(photo: Getty)The approach was simple, it was a must win to set the tone for the Series. Freddy Garcia clearly reads Bleeding Yankee Blue, because he knew that a winning streak would help morale for the ballclub and it did. The Yankees will now win 2 of 3 or sweep the Royals, it's the best case scenerio because the one thing the Yankees want to do is have a winning streak going into the Boston series.
The 2 things that stick out in my mind tonight, Nick Swisher with a terrific catch in the 5th inning to get out of the inning. If that ball passes Siwsher on that diving catch, 2 runs score and who knows what would have happened tonight.
(Photo: Getty)The second moment was David Robertson pitching out of the 7th inning with the bases loaded and he struck out 2. It reminded me of the playoffs in 2009. Jesse Schindler wrote WHY ROBERTSON NEEDS MORE CREDIT and it's true, Robertson is the most under-rated bullpen pitcher out there....and he's ours, which I love.
A-Rod and Jeter were great tonight and we need these guys to step it up. It's beautiful to see someone like Jeter get out of his slump 2 days ago and suddenly, it's addicting...A-Rod gets a major hit tonight scoring 2. Could that be the end of Alex's slump? Stay tuned.
Freddy Garcia pitched 6 great veteran innings, and struck out 3 giving up 1 run. It was slightly dicey early, but he knows how to adjust and did. What can you say about Freddy but "Welcome to the Bronx." He and Colon make me damn happy to have them on our mound. He's doing more than I can ever expect.
It was good to see Melky Cabrera and good for him to crank out a home run. Bottom line, while it's good to see the Melk man, it's better that the Yankees unloaded him when they did, Cano is a different man now, a leader, a pro and no distractions.
Final Score: Yankees 3 - Royals 1. Keep the wins coming Yanks, get a streak going.
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