Tonight, he was shelled (1.2 innings, 8 earned runs, 6 hits) in his worst outing of the year as the Yankees (93-67, 49-30 home) blasted the Red Sox (69-91, 35-44 away) 10-2 at Yankee Stadium in the series opener. The Orioles lost 5-3 to the Rays so the Yanks reclaimed a one-game lead in the AL East with two games remaining in the regular season.
New York didn't waste any time as they scored nine of their 10 runs in the second inning to take a 9-0 lead, giving that much more of a Spring Training feel with a fall breeze in the Bronx. I'm sure the leaves are beautiful there. New York improved to 11-5 against Boston this season and they have hit an incredible 38 home runs in that span.
Robinson Cano started it off with a solo homer (his 32nd of the season) then Curtis Granderson (2 hits) hit a two-run shot (his 42nd of the season) and Russell Martin (21st of the season) went back-to-back. The Yanks weren't even halfway through the ridiculous frame as A-Rod had a sacrifice fly then Cano (2 doubles) added a two-run double and Mark Teixeira (24th of the season) hit a two-run shot in his first game back in nearly a month. Mercy.
CC Sabathia (15-6) pitched eight routine innings (2 earned runs, 4 hits, 7 strikeouts, 1 walk) to notch the win. Daniel Nava had a solo homer in the fourth (his 6th of the season and 2nd in as many days) while Jarrod Saltalamacchia tallied a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Something called Melky Mesa had an RBI single in the eighth for the Yankees. He must be the love child of Jose Mesa and Melky Cabrera that we just found out about.
Nick Swisher was 3 for 4 with a double and run. Since he is set to be a free agent in a few weeks, can I start the campaign to bring him to Boston? You might hate him (I used to) but he'd be a great fit since he's a proven and dependable winner.
Che Hsuan-Lin was 2 for 3 in the loss. Dustin Pedroia is missing the last two games of the season with a broken finger. No worries, he served his time on this prison team.
Jon Lester (9-14) faces David Phelps (4-4) tomorrow night (7:05 p.m., NESN).
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