Daily Archives: May 8, 2012
Minor Night Cap: Recap of the nights games.
Empire State Yankees Game 1 L 1-0 F/7
PTF Romine (DL)
Brett Gardner – 2H, .667
Kevin Russo – 1H, .300
Yadil Mujica – 1H (double), .333
Pitching
PTF Dellin Betances (DNP)
Manny Banuelos – 5.0IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 3K, 4.50era
Chase Whitely – 2.0IP, 1H, 1BB, 3K, 2.55era
Empire State Yankees Game 2 W 4-3 F/7
PTF Romine (DL)
Kevin Russo – 1R, 3H (2, doubles), 1RBI, .323
Jack Cust – 1R, 2H, (double), 1RBI, .280
Ronnier Mustelier – 1R, 1H (2 run homer), 2RBI, .267
Pitching
PTF Dellin Betances (DNP)
Adam Warren – 4.2IP, 11H, 3R, 3ER, 4K, 5.34era
Juan Cedeno (W, 2-0) – 1.0IP, 2H, 2.30era
Kevin Whelan (S, 7) – 1.1IP, 1H, 2K, 2.51era
Trenton Thunder W 5-3
PTF Zoilo Almonte (DNP)
Abraham Almonte – 2H, 1RBI, .277
Corban Joseph – 1R, 2H, 1BB, 1K, .417
Melky Mesa – 2R, 2H, (double, 3 run homer), 3RBI, 2K, .234
Pitching
PTF Brett Marshall (DNP)
Craig Heyer (W, 2-2) 6.0IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 4K, 4.28era
Ryan Pope – 1.2IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1K, 1HR, 3.94era
Lee Hyde – 0.1IP, 1K, 2.45era
Preston Claiborne (S, 2) – 1.0IP, 1BB, 2K, 4.19era
Tampa Yankees L 9-2
PTF J.R. Murphy – 0H, .229
Eduardo Sosa – 1R, 3H (Double), 1K, .252
Ramon Flores – 1H, 1Rbi, 1K, .246
Kyle Roller – 2H, 2BB, .215
Pitching
PTF Nik Turley (DNP)
Shane Greene (L, 0-2) 2.2IP, 9H, 8R, 5ER, 2BB, 5.23era
Rigoberto Arrebato – 2.1IP, 1H, 3.68era
Matt Bashore – 2.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K, 6.00era
Manuel Barrada – 1.0IP, 2K, 4.15era
Charleston River Dogs L 8-7 F/10
PTF Dante Bichette Jr. – 2H (double), 2RBI, 2K, .216
Mason Williams -1BB, .321
Gary Sanchez – 1R, 2H (solo homer), 1RBI, 1K, .359
Tyler Austin – 1R, 1H (double), 2K, .309
Angelo Gumbs – 1R, 3H, 1RBI, 1K, .240
Pitching
PTF Bryan Mitchell (DNP)
William Oliver – 5.0IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K, 3.45era
Fred Lewis – 2.0IP, 2H, 1BB, 1K, 3.52era
Ben Paullus – 2.0IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 10.19era
Phillip Wertherell (L, 1-1) – 1.0IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1.40era
Game 29: Yankees vs. Rays
Here is the lineup. Enjoy the game. Feel free to comment on the game.
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Nick Swisher RF
Raul Ibanez DH
Russell Martin C
Eduardo Nunez LF
RHP Ivan Nova
Spanning the Yankee Blogs: Pettitte, Cano, Jeter, Ricky Henderson, Bichette Jr., Nunez, Hughes
* An A-blog for A-Rod asks how Ready is And Pettitte?
* Bleeding Yankee Blue has an article about a report that Armando Galarraga is working out with the Yankees.
* Bronx Baseball Daily writes that A-Rod, Cano and Tex need to step it up.
* It’s about the Money Stupid is playing with Jeter’s numbers.
* NYY Universe asks is Swisher the key the the offense’s success?
* Lohud Has the not so great news as Jose Campos went to the DL with elbow inflammation.
* Pinstripe Alley got a quick interview with Ricky Henderson. Check it out!
* River Ave Blues looks at the future of right field for the Yankees.
* Sliding into Home has a look into Yankees 1st round pick Dante Bichette Jr.
* The Captain’s Blog writes about Eduardo Nunez poor defense.
* The Greedy Pinstripes writes that Hughes’ good start raises more questions.
* The Yankee Analysts look into some Yankee killers.
Series Preview: Yankees vs. Rays | 5/8/12-5/10/12
Pitching Matchups
Tuesday, 5/8/12, 7:05pm ET
Pitching for the Yankees: Ivan Nova, RHP
Last Start: 6.1 IP, 5 ER, 9 H, 3 K, 4 BB, 2 HR
On the Season: 3-1, 5.58 ERA / 4.75 FIP / 3.80 xFIP, 8.22 K/9, 2.64 BB/9 in 30.2 IP
Pitching for the Rays: James Shields, RHP
Last Start: 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 11 K, 4 BB, 2 HR
On the Season: 5-0, 3.05 ERA / 3.66 FIP / 2.94 xFIP, 8.49 K/9, 2.61 BB/9 in 41.1 IP
Wednesday, 5/9/12, 7:05pm ET
Pitching for the Yankees: David Phelps, RHP
Last Start: 4.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 1 HR
On the Season: 0-1, 3.74 ERA / 5.31 FIP / 3.62 xFIP, 7.89 K/9, 2.91 BB/9 in 21.2 IP
Pitching for the Rays: Jeff Niemann, RHP
Last Start: 5.2 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 0 HR
On the Season: 2-3, 4.05 ERA / 3.40 FIP / 3.60 xFIP, 8.44 K/9, 3.38 BB/9 in 26.2 IP
Thursday, 5/10/12, 7:05pm ET
Pitching for the Yankees: C.C. Sabathia, LHP
Last Start: 8.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 0 HR
On the Season: 4-0, 4.15 ERA / 3.09 FIP / 2.85 xFIP, 8.93 K/9, 1.87 BB/9 in 43.1 IP
Pitching for the Rays: David Price, LHP
Last Start: 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 12 K, 1 BB, 0 HR
On the Season: 5-1, 2.35 ERA / 2.48 FIP / 3.14 xFIP, 8.22 K/9, 2.82 BB/9 in 38.1 IP
NYY Offense
Who’s Hot
— Derek Jeter – 11 for 26 with 3 doubles, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB in the last 7 days
— Alex Rodriguez – 8 for 22 with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB in the last 7 days
— Curtis Granderson – 9 for 25 with 2 doubles, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB in the last 7 days
Who’s Not
— Mark Teixeira – 3 for 22 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K in the last 7 days
— Eduardo Nunez – 2 for 14 with 1 double, 1 triple, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K in the last 7 days
— Robinson Cano – 6 for 25 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 K in the last 7 days
TB Offense
Who’s (Somewhat) Hot:
— Matt Joyce – 6 for 21 with 1 triple, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB in the last 7 days
— Desmond Jennings – 6 for 21 with 1 triple, 3 RBI, 1 BB in the last 7 days
Who’s Not (most of the Tampa lineup):
— Carlos Pena – 2 for 19 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 7 BB, 5 K in the last 7 days
— Ben Zobrist – 2 for 16 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB in the last 7 days
— Elliott Johnson – 2 for 15 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 K in the last 7 days
Enjoy the series!
Morning Bits: Rays Pitching, Swisher, Pettitte, Soccer at the Stadium
Good morning all. New series starts tonight and it’s very important as it’s against a division rival the Tampa Bay Rays. On the bump tonight is Ivan Nova and James Shields. First pitch is set for 7:05. Enjoy the day.
Let’s get right to the links….
– Mark Feinsand of The Daily News writes that the Yankees hope tough pitching of Tampa Rays does not cool Bombers recent offensive surge.
– Connor Orr of The Star Ledger has an article about how Nick Swisher is difficult to tune out, on and off the field.
– The Yankees decision on Pettitte will be made today writes Bryan Hoch of MLB.COM.
– Here is a great way to ruin the field during the season. It was announced yesterday that a soccer match will happen at the stadium July 22nd at 7pm.
– David Waldstein of The New York Times writes about how the Yank’s closer situation isn’t open and shut.
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