Yankees power their way past Tribe

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Yanks recover, take finale from the Tribe
Published 5/8/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
Gone are the days when six runs felt like the Yankee bats had an off day. We didn't watch today's 6-3 victory , but it sure seemed like the offense erupted: the Yanks hit four homers in the game, one each from Jason Giambi , Robby Cano (no, really), Johnny Damon and Wilson Betemit . For Cano, this was his first multi-hit game since April 12 -- nearly a month ago. Mike Mussina continues to be exactly what the Yanks need him to be -- just enough to keep the team in the game until the bats come around. Moose didn't walk anybody in his five innings of work, and allowed ...

Yankees bomb the Indians with the formula
Published 5/8/2008 by admin at yankeesdaily.com
The New York Yankees won a close game over the Cleveland Indians by a score of 6-3. Starting for the New York Yankees was Mike Mussina and he gave up 3 earned runs on 4 hits in 5 innings for the win. Replacing Mussina to start the 6th inning was Ross Ohlendorf and he gave up no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. Joba started the formula and pitched a perfect 8th inning and Mariano closed the game in the 9th inning for his 9th save of the season. He pitched a scoreless inning giving up only 1 hit. The hitting stars of the game worth mentioning for the Yankees worth mentioning were left-fielder Johnny Damon, first baseman Jason Giambi and second baseman Robinson Cano. Damon went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 2 ...

MLB.com: Yankees power their way past Tribe
Published 5/9/2008 at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
Thursday, May 8, 2008 MLB.com: Yankees power their way past Tribe NEW YORK—There were postgame smiles all around the home clubhouse at Yankee Stadium on Thursday after Cano and Jason Giambi, who haven’t had many chances to display productive smiles, delivered big hits in a 6-3 victory over the Indians that enabled the Yankees to get on their way to Detroit in an upbeat mood with an 18-18 record after a 4-5 homestand. Outside of one bad inning, Mussina looked very good, getting first pitch strikes to nearly every batter he faced and hitting his spots religiously. Both Cano ...