New York Yankees Drop Two in a Row to the Minnesota Twinkies

(The Voice of Yankees Universe)

The Yankees lost their second straight game today. The pitching just wasn’t there. Joba started the game, but he didn’t have his good stuff. He worked one inning, allowing two runs on three hits.

Dan Giese came on in relief and got pounded. He allowed four runs in the two innings he worked. Veras, Dunn, and Igawa all did a nice job when they came out to pitch.

The team wasn’t very impressive at the plate either. The offense was shut down after the second inning, and they didn’t score for the rest of the game. They totaled seven hits and three runs on the game.

They left a total of 14 runners on base. Shelley Duncan went 2-3, and picked up a run. Jesus Montero pinched hit for Duncan and hit a single. Montero really impresses me. He is now hitting .667 this spring.

February 28, 2009

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E  Minnesota 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1   7 12 2 NY Yankees 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   3 7 0

NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Damon, LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Curtis, LF	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Jeter, SS	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	.250
Pena, SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Teixeira, 1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.400
Miranda, 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
Rodriguez, A, 3B	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.250
Berroa, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Swisher, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286
Rodriguez, J, RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Cano, 2B	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333
Bernier, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Molina, J, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
Cervelli, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Duncan, S, DH	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.429
a-Montero, PH-DH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.667
Cabrera, M, CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.125
Jackson, A, CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400
Totals	30	3	7	2	3	3	14
a-Singled for Duncan, S in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Teixeira (1, Liriano). TB: Jeter; Teixeira 2; Cano; Duncan, S 2; Montero; Cabrera, M. RBI: Rodriguez, A (3), Jeter (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, J; Teixeira. S: Damon. SF: Rodriguez, A; Jeter. GIDP: Swisher; Miranda; Jackson, A. Team LOB: 7.FIELDING Outfield assists: Curtis (Machado at third base). DP: 3 (Molina, J-Jeter, Berroa-Cano-Miranda, Curtis-Pena-Berroa).

NY Yankees	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Chamberlain	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	18.00
Giese (L, 0-1)	2.0	4	4	4	1	1	1	12.00
Veras	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.50
Dunn	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Igawa	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Texeira, K	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Robertson	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.50

Final Score:   Minnesota 7, NY Yankees 3

The Yankees now move to a 2-2 record this spring. They will play again tomorrow against the Cincinnati Reds. They will be playing in Sarasota, FL at 1:05PM ET. The match up will be RHP Alfredo Aceves vs RHP Aaron Harang.

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