Cano Leads Yanks Past Tigers and Back Into First

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 20 August 2010 04:04:13 AM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

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Final123456789RHEDetroit2000002105100N.Y. Yankees «00020900x11110WP: P. Hughes (15-5) LP: R. Porcello (5-11)
SV: S. Mitre (1)

Yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day in Yankeeland. Not only did the Yankees beat the Tigers 11-5 in the Bronx to take the four-game series, but Tampa and Boston both lost so the Yankees are once again along at the top of the AL East (and 6.5 up on the Sox).

It was a close game over the first five and a half as both teams could only push across two runs apiece. Detroit started the scoring when Miguel Cabrera hit another homer, a two-run shot off Phil Hughes in the top of the 1st. Those two runs were the only runs Hughes allowed on the day as he settled down after that shaky first to throw six very strong innings.

Tigers starter, Rick Porcello, held the Yankees hitless over the first three, but they would eventually tie the game when they scored two in the bottom of the 4th. Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano singled with one out putting runners on the corners. Nick Swisher followed with an RBI single, and then two batters later Curtis Granderson tied the game with another single.

Two innings later, the Yankees would send 14 men to the plate and break the game open with a nine-run explosion. Cano started the rally with an RBI double, and then ended it with two-run homer, his 24th homer of the season. In between, Jorge Posada drove in a run with a single, another came in on a wild pitch, Austin Kearns picked up a pair with a double, and Derek Jeter also knocked in two with a triple. Six of the Yankees 11 runs were charged to Porcello, with the other five scattered across three relievers.

With the Yankees up by nine and Hughes' innings limit starting to become a factor, there was no need to have him pitch the 7th, so after just 84 pitches Hughes' day was done and he was headed for his 15th win of the year.

Sergio Mitre took care of the final three innings. He did allow three meaningless garbage time runs, but he saved the rest of the pen so he did his job.

Like I mentioned at the start, Tampa lost 4-3 in Oakland and the Sox got spanked 7-2 by the Angels up in Fenway, so the Yanks gained on everyone. They've looked a lot better over the last three games--their first three-game winning streak since July 21-23--and hopefully it's something they build upon as they welcome the last-place Mariners to town for a three-game weekend series. A.J. Burnett faces Felix Hernandez in the opener tomorrow night. First pitch is set for 7:05 pm, and the game will be on YES.

... Oh before I forget, Eduardo Nunez made his MLB debut today, going 0-for-1 and started and turned a couple nice double plays. Those were also two very nice plays by the Yanks in the top of the 4th. Granderson's running play was great, but that catch Tex made was ridiculous, especially when you consider he bobbled and lost control of the ball twice.
HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVGBrett Gardner, LF4100101.283Derek Jeter, SS4112000.276 Eduardo Nunez, SS1000000.000Mark Teixeira, 1B4210101.256Robinson Cano, 2B5333010.325Nick Swisher, RF3121100.294Jorge Posada, C3111103.251Curtis Granderson, CF3111111.248Austin Kearns, DH4122012.280Ramiro Pena, 3B4000003.204Totals3511111053

Batting2B - Robinson Cano (34, Porcello), Austin Kearns (21, Weinhardt)3B - Derek Jeter (3, Weinhardt)HR - Robinson Cano (24, Bonine)RBI - Derek Jeter 2 (55), Robinson Cano 3 (78), Nick Swisher (70), Jorge Posada (41), Curtis Granderson (38), Austin Kearns 2 (47)2-OUT RBI - Robinson Cano 2 (26), Curtis Granderson (15)SB - Brett Gardner (35, 2nd base off Weinhardt/Avila)RISP - 6-10 (Derek Jeter 1-1, Mark Teixeira 0-1, Curtis Granderson 1-1, Ramiro Pena 0-1, Jorge Posada 1-2, Austin Kearns 1-2, Nick Swisher 1-1, Robinson Cano 1-1)
Team LOB - 5FieldingDP - Nunez-Cano-Teixeira, Cano-Nunez-TeixeiraPitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERAPhil Hughes (W,15-5)64220613.90Sergio Mitre (S,1)36331313.86Pitches-Strikes - Phil Hughes 84-61, Sergio Mitre 57-32Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Phil Hughes 3-9, Sergio Mitre 2-2Batters Faced - Phil Hughes 22, Sergio Mitre 14PLAYER OF THE GAME: Robinson Cano
HONORABLE MENTION: Phil Hughes

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4-0 for Lilly in Dodger Blue

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Royal Attendance Hits Season Low Thursday Night

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The official attendance for Thursday night's Royals-Indians game was just 9,732. A new official low for the 2010 season. The previous low, for a home game, according to the figures listed at Baseball-Reference, was 10,574 (the second home date of the season).The lowest total, for any Royals game, this year, is a 9,299 figure for the May 17 Royals-Orioles game in Baltimore.

9,732 is a really low total for a Major League baseball game, even for a matchup of two bad teams, in August. The Royals had only one home gate under 10,000 in 2009. In 2008 the Royals had no gates that low, and in 2007, it happened just once. In 2006, however, the Royals played seven games before crowds under 10,000. The lowest figure I can find for a Royal home game is a mid 7,000s night back in 1995. (If anyone wants to play around on B-R for awhile and find the smallest Royals crowds ever, I'd love you.)

Although 9,732 is a really low number and will probably be the lowest of the year (though Thursday night is generally a decent going-out night, so maybe not) on it's own we shouldn't be concerned. Generally, the Royals draw decently for a terrible team, and attendance at the K has been pretty consistent over the last decade. The Royals haven't gotten to the point where attendance is really a problem (now granted, it's not an asset either, especially given how low the prices are) which can't be said everywhere.The Royals have probably hit their attendance floor over the last five years, and it's apparently a little higher than in other markets.

At this point, the K is unique in that it's a ballpark that remains subservient in design to the car, which, along with the Royals endless efforts in this department, had made it attractive to suburban families.The metro area may lack a ballpark+bar & restaurant scene in one place, but I think the location and setup of the K continues to benefit the Royals. (Says the guy who lives 2,000 miles away.) A new stadium would have brought in big crowds for exactly one year, but as we've seen recently, it just isn't that big a novelty anymore. When the stadium wave started in the early 1990s, everyone's expectations were completely different.

For 2010, however, I think we can see that just about everyone is getting worn out on the Royals. Summer no longer feels interesting or novel. Instead, everyone's merely hot and ready for fall. We've had enough. Time for school and time for football.

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Reds open 3 1/2-game lead in NL Central (AP)

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Another win for Cincinnati. Another hero for the Reds. On Thursday night, it was catcher Ramon Hernandez, who with Jay Bruce hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning to break a scoreless tie and Cincinnati beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5. The victory gave the Reds a three-game sweep over the NL West cellar dwellers, and [...]

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The girls are getting rowdy in the Yankee Stadium
BleachersCat Fight!

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The video caption reads: “Girl tells hotter girl she slept with her boyfriend, then got a beer to the face.” Paul O’Neill and Michael Kay discuss Frank Pepe’s Pizza… Filed under: Yankee Stadium, Yankees Humor, Yankees Videos Tagged: Cat Fight, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Yankee Stadium Bleachers, Yankees fans

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Rich Gossage In Action!

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Rich Gossage didn’t seem all that special in the beginning. His first three seasons, he[...]

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Lilly Whitewash: Dodgers pitcher shuts out
Rockies, 2-0

post from Purple Row on 20 August 2010 01:02:14 AM. © Purple Row

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Matt Reynolds looked good in his major league debut, and Troy Tulowitzki's defense will probably get on some highlight reel of some sort, but other than that, there will be not much to recommend this game. The Rockies also had a decent effort by Jorge De La Rosa that was marred by a bad, two run mistake to Reed Johnson and salvaged somewhat by the defensive work of Tulo and others, but the utter absence of the Rockies offense against Ted Lilly made it all moot.

In a running theme for the season, the Rockies allowed another pitcher to hit a career high in strikeouts in a game, with 11 K's tonight.

62 - 58

Games Back: 11

Streak: Lost 1

Games Left: 42

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Clemens Indicted

My MS Paint picture from when this Clemens news first came about, a post in late 2007.It has been a while since we have had some steroid news, nearly 2 years after Roger Clemens testified in front of congress he has been indicted on 6 counts of perjury. These government steroid trials take so long, I wish this was all over but this is far from over.

Let me put on my lawyer pants and break this down for you.

With these charges looming over his head Clemens has a few choices: take a plea bargain, go to trail or flee the country. Since Clemens has been fairly defiant throughout this whole processes I highly doubt he grovel for a plea bargain. So that means we will get to see a trial......in about a year. Clemens will put on a show for the jury with his silky smooth arguments (remember 2008? I am being sarcastic). It is very likely that Clemens will go to jail, my guess if for at least 6 months along with some fines. It all comes down to the jury, which no one can predict.

Here is the link to the full indictment if you are into that sort of thing.

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As rally, snap Rays 5-game win streak (AP)

Cliff Pennington hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning, right-hander Trevor Cahill shook off an unusually rough start to record his team-leading 13th win and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday night. Cahill, who allowed just one earned run in his previous 33 innings, gave up a pair [...]

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8/19 Minor League Report - Gary Sanchez Picks Up
Hit in SI Debut

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (74-51) beat Columbus (72-54) 9-5: Box - Recap

Batting:
Kevin Russo SS: 2-for-4, BB, R
Greg Golson CF: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R, SB (15)
Juan Miranda 1B: 1-for-4, 2 R, SB (1), HBP
Jorge Vazquez DH: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI (50)
Brandon Laird 3B: 1-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI (7), R
Colin Curtis RF: 1-for-4, 2B, BB, 2 R
Chad Huffman LF: 3-for-5, HR (8), 4 RBI (39), R
Eric Bruntlett 2B: 1-for-5
Chad Moeller C: 1-for-4

Pitching:
David Phelps: 6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (3.51 ERA)
Romulo Sanchez (W, 9-8): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K (4.05 ERA)
Jonathan Albaladejo: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (1.38 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Phelps 106-68, Sanchez, Ro 30-20, Albaladejo 18-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Phelps 7-6, Sanchez, Ro 1-1, Albaladejo 0-2.

(Double-A) Trenton (74-50) beat Bowie (65-58) 5-2: Box - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian DH: 1-for-1, 2 BB, R, 2 HBP, 3 SB (17) --- sets franchise record with 103rd stolen base as a member of the Thunder
Austin Krum CF: 0-for-3, 2 BB, R
Daniel Brewer RF: 0-for-3, RBI (67), BB, HBP
Austin Romine C: 0-for-5
Corban Joseph 2B: 1-for-3, BB
Marcos Vechionacci 1B: 1-for-3, HR (9), RBI (47), BB, R
Damon Sublett LF: 0-for-2, RBI (12), 2 BB
Luis Nunez SS: 1-for-4, HR (8), RBI (43), R
Justin Snyder 3B: 0-for-3, BB, R

Pitching:
D.J. Mitchell (W, 11-4): 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HB (4.06 ERA)
Wilkin De La Rosa (H, 5): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (5.32 ERA)
JB Cox (S, 1): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, HB (4.50 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Mitchell, D. 8-5, De La Rosa, W 0-0, Cox, J 1-0.

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 69-50; Second Half: 33-18) beat Clearwater (Overall: 60-64; Second Half: 23-31) 13-2: Box - Recap

Batting:
Raymond Kruml LF: 2-for-6, 2B, 3 RBI (18), R, SB (27)
Jose Pirela SS-2B: 2-for-4, 2 HR (5), 3 RBI (56), BB, 2 R, 2 SB (23)
Bradley Suttle 3B: 1-for-5, HR (9), RBI (70), R
Melky Mesa CF: 2-for-3, 3B, BB, R, HBP
Addison Maruszak 1B-SS: 2-for-5
Zolio Almonte DH: 2-for-5, HR (3), 2 RBI (21), 2 R
Jack Rye RF: 0-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R
Walter Ibarra 2B: 0-for-1
Myron Leslie PH-1B: 3-for-4, 2B, HR (3), RBI (29), 3 R
Mitch Abeita C: 0-for-4, RBI (19), BB

Pitching:
Dellin Betances: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, WP, HB (1.77 ERA) --- was hitting 94-95 with the fastball
Trenton Lare (W, 1-1): 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (3.56 ERA)
Philip Bartleski: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (4.24 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Betances 1-5, Lare 8-4, Bartleski 1-0.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 58-64; Second Half: 27-26) lost to Rome (Overall: 53-69; Second Half: 23-31) 4-0: Box - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 1-for-4
Deangelo Mack RF: 0-for-4
JR Murphy DH: 2-for-4
Luke Murton 1B: 0-for-3
Neil Medchill LF: 0-for-3
Kyle Higashioka C: 0-for-0, BB
Hector Rabago C: 0-for-1, BB
Kevin Mahoney 3B: 0-for-3
Kelvin Castro SS: 0-for-3
Emerson Landoni 2B: 0-for-3

Pitching:
Jose Quintana (L, 0-1): 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (2.45 ERA) --- first game with Charleston since being called up from GCL
Jario Heredia: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (3.86 ERA)
Ryan Acosta: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (3.44 ERA)
Francisco Gil: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (1.42 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Quintana, J 4-5, Heredia 5-2, Acosta, R 1-0, Gil 2-1.

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (25-29) lost to Brooklyn (39-20) 7-6: Box - Recap

Batting:
Shane Brown LF: 1-for-5, RBI (20), R
Casey Stevenson 2B: 3-for-5, 2B, HR (5), 2 RBI (17), 2 R
Kelvin De Leon RF: 1-for-5
Kyle Roller 1B: 0-for-3, 2 BB, R
Gary Sanchez DH: 1-for-5, RBI (1), R --- first game since promotion to SI
Rob Segedin 3B: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI (1) --- first game since promotion to SI
Luis Parache SS: 0-for-4, RBI (17)
Nick McCoy C: 0-for-3, BB
Kelvin Duran CF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, R

Pitching:
Mike Gipson: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (4.42 ERA)
Richard Martinez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (2.57 ERA)
Dan Burawa: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA) --- pro debut
Bryant Cotton (BS, 1)(L, 1-1): 2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (6.20 ERA)
Andy Shive: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K (6.00 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Gipson 3-2, Martinez, Ri 1-0, Burawa 3-0, Cotton 1-2, Shive 3-2.

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (22-28) lost to the GCL Pirates (25-27) 10-8: Box - Recap

Batting:
Angelo Gumbs SS: 0-for-3 --- pro debut for the 2nd round pick
Fu-Lin Kuo 3B: 1-for-2, HR (3), 3 RBI (18), R
Ben Gamel RF: 1-for-3, R, SB (1) --- pro debut the 10th round pick
Jorge Alcantara RF: 1-for-2, 2B, R
Ramon Flores 1B: 3-for-5, 2 RBI (22), R
Anderson Feliz 2B-SS: 1-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI (27), R
Damian Taveras DH: 0-for-3, BB, R, HBP
Jose Toussen LF: 1-for-4, 2B, R, SB (9), HBP
Jose Rosario 3B-2B: 1-for-4, 3B
Kyle Perkins C: 1-for-3, BB, R
Eladio Moronta CF: 0-for-2, RBI (3), BB

Pitching:
Wilton Rodriguez (L, 0-2): 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K (4.80 ERA)
Justo Arias: 2 IP, 4 H,3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (5.92 ERA)
Charlyn Garcia: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (10.80 ERA)
George Isabel: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA) --- another pro debut
Trevor Johnson: 0.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (9.00 ERA)
Sam Elam: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (2.61 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Rodriguez, W 4-4, Arias, Ju 2-2, Garcia, Ch 1-1, Isabel 0-2, Johnson 0-1, Elam 1-0.

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