Joba Chamberlain pitched 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball tonight for the New York Yankees, cruising to a 10-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He struck out seven Pirates and threw a career high 114 pitches. Joba only walked one batter and his command was noticeably better than in his previous two starts against the Padres and Astros where he walked a combined seven hitters. Joba threw a few more change-ups than in his past starts but otherwise it was his usual fastball, slider, curveball combination.
Joba looked completely settled in his new role and is now 1-0 with a 1.81 ERA as a starter. The Yankees have won all four of Joba's starts and it is becoming more apparent that his conversion to a starter was the right move. In what was by far Joba's best start of his short career, he gave the Yankees and their fans a mere glimpse of his potential as a front line starter.
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The offense fired on all cylinders with Robinson Cano hitting his first home run in more than a month while going 3 for 5. Bobby Abreu crushed former Yankee T.J Beam's offering in the 6th inning to right field for a three run home run. He has now hit home runs in consecutive games and has ten for the season. Every Yankees starter with the exception of Joba had a hit and four batters had two or more hits.
Justin Christian started in left field for Johnny Damon for the second game in a row. Damon whose ailing left arch is going to cause him to miss a few more games and possibly a trip to the disabled list, sat out for the second straight game. Christian went 1-4 with an infield single and four runs scored. Hideki Matsui also sat out with his lingering left knee problems and it is more than likely he'll sit out again tomorrow.
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5 months ago
Yeah baby! The Yankees are making their way back to a younger pitching staff. Bring us back to the promise land joba!!
With our lowest average pitcher age in years were sure to win.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/32558-the-new-york-yankees-and-the-curse-of-old-age
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