On the Importance of a Closer
Is the Great Rivera greater than you think?
| Final - 4.17.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Stories
Eric Rodchavez Wins It: Yankees 6, Rangers 5
Recap of the Yankees 6-5 win over the Rangers
Game 14 Preview: Texas Rangers at New York Yankees
Rubber match of the three game set, as CC Sabathia faces Alexei Ogando. Ogando has been impressive so far this season, and we all know how poorly the Yankees play against new pitchers. CC has not...
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .170 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| Michael Young, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .367 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 |
| Mike Napoli, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| David Murphy, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .323 |
| Yorvit Torrealba, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Julio Borbon, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| Mitch Moreland, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Beltre
Doubles - Young 2, Beltre
Grounded into DP - Kinsler, Napoli, Murphy
Stolen Bases - Andrus
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Beltre
Doubles - Young 2, Beltre
Grounded into DP - Kinsler, Napoli, Murphy
Stolen Bases - Andrus
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexi Ogando | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.33 | 0 | 92-58 |
| Arthur Rhodes (L, 0-1) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 34-16 |
| Pedro Strop | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6-3 |
Pitching
IBB - Posada by Rhodes
IBB - Posada by Rhodes
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Curtis Granderson, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Nick Swisher, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Eric Chavez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .467 |
| Jorge Posada, DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .163 |
| Russell Martin, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Brett Gardner, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .140 |
| Andruw Jones, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Batting
Home runs - Granderson, Cano, Martin
Grounded into DP - Gardner
Hit by pitch - Martin
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Martin, Sabathia
Home runs - Granderson, Cano, Martin
Grounded into DP - Gardner
Hit by pitch - Martin
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Martin, Sabathia
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.52 | 0 | 112-73 |
| Joba Chamberlain | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 15-7 |
| Rafael Soriano (W, 1-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 0 | 9-8 |
| Mariano Rivera (S, 1-0; S,7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16-10 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Duration: 3:03
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Duration: 3:03
