In a back-and-forth game, that saw the lead change a couple of times, it wasn’t until the bottom of the ninth, when Joe Crede hit a run scoring single to give the White Sox the win over these Yankees. This was the teams eleventh lose of the season, but the first one as a major leaguer for Joba Chamberlain.
mlb.com: “It’s not the last time it’s going to happen,” Chamberlain said. “I let my team down after they fought back. They did some good things offensively. The disappointing part is letting my team down and not giving us a chance to win.”
The Yankees fought back in this one from a 6-3 deficit to tie it. This was after the Yankees lost the 3-0 lead they carried into the 5th inning. They were tied at six going into the ninth.
As simple as I made this one sound, it wasn’t. Rain was here, rain was there, (for periods of 2 rain delays rain) was everywhere. This effected hitting, and mostly pitching, as the Yankees starter was pulled after just the 2nd inning of scoreless ball, by Girardi and the staff, and the second rain delay of the game. Floyd, for the White Sox was not so fortunate, as he stayed in the game and pitched 6 innings of shaky baseball giving up 5 runs to these Yankees.
These are the types of games that can really wear on you. The temperature, the weather, the rain delays (2 of them, one to start the game of 34 minutes, and then the one between the 2nd and 3rd innings. But to fight back the way that this club did and tie it up, under these conditions, said something for their grit, but then to lose it at the very end is hard to take.
The White Sox avoid the sweep, and win this game 7-6. That takes the Yankee’s record to 12-11, and puts a stop to their 3-game win streak.
