Archive for May, 2010
Yankees Sign Tim Redding »
The Yankees have signed Tim Redding to a minor league contract. Redding, 32, who was pitching for the Colorado Rockies's Triple-A affiliate but was released yesterday morning. So far this season for Colorado Springs he is 1-1 with a 4.32 ERA with 7.6 K/9 and 1.8 BB/9 in 25 innings. He's now headed to Scranton. This is obviously a depth move for [...]
Hughes Baffles Tigers To Get Yanks Back in Win Column »
(AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N.Y. Yankees « 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 10 0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 WP: P. Hughes (5-0) LP: J. Bonderman (1-2) Phil Hughes improved to 5-0 on the season with another fantastic start. This time he threw seven innings of scoreless ball, allowing [...]
New York Yankees Turn on the Jets Late, Split »
As the Yankees broke their first three game losing streak of the season, Phil Hughes just kept on rolling. After a Brett Gardner single and steal of second in the first inning, Alex Rodriguez singled him in with two outs. In the third with one out, Derek Jeter walked and stole second, and was driven in by Mark Teixeira , again with two [...]
Yankees-Tigers Game Two: Yankees Rebound With Shutout »
After being held scoreless earlier in the day, New York responded with their own shutout in an 8-0 triumph over Detroit Wednesday evening at Comerica Park. The teams split the day-night doubleheader with the Tigers winning the afternoon affair, 2-0. With the win, New York ended a season-high three-game losing streak. Detroit’s two runs in [...]
Yankees, Red Sox, and Blue Jays—Oh My! The »
Championships are not won or lost in May, but if the Minnesota Twins plan on making a serious playoff run and contend for the World Series this year, the next seven games could tell us plenty. The Twins embark on a three-city road trip with three games against the Yankees and two each at Toronto and Boston. Since 2002, when [...]
Javier Vazquez Finally Has Strong Start, Loses Anyway »
Javier Vazquez got his first quality start of the season and it was a good one, as he held the Tigers to just two runs and five hits, all singles, but still got the loss because he’s Javier Vazquez the offense was shutdown by Rick Porcello. Don’t get me wrong, this was not a lights-out dominant start by Vazquez, but typically if you [...]
Javier Vazquez Isn’t Great, but Maybe Good »
Javier Vazquez didn't exactly win his most recent start against the Detroit Tigers. However, he pitched a seven-inning quality start, giving up only two runs in the sixth for the wrong end of a 2-0 tally. It's as well as he has pitched all season. That's including his nominally victorious 5.1-inning, three-run effort against the light-hitting [...]
Yankees-Tigers, Game One: Rick Porcello Outduels »
Rick Porcello tossed seven scoreless innings and out-pitched Javier Vasquez to lead Detroit to a 2-0 win over New York Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. It was the first game of a doubleheader. Detroit has won two straight against New York after losing seven of their last eight games against the Yankees. New York was shutout for the first [...]
Yanks Bats Waste Javy’s Strong Start »
Here's a short game 1 summary while we wait for the nightcap.... Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N.Y. Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Detroit « 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 2 5 1 WP: R. Porcello (3-3) LP: J. Vazquez (1-4) SV: J. Valverde (10) Many fans, including this one, didn't expect much [...]
Yankees Waste Solid Outing From Vazquez and Lose Game »
Javier Vazquez took the mound in game one of today's double header against the Detroit Tigers. The veteran righty has been having a terrible season so far. Yankees fans, many of whom were upset the Yankees even brought him back, have been critical of him all year. Today's start was a big one for Vazquez, who was pushed back a few days in order to [...]