The Yanks and Braves square off in Atlanta for the second of three tonight. CC Sabathia and Mike Minor will be the starters in a battle of lefties.
Lineups:
New York:
1. Derek Jeter (R) SS
2. Curtis Granderson (L) CF
3. Mark Teixeira (S) 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez (R) 3B
5. Robinson Cano (L) 2B
6. Nick Swisher (S) RF
7. Andruw Jones (R) LF
8. Chris Stewart (R) C
9. CC Sabathia (L) P
Atlanta:
1. Michael Bourn (L) CF
2. Martin Prado (R) LF
3. Brian McCann (L) C
4. Dan Uggla (R) 2B
5. Matt Diaz (R) RF
6. Chipper Jones (S) 3B
7. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
8. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
9. Mike Minor (R) P
Go Yanks!
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64 Responses to 6/12 Game Thread: Yanks vs. Braves: Andruw goes home
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Stewart is NOT CC’s personal catcher.
CC is Stewart’s personal pitcher.
I have a feeling that CC will hit a homer tonight.
I hope he just sits there and takes 3 right down the middle.
I agree, but CC loves to hit and I doubt Girardi will tell him he can’t.
Guy on the Braves just hit a bases loaded double. Are you allowed to do that? I don’t think the rules allow you to get base hits w the bases loaded. I think you can only strike out, pop up, or hit into double plays. Oh no, I checked the rule book…it’s allowed. My bad. (humor from hawaii)
Hey, what did I miss tonight?
CC’s control has been off all night. Bases clearing double in 1st. No runs since, but CC is just off a little.
He hasn’t really been pitching like an Ace lately. Not bad, but more like a Beece.
He has the age were you can’t expect him to be quite as good as he has been. Still very good.
I keep hoping for that late inning comeback. Critical that CC keeps them at 3 runs.
Nope. Drat.
I haven’t seen anything here in Houston about how the Yanks are doing signing their draft picks. Anything happening?
I haven’t heard anything, but I don’t follow the draft that closely. Maybe one of the YA guys will do an update.
HEY GUYS: DO AN UPDATE!
Get the tying run to the plate, guys.
I hope you didn’t under wish.
They seemed to understand that that is only the beginning.
Baseball is such a unique game where a guy with a guy like Minor who has not pitched that well can dominate a good hitting team like the Yanks.
Yes. It has the worst best teams–that is, the best teams are less better than the worst teams than in football or baseketball.
Great time to tie the Iron Horse.
And to break the bases loaded curse.
Or to get a walk.
wow. This reliever looks terrible.
He was absolutely unhittable last year.
SLAMMO!!!!!!
Highlight of the season so far, maybe.
Michael Kay drives me nuts. Yeah, he tied Gehrig–but to me the important thing is that he tied the game.
I wish the Yanks could get Costas.
I’d sign up for that.
that’s my gripe, too – “he gets himself a single.” Like it a personal asset. — oooh, Swish got himself a homer, oh, and the Yankees a 6 -4 lead!
Hey, smurfy, how goes?
I love baseball history, but I’d rather the Yankees win than set records.
Hey, Prof, yeah. How is the emergency?
My mother-in-law is in the hospital. We visit her every day, so it limits my baseball watching.
She doing OK, but we’re still unclear on her long-term health.
Thanks for asking.
This was a game I didn’t want to watch, half-watched. Bad mood. Woke up with Venters and Jeter’s single.
Other than one measly half-inning, it wasn’t worth watching.
Good, now they’re going to make Swisher bat lefty.
I was just going to say that they really needed to add some runs and take the lead, but Swisher was way ahead of me.
Now the question is who can pitch the 8th & 9th.
Swisher.
Ha ha, coward.
On the fly out, I just don’t understand why Wise (or any runner in that position with decent speed) does not tag.
I don’t know. On most flies it’s obvious the ball will be caught.
yeah, I was frustrated seeing Wyse shamble back, then remembered, that’s how they always play it. Except somebody the other night, Jeter or Grandy tagged when there was a deep one, the fielder waiting on it. This one seemed weakly hit, the fielder was waiting deep, a perfect spot.
Does this count at 2 PH ABs for Martin?
The Urbanites opened up on the Batoidea, 9-2.
It’s the ghost of Casey.
Why won’t Girardi use Phelps?
must be rusty by now, but shoulda brought him in yesterday, with a bigger lead. Probably keeping him for long man, and haven’t needed for 2 weeks or more.
Poor some warm Coke on him and send him out to pitch.
ha, there he is, warming to back up Soriano.
Phelps is warming up.
They are doing the Tomahawk Chop. Hardly seems appropriate.
Should be doing the Funeral Dance.
Nasty curve from Soriano.
real sharp tonight. I’m thinking it may be a slider. Maybe I’m all wet.
Certainly was devastating. Wow!
Did you notice that So’s slider at McCann’s knees is the same pitch Ivan Nova has been doing great with?
Love these come from behind wins!
See y’all tomorrow night!
Ciao.
What a nice surprise! Kinda queasy about CC, though.
I bet he’ll get hot when the weather warms up.
who’s that? Phelps, Arod or Swish?
my bad, CC, yeah, the hot weather should cure him.
Yanks now have the best record in the AL.
wow, Texas musta REALLY fell off the cliff.
Alex’s homer was another tank cannon shot, like last night in the first, except it was 15 feet higher.
For a split second, I thought I was watching the 98 Yankees….that was the year of the Yanks giving opponents heartbreaking losses like that. What a way to break those bases loaded blues.