Skipping the Rookies
The reason Joe Girardi went with Ivan Nova in the 10th inning of last night's Yankee loss to the Blue Jays.
| Final - 4.19.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
Stories
Catch The Last Ride on a Brooklyn Train: Jays 6, Yankees 5 (10 Inn)
Catch The Last Ride on a Brooklyn Train: Blue Jays 6, Yankees 5 (10 Inn)
View From the Other Side: Questions for Travis G of Pinstripe Alley
I sent some questions to Travis G from Pinstripe Alley, SB's Yankee's site and he was kind enough to answer, but then I did the same for him. How does Russell Martin look? I saw him in spring...
AL East Smackdown (or something): The Toronto Blue Jays
AL East Smackdown (or something): The Toronto Blue Jays
GameThreads
Blue Jays Fans GameThread on Bluebird Banter
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Yankees Fans GameThread on Pinstriped Bible
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Toronto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Curtis Granderson, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 |
| Nick Swisher, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .269 |
| Eric Chavez, 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .389 |
| Jorge Posada, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .170 |
| Russell Martin, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Brett Gardner, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .128 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
Batting
Home runs - Granderson, Teixeira
Doubles - Martin
Grounded into DP - Chavez, Posada, Martin
Hit by pitch - Teixeira
Caught Stealing - Gardner
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Burnett
Home runs - Granderson, Teixeira
Doubles - Martin
Grounded into DP - Chavez, Posada, Martin
Hit by pitch - Teixeira
Caught Stealing - Gardner
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Burnett
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4.37 | 1 | 105-62 |
| David Robertson (, 1-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11-9 |
| Joba Chamberlain (, 1-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 11-7 |
| Rafael Soriano (, 1-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.04 | 0 | 22-15 |
| Mariano Rivera | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 1 | 25-18 |
| Ivan Nova (L, 1-2) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.63 | 0 | 14-8 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yunel Escobar, SS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 |
| Travis Snider, LF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .153 |
| Jose Bautista, RF | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .308 |
| Adam Lind, 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Aaron Hill, 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| John McDonald, pr,4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| Jose Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Corey Patterson, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 |
| Edwin Encarnacion, DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Jayson Nix, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .238 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Bautista
Doubles - Escobar, Snider, Patterson, Encarnacion
Grounded into DP - Patterson
Sacrifice flies - Hill
Stolen Bases - Hill, Patterson
Team LOB - 12
Home runs - Bautista
Doubles - Escobar, Snider, Patterson, Encarnacion
Grounded into DP - Patterson
Sacrifice flies - Hill
Stolen Bases - Hill, Patterson
Team LOB - 12
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Drabek | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 93-50 |
| Jason Frasor | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 28-17 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 | 7-4 |
| Carlos Villanueva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 | 0 | 15-8 |
| Shawn Camp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Jon Rauch (W, 1-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 0 | 23-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa, First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf, Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins, Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Duration: 3:59
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa, First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf, Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins, Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Duration: 3:59
