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April 07, 2007

Yankees Offense Carrying Team

It’s only 4 games into the season, but there are already red flags flying in the Bronx. The Yankees are 2-2, but easily could be, and probably should be 0-4. Going into the season, I knew the starting rotation was a question mark, but this has been atrocious. Yankee starters have allowed 22 runs (19 earned) and 28 hits in 17 and 1/3 innings for a 9.87 ERA. The lone bright spot for Yanks pitching has been Mariano Rivera, who has pitched four shutout innings, surrendering just one hit.

Despite the abysmal performances from the starters, the Yankee bats have kept the team afloat. On Saturday, the Yanks pulled out a dramatic, 10-7 win over the Orioles, in a game they had no business winning. Kei Igawa, making his major league debut, gave up 7 runs, and was pulled in the 5th inning with the Yanks trailing 7-3. The Yanks got 3 back in the in the 8th on a 3 run shot from Jason Giambi, cutting the lead to 7-6 and setting the stage for Alex Rodriguez. Down by a run, with the bases loaded, and 2 outs, A Rod smashed a 1-2 fastball to over the center field wall, sending the Bronx crowd into a frenzy.

Hopefully the Yanks can build off this win, and get back to their rightful spot atop the AL East.

Posted by schleifj at April 7, 2007 07:04 PM

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