With all eyes on Alex Rodriguez’ pursuit of home run number 600, it was Curtis Granderson’s long ball that stole the show. Meanwhile, Jake Westbrook nailed his trade deadline audition by holding the Yankees to one run on two hits over seven innings before Granderson’s two-run blast in the eighth finally brought the curtain down. […]
Archive for July 26th, 2010
Grand Finale: Home Run by Granderson, Not Arod, Highlights Victory Over Tribe
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Game 98: Yankees vs. Indians
Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
vs. Jake Westbrook PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 25 0.320 0.320 0.400 0 0 Nick Swisher RF 23 0.087 0.087 0.217 1 3 Mark Teixeira 1B 18 0.214 0.389 0.286 0 2 Alex Rodriguez 3B 26 0.375 0.423 0.542 1 4 Robinson Cano 2B 8 0.500 0.500 0.625 0 1 Jorge […]
Second to None: Cano Rising Among the Ranks of All-Time Yankees’ 2B
Posted in Baseball on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the eighth inning of yesterday’s 12-6 victory over the Royals, Robinson Cano recorded his 1,000th career hit with a run scoring double off reliever Victor Marte. Contrary to repeated published reports that Cano was the “third fastest ‘homegrown’ Yankee” to reach the milestone (although sourced to Stats, no publication defined what was meant by […]