04/09: Yankees lose rubber game of series vs. O's
Posted by: David
After a dramatic walk off win on Saturday afternoon thanks to A-Rod, the Yankees couldn't provide the magic on Sunday afternoon in the Bronx.
Again, the starting pitching is woeful. We have not had a starter yet this season get past five innings. The Yankees jumped out to a 3-0 lead early thanks to another homer from A-Rod, but Darrell Rasner was victimized by the gopher ball. Kevin Millar hit a two run shot and light hitting catcher Paul Bako hit a three run shot later to put the Orioles ahead for good.
The Yankees defense continued its poor play. Robinson Cano dropped a routine pop up and as a result Miguel Tejajda reached second and later scored to put Baltimore ahead 6-3. The Yankees scored one more run and had runners on base but could not get the big hit.
The Bombers are 2-3 on the season and head to Minnesota for an ESPN game tonight. Luckily, they will miss Johan Santana in the series since he pitched yesterday.
Johnny Damon has returned in a pinch hitting role and looks decent running but Hideki Matsui was placed on the 15 day disabled list with a strained hamstring.
Again, the starting pitching is woeful. We have not had a starter yet this season get past five innings. The Yankees jumped out to a 3-0 lead early thanks to another homer from A-Rod, but Darrell Rasner was victimized by the gopher ball. Kevin Millar hit a two run shot and light hitting catcher Paul Bako hit a three run shot later to put the Orioles ahead for good.
The Yankees defense continued its poor play. Robinson Cano dropped a routine pop up and as a result Miguel Tejajda reached second and later scored to put Baltimore ahead 6-3. The Yankees scored one more run and had runners on base but could not get the big hit.
The Bombers are 2-3 on the season and head to Minnesota for an ESPN game tonight. Luckily, they will miss Johan Santana in the series since he pitched yesterday.
Johnny Damon has returned in a pinch hitting role and looks decent running but Hideki Matsui was placed on the 15 day disabled list with a strained hamstring.
