strikes out, finally ending the great 4th inning.
The only other runs scored in the game would be in the 8th, when Miguel triples in Melky and Jeter sacs Cairo in. Kris Wilson made his first appearance as a Yankee, pitching 2 scoreless before giving way to Mo who maintained the 8 run lead he was handed, knocking his ERA down to 1.80. Moose notched his 10th win, allowing to join some elite company.
Melky was the big offensive star of the night, going 3 for 5 with a double, a homer and 5 RBI. The bottom 3 in the order (Phillips, Cabrera, Cairo) were particularly productive in this one, going 6 for 12 with 6 runs, a double, triple, home run, 6 RBis and 3 SBs. The Yankees as a team swiped 6 bases, which seems like a lot to me. Jeter and Posada added multi-hit days of their own with Jeter taking 1 run and 1 RBI and Josada doing the same, plus 1 RBI.
Tonight at 7:05, Randy (9-7, 5.25) goes up against Cliff Lee (8-5, 4.69) to try to even the series 2-2 before heading to Tampa Bay.
The Yankees scored first, in the 2nd inning, with a two out rally that started with an Andy Phillips single. Phillips stole second base (nice call) and Melky singled him in. This would be the start of a big day for the Melkster.
Going into the 4th, the Indians held a 3-1 lead. But, the 4th was where it would unravel. A-Rod would be up first. And he would strike out. All-star shouldabeen (OK, I'll stop whining now) Jorge Posada singled. Bernie's only hit of the day came at a very useful moment as he followed with a double. 2nd and 3rd with 1 out for Andy Phillips. Phillips "hit a routine grounder to Boone, who fumbled it away and was late with a throw to first, loading the bases." Boone had 3 errors on the day - ouch.
So, bases loaded for Melky. BOOM. Grand slam to right center, 5-3 Yankees. Bases clear, 1 out. Miguel Cairo up. He hits a grounder to Boone... who misplays it again for another error. Cairo steals second. Bubba Crosby singles him in. Nice. 6-3 Yankees. OK, good inning, we can stop now. Or...
Time for the top of the order. Derek Jeter singles, moving Bubba to second. Giambi is next and he ... flies out to deep right for the second out. Bubba takes third. This brings up A-Rod, who struck out to start the inning, as I said just a moment ago. Not wanting to make 2 outs in one inning, A-Rod singles to left, scoring Crosby (nice baserunning and thanks Jason) with Jeter stopping at the base between 1st and 3rd. 7-3 Yankees.
That wasn't for long, though, as the double steal was on the next pitch. A-Rod and Jeter both safe. Jorge followed this with a double to deep right, his second hit of the inning. 9-3 Yankees. Bernie strikes out, finally ending the great 4th inning.
The only other runs scored in the game would be in the 8th, when Miguel triples in Melky and Jeter sacs Cairo in. Kris Wilson made his first appearance as a Yankee, pitching 2 scoreless before giving way to Mo who maintained the 8 run lead he was handed, knocking his ERA down to 1.80. Moose notched his 10th win, allowing to join some elite company.
Melky was the big offensive star of the night, going 3 for 5 with a double, a homer and 5 RBI. The bottom 3 in the order (Phillips, Cabrera, Cairo) were particularly productive in this one, going 6 for 12 with 6 runs, a double, triple, home run, 6 RBis and 3 SBs. The Yankees as a team swiped 6 bases, which seems like a lot to me. Jeter and Posada added multi-hit days of their own with Jeter taking 1 run and 1 RBI and Josada doing the same, plus 1 RBI.
Tonight at 7:05, Randy (9-7, 5.25) goes up against Cliff Lee (8-5, 4.69) to try to even the series 2-2 before heading to Tampa Bay.
Mark wrote:
There's no way we're the best team in the world and we can't get a damn bullpen to finish games for us. THEY SUCK and I hope their reading this.
What will it take Brian, we can't let the sox lead get any bigger than his ego.