With the tying run on first base in the form of Curtis Granderson, Angels closer Jordan Walden attempted the “Jeff Nelson” move and picked off Granderson to end the game, 6-4, in a shocking way.
The other shocking part of this defeat was that in a 4-4 tie in the top of the 9th, Bobby Abreu hit the game-winning two-run home run off of Mariano Rivera.
The Yankees were trailing 4-2 before Dan Haren was taken out of the game and the bullpen surrendered the 2 runs that tied the game on a two-run single by Derek Jeter.
A.J. Burnett went 6 innings and surrendered 4 runs, all in the 6th inning. The majority of the runs scored after the runner on 1st base tagged and advanced on a fly ball, which is not too common of occurrence despite it taking place twice in tonight’s game. It led to a walk of Maicer Izturis that led to 3 of the 4 runs scoring in what may not have been one of Burnett’s worse outings this season.
Ryan Nakada
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