Yanks – Rays III Recap!

Victory!  Wang gave up a grand total of zero runs on four hits through six innings.  He gave way to Joba, who pitched his own 2 inning no hitter before Mo did his thing in the 9th.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that even against Shields, whom the Yankees have pounded in the past, they could only muster two runs on three extra base hits.  Matsui’s two run jack after A-Rod’s double in the fourth accounted for the only two runs scored in the game.  When are the bats going to wake up?

Other notes:  Betemit made it though the game without an error, but Cano wasn’t so lucky.  From some reports, I guess it was half wild throw from Jeter and half him trying to turn two.  Shelley Duncan will be out again tomorrow finishing his suspension.  Giambi is day-to-day with his groin issue.  GI Joe was back in the dugout tonight, making the Yankees 3-1 with Girardino at the helm.

The Yankees will play the Rays again tomorrow night, then fly out to Missouri to take on the Royals in a day game less than 24 hours later.  They also don’t have a scheduled day off until the 21st.  Then again, they play baseball for a living and I rot away at a desk for 40 hours a week…

Back tomorrow with more!