10/05: Yankees lose in 11th on walk off single by Travis Hafner
Posted by: David
A great pitching performance from Andy Pettitte was wasted. He went 6 1/3 and left with a 1-0 lead. Joba Chamberlain relieved and got out of the seventh OK with a strike out and fly out but faltered a little bit in the eighth.
Grady Sizemore walked and Joba threw a wild pitch to send him to second. Cabrera bunted him to third for the first out. Hafner hit a rope to Mientkiewicz for the second out. With Martinez at bat and Canadian Soldier insects flying all over Joba, he uncorked another wild pitch and Sizemore scored to tie the game at one. He ended the inning without any further scoring and was relieved by Mo.
Rivera worked two scoreless innings and had some trouble in the tenth but struck out Jhonny Peralta with the bases loaded to end the threat. The Yankees couldn't muster anything against Rafael Perez for the second night in a row.
In the bottom of the eleventh, Lofton walked and Gutierrez failed to sacrifice but eventually singled to left to put runners on first and second with no outs. Casey Blake bunted them to second and third and Grady Sizemore was intentionally walked to load the bases. Cabrera popped out for the second out. However, on a 2-2 pitch Hafner lined the ball over second for a game winning walk off single.
The win puts the Tribe up 2-0 with the series headed to New York for a Sunday tilt. The Yankees only run was on a homer from Melky Cabrera. A-Rod, Matsui and Posada are a combined 0-17 in the series.
Grady Sizemore walked and Joba threw a wild pitch to send him to second. Cabrera bunted him to third for the first out. Hafner hit a rope to Mientkiewicz for the second out. With Martinez at bat and Canadian Soldier insects flying all over Joba, he uncorked another wild pitch and Sizemore scored to tie the game at one. He ended the inning without any further scoring and was relieved by Mo.
Rivera worked two scoreless innings and had some trouble in the tenth but struck out Jhonny Peralta with the bases loaded to end the threat. The Yankees couldn't muster anything against Rafael Perez for the second night in a row.
In the bottom of the eleventh, Lofton walked and Gutierrez failed to sacrifice but eventually singled to left to put runners on first and second with no outs. Casey Blake bunted them to second and third and Grady Sizemore was intentionally walked to load the bases. Cabrera popped out for the second out. However, on a 2-2 pitch Hafner lined the ball over second for a game winning walk off single.
The win puts the Tribe up 2-0 with the series headed to New York for a Sunday tilt. The Yankees only run was on a homer from Melky Cabrera. A-Rod, Matsui and Posada are a combined 0-17 in the series.
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