Yankees Made The Red Sox Bleed Pinstripes Last
Night

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The #4-train last night was packed full with Yankees and Red Sox fans heading to the Bronx. Expecting what looked to be the first game of a tough series for both the Red Sox and the Yankees. A... [...]

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Game 154 Recap: Braves 11, Nationals 5

post from Talking Chop on 26 September 2009 04:08:00 PM. © Talking Chop

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson throws against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Washington.

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Another big offensive day for the Atlanta Braves, with more help from the Nationals' defense. Atlanta got on the board quick in the first inning with four runs, one of them aided by a non-throwing (?) error by Pete Orr (thanks again, Pete). The key hit was a two-out two-run single from Yunel Escobar.

The Braves added a fifth run on an error in the second inning, then turned the game over to Tommy Hanson. The rookie of the year candidate pitched extremely well today, only running into trouble in the fifth inning, when, perhaps rushing to get through the inning and make the game official (because of the rain), he surrendered a 3-run homerun.

Hanson was better than the 4 runs in the line score make it look. He only allowed 1 walk (which did end up scoring) and 4 hits, while striking out 7. After that tough 3-run fifth inning, Hanson settled down to pitch two more scoreless frames.

It looked like it would be another bullpen nail biter for the last two innings, but after a solid eighth inning from Mike Gonzalez, the Braves bats awoke and put up 5 more runs. The Nats used three relievers in that inning as the Braves just kept banging away, oh, and of course there was another Nats error mixed in there. The highlight of that ninth inning was an absolute rocket shot homerun off the bat of Brian McCann.

It was a good thing the Braves got those insurance runs in the top of the ninth, as the Nats got lucky with some infield hits and a Braves error to threaten in their half of the ninth inning. Rafael Soriano came on to restore order with an easy-queso save.

The Braves keep winning, and now the Rockies will have all day to think about keeping up with Atlanta as Colorado plays tonight at 8pm.

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Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Mets at Marlins
(9/26)

post from FishStripes on 26 September 2009 04:00:00 PM. © FishStripes

Next Game

New York Mets
@ Florida Marlins

Saturday, Sep 26, 2009, 7:10 PM EDT
LandShark Stadium

John Maine vs Sean West

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 85.

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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Sean West7-61919000098.110859531044684.851.55

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - John Maine6-51413000069.2553432736454.131.31

The Marlins need to start winning every game they can. Now, you may say this has always been the case, and you would be right. However, it is now an imperative.

Sean West strides to the hill for the Marlins. West had trouble concentrating in his last start. I guess that is what happens when send kids to the mound. Now, if he can learn to focus and bring along a decent breaking pitch he should be fine.

John Maine trots out to the mound for the Mets. Maine is coming off a shoulder injury which has reduced his velocity. Now if I am reading everything correctly, and there is no guarantee I am, throwing softer has increased the movement on his pitches.

Ichthyomancy is ready for the weekend.

Best of Luck to You!

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CC Sabathia silences Sox

post from lenNY's Yankees - A Bronx Bombers Blog on 26 September 2009 03:50:00 PM. © lenNY's Yankees - A Bronx Bombers Blog

Alliteration much? CC Sabathia shut out the Red Sox (91-63) for seven innings and Phil Hughes and Mariano Rivera closed out a 3-0 victory for the Yankees (99-56). Quick ?Cap: It was a scoreless duel until Robinson Cano broke the ice with an[...]

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CC helps Yanks reduce magic number to 1 (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 26 September 2009 03:33:12 PM. © MLB News Blog

CC Sabathia combined on a two-hitter to become the major leagues' first 19-game winner, Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking, opposite-field homer off the top of the left-field fence and the New York Yankees closed in on the AL East title with a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Sabathia (19-7) allowed just [...]

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CC pitches 1-Hitter, Yanks Magic Number Down To 1

post from A Die Hard Yankees Fan on 26 September 2009 03:29:00 PM. © A Die Hard Yankees Fan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 NY Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 3 7 0
INSIDER: CC Sabathia has lived up to his ace role in a Yankee uniform becoming the Major Leagues' first 19-game winner and Robinson Cano homered as the Yankees edged the Red Sox, 3-0.

ON THE MOUND:

CC Sabathia fired seven innings of scoreless one-hit ball against the Red Sox. CC walked two and struck out eight in a 96-pitch (57 for strikes) performance, retiring the first 11 batters he faced before issuing a full-count walk to Victor Martinez in the fourth inning. He carried a no-hit bid into the fifth before Mike Lowell's sharp single to center field.

Phil Hughes pitched a scoreless eighth and Mariano Rivera locked down the ninth inning for his 43rd save, as the Yankees defeated the Red Sox for the eighth time in nine tries, lowering their magic number to clinch the AL East to just one game.

THE OFFENSE:

With both Sabathia and Red Sox counterpart Daisuke Matsuzaka piling up zeroes across the scoreboard, Robinson Cano broke up the scoreless duel in the sixth, launching his 24th home run of the season the other way and off the top of the left-field fence.

The Cano homer put Matsuzaka on the losing end, trailing after seven frames of six-hit ball, walking five and striking out three in his first appearance against the Yankees in 2009. The Yankees were 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position before Johnny Damon blooped a two-run single off Billy Wagner in the eighth, with both runs unearned.

THE BOX SCORE:

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Jeter, SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 3 .332 Damon, LF 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .284 Teixeira, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .293 Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .286 Matsui, H, DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .280 Swisher, RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 .249 1-Gardner, PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Cano, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .321 Cabrera, Me, CF-RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .270 Molina, J, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .216 Totals 30 3 7 3 7 5 32

1-Ran for Swisher in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Cano (24, 6th inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter 2; Damon; Teixeira; Matsui, H; Swisher; Cano 4.
RBI: Cano (80), Damon 2 (79).
2-out RBI: Damon 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Molina, J 3; Swisher 2; Teixeira.
Team RISP: 1-for-15.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Damon (12, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Martinez, V), Gardner (24, 3rd base off Wagner, B/Martinez, V).

FIELDING
DP: (Jeter-Teixeira).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Sabathia (W, 19-7) 7.0 1 0 0 2 8 0 3.21 Hughes, P (H, 18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.99 Rivera, Ma (S, 43) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.85
Pitches-strikes: Sabathia 96-57, Hughes, P 13-8, Rivera, Ma 20-15.

PLAYER OF THE GAME:

CC Sabathia

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Streaking Cubs stay alive in Central (AP)

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Aramis Ramirez homered, Jake Fox hit a two-run single and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Saturday for their sixth win in seven games. Chicago's victory again kept the Cardinals from clinching the NL Central. St. Louis had a magic number of one and could capture the division with a victory [...]

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Game#155: Red Sox at Yankees

Yankees (97-56) vs. Red Sox (90-62)Pitching Matchup:LHP CC Sabathia (18-7, 3.31 ERA) vs RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-5, 6.80 ERA)LineupJeter SSDamon LFTeixeira 1BRodriguez 3BMatsui DHSwisher RFCano 2BCabrera CFMolina CGame News & NotesThe Yankees have won each of Sabathia’s past 10 starts.This will be the first time Matsuzaka has pitched against the Yankees this season. In six career [...]

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Macha expects to be back with Brewers (AP)

Ken Macha already is involved in discussions about the Milwaukee Brewers' future — and he expects to be a part of it. Macha said before Saturday's game against Philadelphia that he has had "positive" discussions with general manager Doug Melvin and is comfortable with the situation.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to
throw out first pitch

The Yankees announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will throw out the ceremonial first pitch today. She has been called, “the judge who saved baseball” after she issued an order that helped end the MLB strike of 1994-95. Sonia is a Bronx native, and a lifelong Yankees fan.The Yankees are celebrating Hispanic Heritage [...]

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