Regular Season Game 123Yankees (64-58) vs. Royals (55-67)
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV: YES - MLB.TV | Radio: WCBS 880
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES
Johnny Damon DH
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jason Giambi 1B
Xavier Nady LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Ivan Rodriguez C
Brett Gardner CF
Sidney Ponson RHP (7-3, 4.27 ERA)
ROYALS
Zack Greinke RHP (9-8, 4.09 ERA)
Greinke is 2-3 with a 6.25 ERA in 6 career starts against the Yankees, 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA in two starts this season.
***According to Baseball America the Yankees signed Stanford lefty Jeremy Bleich to a $700,000 bonus. Bleich was a supplemental first-round pick, the 44th overall.***
Yanks vs. Greinke:
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| I Rodriguez | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .542 | .958 |
| A. Rodriguez | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .412 | .474 | .647 | 1.121 |
| D. Jeter | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 |
| H. Matsui | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| J. Giambi | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .333 | .929 | 1.262 |
| J. Damon | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .357 | .400 | .643 | 1.043 |
| J. Posada | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .182 | .357 | .273 | .630 |
| B. Abreu | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .385 | .545 | .930 |
| R. Cano | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .462 | .364 | .825 |
| J. Molina | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 |
| W. Betemit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 142 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 21 | .310 | .372 | .521 | .893 |
Royals vs. Ponson:
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| J. Guillen | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .229 | .250 | .229 | .479 |
| D. DeJesus | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .632 | .696 | .789 | 1.485 |
| M. Grudzielanek | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .353 | .353 | .706 | 1.059 |
| M. Teahen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .333 | .429 | .762 |
| J. Buck | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .308 | .333 | .538 | .872 |
| M. Olivo | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 |
| J. Gathright | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| R. Gload | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| J. Smith | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| A. Gordon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |
| T. Pena Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| E. German | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| B. Butler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| A. Callaspo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 155 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 19 | .290 | .331 | .387 | .718 |
Stick around and discuss the game
as it happens in the comments section.
Why does this moron continue to bat Giambi 5th? He stinks with RISP. Nady and Giambi should flip-flop, the right lefty thing hasn't been working anyway.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
ReplyDelete- J.C.
Nicely done fellas, 3 up, 3 down, on 3 strikeouts. Fantastic start.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Royals take the lead 1-0.
ReplyDeleteFUCKING SHIT I HATE THIS TEAM.
Seriously the Yankees are going to need a miracle to catch Boston so I wouldn't get too emotional about this team until they get back in it. That is, IF they get back into it.
ReplyDeleteNice throw Jeet.
ReplyDeleteOh well, no harm done.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they can actually get a hit this inning.
What the hell was that?
ReplyDelete- J.C.
Nice at-bat Alex. We can always count on you.
ReplyDeleteA-Rod sucks.
ReplyDeleteYou saw that coming a mile away... this team makes me want to break something.
ReplyDeleteEveryone in this organization should be fired. They are the laughing stock of baseball. Arod will go down as the worst signing in MLB history. He is NOT a good baseball player. He's a choke artist like Mariano, Giambi.
ReplyDeleteArod and Giambi are killing this team. Arod should not be batting 4th. Giambi should not be batting 5th.
Oh well some people never learn. Its called PRIDE GOETH BEFORE DESTRUCTION AND An HAUGHTY SPIRIT BEFORE A FALL.
anonymous, Your hatred for Mariano is insanely stupid. Yes, he's struggled in non-save situations this year, but he's been a rock on this team. You would sound a lot more intelligent if you left him out of your rants.
ReplyDelete- J.C.
Damn it Johnny hit the damn ball on the ground. This is why they lose these games.
ReplyDeleteAnd they waste a leadoff double... it just gets worse and worse.
ReplyDeleteim having a tough time believing we are actually this bad. imagine if we never played those NL teams we swept( Padres, Astors) and the Mariners. whats our record if we take out those wins? 52-58? and if we take out the A's we're 47-57. we suck vs basically everyone we play. we have no hope this year. everyday we lose a game on the sox and rays. we're done. next year has to be better.
ReplyDeleteI'm having a hard time believing it myself. I know we will never know the answer to this, but I really wonder how this team would be playing if Joe Torre was the manager. I really don't think Yankees fans and the front office realized what he did for this team.
ReplyDeletePonson pitched well, can't ask for much more.
ReplyDeleteAnd, you're love for him shows how clueless and insane you are.
ReplyDeleteWhat has Mariano done since 2000, other than choke? Nothing. YOu're just another news media educated idiot that can't think. You erect straw man arguments then argue against your straw man. Simple. The media are nothing but propaganda, apartheid preaching snake oil salesman.
You're an idiot. He's the best closer in the game, period.
ReplyDelete- J.C.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, yes another loser. GIDP. This team and organization are full of born losers.
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes we miss Joe Torre. The coach that hadn't one a playoff series in how long? Torre and Cashman were given great teams, with great players and ran them into the ground. We are seeing the culmination of that today. It is called science. It is called reaping and sowing. You plant seeds years ago and the harvest is here. The problem is this harvest is rotten and doesn't provide fruit worth a darn.
It is tied. Hurrry up Joe and bring Mariano so he can blow it AGAIN!!
ReplyDeleteCoaches, or managers in this case, don't win playoff series, players do. Managers get you there, there isn't much to do once you get there besides tell your boys to go do the same things that got them there.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't Torre's fault Wang stuck up the field twice last year.
You really should go look at some of the pitching staffs (including bullpens) that this team had from 04-07. They were not good staffs at all.
And Torre's teams had a ton of injuries too, they just didn't need to use them as an excuse for missing the postseason, because they didn't miss the postseason.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Johnny. Stupid Red Sock.
ReplyDeleteOh yea the big Johny Damon, the yankees best hitter with RISP, isn't that correct Michael Kay? What did he do there AGAIN? Nothing.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely pathetic the yankees need 3 errors to score a WHOLE 2 runs. Watch out division leaders Arod, Giambi, Girardi, Cashman and Mariano are coming for ya!
You really need a drink dude.
ReplyDeletethe last time the royals were here, in june, mariano gave up the tie in 2 of those games. so thats 3 in the 4 games this year. dont bring him in if its tied! we need a run now boys, if you want to win.
ReplyDeleteI agree Dan.
ReplyDeletesee joe you can use someone other than mo in that situation
ReplyDeleteHit and run? Just bunt the damn ball, what the hell is Girardi doing?
ReplyDeleteAt least Gardner's eye saved him. Now bunt with Damon.
ReplyDeleteI don't care what happens, Girardi should have Damon bunting here. I don't get this at all.
ReplyDeleteIs Girardi retarded?
ReplyDeleteAnd Damon K's, great job Joe.
ReplyDeletegood job damon. noone is clutch on this team. even if someone does get a walk off hit today.
ReplyDeletewow jeter, wow
ReplyDeleteCaptain Double Play strikes again. How you don't bunt with Damon there is mind-boggling. I'm really shocked right now at how Girardi "managed" that inning.
ReplyDeletegirardi does basically everything wrong. ive missed torre since day 1.
ReplyDeleteHey whatta you know? Mo pitched a scoreless inning in a tie game. NICE!
ReplyDeletejoe girardi should be shot after these horrendous decisions...
ReplyDeleteHahahaha, he should at least be fired.
ReplyDeleteNice job A-Choke
ReplyDeleteThis freaking game should be over already. Damn it, what the hell was Girardi thinking? I'm still dumbfounded.
ReplyDeleteThis umpire is as bad as I've seen all year, and the umps have been pretty brutal all year.
ReplyDelete- J.C.
Yep, that ball was clearly outside.
ReplyDeleteI'm calling a Jeter walk-off...
ReplyDeleteUnless Damon gets on, then he'll hit into a DP.
Well, at least he got a hit. Come on Bobby.
ReplyDeleteFucking A-Rod chokes again.
ReplyDelete