IF THE YANKEES DON'T SCORE, THEY CAN'T WIN

King Felix just dominated today.  The End.  Seriously, when that guy is on, there is nothing he can't do.  The Yankees have had good outings against Felix Hernandez...this wasn't one of them.  Felix got the complete game shut out and kept the Yankees to 2 hits.  You knew he was good today, because the Mariners only had 1 run off an equally good Hiroki Kuroda. The King just made the Yanks bats look silly and they never could even tie that stinking 1 run. Oh well.

The only 2 Yankees to get hits today were Robinson Cano and Ichiro Suzuki.  Other than that, Felix also struck out 6 and only walked 2.  Kuroda on the other hand gave up 8 hits and only 1 run, striking out 4.   Mike Carp hit an RBI single in the second inning for Seattle to give them their only run and the lead... and seriously, that's it.

You need to tip your cap to both pitchers for a job well done, but one thing you need to think about...getting on base and the New York Yankees.  Who knows if Felix was just unstoppable today or the Yankees were just trying to hit for the fences or both, but it's definitely interesting to think about.  I often wonder in a game like this is a bunt attempt or steal early on could be the difference.  Of course, that's me thinking about the past and I can't go back, so why bother, but for next time, the Yankees should think about scraping together a run, even if it's near impossible against Felix Hernandez.  Sure, a homer today wold have worked, but sometimes it starts with a simple bloop or bunt.  Anyway, who knows, I'm rambling, Felix was awesome anyway and it is what it is.

Girardi said this about King Felix today: ''The thing was, he was never in any bad counts, really. I think he had one or two walks... You look, he threw about a ball a hitter, so he was never in any bad counts.''

Yeah, just chalk it up as a great day for the King... the Yankees just need to forget about this one and come back swinging and scoring tomorrow...it's just the way it is sometimes... "It's baseball Suzyn... it's baseball, you never can predict it."

Final Score: Mariners 1 - Yankees 0

 

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