Sunday, June 15, 2008
Yankees v. Astros 13-0 (W)
This is a very bitter sweet victory. It is probably more bitter than sweet if you ask me. The lost of Chien-Ming Wang will cause you more loses than this one win will count for. With Joe Girardi saying he would be 'shocked' if Wang makes his next starts makes you wonder who will get the big league call. If you look past the injury of Wang and the game you see that it was probably the best played game all season by the Yankees. Pitching, offense, and defense were superb.
Yankees v. Astros
June 15, 2008
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |  | R | H | E |
NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | |
Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
HR » NYY: A. Rodriguez (12), J. Posada (3)
Today the Yankees were on a hit parade. They threw up a big 15 spot with 13 runs. Alex Rodriguez lead the storm with two hits including a three-run home run in eight run 6th inning. Short after that when Jason Giambi reached base Jorge Posada hit a two-run home run to cap off the inning.
And damn how good has Johnny Damon been this year. Again he had a multi hit game. This time he went 3-6 raising his average to .328. To go along with that average he has 29 extra base hits, a .392 OPS, and 12 steals. I do not know who is having a better comeback year him or Mike Mussina.The bullpen was great after Wang's 5 shutout innings. Ross Ohlendorf, Edwar Ramirez, and LaTroy Hawkins all pitch hitless, scoreless innings with one run and one K and Dan Giese closed the game out with a scoreless inning with one hit and one K.
It was also nice to see Robinson Cano get 2 hits and 3 RBI's to help him get out of this season long slump he has been in.
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