by Brian on June 8, 2008 at 7:48PM
The Yanks trailed 3-2 when Joba left the game after a solid 4 2/3 of work. The kid really only made one mistake, a hanging 3-2 slider to Jose Guillen who now has 3 HR and 9 RBI in the past 2 games.
Abreu tied the game up on a ground out in the fifth, Giambi added a run on a long bomb in the sixth and A-Rod put it away with a double off the wall in 7th to score two more.
After showing no life in the first 40 or so games of the season, the Yanks have made a habit out of coming back and today was another prime example of what this lineup is capable of, one through nine.
This was the first game where Joba really looked like a starter out there. He went through the lineup the first time using mostly his fastball and slider, then broke out his third and fourth pitches later on. Here's an inning-by-inning breakdown of his work:
1st Inning (13 total pitches)
Dan Geise picked up his first major league win with 2.2 innings of perfect relief. Veras and Mo combined to get the final 6 outs and seal the victory.
Another day game tomorrow with the Moose taking on Hochevar as the Yanks try to take the series.
Player of The Game: Bobby Abreu.
Team Record: 32-31
Damon: Nada.
Abreu tied the game up on a ground out in the fifth, Giambi added a run on a long bomb in the sixth and A-Rod put it away with a double off the wall in 7th to score two more.
After showing no life in the first 40 or so games of the season, the Yanks have made a habit out of coming back and today was another prime example of what this lineup is capable of, one through nine.
This was the first game where Joba really looked like a starter out there. He went through the lineup the first time using mostly his fastball and slider, then broke out his third and fourth pitches later on. Here's an inning-by-inning breakdown of his work:
1st Inning (13 total pitches)
- 11 fastballs
- 1 curve
- 1 slider
- 10 fastballs
- 1 curve
- 5 sliders
- 13 fastballs
- 5 curves
- 7 sliders
- 1 change
- 7 fastballs
- 1 curve
- 1 slider
- 7 fastballs
- 2 curves
- 1 slider
- 2 change-ups
Dan Geise picked up his first major league win with 2.2 innings of perfect relief. Veras and Mo combined to get the final 6 outs and seal the victory.
Another day game tomorrow with the Moose taking on Hochevar as the Yanks try to take the series.
Player of The Game: Bobby Abreu.
Team Record: 32-31
Damon: Nada.
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Brian,
Liked your earlier post of "Who are you and what have you done with Mike Mussina?"
On that note, the Inquirer lists pitching/hitting stats on Sundays for MLB, and Moose actually leads Yankee pitchers in quality starts and ERA... no joke.
I would expect Joba to put up some good numbers by September and pass Moose by then but I still think he's something special to lose in the bullpen. Not everyone has the disposition of a closer, and this guy looked as though he did.