Walk-Off Wonders Do It Again
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |  | R | H | E | |
| Toronto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |
| NY Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
WP - Gaudin (1-0) LP - Camp (1-6)
The term “walk-off” has become over used in baseball. It used to just apply to a game winning home run. Now it applies to anything that wins a game in a team’s last at-bat. The YES Network even made the Yankees-Mets game of June 12- the Luis Castillo E-4 walk-off- an instant classic. But then again, the Yankees have made their home headquarters the walk-off capital of the world. They added to their collection this afternoon when Robinson Cano hit a one-hopper off the fence in right-center field, officially scored a single, in the bottom of the 11th to score Alex Rodriguez with the game winning run in a 5-4 Yankees victory. It was Cano’s 2nd walk-off of the year.
Newly acquired Chad Gaudin made his Yankees debut and pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win. A.J. Burnett started out sharply, but began overthrowing and 3 wild pitches later the game was tied 3-3 after 6. The Yankees victory may not have come without a price though. A-Rod reached based in the 11th when Shawn Camp plunked him on the elbow. X-Rays after the game were negative, but A-Rod was in a lot of pain and may be out for Thursday’s opener in Seattle. The Yankees also lost Derek Jeter earlier in the game after a Ricky Romero pitch hit him in the instep of his right foot.
After A-Rod’s bruising, Jorge Posada, who up until then had a miserable game behind, and at the plate (and also took a foul ball off his right hand) singled to left-center to set upCano’s game winner and eventual pieing by Burnett. Cano’s 18th home run of the year had give the Yankees a 3-1 lead in the 4th. Johnny Damon had earlier hit a solo shot of his own.
Burnett looked to be well on the way to his 11th victory when his lack of command got the better of him in the 6th. He gave up 1-out singles to Randy Ruiz, who had homered earlier, and Edwin Encarnacion and promptly wild pitched them up a base. After Raul Chavez singled to cut the lead to 3-2, Burnett struck out Joe Inglett for the 2nd out. But with Marco Scutaro at the plate, Burnett uncorked another wild pitch to score Encarnacion with the tying run.
Game Notes
Phil Coke, David Robertson, Phil Hughes, and Chad Gaudin combined for 5 scoreless innings of relief. Gaudin is now 5-10 between the Yankees and Padres.
Randy Ruiz has homered in each game since his recall on Tuesday.
With just one official at-bat, Derek Jeter’s 7-game hitting streak, in which he was 12-31, came to an end. Robinson Cano, however, extended his streak to 10 games.
Mark Teixeira got the day before pinch-hitting in the 10th inning and remained in the game. Nick Swisher started at 1st base, while Eric Hinske (0-4, 3 K’s) got the call in right field.
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