Cano Walks Off, Garcia K's 10

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Robinson Cano put a bow on the best performance from Ian Kennedy this year by hitting a walk off RBI single and giving the Yankees a 2-1 win. Kennedy tossed six innings, striking out four (but walking four) and allowing only one run on four hits. Escaping a bases-loaded with one out jam without yielding a run was the key point of the game.

IN PROSPECT NEWS:

Chris Garcia was an uber prospect out of high school but has since become an injury bitten enigma. This year, Garcia is making his way back into games and made his 2008 debut last week. Tonight, the 22 year-old Garcia tossed a gem by striking out 10 batters, walking one and surrendering two hits over six scoreless innings.

I haven't yet heard about Garcia's stuff or velocity, but when he was 100% healthy in years past he would use a plus fastball ranging from 92-95 mph and touching 97. Though his fastball is reportedly only at 91+ mph right now, Garcia will likely regain his velocity down the road. At 6'5 and 210 lbs. he has the perfect frame for workhorse power pitcher.

Pre Tommy John, Garcia also possesses dynamite off-speed pitches including a hammer power curveball 80-83 mph. Along with his knuckle curve Garcia also uses a devastating changeup around 80mph. It was said that when Garcia was healthy and could stay on the mound he had the best curve and changeup in the entire organization.

If Garcia dominates at A+ Tampa, he could move rather quickly. However, the most important part of Garcia's season will be proving he can remain healthy and log innings. Striking out 16 batters [to just 2 walks] through 10.2 innings this year is a step in the right direction.

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Canos 2-out single in 9th lifts Yanks over Os
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post from MLB News Blog on 22 May 2008 10:19:24 PM. © MLB News Blog

Robinson Cano singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees, moments after manager Joe Girardi was ejected during a theatrical argument, beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 Thursday night. Hideki Matsui led off the ninth with a single and later scored from second base, beating left fielder [...]

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Catfish Stew: Personalities

post from Catfish Stew on 22 May 2008 10:17:00 PM. © Catfish Stew

I got the flu a few weeks ago, which caused me to fall behind in my work projects, which cause me to fall behind in my home projects, which caused me to fall behind in my blogging. Meanwhile, my 10-month-old daughter, who I used to be able to entertain by simply sitting her down in the middle of a room with a bunch toys, recently figured out how to stand up from that seated position, and is now walking all over house. Which means even less time for blogging, as she must be watched every second of the day, lest she try to eat every little pebble she finds left on the floor.

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MiLB Recap Blog: Caps, Hens Still First

post from MLB News Blog on 22 May 2008 10:12:42 PM. © MLB News Blog

Each morning, check in for the Minor League Recap Blog. Get all of the results from the games, the latest standings and the daily blog recapping the previous day’s action.Read the full story.

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Blue Jays prevent being swept by Halos

post from MLB News Blog on 22 May 2008 10:04:23 PM. © MLB News Blog

Lyle Overbay hit a go-ahead solo homer, A.J. Burnett won back-to-back starts for the first time this season and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Thursday night.Overbay finished 2-for-3, adding a double and a walk. Eight of his past 17 hits have gone for extra [...]

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Tigers Finish Sweep Over Mariners

post from TigerBlog on 22 May 2008 09:55:16 PM. © TigerBlog

The Tigers finished off a series that saw them pile on 30 runs over the Mariners this week. If anything, this was a series that Tigers needed to turn things around. The Mariners had as bad of a record as the Tigers at the time and we were also missing Erik Bedard and Felix Hernandez. [...]

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The Breeze in Florida

post from Baseball Musings on 22 May 2008 09:53:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

Dan Haren and Andrew Miller have their opponents swinging and missing tonight. Through six, Haren struck out eight and Miller K'd nine. It's a 1-0 game with the Marlins in the lead. Miller continues to pitch well in May, and...

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Yanks Take Series With Walk-Off Win

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 22 May 2008 09:51:00 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Baltimore 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 5 0 N.Y. Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 8 0
Another nice win at The Stadium tonight, the second in as many nights. Last night it was a blow out, tonight is was a 2-1 nail-biter capped off by Joe Girardi's tirade and Robinson Cano's walk-off single. The first walk-off win of the year.

Ian Kennedy started for the Yankees and besides a few too many walks pitched very well. In 6 IP he allowed just 1 run on 4 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 4.

He got into some trouble in the 3rd when with a run already in the O's were able to load the bases (with the help of two walks) with just one out, but Kennedy was able to strike out the dangerous Nick Markakis, and get Aubrey Huff to fly out.

The bullpen was very good tonight, even without Joba. Jose Veras pitched a scoreless 7th, allowing just one hit, and striking out one. Kyle Farnsworth pitched a 1-2-3 8th and Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless 9th, they each had 1 strikeout.

IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Kennedy 6.0 4 1 1 4 4 0 7.27 Veras 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.52 Farnsworth 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 Rivera (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.47
ORIOLES PITCHING

Like Ian Kennedy, Orioles' starter Brian Burres pitched very well. The only run the Yanks scored off him came in the 4th. Hideki Matsui led off with a single, two batters later Jason Giambi singled, moving Matsui to 3rd. Shelley Duncan then came up and smacked a sac fly to deep left to drive in Matsui.

The Yankees were then held scoreless by O's pitching until the bottom of the 9th. Once again the inning was started with a Matsui single. Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi then struck out, the latter on a foul tip off the knob of Giambi's bat. This is when Joe Girardi went nuts and got ejected. Whether he didn't like how long it took home plate umpire Chris Guccione to make the call, the call itself, or just wanted to fire up his team, is still unknown. What is known is that Girardi went nuts, it was great, and the crowd loved it. He yelled at Guccione for about two minutes, kicked his hat several times, and yelled some more. Classic.

Bobby Abreu then pinch hit for Shelley Duncan and drew a walk, and then Robinson Cano lined a 1-0 pitch into left for the game winning hit scoring Matsui from second.

AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Damon, LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .268 Jeter, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .299 Matsui, DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .302 Rodriguez, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294 Giambi, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .205 Duncan, S, RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .182 a-Abreu, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 Cano, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .207 Molina, C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205 Cabrera, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 Totals 32 2 8 2 1 7 10

a-Walked for Duncan, S in the 9th.
BATTING
TB: Damon 3; Matsui 2; Giambi; Cano; Molina.
RBI: Duncan, S (3), Cano (14).
2-out RBI: Cano.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jeter.
SF: Duncan, S.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Cano-Jeter-Giambi).

ORIOLES OFFENSE

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Ian Kennedy (6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K)

HONORALE MENTION: Hideki Matsui (2-for-4, 2 R) and Robinson Cano (Game-winning RBI single)

The Yankees open up a 3-game series with the Seattle Mariners tomorrow night at The Stadium. It will be a battle of lefties with Andy Pettitte starting for the Yankees and Erik Bedard starting for the Mariners. First pitch is 7:05 p.m., and the game can be seen on MY9 and heard on WCBS 880.

I leave you with the words of the great Lou Brown from Major League II: "You guys won today. You guys won yesterday, so that's two in a row. If you win again tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before"

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Cleveland C Martinez leaves game in fourth

Cleveland Indians catcher Victor Martinez left Thursday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a left index finger injury.Martinez popped out to start the fourth and was replaced by Kelly Shoppach in the bottom of the inning.The Indians catcher, who has yet to hit a homer this season in 140 at-bats, angrily kicked a bucket [...]

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