Photo espn.comThe New York Yankees have to play every day this week. The hard work started this Monday opening a four game series against the Cleveland Indians, whose pitchers had allowed four homeruns at Progressive Field since June 16, and also they threw for a 2.06 ERA in the previous 14 home games.
A good challenge for the Yankees offense that scored 12 runs against the Kansas City Royals last Sunday, but definitely it wasn't easy to defeat the Indians Monday's starter Jake Westbrook at the beginning. However, Curtis Granderson did the trick in the eighth taking Westbrook deeper with a two-homerun and New York won 3-2. Javier Vazquez, who is one of the three pitchers who has defeated all the teams in MLB, pitched well: 7.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO.
Westbrook retired the first ten batters in a row, and the 'Bombers' immediately ended the no-hitter with a Nick Swisher solo shot.
The Indians had scored in the second when Travis Hafner blasted a homerun. Later, they reached home plate one time in the sixth hitting two doubles by Jason Donald and Shin-Soo Choo.
Westbrook was dominant and came into the eighth with just two hits: Swisher's jack in the fourth and Granderson's single in the fifth. It looked difficult to hammer him, but Jorge Posada singled and Granderson shifted the scoreboard belting a deep ball to the right field, where all the three homeruns of the night were delivered.
On the other side, Vazquez stayed in for the eighth, but walked Michael Brantley to end his outing. There wasn't opportunity for the reliever Joba Chamberlain, whose struggling is making the Yankee manager, Joe Girardi, think about a pitchers mix to set up for Mariano Rivera. Chamberlain surrendered two runs on Sunday. Consequently, Girardi sent David Robertson and Boone Logan to the mound in Cleveland to pitch Joba's frame and let Rivera to close the game.
Still waiting
Alex Rodriguez hasn't gotten his 600 homerun. This Monday he was 0-4: struck out, grounded to double play, groundout and popout. If he hit it at Progressive Field, it will be his 11 at that ballpark.
Garza says: Give me Five No-Hitter!
The Crazy Year, or the Year of the Pitching. Matt Garza threw a no-hitter for the first time in Tampa Bay Rays history. He joined Roy Halladay (Phillies), Dallas Braden (Athletics), Ubaldo Jimenez (Rockies) and Edwin Jackson (Diamondbacks), who also reached the milestone this season. Braden's and Halladay's no-hitters were perfect games.
Garza faced 27 batters of the Detroit Tigers in the 5-0 victory, but he walked Brennan Boesch who then was part of a double play. The righty was very close to pitch a perfect game at Tropicana Field, and the Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer tried to follow Garza and didn't allow a hit through 5.2 innings.
Five no-hitters in 2010 tie 1991's record. In that year the fans watched seven, but two of them were a combination of pitchers.
The Rays had witnessed two perfect games, plus one no-hitter since July 23, 2010, when Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox reached the perfection. This year, Braden's feat happened against them and Jackson kept the zero in their hits stat. Now, there are only two teams who still want to join the no-hitter club: Mets and Padres.
MLB Results: July 26
Yankees 3 - Indians 2
Marlins 4 - Giants 3. Edgar Renteria, five at bats, three strike outs.
Reds 2 - Brewers 3. Orlando Cabrera didn't bat a hit in four appearances at the plate.
Tigers 0 - Rays 5
Red Sox 6 - Angels 3
Twins 19 - Royals 1
Rockies 4 - Phillies 5
Mariners 1 - White Sox 6
Cubs 5 - Astros 2
Orioles 5 - Blue Jays 9
Standings.
Yankees win!
Read Franklin Gutierrez' interview (Spanish). He plays for the Mariners.
Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!
A good challenge for the Yankees offense that scored 12 runs against the Kansas City Royals last Sunday, but definitely it wasn't easy to defeat the Indians Monday's starter Jake Westbrook at the beginning. However, Curtis Granderson did the trick in the eighth taking Westbrook deeper with a two-homerun and New York won 3-2. Javier Vazquez, who is one of the three pitchers who has defeated all the teams in MLB, pitched well: 7.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO.
Westbrook retired the first ten batters in a row, and the 'Bombers' immediately ended the no-hitter with a Nick Swisher solo shot.
The Indians had scored in the second when Travis Hafner blasted a homerun. Later, they reached home plate one time in the sixth hitting two doubles by Jason Donald and Shin-Soo Choo.
Westbrook was dominant and came into the eighth with just two hits: Swisher's jack in the fourth and Granderson's single in the fifth. It looked difficult to hammer him, but Jorge Posada singled and Granderson shifted the scoreboard belting a deep ball to the right field, where all the three homeruns of the night were delivered.
On the other side, Vazquez stayed in for the eighth, but walked Michael Brantley to end his outing. There wasn't opportunity for the reliever Joba Chamberlain, whose struggling is making the Yankee manager, Joe Girardi, think about a pitchers mix to set up for Mariano Rivera. Chamberlain surrendered two runs on Sunday. Consequently, Girardi sent David Robertson and Boone Logan to the mound in Cleveland to pitch Joba's frame and let Rivera to close the game.
Still waiting
Alex Rodriguez hasn't gotten his 600 homerun. This Monday he was 0-4: struck out, grounded to double play, groundout and popout. If he hit it at Progressive Field, it will be his 11 at that ballpark.
Garza says: Give me Five No-Hitter!
The Crazy Year, or the Year of the Pitching. Matt Garza threw a no-hitter for the first time in Tampa Bay Rays history. He joined Roy Halladay (Phillies), Dallas Braden (Athletics), Ubaldo Jimenez (Rockies) and Edwin Jackson (Diamondbacks), who also reached the milestone this season. Braden's and Halladay's no-hitters were perfect games.
Garza faced 27 batters of the Detroit Tigers in the 5-0 victory, but he walked Brennan Boesch who then was part of a double play. The righty was very close to pitch a perfect game at Tropicana Field, and the Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer tried to follow Garza and didn't allow a hit through 5.2 innings.
Five no-hitters in 2010 tie 1991's record. In that year the fans watched seven, but two of them were a combination of pitchers.
The Rays had witnessed two perfect games, plus one no-hitter since July 23, 2010, when Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox reached the perfection. This year, Braden's feat happened against them and Jackson kept the zero in their hits stat. Now, there are only two teams who still want to join the no-hitter club: Mets and Padres.
MLB Results: July 26
Yankees 3 - Indians 2
Marlins 4 - Giants 3. Edgar Renteria, five at bats, three strike outs.
Reds 2 - Brewers 3. Orlando Cabrera didn't bat a hit in four appearances at the plate.
Tigers 0 - Rays 5
Red Sox 6 - Angels 3
Twins 19 - Royals 1
Rockies 4 - Phillies 5
Mariners 1 - White Sox 6
Cubs 5 - Astros 2
Orioles 5 - Blue Jays 9
Standings.
Yankees win!
Read Franklin Gutierrez' interview (Spanish). He plays for the Mariners.
Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!
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