The Phillies are a decent team, so only winning two in this one in their own park is somewhat of a success. In the last two games of the series, the Yankees really got the job done, so hopefully they can carry this into their weekend series against the Marlins.
On Monday, Randy Johnson was outdueled but he actually looked good. He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings. Jason Giambi went three for four with his nineteenth homerun of the season.
Tuesday’s game was fun. The Phillies broke a 5-5 tie and scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Then the Yankees answered with four runs in the eighth to put the game out of reach at 9-7. Bernie Williams went five for five in the game and Jason Giambi and Jorge Posada both went deep. Mike Mussina was beat up but the pen picked him up and T.J. Beam ended up with his first career win.
Yesterday, Jaret Wright and four relievers completely shut down the Phillies in a 5-0 shutout. The Yankees only gave up three hits. Miguel Cairo went two for three with two runs and Johnny Damon was a perfect three for three.
Hopefully the Phillys can take care of the Red Sox and the Marlins will revert back into the team they’re supposed to be (they finally lost). We’re two games back and we have to make up some ground.
