(Photo by Hannah Foslien /Getty Images)| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.Y. Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota « | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | x | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Since I'm pretty busy this morning and last night's game was pretty damn awful, I'm going to keep this to bullet points.
- After three nice outings Javier Vazquez returned to his crappy early season form allowing 5 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks over 5.2 innings pitched. He was missing his spots badly, and it seemed that every ball hit off him was a rocket. To be honest, Vazquez was pretty lucky to give up just 5.
- The Yankees fell behind 3-0 early, then after cutting it to 3-1 the Twins scored five in the fifth, sixth, and seventh to put the game away.
- I thought Joe Girardi left him in a little long, but with the performance of the bullpen you can understand why he tried to get as much as he could out of Javy. Chan Ho Park allowed a walk and two hits in a third of an inning pitched. Damaso Marte actually did his job and retired the only batter he faced. And in his first outing since being signed Chad Gaudin gave up a run on two hits and a walk over 1.2 innings.
- For the second time this season Nick Blackburn pitched well and beat the Yankees. Last night he allowed just 2 runs on 9 hits, did not walk a batter, and struck out 2.
- Alex Rodriguez struggled at the plate, going 1-for-4, and leaving four men on base.
- The Yankees went 2-for-7 with RISP yesterday, both hits were by Robinson Cano, who went 2-for-4 and extended his hitting streak to 10. Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira also picked up two hits apiece.
- Jason Kubel had a huge game for Minnesota, mashing two home runs and driving in five runs.
- Tampa won and Boston lost, so while they gain a game on the Sox they also fell to 4.5 back of the Rays.
- Funny moment of the game: While Kim Jones was on camera talking to the guys in the booth, some Yankees fan behind her took a bite out of a pork chop on a stick she was holding.
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Derek Jeter, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Brett Gardner, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| Alex Rodriguez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .284 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .342 |
| Nick Swisher, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| Juan Miranda, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .194 |
| Francisco Cervelli, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .330 |
| Kevin Russo, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | |
| Batting | ||||||||
| 2B - Mark Teixeira (9, Blackburn), Robinson Cano (14, Blackburn) | ||||||||
| RBI - Robinson Cano 2 (30) | ||||||||
| 2-OUT RBI - Robinson Cano (10) | ||||||||
| Yankees RISP: 2-7 (A Rodriguez 0-2, J Miranda 0-2, R Cano 2-2, N Swisher 0-1) Team LOB - 6 | ||||||||
| Fielding | ||||||||
| DP - Teixeira-Jeter, Jeter-Cano-Teixeira | ||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Javier Vazquez (L,3-5) | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.86 |
| Chan Ho Park | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.71 |
| Damaso Marte | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 |
| Chad Gaudin | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.53 |
| IBB - Morneau by Javier Vazquez | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Javier Vazquez 112-64, Chan Ho Park 14-7, Damaso Marte 5-2, Chad Gaudin 40-28 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Javier Vazquez 5-9, Chan Ho Park 1-0, Chad Gaudin 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Javier Vazquez 27, Chan Ho Park 4, Damaso Marte 1, Chad Gaudin 7 | ||||||||
| PLAYER OF THE GAME: Jason Kubel HONORABLE MENTION: Nick Blackburn GOAT OF THE GAME: Javier Vazquez |
