Ian Kennedy did not have one of his normal pitching outings, in fact he didn’t have anything today. Of the 17 batters he faced today, he was behind on most of them, and took 10 of those batters to full counts, or 3 ball counts. He threw more balls than strikes, walking 5, and giving up 4 earned runs, before being removed after only 2 and 2/3 innings of play. It is safe to say that he was struggling all game, even right up to his early departure. Balitmore’ patience at the plate, coupled with Hughes’ inability to throw strikes, gave them a lot of base runners, and a lot of chances to score.
Being blanked on the score card, also means that the opposing pitcher did very well. Burres got the win, and moved his record to 2-1 for Baltimore, as Hughes took the lose, and fell to 0-2.
This was the Yankees third lose in a row, and dropped their overall record below .500 to 9-10. They look to come away tomorrow with a win and avoid getting swept in Baltimore before moving on to Chicago, to play the Sox colored white this time.
Also, in Yankee news, Farnsworth was issued a 3-game suspension for his “slip” that sent a high 90’s fastball behind the head of Manny Ramirez, by Major League Baseball today. The League claims that he was intentionally targeting Manny, and handed out that punishment today before the start of the game.
