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Yankees Game 152: Better late than never, Yankees bats

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New York Yankees 4 — Toronto Blue Jays 3

 

It took the Yankees almost two games to score but they got it done in tonight’s 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

In the first inning of tonight’s game, the Yankees had Jays starter J.A. Happ reeling. Curtis Granderson walked and Robinson Cano had a single to put two on with less than two outs. Alfonso Soriano would go down looking and Vernon Wells would fly out.

Phil Hughes would get into some early trouble. In the first inning, Jose Reyes opened the inning with a double. Hughes would strand Reyes on the bases with three consecutive outs. In the second inning, Moises Sierra hit a one-out double but Ryan Goins and J.P. Arencibia would go down and Hughes escaped trouble once again.

In the fourth inning, Alfonso Soriano and Vernon Wells would reach via a walk and a single to open the inning. Mark Reynolds would deflate the rally with a double play and Eduardo Nunez would pop out, ending another opportunity. Through three innings, Hughes and Happ, pitchers with their ERA approaching 5.00, were shutting down the offense.

In the bottom half of the fourth inning, Colby Rasmus would end the duel. Brett Lawrie opened the game with a double but Rasmus would hit a home run for the second consecutive game. The two-run home run would knock Hughes out of the game. David Huff would get the first batter he faced out but rookie Ryan Goins would hit the first home run of his career to give the Jays a 3-0 lead.

In 3.1 innings, Phil Hughes allowed two runs on four hits.

The Yankees wouldn’t get another baserunner until the seventh inning when Eduardo Nunez got a single. J.A. Happ shut down the Yankees through the first seven innings. Brendan Ryan would open the eighth inning with a ground-rule double and that would be the last batter for Happ, left-handed reliever Aaron Loup would take over and it didn’t go well for the Jays.

Curtis Granderson would beat the matchup with a single that put Ryan on third and Alex Rodriguez would come up as the potential tying run. All-Star Steve Delabar would come in for Rodriguez and would get him swinging at a great breaking ball. This wouldn’t deter the Yankees though when Robinson Cano plated the first run for the Yankees with a single to center field. Alfonso Soriano would go the other way for a run-scoring double and the game was now 3-2. Former Blue Jay Vernon Wells would hit the big blow when he stayed in against the right-handed Delabar and scored two on a double to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead. After 16 scoreless innings against the Blue Jays, it took them one inning to plate four and take the lead.

David Robertson would come on for the eighth inning and he would get the first two outs. Rajai Davis would hit a single and on a pitchout, he stole second. This would, surprisingly, be the cue for Girardi to make the hook. With Brett Lawrie at a 1-0 count, the Yankees would have Mariano Rivera come on for the four-out save. Brett Lawrie would ground out and the Yankees were on their way towards victory.

The Yankees would get a hit in the top of the ninth but the lead would stay at just one. Rivera would come back out for the ninth inning and Adam Lind opened the inning with a single. Colby Rasmus would follow with a single of his own to put two on with no one out. Munenori Kawasaki would come on as a pinch-hitter with the role of advancing the runners. Some well-aligned defense had Lyle Overbay at first base field the bunt and get the lead runner at third. A huge heads-up play. Ryan Goins would ground out to Cano and the potential tying run would be at third base. Finally, J.P. Arencibia would strike out swinging and the Yankees managed to grab the win with the start by Brendan Ryan and the finish by Vernon Wells.

 

Win – David Huff (3-1)

Loss – Steve Delabar (5-5)

Save – Mariano Rivera (44)

 

Notables

Yankees

*Vernon Wells – 2 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI (49)

*Robinson Cano – 2 for 4, R, RBI (104)

Blue Jays

*Colby Rasmus – 2 for 4, R, 2-Run Home Run (22) in the 4th, 2 RBI (66)

*Ryan Goins – 1 for 4, R, Solo Home Run (1) in the 4th, RBI (3)

 

Current Yankees Record: 80-72

 

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