| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
| N.Y. Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Another ugly loss for the Yanks tonight as they fall 2-1 to the Ray in 11 innings. Tonight's loss drops the Yankees to two games under .500 at 19-21. The Yankees did get a great effort from starter Chien-Ming Wang who pitched very well. He allowed just 1 run on 7 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings, he also struck out 2. He's been fantastic this year so far, and his ERA is now down to 2.90.
Joba Chamberlain pitched a scoreless 8th, though he was a little wild and allowed two men on with just one out, but was able to get out the inning when he got Cliff Floyd to ground into an inning ending double play.
After the Yanks tied it Kyle Farnsworth came in to pitch the 9th and also got into a little trouble but was able to get out of it without allowing a run.
Mariano Rivera pitched the 10th and after allowing a leadoff single to Carl Crawford, retired the next three batters he faced. He came in for the 11th and was not as fortunate. Cliff Floyd led off the inning with a single, then pinch runner Jonny Gomes stole 2nd, and then scored on a Gabe Gross RBI single to win the game. The run was the first Mo has allowed all year.
RAYS PITCHING
Like the title says the offense took another night off. Rays' starter Edwin Jackson dominated for 7 innings, allowing just 5 hits. The Yankees had several chances to score but once again failed to get the big hit. The continue to fail at doing the little things to drive in runs; They had 1st and 3rd with 1 out in the 4th and Alberto Gonzalez grounded into an inning ending double play. Then in the 6th Derek Jeter hit a 1-out triple and didn't move an inch as Bobby Abreu grounded out weakly to short with the infield in, and Hideki Matsui popped out, also to the shortstop.
The lone Yankees run came on a Hideki Matsui solo HR in the top of the 9th off Rays' closer Troy Percival.
RAYS OFFENSE
If the Yankees offense doesn't wake up soon they could end up losing all four of these games, especially when you consider that they have to face James Shields and Scott Kazmir the next two days. Then they can look forward to facing Johan Santana at the Stadium on Friday, so things may go from bad to worse very, very quickly.
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Edwin Jackson (7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K)
HONORABLE MENTION: Chien-Ming Wang (7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K)
Things don't get any easier for the Yanks as they now face the Rays' two best pitchers starting with James Shields tomorrow night. Mike Mussina starts for the Yankees and the first pitch is set for 7:10 PM. The game will be on YES and you can listen to the game on the radio by tuning in to WCBS 880.
Joba Chamberlain pitched a scoreless 8th, though he was a little wild and allowed two men on with just one out, but was able to get out the inning when he got Cliff Floyd to ground into an inning ending double play.
After the Yanks tied it Kyle Farnsworth came in to pitch the 9th and also got into a little trouble but was able to get out of it without allowing a run.
Mariano Rivera pitched the 10th and after allowing a leadoff single to Carl Crawford, retired the next three batters he faced. He came in for the 11th and was not as fortunate. Cliff Floyd led off the inning with a single, then pinch runner Jonny Gomes stole 2nd, and then scored on a Gabe Gross RBI single to win the game. The run was the first Mo has allowed all year.
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
| Wang | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.90 |
| Chamberlain | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 |
| Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Rivera (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 |
RAYS PITCHING
Like the title says the offense took another night off. Rays' starter Edwin Jackson dominated for 7 innings, allowing just 5 hits. The Yankees had several chances to score but once again failed to get the big hit. The continue to fail at doing the little things to drive in runs; They had 1st and 3rd with 1 out in the 4th and Alberto Gonzalez grounded into an inning ending double play. Then in the 6th Derek Jeter hit a 1-out triple and didn't move an inch as Bobby Abreu grounded out weakly to short with the infield in, and Hideki Matsui popped out, also to the shortstop.
The lone Yankees run came on a Hideki Matsui solo HR in the top of the 9th off Rays' closer Troy Percival.
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
| Damon, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| Jeter, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .305 |
| Abreu, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .287 |
| Matsui, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .319 |
| Giambi, 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Cabrera, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .269 |
| Cano, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .183 |
| Gonzalez, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| a-Duncan, S, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 |
| Ensberg, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .203 |
| Totals | 37 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
a-Struck out for Gonzalez in the 7th. | ||||||||
BATTING 3B: Jeter (3, Jackson). HR: Matsui (5, 9th inning off Percival, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Damon; Jeter 3; Matsui 4; Giambi 2; Cabrera. RBI: Matsui (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matsui; Duncan, S. GIDP: Gonzalez; Matsui. Team LOB: 6. | ||||||||
RAYS OFFENSE
If the Yankees offense doesn't wake up soon they could end up losing all four of these games, especially when you consider that they have to face James Shields and Scott Kazmir the next two days. Then they can look forward to facing Johan Santana at the Stadium on Friday, so things may go from bad to worse very, very quickly.
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Edwin Jackson (7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K)
HONORABLE MENTION: Chien-Ming Wang (7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K)
Things don't get any easier for the Yanks as they now face the Rays' two best pitchers starting with James Shields tomorrow night. Mike Mussina starts for the Yankees and the first pitch is set for 7:10 PM. The game will be on YES and you can listen to the game on the radio by tuning in to WCBS 880.
5 Comments:
Maybe this sounds like an excuse, but doesn't it seem like we've had about 4,234 rallies stopped by bad luck? A line drive at someone, a hard hit ball that's perfectly placed and turned for a double play, etc.
And no, that wouldn't be the difference between 0 runs and say, 8 runs, but hitting is contageous, and sometimes a line out vs. a line drive single or double in a big situation early in the game can be the one thing that gets an offense going enough to score much more during the game.
It seems like every time we get an opportunity to drive someone in, we end up hitting a ball hard for a line out or a DP or whatever, and then we just can't crank it up again.
Point being is that I think a lot of the offensive struggles is from having a potential rally squelched in the early innings several games this season.
I agree that they have killed many a rally this year, but I don't know how much involves luck.
One time where bad luck hurt them that I can remember is the Jeter DP in Cleveland, that was a rocket.
But take last night for example, Abreu's up with the 1st and 3rd and one out and hits a grounder to SS with the infield in. He couldn't even get the ball in the air.
Even the great play Longoria made on the Gonzalez ball can't be considered bad luck, he just made the play. We all know if the same ball had been hit to Wilson Betemit it would have ended up being a RBI single.
They also don't run, don't bunt, they're basically sitting back and waiting for the big hit, you gotta make things happen when you're struggling and the Yanks are just not doing that right now.
ZZZZZZ.... Oh sorry, is the game over yet? Did we win a game finally? Will it even matter if we did?
I'm losing interest in baseball, and it's only May. Bad sign.
It's anon #1 again-
I do agree, Greg - it's not that I'm saying that bad luck is their entire problem, but I think sometimes a few breaks here and there can break things open for the offense at times.
I think they just might not look so awful if they could get a few key liners and hard hit balls to be hit in the right place... not that they'd suddenly be scoring 10 runs a game, but they'd be a lot more respectable I think.
They definitely aren't doing anything to help along the process, like you point out, especially the hit and run, bunt, or attempting to steal.
"I think they just might not look so awful if they could get a few key liners and hard hit balls to be hit in the right place... not that they'd suddenly be scoring 10 runs a game, but they'd be a lot more respectable I think."
I can't disagree with that Anon #1.
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