Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Game 93: Yankees vs. Orioles

Regular Season Game 93
Yankees vs. Orioles
New Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: MY9 | Radio: WCBS 880


Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (55-37)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Jorge Posada C
Nick Swisher RF
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Cody Ransom 3B

Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (season debut)

ORIOLES (41-51)
Brian Roberts 2B
Adam Jones CF
Nick Markakis RF
Aubrey Huff 1B
Luke Scott DH
Melvin Mora 3B
Nolan Reimold LF
Matt Wieters C
Cesar Izturis SS

Pitching: LHP Rich Hill (3-2, 6.92 ERA)

Yanks vs. Hill

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
X. Nady 7 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .286 .333 .286 .619
J. Posada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
R. Cano 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Totals72000223.286.400.286.686

Orioles vs. Mitre

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
T. Wigginton 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
L. Scott 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Totals52100110.400.500.6001.100

News & Notes

- Tonight will be Sergio Mitre's first big league start since 9/15/2007 as a Marlin. In nine starts for Single-A Tampa and Triple-A Scranton he went 4-1 with a 2.32 ERA, and allowed 50 hits, struck out 43, and walked just seven walks over 54.1 innings.

- Brett Tomko has been DFA'd to make room for Mitre.

- Orioles' left-hander Rich Hill has only face the Yankees once, back in 2005, and in that game he allowed a run on a hit in 1/3 of a inning of relief.

- The Yankees are 18-10 against lefties and are hitting .291/.375/.492 against them. The .291 average is second in all of baseball against left-handers.

- If the Yanks can win tonight or tomorrow it will be the Yankees eighth series win in nine tries.

- The Yankees have won seven of the ten games against the O's this year, including the last five in a row.

- In their last 22 games they're 17-5, and they're now tied with the Red Sox for first place.

- In their last 33 home games the Yankees are 24-9.

- A happy birthday to Yankees starter CC Sabathia. The big lefty turns 29 today.

Stick around and discuss the game
as it happens in the comments section.

39 comments:

  1. KevinJuly 21, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    wow nice move...matsui gets rewarded for his walk off home run by not starting tonight and cody ransom is in the lineup playing thrid for the DHing a-rod. matsui needs to be in the lineup on a regular basis, no matter if theyre facing a lefty or righty

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  2. SteveBJuly 21, 2009 at 5:01 PM

    Tomko was DFA'd. Looks like we'll be seeing more of Melancon.

    What did Gardner do wrong? He was passed over twice when righties were pitching. Tonight is a lefty, but Gardner has only started one game in 4. I wouldn't say Melky has been on fire.

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  3. SteveBJuly 21, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Kevin, this is one problem I have with Girardi. He stick to 'his plan', and th' heck with whomever is hot. Like I said above, I am wondering what happened to Gardner.

    In fairness I don't expect Gardner to start tonight, but here you have a team that has been struggling to score runs and you sit down Matsui in favor of Ransom. I want to see a hitting lineup tonight because I do not expect Mitre to be anything fantastic. Think Sidney Ponson....

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  4. Greg CohenJuly 21, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    Thanks for the update on Tomko, Steve.

    I don't get sitting Matsui either. He hits lefties fine.

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  5. a7texJuly 21, 2009 at 5:25 PM

    guys, i'm really bothered by this also, but Arod does need a day off at third. They cant play matsui at third and they dont wanna leave AROD's bat out so they get rid of matsui, and ranom plays 3rd with arod DH-ing.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    Doesn't Hinske play third as well?

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  7. a7texJuly 21, 2009 at 5:50 PM

    ya he does, wow now that really makes me wonder what giradi was thinkin. I believe that was 1 of the reasons they got him.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    Girardi must not like the TV show "The King of Queens" or something. When my girlfriend said Hinske looks like Kevin James, I knew it had to be true.

    No real need to play Hinske- all he does is hit a home run every time he's in the lineup.

    Girardi! GROAN.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    Can we just get Ransom off the ML roster, send his ass down and bring Pena back up. I know they wanna make him into a super utility guy and get him reps in the outfield, but that's what spring training and the off-season training are for. All Ransom does is make errors and hurt the team.

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  10. caponeJuly 21, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    Another game, another rain delay. Looks like Girardi is giving ARod his weekly "half day off". I guess that would explain the Matsui benching. But still, Ransom is a disaster at 3rd...

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  11. daneptizlJuly 21, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    Mitre's showing good velocity.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    He's got good velocity and his pitches were down. It was a good hit by Roberts.

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  13. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 8:01 PM

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  14. Greg CohenJuly 21, 2009 at 8:03 PM

    I've been pretty impressed with Mitre so far.

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  15. Greg CohenJuly 21, 2009 at 8:11 PM

    Cano should have caught that.

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  16. Scott_in_SacramentoJuly 21, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    Wait, did Cano actually hit a home run with runners on base?

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  17. Greg CohenJuly 21, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    lol, yep he did.

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  18. MarioJuly 21, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    As Damon gets older and more crippled, does his arms shrink as well, god i can not wait for him to be gone, he was a total waste of money/payroll/roster spot, captain caveman, can't catch, can't field, can't throw, & is barely hitting lately..

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  19. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    He is a terrible OFer and we won't win in the playoffs with him.

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  20. Mike N.July 21, 2009 at 9:36 PM

    Not a bad job at all by Mitre. If he could have gotten through the sixth without giving up a run, it would have looked great.

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  21. Scott_in_SacramentoJuly 21, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    I am watching the O's broadcast on Extra innings... wow their announcers are harsh.

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  22. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    Jeter should be playing second.

    Will

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  23. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    Man arods BA still sucks. He's going to have to hit the tar out of the ball just to get to 280.

    Will

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  24. Greg CohenJuly 21, 2009 at 10:01 PM

    I have no problem with what Mitre did tonight, do that every time and I'll be happy. He is the fifth starter after all.

    What are the O's announcers saying? How are they harsh?

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  25. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    wtf?

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  26. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 10:06 PM

    I love how the center field scoreboard is so bright it blows out YES exposure ballance on the stadium shot. That thing is ridiculous.

    Will

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  27. MarioJuly 21, 2009 at 10:13 PM

    nice, 3 outs, MO time, boston losing,

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  28. MarioJuly 21, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    W/ Damon & Matsui gone after this season, who's gonna be in the outfield next season? Is AJAX gonna be ready, & I highly doubt Nady will be back, for us or anyone, he'll be recovering awhile?

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  29. MarioJuly 21, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    Man if Texas ever got some real pitching or there young pitchers come thru, they might be dangerous, they seem to have a good farm system, too bad their owner is broke LOL, they are so lucky AROD opted out of his contract, saved them tons...

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  30. Scott_in_SacramentoJuly 21, 2009 at 10:21 PM

    They (Gary Thorne and Jim Palmer) are taking the time to point out every minor mistake that the O's players are making. From the way it sounds you would think that they were Yankees fans (not that I have a problem with that). It's kind of like listening to the idiots on FOX, but unlike McCarver, Jim Palmer know what the hell he is talking about.

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  31. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    good hussle by the old man

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  32. Scott_in_SacramentoJuly 21, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    Yanks win!

    Red Sox losing 4-1 top of the 9th.

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  33. Greg CohenJuly 21, 2009 at 10:28 PM

    Another nice win for the Yanks. ... Come on Texas, hold that lead.

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  34. Scott_in_SacramentoJuly 21, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    I had forgotten how awesome the Extra Innings package is, wish I had the money to pay for it :(

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  35. Scott_in_SacramentoJuly 21, 2009 at 10:33 PM

    Rangers 4-Sox 2 F.

    Yanks in first all alone!

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  36. Greg CohenJuly 21, 2009 at 10:33 PM

    First place!

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  37. crossfireJuly 21, 2009 at 10:34 PM

    Nice win tonight. The sox just lost so the Yanks are alone in first place.

    Hey John Henry...

    looking up at $400m offseason! LOLOL

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  38. crossfireJuly 21, 2009 at 10:34 PM

    Stick that up your twitter and smoke it!

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  39. RichJuly 21, 2009 at 10:40 PM

    Hey guys, First Place- Hell Yeah!

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