I Know I've Seen This Place Before: Yanks-Os Gamer I

And I know I've seen this house before - L.L.

The Yankees roll into Camden glad to face a few hitters whose name doesn't rhyme with Ranny Mamirez, sending Phil Hughes to the mound to kick off the three-game series against the Orioles. Hughes was roughed up in his last two starts, bowing out after three innings against the Royals and lasting but two innings against the Sox in Fenway. The Yankees split with Baltimore last year but had great success against tonight's pitcher, Daniel Cabrera, who was 1-3 against the Bombers in 2007 and allowed 20 earned runs in 27 innings over five starts.

Lineups follow, comment away...

NY Yankees
J. Damon lf	.204
D. Jeter ss	.317
B. Abreu rf	.302
A. Rodriguez 3b	.309
H. Matsui dh	.321
R. Cano 2b	.167
J. Giambi 1b	.125
M. Cabrera cf	.319
C. Moeller c	.308
P. Hughes	9.00
Baltimore
B. Roberts 2b	.279
M. Mora 3b	.233
N. Markakis rf	.309
K. Millar 1b	.237
L. Scott lf	.380
A. Huff dh	.224
A. Jones cf	.260
R. Hernandez c	.152
L. Hernandez ss	.207
D. Cabrera	5.94

Comments

[attackgerbil]

ARod down swinging on a full count, chasing one low in, after Abreu reached on a two-out throwing error by Luis Hernandez.

[attackgerbil]

Frist post pitch from Hughes to Roberts is a hard liner, but right at Cano. Phil then starts Melivn Mora off with a called strike.

[attackgerbil]

Hughes misses high, then a pitch tails away for 2-1. The next pitch is bounced up the middle over Hughes but Jeter ranges to his left (?!) behind second and makes the throw for two away.

[nettles]

Ugh...come on Phil!

[attackgerbil]

Markakis walks to bring up Millah

[attackgerbil]

Millah pops it straight up to Moeller to end the inning.

[attackgerbil]

Cabrera drills Godzilla on the arm to lead off the Yankee second.

[attackgerbil]

Cabrera showing some control issues, putting two pitches inside and in the dirt to Robi.

[attackgerbil]

The full count: Robi has to tip it though it was low as the hit and run was on. Another payoff: fouled away.

[attackgerbil]

Now Robi lines out to short and Matsui is doubled off at second. Ooof.

[attackgerbil]

Giambi called for coming around by home plate ump Ed Montague when he clearly did not swing. Ugly call.

[attackgerbil]

Jason grounds out to first to end the inning. Pfft.

[attackgerbil]

Luke Scott rips a hard shot up first base but foul. Close one.

[attackgerbil]

Ahead 0-2, Hughes comes inside twice to even the count. Deuces: curve inside and low to make it full. The payoff: fastball in; Scott lifts it a few feet short of the track in right where Abreu makes the catch.

[attackgerbil]

Aubrey Huff takes a pitch for a strike, then a change outside. The 1-1 is fouled back, then a ball. The 2-2 is fouled back again. Hughes misses low to make it full. The payoff: popped out of play. And another foul. Hughes' curve misses to walk Huff. urgh.

[attackgerbil]

That pitch to Huff was pretty good.

[attackgerbil]

Okay, I'm out. Good night all.

[nettles]

29 pitches - 14 balls. Not too sharp.

[Lar]

Yanks ties the game on a Mora error.

[Marc YF]

What's with this place? You guys are it? The Sox dominate this blog? I thought it was an even forum, but from what I've seen the Sux fans gang up on the Yanks when they say something about what the Sox do. And when the Sox do wrong, they gang up against the Yanks fans they bully the shit out of them to shut up. I've never seen such crap.

[sf rod]

marc- what happened? no sf's even commented in this game thread.

[Marc YF]

oops. wrong thread.

[Paul SF]

If by "wrong thread," you meant "wrong blog," then I'd understand...

[dc]

no, he means wrong thread...his sentiment, while dead-on accurate is just misplaced in this particular thread...i'm sure he'll get another opportunity to use it again soon...