Just when the Yankees look like they’re back on track, they go out and get swept. Oakland appears to be hitting their stride but that’s no excuse for this. The only word that comes to mind is “ugly.”
On Friday, the A’s jumped all over Randy Johnson, who looks more and more like he’s at the end of the road. Johnson lasted only four innings and he gave up six runs. Even worse, he walked five guys. We should have really sweetened that deal to Roger Clemens because we could really use him now. Jason Giambi was pretty much the Yankees offense. He drove in three on his seventeenth homerun of the season.
Yesterday, the Yankees couldn’t get the bats going. We no longer have the pitching staff to where we can score two runs and still be in a game. Mike Mussina was decent, but he wasn’t good enough and he dropped to 8-2. Kevin Thompson hit his first career homerun and Jason Giambi went yard with a solo shot.
Today was the return of Shawn Chacon and while he didn’t throw horribly, he didn’t really come out of the gate with a quality start. He gave up five runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks. Barry Zito walked seven and we still couldn’t squeeze a win out of this one. Kyle Farnsworth gave up a solo shot to Dan Johnson and that ended up being the difference. Johnny Damon scored twice on three walks and Robinson Cano had three hits.
So we’re a game back because Otsuka couldn’t get Fat Papi out today. The Indians, who have been struggling but look good tonight, come to town for three. We get a day off, and hopefully Wang can get us back on track.
