The
Yankees don't know what to expect from their number 4 and 5 starters and from veteran Mike Mussina, but they knew they could count on
Chien-Ming Wang and
Andy Pettitte to give them quality starts. So far
Pettitte has let manager
Joe Girardi down in that respect.
Pettitte started out the season well, going 3-1, 2.45 through his first four starts. But since then he's pitched poorly in 3 of 4 outings and has allowed 16 earned runs in 21.1 innings. Those 3 poor outings have all resulted in Yankees losses. Last night it was the
Tampa Rays sending Pettitte to an early shower in a
7-1 win at
Tropicana Field.
The
Yankees offense was flat as well as
Rays starter
Matt Garza dominated them through 7 innings. Pettitte looked sharp to start the game, but
Jonny Gomes continued to be a thorn in his side this season. The Rays outfielder hit a game winning blast against Pettitte at Yankee Stadium back on April 5. This time
Gomes ran the Rays into the early lead with a 2-out single in the 2nd inning and a stolen base. Former Yankees prospect
Dionner Navarro had the first of his three hits on the night with a bloop RBI single to center field to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.
Rays phenom
Evan Longoria doubled off the top of the right field wall to start the 4th and came home on
Gomes' single to left.
Navarro sacrificed him to 2nd and
Gomes then stole 3rd Base as
Eric Hinske walked.
Jason Bartlett then provided the back breaker with a 2-run triple for a 4-0 lead. He would come home on
Aki Iwamura's RBI single before
Pettitte eventually wriggled his way out of the inning.
Garza meanwhile did not allow a Yankee to reach 2nd Base until the 6th inning when he allowed singles to
Alberto Gonzalez and
Derek Jeter. But Garza, who had already gotten
Jose Molina to bounce into a pair of double plays, induced an around the horn double play from
Bobby Abreu to end the inning.
The Rays tacked on a pair of runs against
Chris Britton and
Jose Veras before the Yankees finally scored a meaningless run in the 8th inning against the Rays bullpen.
News and NotesDerek Jeter is 6-16 with 2 walks over the last 4 games, but just 2 runs scored. To exemplify the Yankees inability to score runs, consider that one of those runs came on his own home run.
Since his 17-game hitting streak ended,
Hideki Matsui is just 1-11.
Alberto Gonzalez was 2-3 last night, is hitting .310, and has reached base in 9 of the 10 games he's had had at least one plate appearance. He definitely merits playing time over
Morgan Ensberg.
| Batting | | 2B - J Molina (8, G Glover). |
| | RBI - J Damon (17). |
| | Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Abreu 1. |
| | GIDP - J Molina 2, B Abreu. |
| | Team LOB - 5. | |
| Batting | | 2B - E Longoria (4, A Pettitte). |
| | 3B - J Bartlett (1, A Pettitte). |
| | S - D Navarro. |
| | RBI - D Navarro 2 (12), J Gomes (10), J Bartlett 2 (8), A Iwamura (12), E Hinske (17). |
| | 2-out RBI - D Navarro. |
| | Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, J Bartlett 1, E Longoria 1. |
| | Team LOB - 10. | |
| | Base Running | | SB - J Gomes 2 (4, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Molina, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Molina). | | Fielding | | DP - 3 (J Bartlett-A Iwamura-C Pena 2, E Longoria-A Iwamura-C Pena). | |
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| WP - J Veras. |
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| HBP - J Giambi (by M Garza). |
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| Pitches-strikes - A Pettitte 81-50; C Britton 33-19; J Veras 31-22; E Ramirez 4-4; M Garza 108-68; G Glover 28-20; T Miller 8-7. |
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| Ground balls-fly balls - A Pettitte 5-2; C Britton 2-4; J Veras 3-1; E Ramirez 0-0; M Garza 7-11; G Glover 2-0; T Miller 0-2. |
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| Batters faced - A Pettitte 22; C Britton 9; J Veras 9; E Ramirez 1; M Garza 25; G Glover 5; T Miller 3. |
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| Game Details |
Umpires: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Dale Scott.
Time: 3:01.
Attendance: 13,932. |
The Yankees don't know what to expect from their number 4 and 5 starters and from veteran Mike Mussina, but they knew they could count on Chien-Ming Wang and Andy Pettitte to give them quality starts. So far Pettitte has let manager Joe Girardi down in that respect.
Garza meanwhile did not allow a Yankee to reach 2nd Base until the 6th inning when he allowed singles to Alberto Gonzalez and Derek Jeter. But Garza, who had already gotten Jose Molina to bounce into a pair of double plays, induced an around the horn double play from Bobby Abreu to end the inning.
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