They were playing in the Metrodome, aka the Homerdome, but the Yankees won 10-1 tonight without the aid of a single home run.
Unless, of course, you count the grand slam that A-Rod hit that Carlos Gomez just happened to time perfectly, jump up and steal.
At any rate, the 10 Yankee runs came on singles, bloops, walks, a triple (Gardner)--perhaps none more important than a 2-out bases loaded hit from Robinson Canó (yes, THAT Canó) that turned a 5-1 game into a 7-1 not-tie-able-by-a-grand-slam lead.
In other words, while CC Sabathia was excellent, which is great considering his poor start against Seattle, the real star of this game was the Yankee offense.
The offense proved tonight it doesn't have to hit home runs to win ball games, it can do plenty of other things, too.
Mark Teixeira perhaps best exemplifies this--he had four hits tonight, and they were all singles.
In fact, thirteen of the sixteen Yankee hits tonight were singles.
Against a starting pitcher that had been untouchable over his past four starts, the Yankees thrived.
The best part is that they get to throw AJ Burnett at 'em tomorrow and have an excellent chance to win the series.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
They Don't Need No Stinkin' Homers (Postgame notes 07 July 2009)
