Monday, August 10, 2009

Yanks 7 game winning streak ends

The New York Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays tonight by the score of 5-4. Sergio Mitre started and I would think this was his last chance, he gave up 5 runs in 5 innings. He is the 5th starter and if that is your biggest problem then your in really good shape. The bottom line though is he hasn't pitched one good game, he always goes 5 innings or less and you just can't have that. Alfredo Aceves was great though on the bright side saving the bullpen by pitching 4 shutout innings. You do have to wonder if they were trying to stretch him out, it will be interesting to see if Joe Girardi says anything about Mitre's next start in postgame or if he will say the usual he pitched ok and he is in our rotation. Chad Gaudin is here but hasn't pitched yet so maybe he will move into Mitres spot also. The offense was ok but not great, Jerry Hairston Jr., Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano all had solo homeruns. Nick Swisher had a sac fly but struck out to end the game with a runner on first. The 9th inning showed where they really miss Brett Gardner because after Hideki Matsui singled, Ramiro Pena came in to run for him, if that was Gardner he would of stolen and it could of changed the whole inning but Pena was just there in case they hit one in the gap he could get further then Matsui but never thought of stealing. The Yankees will send Joba Chamberlain to the mound tomorrow and try and start a new winning streak. I know a lot of people will say see this was a let down but it wasn't that at all, they played a good game but Mitre was pitching and that sets the tone and they didn't quite score enough but they weren't dead at all.

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