September 18: Yankees vs Blue Jays

[riverside sluggers]

Ex-Yankee Lilly, Jays aim to improve one-run luck

New York (85-62) at Toronto (72-75), 1:07 p.m. ET

 

Left-hander Ted Lilly will take the mound in the finale of a three-game series with the Yankees on Sunday. It will be Lilly's third start since returning from the disabled list. In his last outing, the southpaw picked up the loss against the Red Sox after yielding three runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings on Sept. 12. Lilly has given up 12 runs on 14 hits in two starts against the Yankees this season. Lilly will be opposed by New York's Jaret Wright. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 3.37 ERA in his last six starts. In his last start, Wright gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings and picked up the win against Tampa Bay on Sept. 13.

 

On Saturday, Toronto rookie Gustavo Chacin allowed just one run in seven strong innings, but the Blue Jays' offense sputtered in a 1-0 loss to the Yankees. The loss gave Toronto six defeats in its last seven games and dropped the Blue Jays three games below .500 for the first time this season.

 

Pitching matchup

NYY: RHP Jaret Wright

• 5-2, 5.37 ERA in 2005

• 1-0, 0.00 ERA vs. TOR in 2005

 

TOR: LHP Ted Lilly

• 8-10, 5.61 ERA in 2005

• 0-1, 12.96 ERA vs. NYY in 2005

[Optimist]

Come on Yankees...let's make it 7!

[riverside sluggers]

pitvher vs batter matchups

 

Jaret Wright vs: (career against Blue Jays in 6 games a 1-2 record with a 8.67 ERA, career at Rogers Centre in 2 games a 6.00 ERA)

Russ Adams, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Walk, SB

Frank Catalanotto, 6 for 17 (.353 avg) 3 Doubles, RBI, 3 Walks, 3 Ks

Shea Hillenbrand, 4 for 8 (.500 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, Walk

Eric Hinske, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) Double, K

Orlando Hudson, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) 2 Ks

Corey Koskie, 0 for 17, 2 Walks, 4 Ks

Frank Menechino, 0 for 1, K

Greg Myers, 0 for 2, RBI

Alex Rios, 0 for 3

Vernon Wells, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) HR, 3 RBIs, K, SB

Gregg Zaun, 1 for 5 (.200 avg)

 

Ted Lilly vs: (career against Yankees in 8 games a 1-4 record with a 6.09 ERA, career at Rogers Centre in 31 games a 13-10 record with a 4.58 ERA)

Mark Bellhorn, 3 for 16 (.188 avg) Double, 2 Walks, 10 Ks

John Flaherty, 1 for 7 (.143 avg) 3 Ks

Jason Giambi, 2 for 8 (.250 avg) HR, 3 RBIs, 5 Ks

Derek Jeter, 1 for 13 (.077 avg) 4 Walks, K

Matt Lawton, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) 2 Walks

Tino Martinez, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) 2 Walks, K

Hideki Matsui, 5 for 18 (.278 avg) 2 Doubles, 3 RBIs, 3 Walks, 2 Ks

Andy Phillips, 0 for 2, K

Jorge Posada, 3 for 15 (.200 avg) 2 Doubles, 4 RBIs, Walk, K

Alex Rodriguez, 10 for 32 (.313 avg) 3 Doubles, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 4 Walks, 8 Ks

Gary Sheffield, 3 for 21 (.143 avg) Double, HR, 4 RBIs, Walk, 6 Ks

Ruben Sierra, 7 for 23 (.304 avg) 3 Doubles, HR, 3 RBIs, 4 Walks, 6 Ks

Bernie Williams, 3 for 17 (.176 avg) HR, 4 RBIs, 6 Walks, 3 Ks, 2 SBs

Tony Womack, 4 for 5 (.800 avg) RBI, SB

[riverside sluggers]

todays lineups

 

NY Yankees

1) Derek Jeter ss

2) Alex Rodriguez 3b

3) Jason Giambi 1b

4) Gary Sheffield dh

5) Hideki Matsui lf

6) Jorge Posada c

7) Ruben Sierra rf

8) Bernie Williams cf

9) Robinson Cano 2b

 

Toronto

1) Russ Adams ss

2) Frank Catalanotto lf

3) Vernon Wells cf

4) Shea Hillenbrand dh

5) Eric Hinske 1b

6) Aaron Hill 3b

7) Gregg Zaun c

8) Gabe Gross rf

9) Frank Menechino 2b

[ORS]

Lilly's hook is looking pretty good. 2 K's looking with it in the 1st.

[Optimist]

Wright was going to get out of that inning without any trouble...

 

Thanks Ruben.... <_>

[ORS]

How do you figure? That was a stand up double. He walks the next guy on 5 pitches, then gives up a single. With 2-outs, Wells is going on contact and has good speed on the bases. He would have easily scored from 2nd. If you are thinking that Sierra should have caught it, well he was positioned there by the coaching staff.

[yankeessuck013]

posada gets picked off napping on 1st

[ORS]

Posada bails Lilly out when he was looking a little wild by taking too big of a secondary lead and getting caught on the snap-throw from Zaun. 1-0 Jays into the bottom of the 2nd.

[Optimist]

Another horrible call by these umps...the glove did not touch Posada.

[yankeessuck013]

Another horrible call by these umps...the glove did not touch Posada.

 

no it did, right below the knee

[yankeessuck013]

why the hell did sierra let that bounce, he could of got the DP, instead its runners on the corners....1 out

[Optimist]

Joe, you have Bubba Crosby for a reason. Use him.

[yankeessuck013]

RBI Adams....2-0 Jays

 

jeter's throw pulls giambi off bag

[Optimist]

Heh....Yankees forgot to take the gold gloves out of the laundry this morning.

[ORS]

Another horrible call by these umps...the glove did not touch Posada.

No different than the proximity call on a DP. The throw beat him, and from the umps angle he couldn't see where the tag was made. Could have gone either way.

 

Here, I think you could use one of these:

http://www.cornelschneider.ch/images/Geige02.jpg

It's the world's smallest violin, and.......you know the rest.

[yankeessuck013]

2 run single for wells......4-0 jays

[Optimist]

Two run shot for A Rod...

[riverside sluggers]

Joe, you have Bubba Crosby for a reason. Use him.

 

I think Torre put him in there because Sierra has had success against Lilly

[Optimist]

Wright has no luck. Broken bat gets a piece of him (I think.)

 

He's done for the day.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

You have got to be kidding me. Wright gets hit with a broken bat and is out of the game. It really never gets better.

[Optimist]

Giambi hurt... :thumbdown

[schillingouttheks]

Was a matter of time before that happened again...

[yankeessuck013]

5-2 Jays

[riverside sluggers]

yankees will catch a big break today, if they and the sox lose on the same day

[schillingouttheks]

The way both teams have been playing, it's more like the Sox will be the ones getting the break.

[Optimist]

HR for the Captain!

 

5 - 4 Jays

[HOFer51]

Embree sucks, why did the Yankees sign him?

 

Posada sucks too.

[Optimist]

Umps decided 6 games in a row was enough for us.

 

Oh well... a 5 - 1 road trip is nothing to complain about.

[ORS]

Umps decided 6 games in a row was enough for us.

Typical.