Well, He Was Prone To Have A Bad One

INSIDER: The Mariners snapped the Yanks 7-game winning streak with a 8-4 win tonight.

ON THE MOUND:

CC Sabathia had his worst start in over two months, and his shortest outing since Opening Day at Yankee Stadium all the way back on April 16th. In 5.2 innings the big left-hander allowed six runs on a season-high ten hits, walked three, struck out eight, and threw 70 of his 107 pitches for strikes. After the game CC said that everything he threw stayed up in the zone and that was the cause of his problems. You'd have to agree. One of the biggest game-changing hits of the game off CC came in top of the fourth, a two run double off the bat of Ichiro Suzuki to extend a 4-2 game to 6-2. Melky Cabrera should have caught that ball.

After cutting the lead to two in the fourth, both offenses stayed silent while the two team's bullpens did their work four the next four innings. But in the top of the ninth the Mariners broke through with two runs off Alfredo Aceves to put the game away. Ace pitched very well for the first two innings, but then after Ichiro Suzuki reached on Mark Teixeira's first error in 106 games, Russell Branyan mashed a pitch off the Mohegan Sun Sports Bar in center to put the M's up 8-4. It was the first ball that has been hit off there.

THE OFFENSE:

The Yankees offense fought back several times, cutting a 3-0 M's lead to 3-2 with a couple sac-flies in the bottom of the second. Then, after Seattle scored three in the top of the fifth, Hideki Matsui hit a two-run homer in the bottom half to cut a 6-2 lead to 6-4. Matsui had a very good game, going 2-for-3, with a double, a homer, a sac fly, and drove in three.

The Yanks got the first two men on in the bottom of the ninth but that's where the rally would end as M's closer David Aardsma retired the next three men he faced to shut the door on the game and the Yanks seven-game winning streak.

THE BOX SCORE:


ABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVGJeter, SS 4010011.307Damon, LF 4000001.288Teixeira, 1B 4000000.274Rodriguez, A, 3B 3100110.235Cano, 2B 3230100.307Swisher, RF 3011012.240Matsui, H, DH 3123002.254Cabrera, Me, CF 4000014.282Cervelli, C 3000002.257a-Posada, PH 1000012.267Totals324742514

a-Struck out for Cervelli in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Cano (19, Vargas, J), Matsui, H (14, Lowe, M).
HR: Matsui, H (11, 4th inning off Vargas, J, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter; Cano 4; Swisher; Matsui, H 6.
RBI: Swisher (40), Matsui, H 3 (31).
2-out RBI: Matsui, H 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jeter; Posada.
SF: Swisher; Matsui, H.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Jeter (2, 2nd base by Vargas, J/Johjima).

FIELDING
E: Teixeira (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Damon (Woodward at 2nd base).


IPHRERBBSOHRERASabathia (L, 7-5) 5.210663813.85Aceves, A 2.12210112.25Robertson, D 1.00000002.45
MARINERS STATS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Franklin Gutierrez (3-for-5, HR, RBI, 2 R)
UP NEXT:

Yankees vs. Blue JaysGame Time: 1:05 p.m. TV/Radio: YES, WCBSRHP A.J. Burnett (6-4, 3.93 ERA) vs. LHP Brian Tallet (5-5, 4.47 ERA)

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