For the second straight game in this series, the Yankees find themselves on the losing end, by a score of 6-3. Pettitte gave up 8 hits, and 5 runs (3 earned), over just 5 innings of work. He walked 2, and struck out 3. One of his 8 hits was a 3-run shot by Ray’s Right Fielder, Gomes, his first of the year, in the 5th inning. Bruney showed 2 solid innings of no-run baseball, as he blanked them, striking out 4.
The offense was spuratic as they scored 1 run in the 1st, of the bat of A-Rod. And 2 in the 8th thanks to the bat of Posada.
I can only imagine that these are the games that can crawl under your skin early in the season. Don’t think for one second the Yankees (or the Rays, for that matter) have forgotten about the spring training festivities that took place down in Florida. These are professionals. They are playing baseball on the biggest stage in the world. Look for the Yankees to turn this series around tomorrow, as Chien-Ming Wang goes against Shields for the Rays in the third game of this series.
The Yankees lose another one to the Rays by the score of 6-3, and drop to 2-3 overall, losing their last 2.
