Two out of three isn’t bad, it’s just unfortunate that the game we lost was when we had our ace pitching. And just when we start making up some ground, the Red Sox go on a winning streak. So heading into the series with Toronto, we trail the Red Sox by a game and a half and the White Sox by two and a half.
On Monday, the Yankees scored only four, but Chien-Ming Wang had a nice outing so we picked up the win. He gave up two runs on seven hits through seven innings of work and in the process, he picked up his tenth win of the season. Mariano Rivera got into trouble in the ninth but he held on and picked up save number 22. Jason Giambi hit homerun number 22 and Miguel Cairo drove in two runs.
Tuesday, the Yankees needed extra innings to win. They were down 5-3 heading into the ninth before the Yankees scored two to tie and send the game into extra frames. Then in the bottom of the eleventh, Melky Cabrera went yard with a walk off solo homerun to win it. Sidney Ponson was roughed up in his start but the bullpen was excellent. Four relivers combined to throw 4 1/3 shutout innings.
Yesterday’s game was a downer. Randy Johnson had a good outing but we couldn’t give him the runs. And it was an unearned run in the eighth that cost Johnson. He did strikeout eleven through eight innings. Derek Jeter and Andy Phillips drove in the two runs.
Next up is four games with the Blue Jays, who are still hanging around behind the Yankees. It’d be nice to bury them right now. I like today’s pitching matchup of Mike Mussina vs. Roy Halladay. That should be a good one.
