Yanks Power Their Way Past O's

(AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

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NY Yankees	3	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	1		11	9	1
Baltimore	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2		7	13	2

WP - J. Vazquez (3-0)
LP - J. Guthrie (1-4)

It appears that the Yankees offense may be getting on track at just the right time. After scoring just two runs in four games, the Yankees have no put 19 runs on the board in their last 12 innings.

Tonight they jumped ahead of the Orioles 4-0 after one and a half, with the big blow coming off the bat of Robinson Cano, a three-run homer in the top of the first. The Yanks would hit two more homers on the night, a three-run blast by David Winfree in the sixth, and a solo shot by Marcus Thames in the seventh. Winfree led the team with four RBIs on the night.

Things almost took a turn for the worse when Mark Teixeira was nailed on the elbow by a Jeremy Guthrie fastball. Tex had to leave the game, but luckily he was only left with a bruise, doesn't need X-rays, and is listed as day-to-day. He said after the game that "at the very least, I’ll play Thursday."

Javier Vazquez was very good over the first four innings, allowing just one run on three hits and two walks, but ran into some trouble in the fifth. In the inning he allowed three runs on four hits, with all the runs coming on an Adam Jones three-run homer. Javy would pitch to, and retire, one batter in the sixth before being replaced by Joba Chamberlain. In 6.1 innings Vazquez allowed 4 runs on 7 hits, walked 3 and struck out 3, while throwing 96 pitches.

Joba was welcomed to the game with a single by Nolan Reimold, but retired the next two to get out of the inning. According to Chad Jennings, the Yankees had Joba's fastball clocking in at 93 MPH.

...For the rest of the game's stats check out the box score below.

Tomorrow's Game

Two games for the Yanks tomorrow. The early game against the Braves in Lake Buena, and the nightcap at home against the Blue Jays. CC Sabathia will start against the Braves at 1:05 pm, with Sergio Mitre starting against Toronto at 7:05 pm. Both games can be seen on MLB.TV, and the late game will also be on YES.

AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Jeter, SS 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .209 2-Snyder, J, PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson, N, DH 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 .250 Teixeira, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325 1-Winfree, PR-1B 3 1 1 4 0 1 2 .292 Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 .297 Pena, R, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Cano, 2B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .341 Weber, J, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .560 Thames, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .143 Kruml, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Winn, RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .229 Vechionacci, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Cervelli, C 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .345 Pilittere, C 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231 Golson, CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .269 Totals 38 11 9 11 5 13 23 1-Ran for Teixeira in the 2nd. 2-Ran for Jeter in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Winn (2, Albers). HR: Cano (2, 1st inning off Guthrie, 2 on, 2 out), Winfree (1, 6th inning off Hendrickson, 2 on, 2 out), Thames (2, 7th inning off Albers, 0 on, 0 out), Pilittere (1, 9th inning off Egan, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Teixeira; Winfree 4; Rodriguez, A; Cano 4; Thames 4; Winn 2; Cervelli; Pilittere 4; Golson. RBI: Cano 3 (8), Teixeira (6), Winfree 4 (6), Thames (2), Jeter (6), Pilittere (2). 2-out RBI: Cano 3; Teixeira; Winfree 3; Pilittere. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A 4. Team RISP: 2-for-15. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Cervelli (1, 2nd base off Hendrickson/Wieters). FIELDING E: Pena, R (2, fielding). PB: Cervelli (1). DP: (Rodriguez, A-Cano-Winfree).

IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Vazquez, J (W, 3-0) 5.1 7 4 4 3 3 1 4.19 Chamberlain 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12.96 Park 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Robertson, D 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.50 Ring 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 2.70