Michael Pineda was excellent!
Wait, I want to start with this quote from Joe Girardi, during his post game conference. "Every night is a chance for someone to shine, and it's not always the people you expect. To be successful as a team, it takes a lot of people." Tonights game, I believe, proved that.
Pineda pitched a shut out through 7, before allowing a run. It came as a single home run by Daniel Nava. David Phelps also did a phenomenal job. Coming in during the 7th, after Cesar Cabral, to get the last out of the inning, he went on to pitch lights out through the 9th.
Brian McCann got the first RBI of the game in the 4th inning. Jacoby Ellsbury helped beat his former team with a two out RBI that brought Derek Jeter in to score. Dean Anna got his first major league home run in the fifth. Casey is seriously stoked about that one. Welcome to the majors, Anna!
The question of the night was a mysterious substance on Pineda's hand in the third inning. It was no longer there in the fifth. Of course you will have a few conspiracy theorist out there making speculation. Rule 8.02.4, 8.02.6, and 8.02(e) say "The pitcher shall not apply a foreign substance of any kind to the ball," "The pitcher shall not deliver a ball altered in a manner prescribed by rule 8.02.4," and "The umpire shall be sole judge on whether any portion of the rule is violated."
Final: Yankees 4 - Red Sox 1
Everyone stepped up tonight. It was a serious team effort all around. Plus, we took the first game against our biggest rivals. It feels really good!
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