Game 149: Yankees vs. Orioles

vs. Chris Tillman	PA	BA	OBP	SLG	HR	RBI
Brett Gardner LF	2	0.500	0.500	0.500	0	0
Derek Jeter SS	6	0.500	0.500	0.500	0	1
Lance Berkman 1B	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0
Robinson Cano 2B	6	0.833	0.833	0.833	0	1
Nick Swisher DH	6	0.250	0.500	0.250	0	0
Jorge Posada C	6	0.000	0.167	0.000	0	1
Curtis Granderson CF	7	0.200	0.286	0.600	0	1
Austin Kearns RF	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0
Ramiro Pena 3B	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0
Total	33	0.393	0.455	0.464	1	8
vs. Andy Pettitte	PA	BA	OBP	SLG	HR	RBI
Brian Roberts 2B	64	0.237	0.270	0.339	1	4
Robert Andino 3B	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0
Nick Markakis RF	35	0.353	0.371	0.588	2	4
Adam Jones CF	15	0.333	0.333	0.467	0	0
Jake Fox DH	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0
Ty Wigginton 1B	26	0.083	0.115	0.167	0	1
Corey Patterson LF	22	0.333	0.364	0.571	1	4
Matt Wieters C	10	0.222	0.300	0.222	0	0
Cesar Izturis SS	14	0.308	0.357	0.385	0	2
Total	186	0.263	0.290	0.400	4	15

 

Yankees vs. Orioles
Season: 2010	Season: 2009	Season: 2008	All-Time
NYY: 12-4	NYY: 13-5	NYY: 11-7	NYY: 1234-842

 

	Last 10	Last 20	Last 30
Yankees	4-6	12-8	18-12
Orioles	6-4	13-7	17-13

 

	Away	vs. RHP
Yankees	41-33	59-35
	Home	vs. LHP
Orioles	33-43	17-29

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Trailblazers: Sabathia, Cano Milestones Beat a Path to Victory

C.C. Sabathia notched his 20^th victory of the season, a milestone reached for the first time in his career, by limiting the Orioles to three runs over seven innings.

Fans hold up a sign heralding C.C. Sabathia's milestone achievement (Photo: AP).

After some early inning struggles, Sabathia settled into the game, but never really regained full command of his pitches, particularly the breaking ball. The Yankees ace lefty has made a habit of grinding through games in which he isn’t in top form, however, so having his milestone achievement come on such a night seemed rather appropriate.

In support of Sabathia, the Yankees jumped out ahead in the first inning when Jorge Posada singled in to two runs with two outs and the bases loaded. More than stake the Yankees to a 2-0 lead, the two out hit seemed to make the final cut in the clean break from the team’s recent struggles with men in scoring position, a process that started with Arod’s dramatic ninth inning homerun on Friday. And, sure enough, later in the game, the Yankees converted two situations with a man on third and less than two outs (a sacrifice fly and ground ball, both by Derek Jeter). John Sterling must have been very happy.

Robinson Cano’s continued resurgence, including a two run homerun in the fifth that gave him a career high 101 RBIs, as well as Nick Swisher’s return to the lineup with two hits were further positives from the game. There was, however, a significant negative, and that was the absence of Mark Teixeira, who has been playing with a broken toe since August 30. According to Teixeira, the tow has been causing him significant discomfort in both the field and at the plate, where he has gone .211/.343./.246 in 70 plate appearances since the injury.

So, the Yankees continue their challenge of trying to win the division while also getting everyone healthy for the post season. It has been a tough line to walk, but with the impending return of Andy Pettitte and signs of gradual awakening among the offense, the team may soon be on the straight and narrow, which the Yankees hope will be a path that leads deep into October.

Yankees’ 2B* with 100 RBIs in a Season

Player	RBI	Year	G	PA	R	HR	BA	OBP	SLG
Tony Lazzeri	114	1926	155	665	79	18	0.275	0.338	0.462
Tony Lazzeri	113	1932	142	601	79	15	0.300	0.399	0.506
Joe Gordon	111	1939	151	648	92	28	0.284	0.370	0.506
Tony Lazzeri	109	1936	150	638	82	14	0.287	0.397	0.441
Tony Lazzeri	106	1929	147	635	101	18	0.354	0.429	0.561
Tony Lazzeri	104	1933	139	602	94	18	0.294	0.383	0.486
Joe Gordon	103	1942	147	625	88	18	0.322	0.409	0.491
Joe Gordon	103	1940	155	677	112	30	0.281	0.340	0.511
Alfonso Soriano	102	2002	156	741	128	39	0.300	0.332	0.547
Robinson Cano	101	2010	880	633	98	28	0.324	0.384	0.548

*At least 75% of games played at 2B.
Source: Baseball-reference.com

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