I guess that closed-door
meeting didn't help.
Darrell Rasner was battered through five and Mike Lowell's three-run shot in the fifth snapped a 3-3 tie as the
Red Sox topped the Yanks 6-4 at The Stadium. The Bombers raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first on the strength of an Alex Rodriguez two-run double and a sacrifice fly by Jason Giambi, but it wasn't enough. The Yanks have dropped five of their past six, fallen 9 games back of the Rays and tumbled into fourth place in the AL East.
And if that wasn't bad enough, the Yanks may have lost
Johnny Damon for a while. Damon crashed into the left field wall trying to make a catch on a deep drive by Kevin Youkilis in the third inning. JD almost made a spectacular grab (I was listening on the radio at this point and John Sterling had no idea what happened), but the ball popped out of his glove, balanced itself on top of the ledge and then fell back onto the field for a two-run triple. Johnny D left the game with what was later revealed to be a contusion and sprain of the AC joint of his left shoulder. He's listed as day-to-day, but this injury could land Damon on the disabled list for the first time in his career.
The Yanks also made a roster move before Friday's game.
Billy Traber was called up and infielder Alberto Gonzalez was put back on the Scranton shuttle.
And I'll be honest Yankee fans, I missed most of this one because I was stuffing my face with burgers, dogs, spare ribs and other all-American eats. Yeah, I'm a fat-ass. Hence, no roundup.
Mike Mussina (10-6, 3.87 ERA) will match up against Justin Masterson (4-2, 3.75 ERA) Saturday afternoon. The 23-year-old Masterson has done an admirable job since becoming a regular starter and is holding righty batters to a .163 average, but he's given up 12 hits, 8 runs and 9 walks in his last 12 innings. This will be his first look at the Yankees. The Moose has dropped his last two decisions, but the Yanks have scored just three runs in those ballgames. The Red Sox bested Mussina twice in April, but that was before The Moose perfected his new pitching style. Still, Mussina should stay away from Manny Ramirez. Manny is a career .280 hitter with nine homers and 24 RBIs against Moose.
One win won't erase this recent swoon, but it would sure make me feel a bit better.
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