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GAME 68: (Dateline Oakland, CA) — In the final contest of their 10-game road trip, the Yankees were knocked on their keister early, and never got off the mat. The on-again, off-again saga of Vidal Nuno starts landed squarely in the ‘off-again’ column today. Nuno usually has one bad inning (as all pitchers tend to do), …
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GAME 67: Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda wasn’t at his best, and the offense couldn’t figure out A’s starter Scott Kazmir, as the four game win streak ended in a 5-1 loss. Down 2-0 after two innings, New York’s only run came on a throwing error in the third. They had a chance that inning to …
GAME 66: Friday the 13th and a full moon hovering over Oakland did nothing to stop the Yankees’ momentum. David Phelps took a no-no into the fifth inning, and only got into a bit a trouble to start the 6th, walking Coco Crisp then going to a full count on John Jaso. In previous outings, this …
Your browser does not support iframes. GAME 65: With the upcoming stretch of divisional opponents on the calendar, the Yankees couldn’t have found a better time to rediscover their offense. Even with injuries to two-thirds of the starting rotation, pitching has not been the real problem as Chase Whitley proved again tonight. The Alabama …
Your browser does not support iframes. GAME 64: Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka pitched one of his best games of the season in a 4-2 victory over the host Seattle Mariners. He cruised through the first eight innings, allowing only three singles, faltering only in the top of ninth. A Brian Roberts error with one-out, …
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Your browser does not support iframes. GAME 63: It all came together tonight in Seattle, as standout pitching, timely hits and great defense combined for a 3-2 victory over the Mariners in the first of three at Safeco Field. Vidal Nuno, although denied the win, delivered his best performance to date, while Derek Jeter and Jacoby Ellsbury provided the late game …
GAME 62: With a box score that would make the 2013 Yankees proud, the team wasted opportunity after opportunity until the 27th out was finally made. You knew it was going to be a long day by the second inning. New York loaded the bases with no one out and — you guessed it. They could not …
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GAME 61: Opportunities wasted — on more than one level. How else to describe tonight’s maddening outcome in Kansas City? Apparently plating four runs against one of the worst run-producing teams in the American League isn’t enough. Maybe not totally punchless in this game, but the failure to punch back loomed it’s ugly head once again. If …
Your browser does not support iframes. GAME 60: When Joe Girardi patted Chase Whitley on the back signaling the standout rookie hurler’s night was over, pure joy spread through the Yankees dugout. Fist pumps, high-fives, and big grins punctuated Whitley’s best start to date, resulting in his first major league win, a 4-2 victory …
GAME 59: That’s why they call ’em stoppers. Masahiro Tanaka pitched six strong innings, and the bullpen rediscovered its mojo as the Yankees ended their four game losing streak with a 2-1 win over Oakland. Brett Gardner blasted a tie-breaking solo home run in the bottom of the third. Jacoby Ellsbury came within inches of a 2-run homer …
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GAME 58: For a fleeting moment, it looked like tonight could be the night. Behind a Jacoby Ellsbury 3-run blast in the third inning, the Yankees jumped to a 4-0 lead. Then the plot became all to familiar. They fail to tack on runs as the opponent climbs back and takes the lead. Tonight, the Oakland …
Your browser does not support iframes. GAME 57: Didn’t we just see this movie? Like last night? After an hour and fifteen minute rain delay, and 9 innings of tightly played baseball that resulted in a 2-2 tie, the A’s batted around in the top of the 10th for a 5-2 lead. They were nice about the …
GAME 56: In a make-up game for an April rainout against the Mariners, David Phelps was fighting to a draw with ‘King’ Felix Hernandez for 6 innings, then all hell broke lose. Although only 2 runs were mustered against Hernandez, there was a moment’s hope that a big inning would happen. It did. It just wasn’t from the …
GAME 56 PREVIEW: After a weekend of futility against the Minnesota Twins pitching staff — which included facing two starters with the worst and second worst ERA’s in the league — now King Felix comes to town. Just what the Yankees need, huh? Insult to injury, old buddy Phil Hughes just waxed our collective posteriors, …
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GAME 55: David Robertson had a day to forget and Phil Hughes had one to remember. Once known as ‘The Franchise’, the pitcher who the Yankees let walk without a contract offer came back to exact a measure of revenge, looking like the player New York always hoped he would be. Outside of allowing 2 …
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