This is why you should never believe in anything.
Darrell Rasner couldn't get out of the second, Scott Kazmir was wildly effective and a five-run ninth came too little, too late as the
Rays stopped the Yanks 7-5 in Tampa. The Bombers didn't record their first hit until the fifth inning (a bloop double to right off the bat of Cody Ransom, who finished 3 for 3 with an RBI) with the Rays up 6-0. Alfredo Aceves pitched admirably (5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K) to keep the Yanks "in the game," Derek Jeter ripped a three-run homer and Alex Rodriguez launched another shot into orbit (yes, I know the game was played in a dome, but you get my meaning), but it wasn't enough.
The YES broadcast had some technical difficulties in the ninth so studio man Bob Lorenz filled in for Michael Kay and company. The Yanks went on to score five times in the frame, but Tampa made a pitching change and when the broadcast came back from commercial, the problem was solved. With Kay and crew back in control, Xavier Nady popped out on the first pitch to end the game. I think it's safe to say that Michael Kay was the reason the Yanks lost Thursday night.
Anyway, by the time I got into the car after work the score was already 5-0, so I wasn't as "focused" as I usually am. In fact, I split time watching the Giants-Redskins game (yes, my mindset is starting to wander). Hence, no roundup. Will roundups still be a part of my Yankee postings for the remainder of the season? Dear reader, I just don't know.
Up next for the Yanks, a three-game weekend series against the cellar dwelling Seattle Mariners. Andy Pettitte (13-11, 4.52 ERA) will go against Brandon Morrow (1-2, 1.47) in the opener. Morrow is 24-years-old and has spent the season pitching out of the bullpen. Friday night will be the kid's first career start. Bobby Abreu is 2 for 3 with a home run and three ribbies against Morrow. Pettitte was ripped up for six runs on 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays in his last start. The veteran lefty has given up six runs in each of his past two starts and finished August 1-3 with a 5.84 ERA in six starts. On the plus side, Andy is 8-4 with a 3.67 ERA in 14 road starts this year and is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in one start against the M's this season.
I'm sure the ratings will be huge for this series.
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