Curtis Granderson hit another 10th inning home run, and Mariano Rivera escaped a bases loaded nobody-out jam, as the Yankees won 6-5 in 10 innings last night. You can read about it here.
Here are some notes:
Both Boston and Tampa Bay lost last night, so the Yankees increased their first-place lead to 2.5 games.
Rivera allowed a 10th inning hit to Stephen Drew. He kept 24 consecutive batters off the bases before that, a career high.
In Mo’s last 12 appearances, he’s allowed three hits, three walks, and has a 0.00 ERA.
C-Grand also ...
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera almost had flashbacks to 2001 when he lost the World Series to the Arizona Diamondbacks. In that game, it all started with a bloop single.
Last night a 10th inning rally by the Diamondbacks started the same way. After center fielder Curtis Granderson gave the Yankees a 6-5 lead with a solo home run in the top half of the 10th, Rivera came out to work his second inning of the night.
Arizona shortstop Stephen Drew started the bottom half with a broken bat single off Rivera. Justin Upton ...
It wasn't a classic to begin the evening, with lots of walks and terrible clutch hitting, but last night's New York Yankees-Arizona Diamondbacks matchup ended up being a really good baseball game.
It had everything in the latter innings: great defensive plays, big hits (although not enough), and some stellar clutch pitching by the greatest relief pitcher in baseball history, Mariano Rivera.
With the Boston Red Sox blowing a lead in Colorado and Tampa Bay's starting pitching continuing to crumble, the Yankees had an opportunity to pick up another full game on ...
It was definitely not the most well-played game ever, but it was an instant classic for the 2010 season—at least for the Yankees, anyway.
The Bombers went into the ninth inning trailing 5-4. Derek Jeter and Nick Swisher both walked to lead off the inning against Aaron Heilman. Mark Teixeira’s ground ball moved them to second and third, and A-Rod hit a sacrifice fly to score Jeter.
Mariano Rivera had a one-two-three bottom of the ninth and they headed to the 10th tied 5-5
Leading off the bottom of the 10th, Curtis Granderson smacked ...
If I told you before the season that Derek Jeter would have a worse batting average than Nick Swisher in the middle of June, you probably would have said "Are you crazy?", or something of that nature.
Now that we are in the middle of June, and Swisher does have a higher batting average than Jeter, you have to wonder how the Yankees are in first place.
Well, to say the least, it has been quite an unusual year for the Bronx Bombers.
The Yankees have been thrust into first place by unexpected performances from ...
The trade deadline is barely over a month away, and the Yankees, as usual, are expected to be buyers again this season. Thanks to a payroll over $200 million, they really don’t have many needs, but they do need some bullpen help and another bat.
One player on the trade block who could help the Yankees is Ty Wigginton. Even though we don’t know if the Orioles would trade him within their division to the Yankees, we do know what the O’s are expecting to get back for him, thanks to ...
Every year in the world of professional sports, a handful of heroes step up to the plate, line, or ice and come out on top of the world. Fans and press alike scream their praises at parades and press conferences, and images of them hoisting the hardware get plastered on every website, magazine cover, and television special. Children yearn to be in their shoes and parents often share the same dream.
To start off 2010, Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl victory. This ...
The Yankees maintained their loose grip on first place in the American League Eastern Division Monday night, despite being handed an embarrassing, 10-4 loss to the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks.
Since the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox did not play, the Bronx Bombers retained a slim, 0.5-game lead on their division rivals. That contest marked the fourth straight poor performance—and fourth straight loss—for starting RHP A.J. Burnett, whose once-sparkling 6-2 record and 3.28 ERA have ballooned to 6-6 and 4.83, respectively. Having a streak of four starts in ...
The Yankees beat the Diamondbacks 9-3 last night behind a strong seven-inning performance by Andy Pettitte and a big home run by Alex Rodriguez . The score was a lot closer until the eighth inning when the Yankees broke it open with six runs in the inning.
Here are some notes:
The home run by A-Rod snapped a streak of 49 at bats without a homer.
Since he saw a doctor about his groin, A-Rod is 5-for-25 (.200) with a .686 OPS.
Both A-Rod and Jorge Posada played in the field in back-to-back games ...
It's a good thing the New York Yankees starting pitchers have been able to go deep into ballgames most of the season. It is, however, a long season, and the bullpen will need to step up and win some games for this club.
Do you feel confident they can? I sure don't. Outside of Mariano Rivera , who is having yet another excellent season, the Yankees bullpen is full of question marks.
Rivera holds own the ninth inning. That's not a problem. The veteran is 0-1 this season with a 1.11 ERA ...