Game 3 - New York Yankees VS Baltimore Orioles
The Starter: Mussina simply didn't look good tonight. This time it wasn't the Yankee defense that killed him (although there was one bad play that led to a run), he just didn't have his control tonight. He walked too many guys, gave up too many hits, and struggled throughout the game. Hopefully for the Yankees Igawa shows them something tomorrow, because no Yankee starter has even made it through 5 innings yet.
The Bullpen: Excellent tonight. Sean Henn was fantastic, giving up only 1 hit in 3 innings and keeping the game close. Myers got his two lefties out. Proctor had a scare on a hard hit ball, but it was caught, and so all is well. In 5 innings the bullpen allowed one hit (a single to Melvin Mora) and one walk (Myers walked Roberts, who was batting right handed). I'll take that gladly.
The Offense: Not good, not good, not good. The Yankees had a lot of opportunities to score more than 4 runs, and they didn't capitalize. Matsui, Posada, and Cano all got RBIs, but the rest of the team didn't get it done when it mattered. Still, it's a formidable offense, so I'm sure things will improve in that regard. Would have been nice if they worked the bullpen a bit, though, since they do have two more games in a row against Baltimore. Baez, Bradford, and Ray barely had to work.
The Defense: Well, certainly better than the first two games. The only glaring mistake was the failure of anyone to cover second on a stolen base attempt (which led to a run when the hitter singled). The Yankees can't allow that kind of thing to happen. Errors are always going to be there, but there's no excuse for not even covering the base.
Player of the Game: Probably Loewen, although he wasn't as good as he was most of last year against the Yanks. He got out of jams well though, and the Yankees couldn't capitalize much.
If you're going to pick a Yankee, Sean Henn would be my easy choice. His three scoreless innings after Baltimore scored 6 runs in the first 4 innings kept this game close. If the offense had managed to knock in just a couple of those runs, he'd be the reason why they even had that opportunity.
Overall Thoughts: Another poor game for the Yankees. It's not that they're getting beaten that bugs me, it's that they're beating themselves. Let's hope Igawa can pitch well tomorrow and actually make it 5 innings.
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