Bomber Pride

Saturday, October 31, 2009.  The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies tonight in a rain  delayed game 8-5 behind the gutty pitching of Andy Pettitte.  Andy went 6 innings before yeilding to the bullpen. He gave up 3 runs in the second but managed to hold the Phillies to 1 more run while striking out seven the rest of the way.  Pettitte also had a rbi single and scored a run.  Joba Chamberlain pitched a scoreless seventh; Damaso Marte pitched a scoreless eighth.  Phil Hughes got one out in the ninth before giving up a solo homerun; Mariano Rivera cane in to finish things off and quickly got the last 2 outs of the  ninth.  Alex Rodriguez was on base four times, a walk, hit twice and a 2 run home run.  A-Rod’s homer hit the camera in right field and intially was ruled a double.  The umpires reviewed the play and reversed it to a home run.  Nick Swisher finally got going tonight with a double and a home run.  Hideki Matsui pinch hit with two out an added another Yankee home run.  Final box score: Yankees – 8 runs,    8 hits, 1 error;  Phillies – 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors.  Next game:  Sunday, Novemebr 1st, 8:20 PM, New York @ Philadelphia.

Tuesday, Setember 29, 2009.  The New York Yankees won their fifteenth walkoff game last night 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals.  This time the hero was  Juan Miranda, just up from the Yankees triple A team in Scranton, Pa.   Miranda hit a single in the bottom of the ninth to cap off another come from behind win and earned the now traditional pie in the face.  A.J. Burnett had another stong outing, going six and one third innings.  Next game: Wed., Sept.30th, 7:05 PM, Kansas City @ New York.

Friday, August 28, 2009.  The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox tonight with another dramatic walk off victory.  Robbie Cano won it in the tenth with his first walk off homerun, a three run shot.  It was the Yankees eleventh walk off win this season. Johnny Damon and Derk Jeter also homered for the Yanks. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched a gem into the seventh when the Sox tied the game at two apiece. CC stuck out ten. Phil Hughs pitched the eighth and stuck out the side. Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth and Brian Burney got a scoreless tenth and earned the win. Final box score: White Sox – 2 runs, 8 hits, 1 error;  Yankees – 5 runs, 10 hits, 0 errors.  Next game: Saturday, Aug.29th, 1:05 PM, Chicago @ New York.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009.  The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins tonight 4-3.  It was close game all the way, with A.J. Burnett gettin g his third win in a row.  A.J. went 6 1/3 innings, walking four and throwing three wild pitches. But he made his pitches count when he had to holding the Minnesota to two runs. The Twins got their third run on a homerun by Joe Mauer off of Phil Coke. Phil Hughes and Mariano Rivera closed out the game, with Mariano getting the last four outs and his 22nd save this season.  The Yankees have now beaten the Twins six times in six meetings this season.  The Yankees go for the series sweep tomorrow.  Final box score: Yankees 4 runs, 10 hits, 0 errors;  Twins 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 error.  Next game:  Thursday, July 9th, 1:05 PM, New York @ Minnesota.

June1, 2009.  The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians tonight 5-2 behind the strong pitching of Joba Chamberlain.  Joba went eight innings, surrending just four hits and two runs while walking two and striking out five.  Joba threw 106 pitches,; it was the longest outing of his major league career. In the fifth, Joba made a great diving catch of a failed bunt attempt and doubled up the runner on second to get out of his only jam in the game.  Mariano Rivera pitched a 1-2-3 ninth and recorded his seventh save of the season.  Nick Swisher (two doubles on the night) and Alex Rodriguez both drove in two runs in the seventh inning.  The Yankees set a major league record tonight, completing their 18th straight errorless game.  They have completed this road trip 5 and 2 and now head back home.  Fianl box score: Yankees 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors;  Indians 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors.  Next game: Tuesday, June 2nd, 7:05 PM, Texas at New York.

Friday, May 29, 2009.  The New York Yankees moved into sole poscession of first place tonight by defeating the Cleveland Indians 3-1.  The Yankees socred a couple of runs early off of Cliff Lee, giving Andy Pettitte a little breathing room.  Andy went five innings before being removed in the sixth with a stiff back.   Alfredo Aceves came in with two on, allowing only one run to score. Alfredo pitched a scoreless seventh and eighth, Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth, picking up another save.   Final box score:  Yankees  3 runs, 10 hits, 0 errors;  Indians  1 run, 8 hits, 0 errors.  Next game: Saturday, May 30th, 1:05,  PM  New York at Cleveland.

Monday, May 11, 2009.   The New york Yankees completed their sweep of the Minnesota Twins tonight, winning the fourth and final game of the series 7-6.  Andy Pettitte went a gritty 6 2/3rds innings, giving up four runs and gaining his fourth win.  Phil Coke came in in the eighth inning and finished the game getting his first major league save. Switch hitter  Mark Teixeira hit two homers, one from each side of the plate.  Alex Rodriguez also  hit a homerun in the first.  Final box score: Twins 6 runs, 13 hits, 1 error; Yankees 7 runs, 13 hits, 0 errors.  Next game: Tueday, May 12th, Baltimore at New York, 7:05 PM.

April 28, 2009.  The The New York Yankees ended their four game slide tonight by beating up on the Detroit Tigers 11-0. Phil Hughes, just callled up from the Yankees Scranton AAA team, went six strong innings, giving up only two hits, no runs, and pitching himself out a bases loaded jam.  The game was scoreless until the seventh when the Yankees scored ten runs, topped off by Jose Molina’s grand slam.  Final box score: Yannkees 11 runs, 12 hits, 0 errors; Tigers 0 runs, 4 hits, 1 error.  Next game: Yankees v. Detroit, Wed., Apr.29, 7:05 PM in Detroit.

Sat.,Apr.19th, 2009.  The New York Yankees recovered from yesterdays 22-4 thrashing by the Cleveland Indians and won today 7-3.  A.J. Burnett started but was not at his best, walking seven and throwing three wild pitches. Jorge Posada’s seventh inning pinch hit homerun was the hot topic of the day, and it took an eight minute review by the umpires to confirm it was in fact a homerun. Final box score: Indians 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors; Yankees 7 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors.  Next game Apr. 20th, 7:05 PM, Oakland at New York.

Friday, April 17, 2009.  The New York Yankees hit five solo homeruns on their way to beat the Clevland Indians 6-5.  It was the Yankees first win in their new stadium.  Joba Chamberlain started the game for the Yankees and was not very effective, lasting only 4 2/3 innings while giving up 5 runs, 6 hits, walked 5 and 1 homerun.  However, this time the bullpen held the game in check while the Yankees rallied.  The game was tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth with two out when Derek Jeter came up and hit the game winning homerun. Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth and made it exciting by allowing two hits but with two outs, stuck out the fianl batter for his third save in as many chances this season.  Final box score: Indians 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 error; Yankees 6 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors.  Next game: Saturday, April 18th, Yankees v. Indians, 3:10 PM in NY.