Road Trip, Game 11
The Yankees played a real stinker yesterday ... hopefully they can salvage some of the few games remaining on the trip
Inside, the impressions of NYY at STL (61/162)
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TOP 1: Mulder pitching for StL -- Jeter grounds to first, one down -- Matsui draws a walk -- Sheffield grounds a single into left, runners now first and second -- The 2-1 to ARod gets away from Molina, the runners move up to second and third -- ARod grounds to short, one run scores, the Yankees lead 1-0
Runners at second for Bernie, he flies to right to end the rally
BOT 1: Unit going for Yankees -- Eckstein flies to right, one gone -- Taguchi down swinging, two away (RJ 1) -- Pujols grounds to short to end the inning
TOP 2: Tino goes down swinging, one down -- Flaherty pops to center, two away -- Cano is plunked with the first pitch -- Randy Johnson grounds back to the pitcher to end the inning
BOT 2: Sanders is down looking, one down (RJ 2) -- Grudz+ goes down swinging, two away (RJ 3) -- Mabry lines the first pitch into center for a 2-out single -- Nunez grounds to the pitcher to retire the side
TOP 3: Jeter hits the first pitch past the third baseman and into left for a leadoff single -- Matsui goes down with an ugly swing, one down -- Sheffield grounds to the left of the mound, Mulder gloves and puts him out at first, runner to second on the play, two away -- ARod draws a walk, runners now first and second
Bernie grounds to third, off the glove of the third baseman, it kicks to short, Jeter rounds third ... he is in no man's land, Eckstein throws to the plate, Jeter retreats but is gunned down by Molina to third to retire the side
BOT 3: Molina flies to center, one down -- Mabry is down swinging, uno dos adios, two away (RJ 4) -- Eckstein goes down swinging to end the inning (RJ 5)
TOP 4: Tino hits a comebacker to the pitcher and is put out, one down -- Flaherty grounds single into left -- full count to Cano, the payoff is low, he draws a walk, runners now first and second
Randy Johnson grounds to third, the runners move up to scoring position, two away -- Runners second and third for Jeter, he grounds a two out single to left, two runs score ... and advances to second on the play, Yankees lead 3-0
Matsui blasts a double off the bullpen wall in right, another run scores, the NY lead is now 4-0
Sheffield grounds to third to end the rally
BOT 4: Taguchi grounds to short, one down -- Pujols lines out to third, two away -- Sanders lines a two out single to left -- Grudz+ also lines a single to left, Sanders is waved, the throw from Matsui is there and Sanders is tagged out to end the inning
TOP 5: ARod lines a leadoff single up the middle -- Bernie flies out to right, one down -- Tino down swinging, two away -- Flaherty grounds to second, the force is made at second to end the inning
BOT 5: Mabry goes down swinging, one gone (RJ 6) -- Nunez pops to short, two away -- Molina flies to right to end the inning
Former Card Torre gets standing ovation on his ride out to take down the 50 sign on the Busch Stadium countdown -- the StL fans are class
TOP 6: Cano down swinging, one down -- Randy Johnson grounds to short, two away -- full count to Jeter, the payoff ... grounded to third to retire the side
BOT 6: Seabol in to PH for Mulder, he pops out to short, one down -- Eckstein hits a comebacker to the Unit and is put out at first, two away -- full count to Taguchi, he flies the payoff to left to end the inning
TOP 7: Thompson now pitching for StL -- Matsui chops one to third, one down -- Sheffield pops foul to third, two away -- ARod goes down swinging to retire the side
Seventh Inning Stretch: Yankees lead, 4-0
BOT 7: Pujols grounds to first, one gone -- Sanders pops to second, two away -- Grudz+ hits the first pitch and singles up the middle into center -- Mabry goes down swinging (RJ 7) to end the inning
TOP 8: Gordon warms for the Yankees, Reyes now pitching for the Cards -- full count to Bernie, the payoff ... is lined to left for a leadoff single -- Tino hits the first pitch and flies to center, one down -- Flaherty grounds to third, under the glove of Nunez, E5, runners now first and second
King warms for StL -- Cano goes down looking, two away -- Sierra in to PH for Randy Johnson, he goes down swinging to retire the side
BOT 8: Gordon pitching for NY -- Nunez lines the first pitch up the middle for a leadoff single -- Molina goes down swinging, one down -- Edmonds in as a PH for the pitcher, he draws a walk, runners at first and second -- Stottlemyre out, Mo warms for Yankees
Full count to Eckstein, he hits a comebacker off Gordon, it kicks to Cano, he makes the play at first, two away -- the trainers are out, Gordon will be taken out of the game -- Rivera will pitch for NY
Walker in as PH for Taguchi, full count, the payoff ... he goes down looking to end the inning
TOP 9: Tavarez in to pitch for StL -- Edmonds in CF -- Jeter draws a leadoff walk -- Matsui grounds a single up the middle and into center, runner to third on the hit -- runners now at the corners for Sheffield, he grounds to short into a 643 double play, two down
Runner at third, two down for ARod, he grounds to third, Nunez gloves and guns ... not in time, an infield single, one run scores, the Yankees now lead 5-0
That will be all for Tavarez, King in to pitch for the Cards -- ARod steals second on the 1-2 to Bernie -- runner at second, two down, full count to Bernie, the payoff ... he goes down looking to end the rally
BOT 9: Mo continues -- full count to Pujols, the payoff ... is popped foul to first, one down -- Sanders goes down swinging, two gone -- Grudz+ also goes down swinging to end the game
FINAL: Yankees win, 5-0
Unit was dominant today, the Yankees hit when it mattered
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