Yankees and Phils Thumping Early

The Yankees and Phillies are 2-2 in the top of the second inning in Clearwater. A Derek Jeter single and a Hideki Matsui home run put the Bombers on top, but Chase Utley and Ryan Howard hit back to back shots off of Joba Chamberlain to tie things up.

UPDATE 1:43 PM
Nice second inning for Joba, retiring the side in order.

UPDATE 2:37 PM
Yankees are up 4-2 after five. Cody Ransom put the Yankees ahead in the fourth and Johnny Damon added an RBI in the fifth. Chamberlain went 4.1, allowing 3 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, and struck out 3.

Phil Coke finished up the fifth inning.Blogger: My Pinstripes - Edit Post "Yankees and Phils Thumping Early"

UPDATE 11:00 PM

The Yankees finished off the Phillies 10-2 this afternoon, putting the game away with a 5-run eighth inning. Nick Swisher and Melky Cabrera joined Hideki Matsui and Cody Ransom by thumping home runs. Melky has quietly raised his average to .313, and, if nothing else, has made himself more marketable.

A nice job by the Yankees bullpen today - Phil Coke, Edwar Ramirez, Brian Bruney, Jose Veras, and Jonathan Albaladejo allowed just three hits over the final 4.2 innings.

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