Yankees Capture 3rd Straight

The Yankees got another round of good pitching performances this afternoon as they toppled the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-1 at G.M.S Field in Tampa. Chien-Ming Wang recovered from last week's debacle to go 3.2 innings as the Yankees won their 3rd straight game and improved to 6-4 overall. Five Yankees pitchers limited the Blue Jays to just 6 hits

Pitching coach Dave Eiland discovered a mistake in Wang's motion that was causing him to keep his pitches up in the zone. Today, the Wanger came out with his great sinker and reach the mid-nineties on his fastball.

The Yankees lineup gave Wang a boost immediately to start the game. Melky Cabrera led off with a single and Derek Jeter followed with a walk. Bobby Abreu, celebrating his 34th birthday, doubled to drive in both runners for a quick 2-0 lead. Alex Rodriguez followed with a blast to deep center, for his second home run of the spring and a 4-0 lead.

Wang left to a loud ovation after 3.2 innings, having allowed 2 hits and 2 walks. He also struck out 1 batter and induced 1 double play grounder.

After Edwar Ramirez finished the 4th, Joe Girardi turned things over to Kyle Farnsworth. The hard throwing right-hander allowed a hit and a walk, but escaped without giving up a run. Joe Girardi continued to back his boy in a mid-game interview with Michael Kay.

Darrell Rasner, battling for the long man job in the pen, allowed a run on 2 hits and a walk in 2 innings. Brian Bruney finished up the final 1.2 innings to complete a win.

Cabrera added an RBI double in the 4th and Jason Lane belted a long solo home run in the 6th. It was Lane's 2nd blast of the spring.

Johnny Damon went for X-Rays and MRI on his right foot today after fouling a ball of it last night. Both turned up negative. He'll sit out tomorrow's contest with the Rays in St. Petersburg and is listed as day-to-day.

March 11, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 NY Yankees 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 6 11 0

NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Cabrera, CF	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	.389
Gardner, B, CF	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267
Jeter, SS	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	.222
Ransom, SS	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.214
Abreu, RF	3	1	2	2	0	1	2	.526
Porter, RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.364
Rodriguez, A, 3B	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	.500
a-Green, PH-3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.091
Giambi, DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.353
b-Posada, PH-DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067
Cano, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.409
Betemit, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
Duncan, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.421
Ensberg, 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Lane, LF	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	.333
Woodward, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.474
Molina, C	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.235
Moeller, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.071
Totals	34	6	11	6	4	5	15
a-Struck out for Rodriguez, A in the 4th. b-Lined out for Giambi in the 5th.
BATTING 2B: Abreu (1, Chacin), Cabrera (3, Davis), Ransom (1, Purcey, D). HR: Rodriguez, A (2, 1st inning off Chacin, 1 on, 0 out), Lane (2, 6th inning off Purcey, D, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Cabrera 3; Ransom 2; Abreu 3; Rodriguez, A 4; Giambi; Lane 5; Molina 2. RBI: Abreu 2 (4), Rodriguez, A 2 (4), Cabrera (4), Lane (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Green 2; Porter 3. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING DP: (Rodriguez, A-Cano-Duncan).

	NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Wang (W, 2-1) 3.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 8.53 Ramirez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.13 Farnsworth 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 Rasner 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 10.13 Bruney 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.00
HBP: Ensberg (by Machi, J). Ground outs-fly outs: Wang 8-1, Ramirez 0-1, Farnsworth 0-3, Rasner 2-3, Bruney 0-3. Batters faced: Wang 13, Ramirez 1, Farnsworth 5, Rasner 10, Bruney 6. Inherited runners-scored: Bruney 1-0. Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Dan Iassogna. Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, Varies. T: 2:59. Att: 10,510.