Another day, another win; that’s how life has been in Yankeeland for a while now, and I love it. Behind just enough offense, and a strong starting pitching by Ivan Nova, the Yanks finished off a three-game sweep over the Washington Nationals, 4-1, as well as extending their win-streak to nine-in-a-row.
The Yankees won, but their hitting with RISP failed, again. They went 0-for-12 on Sunday and 6-for-36 (.157 BA) in the series. Not trying to be Debbie Downer here, I just like to tell it how it is. Anyway, they scored four runs on 10 hits on the afternoon. Their first run came in the first inning on a Mark Teixeira sac-fly, while Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano homered in the fifth and seventh inning, respectively.
The final run came on a Jhonatan Solano passed ball to score Andruw Jones. Tex went 3-for-4, Grandy went 2-for-4 with a walk, and Robbie went 2-for-3 with two walks.
Though the Yankees could have done better on offense, Ivan Nova, who improved to 9-2 on the season, didn’t really need it. Ivan pitched 7.2 brilliant innings, allowing just one run on seven hits, one walk, and four strikeouts. In his last three starts, Nova has gone 3-0 with a 0.80 ERA while accumulating 22.2 innings and sporting a K/BB of 15/3. Not bad, not bad at all. Edwin Jackson, on the other hand, went 6 innings while yielding two runs for the Nats.
Following Nova were Boone Logan and Rafael Soriano. Logan picked up the final out in the eighth while Soriano wrapped it up with his 13th save in the ninth. Soriano is now 13-for-14 in saves, and like him or not, this guy has a legit chance to make the All Star team. Nice work, Sori.The Bombers will come back home to the Bronx and try to make it 10 in a row as they host the Atlanta Braves. CC Sabathia (8-3, 3.70 ERA) will toe the rubber against Mike Minor (3-4, 6.01 ERA) on Monday night. Go Yankees!
--Jesse Schindler, BYB Lead Staff Writer
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