📌 Join the BPCrew Chapter in your city and meet up with more Yankees fans! 👉 CLICK HERE

Game 59: Worn Torn Yanks Fall Again

Russell Martin’s back went bad last night so Francisco Cervelli was behind the plate. Joba Chamberlain is on the DL and Hector Noesi was sent down after pitching 6 amazing innings last night, the pecking order of the bullpen moves up. Jorge Posada was unavailable as he stayed with his son.

These events called for a big night from the supposed #2 starter, A.J. Burnett. Unfortunately, the 1st inning was a sign of bad things to come as we opened the game trailing 3-0 before Derek Jeter even had his first attempt approaching 3,000. Burnett ended up surrendering a total of 8 runs, 7 earned over 5.2 innings.

Derek Jeter did hit a double tonight to bring him within 11 of 3,000. Unfortunately, in a big at-bat when he had a chance to reduce the countdown to 10, he grounded into a double play to end a rally late in the game.

The injured Yankees roster could not put the pieces together to slow the Red Sox offense or put together enough offense too.

Ryan Nakada
www.twitter.com/adakannayr