Game 88, Gainst the Twins, going for the season series sweep..

The second inning starts off with a walk to Rodriguez. After he steals second, Posada is hit by a pitch and Cano reaches on an error. Ransom walks to score 1, Garder grounds out to score another, and Jeter singles to score a third. The Twins get 2 back with a home run, walk and an error. 3-2. In the forth the Yankees get 2 more with a single by Posada, a double by Cano, a Ransom RBI single, and a Garnder RBI single. The Twins also get 2 runs with a double, single and to many walks. 5-4. Teixeira homers in the sixth to make it 6-4. Final.

Aceves doesn't have the perfect game, doesn't even get the w, but keeps the game from getting out of hand. He allows 4 runs on 4 hits with 1 walk and 2 strike outs in 3.1 innings.

All the Yankee starters had a hit today except Swisher. Teixeira had a HR, Cano had a double, Cabrera had a double, the rest singles, and RBI singles.

From a 4 game series, 3 walk off wins, to a 3 game series where the Yankees have never lost the lead, the Yankees have played the Twins perfectly this season. Well, the Yankees have let the runs scores, have made their errors, but the record shows perfection. 7-0.

Game 87, Gainst the Twins...continuing..

Burnett starts tonight. He comes in with 99 season strike outs, hopin to get 100 and more.

In the second inning, Matsui singles, Posada singles, and Cano singled to load the bases. Swisher grounded out to score Matsui, but then Gardner does the real damage, hitting a single to score the Posada and Cano left on base. 3-0. The Twins get 2 of those back in the bottom of the forth, two out single, walk, two wild pitches and a double. 3-2. In the fifth Rodriguez hits a single to score Jeter from second. 4-2. In the bottom of the inning, Burnett gets his 100th strike out of the season. After taking Burnett out after 6.1 innings, Coke lets a HR go. 4-3.

Rivera was brought in for the 4 out save. After a line out to Jeter in the eighth, he gets his 22nd save after a ground out, strike out, and another line out to Jeter. Sweet.

Burnett gets the W by pitching 6.1 innings, gave up 2 earned runs off of 7 hits with 4 walks and 2 strike outs. Not a very strong outing for him. He got the first two outs of the innings, some with no problems. But he let on 7 runners after 2 outs, that shouldn't happen. 2 of those were his earned runs against.

Jeter went 2-5, scoring a run. Posada went 2-3 scoring a run. Gardner went 1-4 with a 2 run single. Sweet, slow low scoring game, but a win none-the-less.

Game 86, Gainst the Twins, Lets keep it going...

The Yankees get it started right with 1 run scored in the first and 2 in the second. Jeter singles to start of the game, Teixeira moves him to third with a single and Matsui hits him home with a single as well. In the second, Cano doubled to start off the second inning, Gardner singles right after him, moves Cano to third, and a sacrifice fly by Cervelli scores Cano. Then a single by Damon moves Gardner to third and a single by Teixeira scores Gardner. A home run in the bottom of the inning by Michael Cuddyer gets 1 for the Twins. 3-1.

Cervelli singled to start off the forth, Jeter walks right behind him, Damon walks behind him, Rodriguez scores Cervelli from third on a sacrifice fly (over the fence sac fly, should have been grand slam sac fly), Matsui walks to load the bases again, and Swisher walks, with two out to score an RBI. 5-1.

Big inning in the sixth. Teixeira singles, Rodriguez walks, Swisher walks with two out. Two out, bases loaded, same situation as the forth. Anyways, Cano singles, scores Teixeira and Rodriguez, moves Swisher to third. Garnder triples to score Swisher and Cano. Cervelli doubles to score Gardner. Wow, why can't we have hits like that all the time with 2 outs? 5 runs score with two outs in the inning, 8 out of 10 so far. 10-1 after six. After taking Sabathia out in the eighth, Brett Tomko gives up a run in the inning, just 1. 10-2 Final.

Sabathia pitched 7 innings, gave up 1 earned run off of 3 hits with 1 walk and 3 strike outs. It seemed he didn't have the right pitch to get batters out at home, but get them out in the field. With only 3 strike outs, the team backed him up with 8 ground outs and 10 fly outs.

Teixeira went 4-6 with 4 singles with 1 run and 1 RBI. Cano went 2-5 with a double, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs. Gardner went 3-5 with a triple, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs. Cervelli, for Posada, went 2-4 with a double, 1 run, and 2 RBIs.

Roy Halladay for sale? Yankees, Get him before the Red Sox do!!!! Come on, Pettitte's gonna retire soon, Wang may need more help, Joba isn't putting up the right numbers...

Burnett pitches tomorrow, 8:10 at the Metrodome. Interesting note, Alfredo Aceves will pitch for Wang on Thursday. Interesting, lets see how that goes...

Game 85, Gainst the Jays, interesting first inning...

Pettitte starts tonight. Also, Eric Hinski is to start today. Lets see how the guy plays in the Yankee setting.

Like I said the first inning was very peculiar. Pettitte takes care of the Jays, one, two, three, pitching only 6 in the first. The bottom is when it happens. Derek Jeter walks to start off the Yankee's side of the inning. He gets second on a balk, then is "caught" stealing third. The throw beats him by a couple feet, sure, but there's a problem..The gloved hand of Scott Rolen never touches Jeter till he is bending up to get up. Jeter was thrown out at third because "the ball beat him." That is the reason the third base ump, Marty Foster. Jeter was sliding into third, saw the throw had beat him and the tag was coming for his left hand, so he pulled his left hand back to avoid the tag and slide his right hand in to touch the base. The replay shows a great display of base running and avoidance, but the ump wasn't giving in.

After the call Jeter immediately got up and went to the ump to argue the call. Girardi came out and, while Jeter was calming down, got the explaination from Jeter about what Foster had said and that Jeter was never tagged. Girardi went to Foster for an explaination about being thrown out at a base soley on the reason that the throw beat the runner. Girardi didn't get an explaination at all, just got tossed out of the game. After the game "Girardi referred to 'baserunning errors' in the first inning as letting Romero off the hook early." Sweet.

Anyways, Pettitte gets the loss, the Yankees get a tough loss as well, almost coming back in the end, but coming up short 7-6. 5 of the Yankees runs were scored during and after the seventh inning.

Although this was a tough loss it did have some nice notes in it. It was Hinske's first game in a Yankee uniform and he did not disipoint, going 2-4 with a HR. He was the last out, however, with a strike out. But whatever, the game was cursed from the first inning.

The first inning mishap in this game is one of the many examples baseball onlookers are seeing as a reason to get the ump calls checked by replays. The umps already check home run calls, Yankee fans know that more than anyone, having the most home runniest park and the first replay was called in New Yankee Stadium.

Game 84, Game 3 of 4 gainst the Jays, and what a game it was.

Back and forth, Yankees come out on top of this high early scoring game.



In the first inning the Yankees get 2 runs after 2 singles and a walk loads the bases. Matsui gets on by an error and scores Jeter and Swisher scores Posada. In the second the Yankees get 2 more after loading the bases with 2 walks and a single. Posada singles to score Ransom and Jeter. 0-4.



Yikes after the Jays have a 3 run and a 5 run inning, Joba gets taken out. He was beat up today. Anyways the Yankees have two 3 run innings in a row. Teixeira walked and Posada singled in the forth and were hit home with a Matsui home run. In the fifth Jeter homers with Cabrera on base and Posada doubled Damon in. 8-10 Final. Great game.



Chamberlain pitched 3.2 innings, gave up 8 runs on 9 hits with 1 walk and 1 strike out. Wonder why he didn't get the win. Only 3 of the runs we're earned runs. Anyways, Alredo Aceves is the real hero of the game, pitching 4 innings, gave up only 1 hit with 5 strike outs.



Jeter went 4-5 scoring 3 runs with 2 RBIs and a HR. Posada went 4-5 scoring 2 runs with 3 RBIs. Matsui went 2-4 with scoring 1 run with 4 RBIs and a HR.

Game 83, Game 2 Gainst the Blue Jays, at Home

Happy Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day!

Wang pitches tonight. Great start last start! Keep it going please...

In the first the Yankees score 1 off a Rodriguez single to score a walked and advanced Damon. In the second, after a walk, a ground rule double, and a 2 run single, the Blue Jays take the lead, 2-1. But the Yankees quickly tie with a Matsui home run. 2-2. In the forth the Yankees get ahead with a Home run by Posada. 2-3.

After a Jay double, homer, 2 walks and a 1 run single the score reads 5-3. But the Yankees keep pace with a single by Jeter and a home run by Damon to tie it back up at 5. The next run doesn't come in for either team until the twelth inning, when Posada comes up with 2 on, 1 out. He hits a single to score Rodriguez, who was intentionally walked, from second. 5-6 Final.

Wang pitched 5.1 innings, gave up 4 runs off of 5 hits with 1 walk and 1 strike out. Teixeira went 3-6 with 2 singles and a double, but was not involved in any of the runs scored. Rodriguez went 2-3 with 3 walks, scored a run with an RBI. Posada went 2-6 with a HR and the game winning RBI.

With the Red Sox loss today, 3-2 against the Mariners, the Yankees move to just 1 behind.

Game 81 and 82, Seattle over, Toronto begins

The Yankees lost game 81, game three against the Mariners 8-4. Cano went 3-3 with a double and scoring 2 runs.

Sabathia pitched 5.2 innings, gave up 6 runs on 10 hits, with 3 walks and 8 strike outs.

Today the Yankees won 2-4. Cano hit a home run in the second to take the lead. But in the forth the Blue Jays score one after a double and a single. 1-1. In the fifth, Gardner walks, Jeter walks, Damon singles, Teixeira walks to score Gardner, then a pass ball scores Damon. 1-3. A Jay home run in the sixth makes it 2-3. In the eighth Rodriguez hits his 14th home run. final, 2-4.

Burnett pitched 7 innings, gave up 2 runs on 6 hits with 2 walks and 7 strike outs. Rivera gets his 21st save. Jeter went 2-3, Rodriguez went 1-3 with a HR. Cano went 1-4 with a HR.

Game 80, Gainst the Mariners, Game 2

Yankees score first with a Damon home run in the third inning. The Mariners quickly follow with a run scored on a force out in the top of the forth. 1-1. In the bottom of the fifth, the Yankees moved ahead again with a Cabrera home run. The Mariners follow close behind again, this time with a Griffey Jr. home run in the top of the sixth. The Yankees finally break free of the break/tie game with a 2 run home run by Rodriguez in the bottom of the sixth. 2-4, final.

5 of the 6 runs were scored on home runs.

Pettitte gets the win, pitching 7 innings, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strike outs. Rivera gets his 20th save of the season, 502.

Jeter went 1-3, Damon 1-3 HR, Teixeira 2-4 singles, Ridriguez 2-4 HR single, Cano 1-3, Swisher 1-3, Cabrera 1-3 HR.

Game 79, Gainst the Mariners, at home and more...

So the Yankees now have another outfielder. Thats right, Damon, Swisher, Cabrera, and Gardner all competing for 3 spots isn't enough. The Yankees aquire Eric Hinske from the Pirates for right hand pitcher Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer. So with Nady probably gone because of injury the Yankees find Hinske, who can play all 3 spots.

A lot of talk has been going on about Hughes in the pen. I still think he should be another starter. If any starter should be in the pen it should be Wang. He isn't as strong as a starter as he used to be, only getting to the fifth inning in 2 starts. He pitched great when he was in the pen when he got back off the DL.

So Joba pitches tonight. I won't be sitting at my computer watching the gameday like I normally do, I'm gonna go to a South Bend Silverhawks game tonight, watch them get the pants beat off them while I'm hoping the Yankees are winning.

The Yankees get 2 in the second with a single by Cano, single by Posada, and error base for Matsui, that scores Cano. Cabrera hits a sacrifice fly to score Posada. The Mariners get 1 in the third from a home run. Cabrera hits into a force out, but scores Cano from third. The Mariners get 2 in the fifth from many singles and such. 3-3.

In the seventh Damon leads off with a double and is scored with a Rodriguez home run. 5-3. But in the eighth, Bruney replaces Hughes and gives up 2. 5-5. But the Yankees get the lead back in the eighth. Matsui leads off with a double, followed by a Swisher single, followed by a Cabrera double, scores Matsui, followed by a Jeter single to score Swisher and Cabrera. 5-8, the lead holds.

Joba pitched 5.1 innings, gave up 3 runs on 9 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strike outs. Not the best of starts for him, he doesn't get the win. Bruney, with his blown save, gets the win. Rivera gets his 19th save of the season.

Damon went 2-4 with a double and scored a run. Rodriguez went 1-4 with a 2 run home run.

In other news, the Red Sox gave up 10 to 1 lead in the seventh. The bullpen gave up 5 in the seventh and 5 in the eighth, including 2 off of Papelbon for his second blown save. Sweet.

Game 78, Gainst the Mets, Subway Sweep complete, Mo 500!!

I saw the first 2 innings of this game in a resturant in Ft Wayne, then I listened to the next 6 innings in the car on my way home to South Bend, then I saw the last inning at home. I was hopeing, wishing, praying that it would all work out for Wang and Rivera on the same night, and it did in a big sweet way.

Before Wang had to throw his first pitch the Yankees gave him some breathing room. In the first, Jeter starts off with a double. He beats out the throw to third to get Swisher on with a fielders choice. Teixeira hits a 2 run double and is scored after advancing to third on a Cano ground out and scores on a Posada sacrifice fly. 3-0.

The Mets get 2 in the forth after a walk, double, ground out and single. 3-2. The next and final run doesn't happen until the ninth inning.

Posada singles, Cabrera force out, Gardner walk, Damon line out, Jeter intentional walk. Bases loaded, 2 out for Mariano Rivera. He works a full count with a nice cut foul ball in there. Ball four! Rivera gets an RBI with a walk! 4-2 Final, Wang gets the win, Rivera gets number 500!!!!

Wang pitched 5.1 innings, gave up 2 runs on 4 hits with 3 walks and 3 strike outs. He is now 1-6 with an ERA of 10.06, 1 more batter and he might have dropped down to single digits... River pitched for the last 4 batters with 2 strike outs and 2 ground outs he gets his 500th career save!

Jeter went 1-2 with a double and 3 walks. Swisher went 1-2 with 1 walk. He was taken out during the sixth inning to switch around the out field and pitching spot in the line up. Teixeira went 1-4 but his hit was a 2 run double! Not a great game but a win none the less.

5 straight!

Game 77, Gainst the Mets, Woohoo, Game 2

Burnett pitches tonight, going for win

The Yankees score first in the third inning with a Swisher solo homer, his 14th of the year. The Yankees have another 4 run inning, no help from the Mets this time, in the sixth. Teixeira doubles to start off the hit rally, followed by a single by Rodriguez that scores Teixeira. Cano doubles, Rodriguez advances to third, and Posada hits a home run to score both of them. 5-0, Final.

Burnett pitches 7 innings allowing 0 runs on 1 hit and 3 walks! He had 10 strike outs, amazing start for him. Only 4 base runners for the Mets the entire game. His ERA went from 4.24 to 3.93.

Swisher and Teixeira went 1-3 with a home run and a double respectively. Rodriguez, Cano, Posada, and Pena went 1-4 with a single, double, home run, and double respectively. Cabrera went 2-4 with 2 singles.

Game 76, Gainst the Mets, Subway Series Part 2

The Yankees, I think, are 0-3 in rain delayed games. This one was delayed for about 50 minutes, lets see how it goes.

The Yankees get started in the second with Sabathia's help on he mound and at the plate. It all started with a Melky lead off single in the second and advance to second on a throwing error by third baseman Wright. Pena doubled Cabrera home and Sabathia hit a single to score Pena from second. The Yankees get some help from the Mets in this inning. Damon reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Cora and scores Sabathia. Teixeira reaches on a fielding error by Evans and scores Gardner. 4 runs scores with 3 errors by the Mets, only 2 runs were earned. 4-0.

Gary Sheffield homers in the bottom of the fifth. That puts an end to Sabathias command over the Mets, he pitched a 4 inning no hitter. 4-1. In the eighth inning Gardner homers, Teixeira draws a walk and Rodriguez hits a home run with two outs on the first pitch to him. Poor unexperienced pitcher, never throw a perfect pitch right down the line to a power hitter. 7-1.

Brett Tomko replaces Sabathia in the eighth. 6 up, 6 down. ERA went down to 5.51. In the ninth inning, Pena singled, Gardner tripled to score Pena, Damon doubled to score Gardner. 9-1, Final.

Sabathia pitched 7 innings, gave up 1 run on only 3 hits. He had zero walks and 8 strike outs. Great strong start for the big man tonight. Good start to the series.

Gardner went 5-6! Great lead off night for him, 3 singles, a triple and a home run. He scored 3 times and had 2 RBIs. Rodriguez was 1-2 with a home run and three walks. Pena also had a great night, playing for the sick Jeter. He went 3-5 scoring 2 runs with 1 RBI.

Game 75, Gainst the Braves, Decide the Series

Pettitte pitches tonight.



Yankees get stated early. 5 hits in the first, Jeter, Damon, Rodriguez, Posada (walk) Swisher, and Garnder. The Yankees only get 2 runs out of it, however, Teixeira grounded into a double play and Rodriguez's hit was a home run with Jeter on third. The Braves get on back in the bottom of the first. 2-1.



The Yankees get another run in the second with a Jeter single, Damon walk, and a Rodriguez single to score Jeter from third. 3-1. In the top of the third the Yankees get some more with a Gardner single, Ransom single, Jeter walk, and a Damon triple! 6-1.



In the fourth, Rodriguez gets on by an error and Posada hits to third with a single. Ransom hits a double to score them both, 8-1. The Braves score 5 in the forth, and we got ourselves a ball game, 8-6 now.


After a Jeter single, Damon walk, double steal, Teixeira intentional walk, Rodriguez hits a single to score Jeter and Damon, 10-6. In the eighth, the Yankees tack on 1 more with a Damon single to score Ransom. 11-6. The Braves got 1 more in the bottom of the ninth. Final 11-7. The Yankees scored at least 1 run in all except 2 innings.

Pettitte pitched 3.2 innings, gave up 6 runs, 3 earned, on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strike outs. Not a good start but with the Yankees hitting, it's ok.

Jeter went 4-5 with a walk and getting on through an error. He was on 6 times and scored 4 runs! Damon went 3-4 with a triple and 2 walks. He scored 4 RBIs! Rodriguez went 3-5 with a home run. He also scored 4 RBIs! Ransom went 2-5 scoreing twice with 2 RBIs. Teixeira 0-5. Great hitting game for some.

Game 74, Gainst the Braves, make up for that 0-4 loss

So the Yankees won this one. Much to talk about.

Joba gets into trouble but not to much, gives up a home run in the fifth. The Yankees bounce back in the sixth after Gardner gets called off at first but was really back safely. The Yankees get 3 with a Cervilli home run and a 2 run single by Rodriguez with two outs. 3-1 after 6. Swisher gets a home run in the seventh to make it 4-1. After Joba gives up 1 more in the seventh, he is taken out for Coke, who gives up 1 on a sacrifice fly. 4-3. But it's ok because the Yankees are awake now.

Interesting play in the eighth. Cano up, bases loaded after a Damon single, Teixeira single, and Rodriguez intentional walk. Cano hits a ground ball, Damon out at home, but the throw from home to first hits Cano in the back. So only one out in the play with Teixeira scoring from second after the mix up. Nick Swisher also hits a ground ball but scores Rodriguez from third.

In the bottom of the eighth Bruney relaces Coke and gives up a run to bring in Rivera. Sweet deal, Rivera gets a strike out to end the inning. In the ninth, after a ground out, Cabrera doubles and goes to third on a wild pitch, but gets called out at home after trying to score on a Jeter ground ball. So two outs, Jeter steals to get to second, Damon hits him home with a single, Teixeira hits him home with a double, Rodriguez walked, Cano walked and Rivera comes up to bat! Basews loaded Rivera batting, second time in his career batting. He gets a hit, but it's caught to end the inning, but it was a solid fly ball. Rivera later ends the game with three straight strike outs.

Joba gets the win, 4-2, and pitched 6.1 innings, gave up 7 hits but only 2 earned runs with zero walks and 5 strike outs. Much better with no walks. Damon was 3-5 scoreing 2 runs with an RBI. Teixeira goes 2-4 scoring 1 run with an RBI. Rivera gets the 4 out save, number 498, with 4 strike outs.

Game 71, Gainst the Marlins, in Florida

Burnette pitches tonight. Alex Rodriguez shall sit out tonight again.



In the second Burnette gives up a home run. 0-1. Then in the sixth, after a walk and an error by Damon in the field, the Marlins get another run. 0-2. In the seventh the Yankees get one after a Posada gets on out of fielders choice, moves over to third on a Cano single, then scores on a Swisher single. 1-2, Final.



Burnette pitched 6.1 innings, gave up just 1 earned run, only 5 hits with 3 walks, all in the sixth, and 8 strike outs. That should have been a win, buddy, that is some mighty fine pitching. Teixeira, Cano, Swisher, Matsui, and Burnett were the only Yankees to get hits. Great.

Game 70, Gainst the Marlins, In Florida

Jeter is back, but Rodriguez is sitting out with fatigue. Left side in field switch I guess.

Well the Yankees get off to a good start on the very first pitch. Jeter hits a ground rule double on the first pitch. Teixeira single moves him over to third and Posada's single scores him. Lets see if they can hold the early lead. 1-0. In the second, Cano singles, moves to second on a pop out by Cabrera. Cano is scored on a double by Berroa, playing for Rodriguez, and Berroa is scored thanks to a double by Pettitte, ya, Pettitte! Jeter singles after that to move Pettitte to third, and Damon singles to score him. In the third inning Melky Cabrera hit a home run. But in the bottom, the Marlins get a home run themselves. 5-1. And that will be the final.


Pettitte, one of his best starts of the season, went for 7 innings, gave up 1 run on only 3 hits, with 0 strike outs, and 7 strike outs! Great start for him. All of the Yankees got at least 1 hit. Damon and Teixeira went 2-5 all 4 singles. Jeter and Posada went 2-4.

Game 69, Gainst the Nationals, Decide the Series

Joba starts today, Jeter still out of the line out. Oh boy.

So Joba gives up 2 doubles in a row in the first, Nationals score 1. After a single and 3 walks in the forth, the Nationals get 1 scored by a walk. Then in the fifth after a double, ground out, and another double, the Nationals get a third. No responce from the Yankees, 3-0. Sweet.

Joba pitched 6 innings gave up 3 runs on 7 hits with 4 walks and 6 strike outs. I'd say good start on his part. The line up, on the other hand, better than last night, almost doubled the hits! None of them consecutive enough to have a run though. Cano and Swisher went 2-4. Swisher had a double and a single, Cano, 2 singles. Alright, lets please win against the Marlins. Please, please, please...

Game 68, Gainst the Nationals, Wangs Last Chance

Jeter is not in the line up as lead off hitter. Damon leads off, Swisher second, Rodriguez, Teixeira, Cano, Posada, Matsui, Cabrera, and Pena batting ninth, playing short stop for the captain.

Wang walks one in the first, but gets out of it with a double play behind him. He knows everyone is watching his start today. Wang gives up a home run to Dunn in the forth. Then in the fifth he gives up a triple and 2 more runs. The Yankees get their first run, and hit, in the bottom of the fifth. Cano hits a home run to get the Yankees on the board.

Wang was taken out in the sixth, replaced by Hughes. First three pitched by Hughes, Strike out. STARTER!!! Giving up only 1 hit, Hughes is taken out in the eighth and replaced by Phil Coke, who has 3 strike outs and 1 walk.

It goes to the bottom of the ninth. 3-1, Yankees down, but not out. Damon leads off the inning with a home run. But thats all they get. With only 4 hits in the game, the Yankees fall, 3-2.

Wang pitched 5 innings gave up 3 runs off of 6 hits with 2 walks and 4 strike outs. It is much better than his previous starts, but in this league you can't give up 3 runs if the bats aren't working. Hughes was taken out in the eighth and replaced by Coke. He pitched 2 innings, gave up only 1 hit with 2 strike outs.

Cano went 1-4 with a home run, Damon went 2-4 with a home run and a double.

Wangs Day, Jeter May Not be Apart of it

Wang pitches today against the Nationals. This may be his last chance to prove he is still a starter. As of right how he is 0-4, in 5 starts, with an ERA of 14.34.

Jeter left yesterdays 3-5 win with ankle stiffness in the seventh inning. It may have been from Sunday's game when Sheffield slid into second, trying to break up the double play. Jeter was put on the day-to-day list. Pena, who relaced Jeter, had a great play in the feild and an RBI in the eighth.

Game 67, Gainst the Nationals, at Home

So Sabathia takes the ball against the Nationals, his first start after holding the Red Sox to 1 run in 7 innings, then blowing it in the eighth. So lets get your sixth win!

The Yankees score 1 in the second. Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly to score Cano from third. In the third inning the Yankees score another Cano singles to score Damon from third. The Yankees fall back when Sabathia gives up a 3 run homer to Anderson Hernandez in the fifth. 3-2. But in the seventh, after a Damon single, Teixeira double, and Cano double, the Yankees retake the lead 3-4. In the eighth Pena hits in an insurance run, playing for Jeter who left with ankle stiffness, with a single to score Gardner, running for Matsui. Final 3-5.

Sabathia pitched 7.2 innings, allowing 3 runs off of 6 hits with 2 strike outs and 1 walk (last at bat he pitched in the eighth inning). He was taken out after that walk and replace by Brian Bruney for the 1 last at bat of the eighth. Rivera got his 15th save of the season. 3 more till 500.

Cano was 4-4 scoring a run with 2 RBIs. He had half the hits of the game.

The Yankees are back to 10 over .500. Tomorrow Wang (0-4) hopes to get his ERA down. He needs all the help he can get to get his first win. No offence but I think Wang should be in the Pen and Hughes should be the 5th starter. Wang pitched 3 scoreless innings some time ago in the seventh, eighth of a game and then the next game. He seems much better later than earlier.