(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| N.Y. Yankees « | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | x | 9 | 9 | 0 |
I went to the city this afternoon to meet up with some friends and got all wrapped up in the US-England World Cup match so I missed most of yesterday's Yankees game. Luckily, by the time the soccer match rolled around the Yankees were already up 6-2 and the game was pretty much in hand.
Javier Vazquez had another nice start as he continues to turn his season around. In 7 innings he held the Astors to three runs on six hits, did not walk a batter, and struck out six. He's now 5-1 with a 3.00 ERA in his last six starts, and improved to 6-5 on the season.
Derek Jeter was the offensive star of the game. He jacked two homers on the day. The first was a solo shot leading off the first to tie Rickey Henderson for most homers to leadoff a game with 24. His second homer was a three-run shot and came in the sixth with the Yankees up 6-3. Besides the two homers, Jeter also walked to leadoff the third. The Yankees were down 2-1 at the time but would go on to score five in the inning to take control of the game. After the walk he stole second and moved to third on a throwing error, and then would score the tying run on Nick Swisher's RBI single. Jorge Posada drove in the other four runs on the third with a grand slam.
The bullpen did a good job today holding the Astros scoreless over the final two innings. David Robertson allowed two hits and struck out a batter in the eighth, and Chad Gaudin allowed one hit with a strikeout in the ninth.
The Yanks will send Phil Hughes to the mound tomorrow as they go for the sweep. Right-hander Brian Moehler and his 6.12 ERA will take the mound for the Astros. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m. and the game will be on YES.
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Derek Jeter, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| Nick Swisher, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .371 |
| Jorge Posada, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| Marcus Thames, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Brett Gardner, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .311 |
| Francisco Cervelli, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .282 |
| Curtis Granderson, CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .248 |
| Kevin Russo, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| Totals | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | |
| Batting | ||||||||
| HR - Derek Jeter 2 (8, Rodriguez, Fulchino), Jorge Posada (7, Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| RBI - Derek Jeter 4 (39), Nick Swisher (39), Jorge Posada 4 (19) | ||||||||
| SB - Derek Jeter (7, 3rd base off Rodriguez/Quintero) | ||||||||
| RISP: 4-7 (K Russo 0-2, D Jeter 1-1, C Granderson 0-1, J Posada 1-1, N Swisher 1-1, R Cano 1-1) Team LOB - 5 | ||||||||
| Fielding | ||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Nick Swisher 1 | ||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Javier Vazquez (W,6-5) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5.43 |
| David Robertson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.05 |
| Chad Gaudin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.20 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Javier Vazquez 95-58, David Robertson 21-12, Chad Gaudin 9-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Javier Vazquez 7-8, David Robertson 1-1, Chad Gaudin 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Javier Vazquez 27, David Robertson 5, Chad Gaudin 3 | ||||||||
| PLAYER OF THE GAME: Derek Jeter HONORABLE MENTION: Javier Vazquez |
