Here are the Yankees postgame notes from Monday evening after another loss and their lead shrunk to one game. The notes are courtesy of Lohud Yankees Blog and my thoughts mixed in.
When Alex Rodriguez slid across home plate, popped to his feet and clapped
his hands together, the Yankees seemed to have something going. That fourth
inning was a show of life from this team, a three-run rally that gave the
Yankees a lead and gave them a chance to build some momentum. By the end of the
game, that inning was a perfect backdrop for just how poorly they played the
rest of the game.
Fourth inning: Three runs on four
hits.
Rest of the game: No runs on one
hit.
James Shields is very good, we all know this. So is Fernando
Rodney. There’s the obligatory tip of the cap. Certainly good pitching had
something to do with it, but this offense was lifeless today. There was
productive energy in the fourth. Otherwise, there was nothing. The Yankees
didn’t get another runner into scoring position until Eduardo Nunez pinch ran
and stole second base in the ninth inning. The offense was all in that one inning and that was it period. Their offense has been so bad, it would help if they were scoring some runs.
“We all gotta do what we do,” Alex Rodriguez said. “The way you come out of
things like this is by doing the little things and if we focus on doing the
little things and become master at those we don’t have to worry about big
things. And hopefully we’re on our way.”
“It’s frustrating, especially after the last outing, not being able to hold
the lead,” Sabathia said. “Today I’ve just got to be a lot better than I was. …
I felt like my stuff was good, I just didn’t make pitches when I needed to. Got
into some bad counts and didn’t make the right pitches.”
There was some second guessing of Derek Jeter’s
decision to throw to first, not home, on the game-tying ground out in the fifth.
“What was there, nobody out?” Jeter said. “That would have been a tough one
right there. Upton can run. If you don’t get him, you’re looking at two guys on
and still nobody out. In that situation, what was it, the fifth, I think? You’ve
got to go for the out.” I can't disagree with Jeter, if you throw home and don't get him the inning could really blow up.
Jeter did look home as if he were thinking about trying for the out at the
plate. “I’m always looking,” Jeter said. “I looked up, but I didn’t think we had
it. We maybe, possibly, could have had a chance, but in that situation, that
inning, you don’t take a chance like that. Maybe in the 8th inning, 9th inning,
something like that, it might have been a different story.”
Rodriguez said his timing was good and he felt good in his first big league
game since late July. “Overall, I felt good,” he said. “Again, it’s a process.
Today was another step forward. Saw the ball well, hand felt good, and I liked
the intensity the team played with today. And tomorrow’s another day.” It was good for the Yankees to get him back, hopefully Granderson tommorrow and then Teixeira by the end of the week. These guys are going to have to carry them through September and into October and they should be able to do it.
Rodriguez struck out in his final at-bat against Rodney. “I’m thinking
about, Rodney’s got great stuff, just get a good pitch to hit, put a good swing
on it,” Rodriguez said. “He gave me two good pitches to hit and I fouled them
back, and the rest is history.”
Girardi didn’t seem upset at Cano for not running out of the box on that
line drive that was dropped at third. “I think he thought he caught it, then he
ran,” Girardi said. “That happens. Guys think a line drive is caught and then
they kind of freeze.” If the Yankees weren’t in this situation — losing games
and seeing their lead dwindle — it probably wouldn’t have been a big deal, but
given this situation, it was ugly to see Cano miss out on a possible hit because
he wasn’t hustling. It is frustrating to see for the fans but the ball that got past him he said he felt tightness in his hip and that is why, it didn't look good though it shouldn't of snuck through.
Sabathia on the home run pitch to Upton: “Two seamer
away. It was up and he put a good swing on it. … (Trying to go) down and away.
Trying to get a ground ball. He was in a hitter’s count. Just trying to make a
pitch and ended up leaving the ball out over the plate.”
Sabathia has won just three of 17 starts against the Rays since coming to
the Yankees. He has a 3.57 ERA in those starts, but he’s 3-7. Before coming the
Yankees, Sabathia was a 7-1 with a 2.44 ERA in 11 career starts against the Rays
(granted, those earlier Rays teams probably weren’t nearly as good).
Robertson on his outing: “I felt like I didn’t have my best stuff but I
felt like I had good enough stuff to be able to get three outs. It’s unfortunate
today that I wasn’t able to do that. … I fell behind a couple of times. Still,
you want to make one good pitch and be able to get the outs you need. It seemed
like I just couldn’t make a good enough pitch. Balls were finding holes and they
were getting through.”
Curtis Granderson pinch hit and struck out in the ninth. If he’d reached
base, Granderson would have been lifted for a pinch runner.
No concerns about Ichiro Suzuki after his collision with Chris Dickerson.
By the way, Dickerson is probably much bigger than most people realize.
Dickerson was going to win that collision with no problem.
Final word goes to Jeter: “Yea, right now (things are going bad), but you
can change it. We beat some teams early on, right? Baseball’s a funny game, a
funny sport. Sometimes you struggle a bit, and then all of a sudden, things seem
to change and you roll off a lot of wins. Hopefully we start that tomorrow. …
Still got to have confidence. Unfortunately you can’t win every day. You’d like
to — he approach is to win every day — but you’re going to go through highs and
lows. You still have to have confidence, and we have a lot of confidence.”
Monday, September 3, 2012
The Mets lose a one run game in St. Louis
The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 5-4 on Monday afternoon. Collin McHugh started for the Mets and didn’t pitch great, their bullpen was pretty good. The Mets offense was led by Daniel Murphy. Joe Kelly started for the Cardinals and was pretty good, their offense was led by Allen Craig and Skip Shumaker.
McHugh pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with two strikeouts. He lost his first game of the season, Manny Acosta pitched two innings giving up a hit and Robert Carson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and a strikeout. Bobby Parnell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk and Josh Edgin pitched an inning striking out one. Kelly won his fifth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Edward Mujica pitched to one batter and retired him and Mitchell Boggs pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk. Sam Freeman gave up a hit without recording an out and Jason Motte saved his 33rd game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and two strikeouts.
Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Murphy had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk. Jason Bay had a hit, Mike Baxter had a hit and drew a walk and Kelly Shoppach had a hit and two RBI. Andres Torres had a hit, Davis hit a double and Torres hit a triple. Shoppach and Murphy each hit a homerun, the Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Baxter had a stolen base and Murphy was picked off. Davis and Murphy each committed an error.
Jon Jay had a hit, Matt Carpenter had two RBI and Matt Holliday had two hits. Craig had two hits and an RBI, Yadier Molina had a hit and an RBI and David Freese drew a walk. Schumaker had two hits and an RBI, Kelly had a hit and hit a double. Jay hit a triple and Schumaker hit a homerun. The Cardinals were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Kelly had a pickoff.
In the first inning Carpenter had an RBI groundout in the first inning to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Carpenter hit a sacrifice fly and Molina hit an RBI single in the third to make it 3-0. Shumaker hit a solo homerun in the fourth making it 4-0 Cardinals. In the seventh Shoppach hit a two run homerun to trim the lead to 4-2 Cardinals. Craig hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 5-2 Cardinals. Murphy hit a two run homerun in the eighth to make it 5-4 and that would be the final score.
The Mets had won seven of their last eight games coming into this game. The Mets record dropped to 64-71 and the Cardinals record improved to 73-62. The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.
McHugh pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with two strikeouts. He lost his first game of the season, Manny Acosta pitched two innings giving up a hit and Robert Carson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and a strikeout. Bobby Parnell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk and Josh Edgin pitched an inning striking out one. Kelly won his fifth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Edward Mujica pitched to one batter and retired him and Mitchell Boggs pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk. Sam Freeman gave up a hit without recording an out and Jason Motte saved his 33rd game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and two strikeouts.
Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Murphy had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk. Jason Bay had a hit, Mike Baxter had a hit and drew a walk and Kelly Shoppach had a hit and two RBI. Andres Torres had a hit, Davis hit a double and Torres hit a triple. Shoppach and Murphy each hit a homerun, the Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Baxter had a stolen base and Murphy was picked off. Davis and Murphy each committed an error.
Jon Jay had a hit, Matt Carpenter had two RBI and Matt Holliday had two hits. Craig had two hits and an RBI, Yadier Molina had a hit and an RBI and David Freese drew a walk. Schumaker had two hits and an RBI, Kelly had a hit and hit a double. Jay hit a triple and Schumaker hit a homerun. The Cardinals were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Kelly had a pickoff.
In the first inning Carpenter had an RBI groundout in the first inning to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Carpenter hit a sacrifice fly and Molina hit an RBI single in the third to make it 3-0. Shumaker hit a solo homerun in the fourth making it 4-0 Cardinals. In the seventh Shoppach hit a two run homerun to trim the lead to 4-2 Cardinals. Craig hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 5-2 Cardinals. Murphy hit a two run homerun in the eighth to make it 5-4 and that would be the final score.
The Mets had won seven of their last eight games coming into this game. The Mets record dropped to 64-71 and the Cardinals record improved to 73-62. The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.
The New York Yankees lose in Tampa Bay and their lead is down to one game
The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 4-3 on Monday afternoon. The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and in a game where they desperately needed him to be the ace and shut them down he failed. Sabathia wasn’t bad but he wasn’t great. Dave Robertson gave up the winning run and the offense didn’t do much except for one good inning. James Shields started for the Rays and pitched ok, their bullpen was good and Chris Gimenez led the Rays offense.
Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up three runs on eight hits. He walked two and struck out four. Dave Robertson pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout. Robertson lost his fifth game of the season. Shields pitched eight innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Shields won his 13th game of the season and Fernando Rodney saved his 41st game of the season pitching an inning and striking out two.
Derek Jeter drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit. Eric Chavez had an RBI and drew a walk, Raul Ibanez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Russell Martin had two hits and an RBI. Cano hit a double and Ibanez hit a triple. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Martin and Nunez each had a stolen base.
Desmond Jennings had a hit, B.J. Upton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Ben Zobrist had a hit. Evan Longoria had a hit and an RBI, Jeff Keppinger had two hits and Ben Francisco had a hit. Ryan Roberts had a hit, Gimenez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Elliott Johnson had a hit. Johnson hit a double, Upton hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Upton, Zobrist and Roberts each had a stolen base. Thompson was caught stealing and Johnson committed an error.
In the second inning the Rays took a 1-0 lead on a Gimenez RBI single. Upton hit a solo homerun making it 2-0 in the third. The Yankees scored three runs to take the lead in the fourth inning. Chavez hit a sacrifice fly, Ibanez hit an RBI triple and Martin hit an RBI single making it 3-2 Yankees. The Rays tied the game at three in the fifth on a Longoria RBI groundout. The Rays won the game in the eighth inning on an RBI single by Gimenez.
The Yankees and Rays will play game two of three on Tuesday night. The Yankees have now lost three of their last four and their lead in the AL East is down to one game over the Baltimore Orioles. They are 2 ½ games up on the Rays. The Yankees record dropped to 76-58 and the Rays record improved to 74-61.
Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up three runs on eight hits. He walked two and struck out four. Dave Robertson pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout. Robertson lost his fifth game of the season. Shields pitched eight innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Shields won his 13th game of the season and Fernando Rodney saved his 41st game of the season pitching an inning and striking out two.
Derek Jeter drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit. Eric Chavez had an RBI and drew a walk, Raul Ibanez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Russell Martin had two hits and an RBI. Cano hit a double and Ibanez hit a triple. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Martin and Nunez each had a stolen base.
Desmond Jennings had a hit, B.J. Upton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Ben Zobrist had a hit. Evan Longoria had a hit and an RBI, Jeff Keppinger had two hits and Ben Francisco had a hit. Ryan Roberts had a hit, Gimenez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Elliott Johnson had a hit. Johnson hit a double, Upton hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Upton, Zobrist and Roberts each had a stolen base. Thompson was caught stealing and Johnson committed an error.
In the second inning the Rays took a 1-0 lead on a Gimenez RBI single. Upton hit a solo homerun making it 2-0 in the third. The Yankees scored three runs to take the lead in the fourth inning. Chavez hit a sacrifice fly, Ibanez hit an RBI triple and Martin hit an RBI single making it 3-2 Yankees. The Rays tied the game at three in the fifth on a Longoria RBI groundout. The Rays won the game in the eighth inning on an RBI single by Gimenez.
The Yankees and Rays will play game two of three on Tuesday night. The Yankees have now lost three of their last four and their lead in the AL East is down to one game over the Baltimore Orioles. They are 2 ½ games up on the Rays. The Yankees record dropped to 76-58 and the Rays record improved to 74-61.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
The New York Yankees drop the rubber game to the Baltimore Orioles
The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 8-3 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched well for five innings and then lost it in the sixth. The Yankees bullpen wasn’t very good and their offense was led by Chris Dickerson. Chris Tillman started for the Orioles and left with tightness in his elbow, their bullpen pitched well. Mark Reynolds led the Orioles offense.
Hughes pitched five+ innings giving up eighth hits and five runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Hughes lost his 12th game of the season, Cody Eppley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and drew a walk and Clay Rapada struck out the only guy that he faced. Joba Chamberlain pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, two runs and a walk and Justin Thomas struck out the only batter that he faced. Derek Lowe didn’t record an out and gave up a hit, a run and a walk. Boone Logan gave up a hit without recording an out and Cory Wade pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings. Tillman pitched three innings giving up two hits, two runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Randy Wolf won his fourth game of the season pitching 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Luis Ayala pitched an inning giving up a hit. Brian Matusz pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Darren O’Day pitched one inning giving up a walk.
Derek Jeter drew a walk, Nick Swisher had a hit and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit. Eric Chavez had a hit, Russell Martin drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Dickerson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Jayson Nix had a hit. Nix hit a double and Dickerson hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
Nick Markakis had three hits and two RBI, Nate McClouth had a hit and drew a walk and Adam Jones had a hit. Matt Wieters had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Reynolds had three hits and four RBI and Chris Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Manny Machado had two hits. Robert Andino had an RBI and drew a walk. Reynolds hit two homeruns and the Orioles were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.
In the second Dickerson hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Reynolds hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 2-1. Swisher hit an RBI single in the fifth to make it 3-1. In the sixth Wieters hit an RBI single and Reynolds hit a three run homerun to make it 5-3 Orioles. In the eight the Orioles tacked on, Andino walked and a run scored and Markakis hit a two run single to make it 8-3 which was the final score.
The Yankees lost two out of three in the series. The Yankees record dropped to 76-57 and the Orioles record improved to 74-59. The Orioles are now only two games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Yankees begin a ten game road trip on Monday afternoon in Tampa.
Hughes pitched five+ innings giving up eighth hits and five runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Hughes lost his 12th game of the season, Cody Eppley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and drew a walk and Clay Rapada struck out the only guy that he faced. Joba Chamberlain pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, two runs and a walk and Justin Thomas struck out the only batter that he faced. Derek Lowe didn’t record an out and gave up a hit, a run and a walk. Boone Logan gave up a hit without recording an out and Cory Wade pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings. Tillman pitched three innings giving up two hits, two runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Randy Wolf won his fourth game of the season pitching 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Luis Ayala pitched an inning giving up a hit. Brian Matusz pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Darren O’Day pitched one inning giving up a walk.
Derek Jeter drew a walk, Nick Swisher had a hit and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit. Eric Chavez had a hit, Russell Martin drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Dickerson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Jayson Nix had a hit. Nix hit a double and Dickerson hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
Nick Markakis had three hits and two RBI, Nate McClouth had a hit and drew a walk and Adam Jones had a hit. Matt Wieters had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Reynolds had three hits and four RBI and Chris Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Manny Machado had two hits. Robert Andino had an RBI and drew a walk. Reynolds hit two homeruns and the Orioles were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.
In the second Dickerson hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Reynolds hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 2-1. Swisher hit an RBI single in the fifth to make it 3-1. In the sixth Wieters hit an RBI single and Reynolds hit a three run homerun to make it 5-3 Orioles. In the eight the Orioles tacked on, Andino walked and a run scored and Markakis hit a two run single to make it 8-3 which was the final score.
The Yankees lost two out of three in the series. The Yankees record dropped to 76-57 and the Orioles record improved to 74-59. The Orioles are now only two games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Yankees begin a ten game road trip on Monday afternoon in Tampa.
The New York Mets sweep the Miami Marlins
The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. Chris Young started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen pitched very well. Jason Bay led the Mets offense. Mark Buehrle started for the Marlins and didn’t pitch so well, the bullpen pitched well. The Marlins offense was led by Justin Ruggiano.
Young pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. Young earned his fourth win of the season, Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning striking out two. Frank Francisco pitched a perfect inning. Buehrle lost his 12th game of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts. Ryan Webb pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Carlos Zambrano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Ronny Cedeno had a hit, Justin Turner had two hits and David Wright had an RBI. Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk, Bay had two hits and four RBI and Andres Torres had two hits. Cedeno, Torres and Turner each hit a double. Bay hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left three men on base.
Bryan Petersen had a hit and drew a walk, Ruggiano had two hits and an RBI and Jose Reyes had a hit. Donovan Solano had a hit, Rob Brantly had a hit and drew a walk and Ruggiano hit a double. The Marlins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Reyes had two stolen bases.
In the first Wright had an RBI groundout and Bay hit a grand slam making it 5-0 Mets. The Marlins scored their only run in the fifth inning. Ruggiano hit an RBI double to make it 5-1 and that would be the final score.
The Mets swept the three game series in Miami. The Mets record improved to 64-70 and the Marlins record dropped to 59-75. The Mets have now won seven of their last eight games. The Mets will begin a three game series in St. Louis on Monday afternoon.
Young pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. Young earned his fourth win of the season, Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning striking out two. Frank Francisco pitched a perfect inning. Buehrle lost his 12th game of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts. Ryan Webb pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Carlos Zambrano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Ronny Cedeno had a hit, Justin Turner had two hits and David Wright had an RBI. Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk, Bay had two hits and four RBI and Andres Torres had two hits. Cedeno, Torres and Turner each hit a double. Bay hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left three men on base.
Bryan Petersen had a hit and drew a walk, Ruggiano had two hits and an RBI and Jose Reyes had a hit. Donovan Solano had a hit, Rob Brantly had a hit and drew a walk and Ruggiano hit a double. The Marlins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Reyes had two stolen bases.
In the first Wright had an RBI groundout and Bay hit a grand slam making it 5-0 Mets. The Marlins scored their only run in the fifth inning. Ruggiano hit an RBI double to make it 5-1 and that would be the final score.
The Mets swept the three game series in Miami. The Mets record improved to 64-70 and the Marlins record dropped to 59-75. The Mets have now won seven of their last eight games. The Mets will begin a three game series in St. Louis on Monday afternoon.
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