The Yankees are swinging the heavy lumber in Tampa this afternoon, now leading the Phillies 11-0 after six innings. An important day for Nick Swisher, who came into the game below the Mendoza line (.200 average). Before leaving for a pinch-runner in the sixth, Swisher collected three hits and three RBI.
Eduardo Nunez has 3 hits, Xavier Nady, and Cody Ransom have a pair of hits each. Angel Berroa went 1-3.
UPDATE - 5:00 EDT
The Yankees polished off the Phillies, 12-0, for their fourth straight victory. After the impressive three innings thrown by Joba Chamberlain, Brian Bruney, Kei Igawa (3 IP), Jonathan Albaladejo, and David Robertson blanked the Phils over the final six innings.
Perhaps this is the year the Yankees finally move Igawa. He's thrown nine scoreless innings this spring, and has allowed just five hits and two walks. He's also struck out nine batters.
The Yankees totaled 20 hits in the game, with 13 different batters collecting at least one base hit.
Box Score
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Joba Solid Again
Joba Chamberlain posted his second straight good start today, tossing three scoreless innings against the Phillies. Chamberlain allowed no runs, two hits, walked one and struck out three. Brian Bruney replaced him to start the fourth inning.
The Yankees have a 2-0 lead aftet three innings thanks to an RBI single by Jose Molina and a Phillies' error.
The Yankees have a 2-0 lead aftet three innings thanks to an RBI single by Jose Molina and a Phillies' error.
Yankees Win a Weekend Trio
We took a little time off this weekend from working the blog, but baseball does not wait for us. The Yankees won two of the games they would like to during the regular season- by getting excellent starting pitching. The other was a shootout with the Pirates that Yankees held on to for a 13-10 win.
The most impressive aspect of Saturday's game, which was televised on YES, was the perfect work of A.J. Burnett. Perfect in that Burnett retired all 12 batters he faced in the Yankees 3-1 win over the Astros.
One surprise in the game was an appearance by Robinson Cano, who came up as a pinch-hitter. Cano has not yet been cleared to return to the field. He and Damaso Marte will be headed for MRIs today.
Johnny Damon led off the bottom of the first with a home run off of Astros' starter Wandy Rodriguez. Cody Ransom enjoyed a 2-hit game.
Ian Kennedy came out the winner in the wild victory over the Pirates in Bradenton. Kennedy bounced back from two bad outings in a row to allow one unearned run over three innings. He also struck out five. Starter Phil Hughes had an up and down outing, allowing a pair of solo home runs and three walks in three innings.
Jesus Montero highlighted a seven run seventh inning with a grand slam. Austin Jackson also homered. On the down side, Mark Melancon was tagged for five runs in just 2/3 of an inning.
Yesterday, it was Andy Pettitte's turn to put together a fine performance in a 5-1 win over the Twins. Making the day even better was Jorge Posada's first appearance this spring behind home plate.
Phil Coke, Jose Veras, Anthony Claggett, and Stephen Jackson all looked good in keeping the Twins to five hits over the final six innings.
Angel Berroa continued to impress with his bat, going for 1-2 with 2 RBI. He's now hitting .438 (14-32) for the spring with 8 RBI in 13 games.
The Yankees takes on the Phillies today in Tampa at 1:15 EDT. Joba Chamberlain will be looking to build some momentum off his last start.
Brian Cashman said Alex Rodriguez is coming along nicely in his rehab from hip surgery. Cashman has so much faith in Dr. Marc Phillipon that he doesn't feel he needs to check in with him regularly on A-Rod's progress.
The most impressive aspect of Saturday's game, which was televised on YES, was the perfect work of A.J. Burnett. Perfect in that Burnett retired all 12 batters he faced in the Yankees 3-1 win over the Astros.
One surprise in the game was an appearance by Robinson Cano, who came up as a pinch-hitter. Cano has not yet been cleared to return to the field. He and Damaso Marte will be headed for MRIs today.
Johnny Damon led off the bottom of the first with a home run off of Astros' starter Wandy Rodriguez. Cody Ransom enjoyed a 2-hit game.
Ian Kennedy came out the winner in the wild victory over the Pirates in Bradenton. Kennedy bounced back from two bad outings in a row to allow one unearned run over three innings. He also struck out five. Starter Phil Hughes had an up and down outing, allowing a pair of solo home runs and three walks in three innings.
Jesus Montero highlighted a seven run seventh inning with a grand slam. Austin Jackson also homered. On the down side, Mark Melancon was tagged for five runs in just 2/3 of an inning.
Yesterday, it was Andy Pettitte's turn to put together a fine performance in a 5-1 win over the Twins. Making the day even better was Jorge Posada's first appearance this spring behind home plate.
"He (Posada) seemed normal back there to me," said Pettitte, who worked three scoreless innings. "I guess I'm so used to seeing him back there -- the way he sets up and everything -- that it's just kind of embedded in my head." MLB.comPosada didn't get the chance to throw out any base stealers, even though speedster Carlos Gomez did reach base safely.
Phil Coke, Jose Veras, Anthony Claggett, and Stephen Jackson all looked good in keeping the Twins to five hits over the final six innings.
Angel Berroa continued to impress with his bat, going for 1-2 with 2 RBI. He's now hitting .438 (14-32) for the spring with 8 RBI in 13 games.
The Yankees takes on the Phillies today in Tampa at 1:15 EDT. Joba Chamberlain will be looking to build some momentum off his last start.
Brian Cashman said Alex Rodriguez is coming along nicely in his rehab from hip surgery. Cashman has so much faith in Dr. Marc Phillipon that he doesn't feel he needs to check in with him regularly on A-Rod's progress.
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