August 29 Yankees vs Mariners

[riverside sluggers]

Franklin to try to defuse Bronx Bombers

New York (73-56) at Seattle (56-74), 10:05 p.m. ET

 

After avoiding a sweep by the White Sox with a 9-2 win on Sunday, the Mariners welcome the Yankees to Safeco Field for a four-game series that will see Ryan Franklin and Mike Mussina do battle in Game 1. Franklin wil be looking to snap his three-game skid in which has has given up at least five runs in each start and has an ERA of 11.15. In his most recent start, Franklin gave up six runs on 10 hits in just five innings of work against the Rangers. Mussina is also coming off a tough start, having given up eight runs on six hits in just 4 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays. In his only start against the Mariners this season, Mussina picked up a no-decision in a 7-6 Yankees win back on May 18.

 

Pitching matchup

SEA: RHP Ryan Franklin

• 6-14, 5.29 ERA in 2005

• 1-0, 3.00 ERA vs. Yankees in 2004

 

NYY: RHP Mike Mussina

• 12-8, 4.21 ERA in 2005

• 0-0, 7.20 ERA vs. SEA in 2005

[Optimist]

Well...he couldn't be any worse than his last start.

 

Hopefully we win tonight and extend our winning streak to 5 games.

[riverside sluggers]

pitcher vs batter matchups

 

Mike Mussina vs: (career against Mariners in 25 games a 17-5 record with a 3.59 ERA)

Pat Borders, 3 for 20 (.150 avg) HR, 3 RBIs, Walk, 3 Ks

Greg Dobbs, 0 for 2, 2 Ks

Dave Hansen, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) Double, Walk

Raul Ibanez, 9 for 20 (.450 avg) 2 Doubles, Triple, HR, 6 RBIs, Walk, 4 Ks

Jeremy Reed, 0 for 2

Richie Sexson, 2 for 11 (.182 avg) RBI, Walk, 5 Ks

Scott Spiezio, 7 for 29 (.241 avg) 3 Doubles, 2 HRs, 8 RBIs, 2 Walks, 6 Ks

Ichiro Suzuki, 10 for 29 (.345 avg) Double, RBI, 4 Ks, SB

 

Ryan Franklin vs: (career against Yankees in 7 games a 1-2 record with a 4.70 ERA)

John Flaherty, 0 for 1, K

Jason Giambi, 4 for 13 (.308 avg) Double, HR, 2 RBIs, 3 Walks, 2 Ks

Derek Jeter, 2 for 13 (.154 avg) RBI, Walk, 2 Ks

Matt Lawton, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) K

Tino Martinez, 4 for 7 (.571 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, 2 Walks

Hideki Matsui, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) HR, RBI, 3 Walks, K

Jorge Posada, 1 for 7 (.143 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, 2 Ks

Alex Rodriguez, 6 for 30 (.200 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, Walk, 5 Ks, SB

Gary Sheffield, 0 for 2, Walk, K

Bernie Williams, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) RBI

Tony Womack, 2 for 4 (.500 avg)

[ORS]

I believe Sexson and Beltre are day-to-day, so the MacDougal-Affair continues for the Yankees.

[yankeessuck013]

leadoff HR for ichiro...1-0 mariners

[Optimist]

They test Bernie's arm...a greedy Mariner gets thrown out at 3rd.

[yankeessuck013]

strike em out throw em out double play

[yankeessuck013]

bases loaded for seattle, 1 out in the 3rd

[Optimist]

Moose does not have it tonight. This is going to be a painful one to watch...

[yankeessuck013]

mussina walks sexson on 4 straight ppitches....2-0 mariners

[riverside sluggers]

Giambi back on the roids, his second homer of the game (5 RBIs) puts the yanks ahead 5-4. After going back into another slump of hitiing .188 for the month of August, Giambi has all a sudden in last 2 games hit 4 homeruns with 12 RBIs

[Optimist]

Giambi back on the roids, his second homer of the game (5 RBIs) puts the yanks ahead 5-4. After going back into another slump of hitiing .188 for the month of August, Giambi has all a sudden in last 2 games hit 4 homeruns with 12 RBIs

 

Do you understand steroids? They don't turn on and off like lights...which is how Giambi is performing this season. He's not on steroids, just streaky.

 

Also, he was recently treated for a sore elbow/arm...I believe they said he got a cortisone (?) shot for it.

[riverside sluggers]

just making a joke, im allowed to speak freely

[Optimist]

just making a joke, im allowed to speak freely

 

No, you're not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Optimist]

I really think Seattle fans hate A Rod more than Boston fans do...

 

Nice to see him shut them up, though, with a nice laser shot over the wall.

[Optimist]

And Matt Lawton just got his first HR in pinstripes...

 

This will be a great one to look back on if we win.

[Optimist]

Yankees win....thaaaaaa Yankees win! Good game.

 

Hopefully, our pitching will be more solid for the rest of the series. We have Chacon going tomorrow, I always look forward to seeing him on the mound.

 

I'm interested in watching this post game show though, I want to see what's wrong with Moose.

[Manny Goes Boom]

I'm interested in watching this post game show though, I want to see what's wrong with Moose.

 

Is he hurt?

[Optimist]

Is he hurt?

 

Probably not, he's just been extremely ineffective in his last two starts.

[ARod2212]

Giambi's back

[riverside sluggers]

whats wrong with Moose? hes been rocked hard in his back to back outings

[redsoxrules]

Giambi's back

 

you must mean hes back using steroids

[yankeessuck013]

4 hr's in 2 games.......let's spell it out

 

S-T-E-R-O-I-D-S

[Optimist]

whats wrong with Moose? hes been rocked hard in his back to back outings

 

It's late August and he's made every single one of his starts (unlike most of our pitchers)...I'm going to say he's just hit that wall that most pitchers hit during this time of the season. Eh...he'll probably be back to normal form in a start or two.

[Optimist]

4 hr's in 2 games.......let's spell it out

 

S-T-E-R-O-I-D-S

 

Actually....

 

C-O-R-T-I-S-O-N-E (I beleive, the same thing Schilling got before Game 7...leading to the now famous bloody sock)

 

He was just recently given a shot of it into his elbow, which has been bugging him for a week or two.

[soxie thefangirl]

and that suddenly allows him to hit a bazillion homeruns? ok.

[Optimist]

and that suddenly allows him to hit a bazillion homeruns? ok.

 

I wouldn't classify 4 as a 'bazillion,' but that's the kind of hitter Giambi is. When he hits one round tripper, he's most likely going to hit another one really soon (if not in the same game, a near future AB )...