Anytime now guys. While A-Rod and the offense have done their job, the pitchers need to step up. I found it interesting that now Philip Hughes is going to get his chance on Thursday. At this point, I’ll try anything.
Alex Rodriguez, yawn, hit two more, yawn, homeruns. He now has fourteen and I think that ties the record for April. With about a week left, I see that record going down. He also now has 34 RBIs and he’s hitting a nice, even .400. Yeah, Albert Pujols may be the man, but A-Rod is showing him how it’s done in the American League. Robinson Cano also went yard and Jason Giambi finished with three hits. Plenty of offense in this one.
Then there’s the pitching. Kei Igawa was roughed up for seven runs on eight hits and three walks in just 4 1/3 innings. Brian Bruney gave up three and Mariano Rivera actually got his ERA down below eight with a shutout eighth inning.
The bad news here is that the Yankees now sit at 8-10 and if they lose today, even the Rays will pass them. Yes, I know it’s temporary and that the Yankees will be in first place, most likely by the break, but it’d be nice if they just won the games early and let us relax.
