Photo blogsilive.com There is an emergency in the New York Yankees! AJ Burnett, the second pitcher of the rotation, is struggling! That's not new if we remember that last year he also had an awful slump.
Visiting Chase Field this Monday to face the Diamondbacks meant an extension for the right hander's inconsistency and got the Yankees to lose 10-4. Burnett only played over four innings, in which the rival made seven runs, plus another worry: he'd retired the first two batters in every productive inning of the D'backs against him.
AJ threw in Phoenix as he's been throwing, like a no five year 82 million dollar pitcher. That's what the stats say. What's going on with him? Why does he have problems at the beginning of the games? He pitched a painful and 'sweltering' first inning in the dessert because the D'backs scored five runs batting three homeruns. Justin Upton got the first one, Adam LaRoche blasted a three run-shot and Mark Reynolds hit a solo jack.
Then, Upton hurt Burnett twice because he scored in the second and in the fourth. He got on base hitting a single and walking, and was driven in by Miguel Montero in both situations (double and single). Upton definitely was the night's slugger: He also belted a three-homerun in the eighth.
Burnett has lost each of his last four starts in which he's allowed at least one run in the first two innings: one at Toronto, two at Baltimore, four at New York vs. Philadelphia and six at Arizona. Total: 13 in eighth!
Furthermore, it's not just four games. He's allowed the first run of the game in 12 of his 15 outings during the season. Mark Feinsand, who covers the Yankees for the Daily News, said about AJ: "His fastball is not working, he can't find it". Burnett was 6-2, 3.28? These numbers look like utopias, but they really existed.
Yankees' runs were scored in the third, sixth (two) and ninth, and were driven in by Nick Swisher (two), Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada, but that's not the main topic. It's really disappointing Burnett's performance...
See you this Tuesday. Follow me on Twitter for Cubs - Mariners. I'll be in the press box of Safeco Field.
MLB Results: June 21
Yankees 4 - Diamondbacks 10
Reds 6 - Athletics 4 (10). Orlando Cabrera rested. He's been batting 8-50 (.160) since June 6, when he hurt his right ankle.
Royals 1 - Nationals 2
Standings.
Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!
Visiting Chase Field this Monday to face the Diamondbacks meant an extension for the right hander's inconsistency and got the Yankees to lose 10-4. Burnett only played over four innings, in which the rival made seven runs, plus another worry: he'd retired the first two batters in every productive inning of the D'backs against him.
AJ threw in Phoenix as he's been throwing, like a no five year 82 million dollar pitcher. That's what the stats say. What's going on with him? Why does he have problems at the beginning of the games? He pitched a painful and 'sweltering' first inning in the dessert because the D'backs scored five runs batting three homeruns. Justin Upton got the first one, Adam LaRoche blasted a three run-shot and Mark Reynolds hit a solo jack.
Then, Upton hurt Burnett twice because he scored in the second and in the fourth. He got on base hitting a single and walking, and was driven in by Miguel Montero in both situations (double and single). Upton definitely was the night's slugger: He also belted a three-homerun in the eighth.
Burnett has lost each of his last four starts in which he's allowed at least one run in the first two innings: one at Toronto, two at Baltimore, four at New York vs. Philadelphia and six at Arizona. Total: 13 in eighth!
Furthermore, it's not just four games. He's allowed the first run of the game in 12 of his 15 outings during the season. Mark Feinsand, who covers the Yankees for the Daily News, said about AJ: "His fastball is not working, he can't find it". Burnett was 6-2, 3.28? These numbers look like utopias, but they really existed.
Yankees' runs were scored in the third, sixth (two) and ninth, and were driven in by Nick Swisher (two), Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada, but that's not the main topic. It's really disappointing Burnett's performance...
See you this Tuesday. Follow me on Twitter for Cubs - Mariners. I'll be in the press box of Safeco Field.
MLB Results: June 21
Yankees 4 - Diamondbacks 10
Reds 6 - Athletics 4 (10). Orlando Cabrera rested. He's been batting 8-50 (.160) since June 6, when he hurt his right ankle.
Royals 1 - Nationals 2
Standings.
Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!
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