Posted by: Betty in MLB
Sunday's game results, seven innings of shutout ball from Chien-Ming Wang in a 1-0 win, suited the Yankees just fine. Watching catcher Jorge Posada strip off his uniform, knowing he won't be back for 15 days at the earliest and probably longer, was much harder to swallow.
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In a rematch of Game 1 of last year's American League Division Series, Chien-Ming Wang outdueled defending AL Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia, hurling seven scoreless innings as the Yankees edged the Indians, 1-0, snapping New York's three-game losing streak.
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Posted by: Betty in MLB
On a day when the Yankees should have been able to enjoy a first-rate pitchers' duel that went in their direction, they instead found out that catcher Jorge Posada, while he still was close to indispensable, was no longer indestructible.
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Jorge Posada is headed to the disabled list for the first time in his career following a recurrence of the right shoulder injury that limited his ability to catch for the Yankees this season.
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Hideki Matsui rested for a second consecutive game on Sunday as the Yankees reshuffled their lineup to accommodate defending American League Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia.
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One day after the Yankees were rather secretive with Chamberlain's availability, instead using Kyle Farnsworth and Ross Ohlendorf in the late innings of a 4-3 loss to the Indians, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that the 22-year-old right-hander would be ready to go in a similar situation if needed Sunday.
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Posted by: Betty in MLB
The Yankees have lost their first two games at Progressive Field, but it's through no fault of Johnny Damon. He stroked four hits on Saturday, including two doubles, and has four multi-hit games in his last six contests. But gaudy numbers are of little use to the leadoff hitter if they don't translate to runs.
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Victor Martinez's bases-loaded single off Ross Ohlendorf scored Grady Sizemore with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Indians defeated the Yankees, 4-3, on Saturday at Progressive Field.
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Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that his hard-throwing setup man is fine, but Joba Chamberlain was not available for a second consecutive day on Saturday in Cleveland.
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Posted by: Betty in MLB
The Yankees' emphasis on player development, as opposed to player purchase, and the resulting reliance on young pitchers, is the intelligent long-term approach for this organization to take. At the moment, it's just not producing a flood of victories.
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