Was that a great reaction to McCann’s homer in yesterday’s series finale or what? Chris Archer had been unhittable and the Yankees looked totally overmatched against him for most of the game. Actually, their offense had been pretty anemic, period, during the weekend series, not helped by Ellsbury’s stomach bug, Teixeira’s missing bat and A-Rod’s late summer swoon. But thanks to McCann, who is finally proving why the Yankees paid him all that money to play in the Bronx, along with A-Rod, brought the team back to life to finish off the Rays and keep pace with the annoyingly successful Blue Jays.
This is turning into some dog fight as we head toward the finish line. If the Yankees could just string some wins together – 10 would be nice but I’ll take 5 – and overtake the Jays, I’d feel better. The division title is within reach, but the Yankees need to win games, not simply rely on the Jays to lose. They need to beat the O’s over the next few days and then really turn it up a few notches in their head-to-head contests with the Jays. The Wild Card is just too precarious a spot to be in. For me it’s the division or bust.
When the Yanks went down by three to Chris Archer I was so upset because I knew we had had very little success against him and it felt like a loss was coming for sure. What a thrill when McCann, who has been so clutch for us lately, hit his three-run homer then Alex hit one right behind him!
Then there was Monday’s game. Pineda was not sharp that second inning and we know that sometimes leads to meltdowns with him. But he pulled it together (with a little help from Headley’s great catch of Adam Jones’ line drive) and then the boys went to work and did what they do, which is go long and go long often. Nice to see the kids holding their own and actually saving our bacon with their well-timed blasts.
Nice recap, Audrey! I’m a big fan of Greg Bird, in case it’s not obvious by now. What a contribution he’s made since Tex went down. I hope it’s the beginning of a great career for him in pinstripes.
Omg. Just read about Evo being shut down with elbow inflammation. No wonder his last start was suspect. Doubtful that he’ll pitch again this season but I hope I’m wrong. What awful news. CC needs to pick up the slack.
Yes, this is potentially devastating. Evo has been our ace this season. What a blow.
Archer scared me but obviously not our boys. Then I remembered that its usually pitchers they haven’t seen before that they can’t hit against. Anyway, thrilled to take that series and already doing well against The Orioles. We definitely need to get a full hard hold of first place before we face Toronto again. GO YANKEES!!!
A blow indeed, Audrey.
First place would be lovely, Diane. I’m all for that.