See what I did there? Loney Tunes? James Loney has been having himself a breakout season this year, and he rolled right along at the Stadium. To the tune of two hits, a homer, and four RBIs. Loney Tunes go “Smack, smack smack!"
Jeremy Hellickson took his sweet time twirling from the Tampa mound. At one time he lolly gagged around between pitches for nearly a full minute. Apropos, as he lives and dies by the off speed stuff, and he kept the Yankees swinging far too early as he dawdled his way through innings.
CC had a terrible second inning. The Rays jumped all over him for six runs. Sabathia looked uncomfortable, and had trouble finding the zone. Lotsa balls, couple wild pitches, and the game was pretty much sealed.
As it turns out, CC hasn’t won against the Rays the last five times he has faced them. His ERA against Tampa Bay has bloated to an incredible 7.71. If the Yankees are going anywhere in the second half, Sabathia will need to get that monkey in a Rays jersey off his back.
Yankee bats? When Austin Romine is your best hitter and meets the Mendoza line on the same night? That’s bad. The Bombers stirred in the 8th and 9th, and the movers and shakers were David Adams, Romine, Melky Mesa, Chris Stewart, and Brent Lillibridge.
The bright side is that the bottom of the order seems to be heating up. It is also worth noting that the Yankees did not give up when they were down by nine runs. Instead they clawed back from a 10-1 deficit and died trying to tie it up.
Unfortunately, it was too little too late. Here’s a picture of my kid to make you feel better.
Your final: Rays - 10 - Yankees - 6
Chad R. MacDonald
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