04/27: Ohlendorf Can't Get Through 9th as Yanks Fall to Tribe
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees lost their third straight game and second straight in Cleveland as the Indians beat the Yankees 4-3 after a walkoff, bases loaded single by Victor Martinez. Both starting pitchers were okay for the most part, but the Yankees' linep struggled with Joe Girardi benching five of his starters.
Ian Kennedy really wasn't all that bad except for the third inning in which he allowed three runs, one coming via walk. He finished with a line of three runs on four hits in five innings, which in itself is not too terrible if you look at the four hits, but he also walked four.
The Yankees couldn't get any offense going until a bases loaded triple by Jorge Posada tied the game at 3 apiece in the 6th. Damon, Jeter and Rodriguez had nine hits between the three of them but couldn't get anything timely as the team went 2-13 with RISP (one of the hits was an infield single by Jeter).
The Yankees brought in Ross Ohlendorf in the 9th, with the game tied 3-3, in a move that Joe Girardi will get some questioning for, as Joba and Rivera both didn't pitch the night before. Ohlendorf allowed three singles in the inning, with the final blow being a bases loaded walkoff hit by Victor Martinez.
Uyy, win 3 in a row, lose 3 in a row, win 3 in a row, lose 3 in a row. Can this team just give us some consistency for once? The Yankees are now in danger of having their third sub-.500 April in four seasons. Time to get things rolling, although I do understand that the schedule this month has been brutally road-heavy.
The Yankees and Indians will resume this series at the newly named Progressive Field today at 1:05 E.T. in a battle of aces, as Chien-Ming Wang will take his 4-0 record to the mound to face reigning Cy Young Award winner, C.C. Sabathia.
Ian Kennedy really wasn't all that bad except for the third inning in which he allowed three runs, one coming via walk. He finished with a line of three runs on four hits in five innings, which in itself is not too terrible if you look at the four hits, but he also walked four.
The Yankees couldn't get any offense going until a bases loaded triple by Jorge Posada tied the game at 3 apiece in the 6th. Damon, Jeter and Rodriguez had nine hits between the three of them but couldn't get anything timely as the team went 2-13 with RISP (one of the hits was an infield single by Jeter).
The Yankees brought in Ross Ohlendorf in the 9th, with the game tied 3-3, in a move that Joe Girardi will get some questioning for, as Joba and Rivera both didn't pitch the night before. Ohlendorf allowed three singles in the inning, with the final blow being a bases loaded walkoff hit by Victor Martinez.
Uyy, win 3 in a row, lose 3 in a row, win 3 in a row, lose 3 in a row. Can this team just give us some consistency for once? The Yankees are now in danger of having their third sub-.500 April in four seasons. Time to get things rolling, although I do understand that the schedule this month has been brutally road-heavy.
The Yankees and Indians will resume this series at the newly named Progressive Field today at 1:05 E.T. in a battle of aces, as Chien-Ming Wang will take his 4-0 record to the mound to face reigning Cy Young Award winner, C.C. Sabathia.
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