Once again the New York Yankees hammered the Minnesota Twins as they won Tuesday evening by the score of 8-2.  Great offense output and great pitching equaled another win for the Yankees as they try to get back up on top of the East division standing.

David Robertson improved to 2-0 on the year as he recorded one out to pick up the win.  Yeah one out and Robertson got the win lol.  Starting pitcher Darrell Rasner was taken out of the game after pitching 5 2/3 innings and giving up four hits and two runs.  Ranser ended up with the no decision as the offense didn’t kick in until he left the game.

Jose Veras, Kyle Farnsworth, and Dan Giese all pitched on inning of relief without allowing a run to score.  That is exactly how you want to see your bullpen throw the ball.

Bobby Abreu led the team with three rbi including a two run home run.  Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano both finished with two rbi while Jason Giambi contributed with one rbi.  Balanced scoring once again by the Yankees offense who are swinging the bats very good right now.

The Yankees will be going for the three game sweep on Wednesday.  I like their chances do you?

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The New York Yankees scored nine runs in the seventh inning as they beat the Texas Rangers by the score of 18-7.  It was a very high scoring game between the two teams but the Yankees were able to come out on top to avoid the sweep.

Jason Giambi had a grand slam and two run double to finish the game with six rbi’s to lead the Yankees at the plate.  Alex Rodriguez had a three run home run as he finished the game with three rbi.  Jorge Posada was right behind A-rod as he had two rbi.  Johnny Damon and two rbi, Robinson Cano, and WIlson Betemit, and Bobby Abreu all contributed with one rbi of their own.

Sidney Ponson struggled in his first start with the Yankees.  He only lasted five innings and gave up nine hits and seven early runs.  The Rangers hit two home runs off of Ponson who will really need to turn things around if he wants to stay in the rotation.

Edwar Ramirez pitched the sixth and seventh innings without giving up a run and then Kyle Farnsworth pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Yankees.  LaTroy Hawkins pitched the ninth inning for the Yankees as he finished off the Rangers.

The Yankees will now play the Red Sox for four games this weekend.  The series is always a huge one between the fans I expect this one to be the same way.

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The Yankees woes of trying to get above .500 continued Wednesday night with a lackluster performance losing 8-4 to Oakland bringing their record back to the .500 mark that they can’t seem to seperate from.  As a whole the team looked flat again. 

Darryl Rasner got the start for the Yankees and early on looked as though he had the Oakland hitters on their heals striking out three in the first two innings.  In the Oakland half of the third inning, the flood gates opened up.  After a costly error by Jason Giambi, the A’s strung together five consecutive hits scoring six in the frame.  This was followed by another 2 runs on 3 hits in the fourth and Rasner’s day was done.  This is the first time this season he’s been knocked around like this, let’s hope it doesn’t effect him next time out.

As for the Yankees offense, there were a few bright spots.  Giambi continued his hot hitting depositing his 15th HR of the season into the right field seats in the 2nd, and a double down the left field line.  However he figured out how to hit to left field again, it’s really paid off.  In the top of the first, Bobby Abreu extended his hitting streak to 10 games and finished the day 2-4.   A 9th inning rally attempt came up far short as the Yanks put together 3 runs on 2 hits in the top of the ninth.  The hole in the Yankee offense came tonight in the form of one baserunner from the 4th inning through the 8th.  Once Oakland scored their runs, the game was all but over. 

Ross Ohlendorf struggled a bit in his 1.1 innings walking three but LaTroy Hawkins, Kyle Farnsworth and Edwar Ramirez all pitched clean innings in the defeat.  All in all, there weren’t many good grades for the Yankees on Wednesday night.  Let’s hope they can turn things back around and salvage a series win in the rubber game tonight.

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Talk about a dramatic scene at Yankees Stadium as Jason Giambi was called upon in the ninth inning to pitch hit and hit a game winning two run home run.  Giambi’s home run barely stayed in play as he it into the upper deck to the right field line to give teh Yankees the 9-8 victory over the Blue Jays.

Giambi wasn’t the only Yankees player to hit a long ball as Wilson Betemit had a two run shot in the sixth inning as well.  Besides Giambi and Betemit’s two rbi each, Bobby Abreu and Alex Rodriguez also had two rbi each.  Hideki Matsui finished things up with one rbi on the game.

Kyle Farnsworth was credited with the win as he pitched the top of the ninth inning.  Farnsy is is now 1-2 on the season.  He didn’t even pitch that well in the ninth inning as he gave up three hits and one run.

Starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang only lasted 4 1/3 innings as he was pulled after giving up five hits and seven runs.  Wang was pretty wild as he also had four walks and gave up one home run.  Ross Ohlendorf, LaTroy Hawkins, and Jose Veras all pitched before Farnsworth pitched the ninth.

The Yankees will now start a series with the Kansas City Royals this weekend that I can seem the sweeping.

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The New York Yankees played a better game on Wednesday than they did on Tuesday and they came away with a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.  Everyone in the Yankees lineup had atleast one hit except the Bobby Abreu on the night as they had a lot of production up and down the lineup.

Wilson Betemit had a solo home run in the game while Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, and Melky Cabrera all helped out with an rbi of their own.  Good job by the Yankees offense putting the baseball in play and making things happen.

Mike Mussina picked up the win for the Yankees as he tossed six innings and gave up five hits and one run.  Mussina was able to improve his record to 9-4 on the season and lower his era to 4.01.

Ross Ohlendorf, Kyle Farnsworth, and Mariano Rivera all tossed one scoreless inning in relief of Mussina.  Rivera threw the ninth inning even though it wasn’t a save situation.

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Relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth gave up a rbi double to Delmon Young in the eighth inning that broke a 4-4 tie and the Minnesota Twins went on to beat the New York Yankees by the score of 5-4.  Yankees fans that I talked to right after the game were very pissed off at Farnsworth.

Farnsworth is now 0-2 on the season after he took the loss in the game.  Starting Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte threw seven innings and gave up ten hits and five runs.  Pettitte just didn’t have enough to go any further in the game and the Yankees had to call on Farnsworth.  Usually that would have been Joba Chamberlain in the game, but now with Joba in the starting rotation, the Yankees need to find a relief pitcher to get the ball to Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning.

Alex Rodriguez led the Yankees at the plate as he hit his eighth home run of the season and had two rbi in the game.  Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi, and Melky Cabrera all had one rbi in the game as well.  The offense didn’t have good production as they left 25 runners on base in the game.

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The New York Yankess came back to beat the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 2-1 on Thursday night.  Robinson Cano singled in Hideki Matsui for the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Shelley Duncan was the other Yankees player to record an rbi as he had a sacrafice fly in the fourth inning that scored Matsui.  Goodjob by Matsui for getting on base and scoring both runs in the game.

Mariano Rivera ended up getting the win as he pitched the ninth inning.  Rivera is now 1-1 on the season.  Ian Kennedy started the game and pitched his best game of the year even though he got the no decision.  Kennedy tossed six innings while only giving up four hits and one run.

Jose Veras and Kyle Farnsworth both pitched one inning each and did not allow a run.  Good job by them as they gave the Yankees the chance to win the game along with Rivera.

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The New York Yankees sent the game to extra innings on a Hideki Matsui solo home run in the ninth inning but then went on to lose the game 2-1 against the Tampa Bay Rays in the 11th inning.  Gabe Gross had a rbi single in the bottom of the 11th off of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.

Rivera took the loss the Yankees and is now 0-1 on the season.  Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang pitched seven innings and gave up up seven hits but only one run. Want pitched well enough to get the win, but had no run support in the game.

Joba Chamberlain and Kyle Farnsworth both pitched a scoreless inning of relief after Wang left the game.

At the plate, the Yankees struck out seven times and left fourteen runners on base.  Yankees Blog

The New York Yankees and Chien-Ming Wang lost to the Cleveland Indians by the score of 3-0 on Wednesday night.  Wang was going up against Cliff Lee in a battle of the unbeatens but Lee got run support and Lee did not as the Yankees were shutout.

Wang threw seven innings and only gave up five hits and three runs.  The lack off offense by the Yankees really hurt Wang’s chances of improving to 7-0 on the season.  With the loss Wang’s record is now 6-1.

Kyle Farnsworth and Jonathan Albaladejo each pitch a inning to finish the game and neigher player allowed a run.

There really isn’t much to talk about the Yankees offense as everyone pretty much sucked.  Bobby Abreu was the only Yankees hitter to have more the one hit in the game.

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The New York Yankees scored four runs in the sixth inning as they went onto beat the Cleveland Indians by the score of 5-2.  The Yankees didn’t have their first hit until the sixth inning, but from there on out it was all Yankees in the victory.

Hideki Matsui led the Yankees with two RBI’s as he went 1-4 on the night.  Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi, and Morgan Ensberg also all had one RBI each.

Mike Mussina pitched five innings to pick up his third win of the season.  Mussina gave up seven hits but only two runs as he struckout two batters and walked one.  Jonathan Albaladejo, Kyle Farnsworth, Joba Chamberlain, and Mariano Rivera pitched the final four innings of the game and held the Indians scoreless.  Rivera picked up the save which was his eighth of the season.

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