The Red Sox are dead. Rest in peace.
The Tiges rolled into town this week. Tuesday ended in a rain out so they played two yesterday. Game one was masterful performance by Chien Ming Wang who combined with Scott Proctor and Mariano Rivera for a four hit shutout. Craig Wilson put the Yanks on the board with a solo shot and later that inning, Jason Giambi drove in Johnny Damon on a sac. fly.
Game two didn’t go quite as well. Jaret Wright actually pitched into the seventh and he left with a 3-2 lead. The Tigers threatened in the eighth but came up short but in the ninth, Proctor walked two guys then gave up a two out walk off homerun. They were one out away. The Yankees were held to three hits and one of them was a two run double by Derek Jeter.
Randy Johnson looked very good today. He had a three hitter through eight and gave up five hits altogether. Problem was, three of those hits were homeruns. He did strikeout eight. The big shot in this was by A-Rod, who broke out of a horrific slump. His two run shot made it 6-2. The Tigers added two in the ninth, but came up short. Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez had three hits a piece.
Next up is three against the Twins, who are fighting it out with the White Sox for a Wild Card spot. When do the playoffs start?
