Thursday, July 9, 2009

Game 85: Yankees @ Twins

Regular Season Game 85
Yankees @ Twins
The Metrodome - Minneapolis, MN
Game Time: 1:10 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS 880


Here are the lineups:


YANKEES (50-34)
Derek Jeter SS,
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera LF
Cody Ransom 3B
Brett Gardner CF

Pitching: RHP Alfredo Aceves (5-1, 2.02 ERA)

TWINS (43-42)
Denard Span CF
Matt Tolbert 2B
Joe Mauer DH
Justin Morneau 1B
Jason Kubel LF
Michael Cuddyer RF
Brian Buscher 3B
Mike Redmond 3B
Nick Punto SS

Pitching: LHP Francisco Liriano (4-8, 5.49 ERA)

Yanks vs. Lirano

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
M. Teixeira 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143
N. Swisher 6 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .500 .571 .667 1.238
H. Matsui 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
E. Hinske 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
R. Cano 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
M. Cabrera 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
D. Jeter 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .500 .667 2.000 2.667
J. Damon 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333
K. Cash 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
A. Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 .000 .667
J. Posada 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
B. Gardner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
J. Molina 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Totals3462011914.176.349.324.672


Twins vs. Acceves

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
N. Punto 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
B. Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
C. Gomez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
B. Buscher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
D. Span 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals60000001.000.000.000.000

News & Notes

- Alfredo Aceves is making his first start since last September 26th against the Red Sox. He's faced the Twins twice in relief and hasn't allowed a base runner in two innings.

- Francisco Lirano has faced the Yankees twice in his career, once as a starter and once in relief. The start came earlier this season, and he lasted six innings, allowing a run on four hits, walked six and struck out six in a no decision.

- The Yankees have won 12 of their last 14 and 7 in a row on the road.

- According to Peter Abraham, Damaso Marte is scheduled to throw a batting practice on Saturday in Tampa.

- Johnny Damon has a sore knee and calf so he gets the day off.

Stick around and discuss the game

as it happens in the comments section

56 Comments:

Scott_in_Sacramento said...

What's the deal with all the day games lately?

Anonymous said...

What's the deal with a lefty pitching and Hinske sitting? Isn't that the situation they planned to use him in?

Arod is DHing- put Hinske in at
3rd! Cody Ransom? Groan. I think Girardi is letting Cashman know what he thinks of the new acquisition. I don't get it.

Anonymous said...

who is playing C from Minn?
they have 2 3B

Anonymous said...

go for the sweep. i can smell first place! red sox here we come, now if only we can beat you

Bob said...

hinske is a lefty anon...

Bob said...

he's a career .223 hitter against lefty's and a .263 hitter against righty's....although this year he is hitting .320 against lefty's in 25 AB...and .244 against righty's in 86 AB...

daneptizl said...

Meh, that was dumb... giving them an out.

crossfire said...

It may not have been pretty but it was 3 runs!

daneptizl said...

And THAT is why Ransom is on this team.

crossfire said...

Ransom blows. Bring Pena back dammit!

Margo said...

i really can't stand ransom.

crossfire said...

We should be out of the inning and Aceves wouldn't be wasting pitches.

Thanks Cody!

Anonymous said...

Why is Pena not on this team?

Anonymous said...

Why is Pena not on this team?

Bob said...

good question...

Greg Cohen said...

Ransom is worthless.

Anonymous said...

Rancid Ransom at it again

AndyBnj said...

I could do better than Cody Ransom .. and I'm 56 and just had a hip replacement 3 weeks ago. Being home recovering from that is why I'm loving all the day games lately. It breaks up the day and makes me wait until after 4pm to take a nap. Life is good ... as long as we keeping putting up wins.

Anonymous said...

That's 5 errors in 32 games for ransom. Bring back Pena!

Anonymous said...

That is so annoying Jeter. Stop doing that crap!

Greg Cohen said...

Yea maybe Aceves should just stick with relief work.

daneptizl said...

Look at Gameday... Robertson threw 4 strikes and 1 ball to Tolbert... but the ump is fail...

Greg Cohen said...

And Robertson can't throw a strike. Now Mauer is up with them loaded.

Mario said...

Um robertson sucks has no business being in the majors, and Girardi has no clue how to use a bullpen..

Greg Cohen said...

They looked like balls on tv.

Emmanuel said...

About fucking time Robertson.

daneptizl said...

Mario, a 2.57 ERA sucks?

crossfire said...

This is exactly why I thought Mitre should have started. Aceves couldn't go deep and he wasn't expected to.

Now the pen will get burned out. I don't get it.

And Robertson has been pretty good this year.

Mario said...

you just walked a guy batting .180 you suck...

Anonymous said...

On the MARK!

Anonymous said...

Like I said before, Robertson gives up runs almost every time he pitches. Robertson sucks. I dont care what his ERA is and he didn't even get charged for those runs but to walk 2 people with the bases loaded is a joke. He walks people way too much and is too inconsistent. He is definiltey a problem.

Anonymous said...

You ready to give up on Robertson yet dane? I mean come on. He does this craaappp everytime. Walk, walk and more walks.

He needs to go back to AAA and let Melancon come up again. Bring Cervelli and Pena while you are at Yankees.

daneptizl said...

lol, give up on Robertson... he of the 2.53 ERA. Robertson's good, he just needs to calm down in pressure spots.

Anonymous said...

Not give up on him permanently. But, temporarily yes. He needs to go to AAA. ERA is irrelevant. He walked 2 batters and wasn't charged a run and it was 100% his fault.

Anonymous said...

Walks, walks and more walks. Lets see who is doing the catching? Oh yes, you dont even have to watch the game or look at gameday and one can automatically know who the catcher is.

We know, it is definitely not Posada's fault. We got it.

Mario said...

well i'm reduced to watching online storming here, direct tv out, yippie

Mario said...

i can't believe twins sent Lirano back out with 100 pitches, they trying to kill the kid, isn't he still coming off injuries

crossfire said...

Once again Sterling screws up, he just called Melky's double a foul ball.

crossfire said...

I used to have Directv and loved it except for times when there were storms and it went out. That drove me nuts.

daneptizl said...

Yes, ERA is a bad barometer to gauge pitchers by. What was I thinking.

Anonymous said...

damn knuckleballer. why dont more pitchers throw the knuckle to prolong their careers. mussina could throw one but never did.

Mario said...

wow imagine that, throw a strike, they swing, hit a weak ground ball what a concept....

Anonymous said...

The Philthies looking strong again

Anonymous said...

Yankees win! Thaaaaa Yankees win!

Mario said...

offense had better come ready to go tomorrow, JOBA pitching, & Joe used 6 pitchers today, JOBA you'd better give at least 7 "GOOD" innings, no stupid walks, cut down on pitches, be aggressive, stop being such a pansie and grow the fuck up...

Emmanuel said...

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Pretty much what he said. Grow a fuckin pair Joba and pump up the fastball to the upper 90's when you need to put hitters away.

daneptizl said...

lmao...

crossfire said...

Well put and funny Mario! LOL

Greg Cohen said...

Nice win... 7-for-7 against the Twinkies... now on to Cali to finish off the first half.

Danny said...

Wow the way this team is playing, all Girardi had to do is sit there and let them make him look like an actual manager. Does Girardi seem determined to show the world that he really can't manage?

Anonymous said...

Girardi is a good manager I dont understand all the hate for him. It is no surprise when he became manager Jeter has improved his defense. The defensive positioning of the team has greatly improved under Girardi. Girardi runs the bullpen much better than Torre and does not burn anyone out like Torre already did in LA with Bellasario. Also, Girardi is very good with the young players like Gardner, Cervelli, Pena, Melky & Cano.

JC said...

Robertson's ERA is under three.

Quit you're bitching. He battles control problems sometimes, but he's really young. His stuff is good and his ERA proves that.

Anonymous said...

@ JC

I agree Robertson has done a nice job. Look at his strikeouts. Once he gets his control right he will become a very good reliever.

crossfire said...

KC just beat the red sux 8-6.

We are back in first place!!!

Go Yanks!!!

Sniper said...

You know what I was thinking; after todays win and the Red Sucks lost and being tied up again, I was thinking "you know what, this is going to be a fight between both teams. Now as we all know we havent beat them not a single time this season. Than I thought what if we ended up beatting them at the end and end-up on top. I would probably say they beat us early but we beat them when it counted the most". Now thats a heck of a script!

Greg Cohen said...

I'll sign up for that.