We knew the Yankees were a very good team. We thought the Brewers were a good team as well due to their record in the NL Central and leading the division. We now know that the Brewers (at least for 3 games in New York) are not as good as they look on paper. Of course it's not good to judge a team over only 3 games, but the Yankees looked stronger in every aspect of the series. You'll notice every grade below is in the "A" range for the Bombers and it is well deserved. The offense capitalized on key opportunities despite not putting up spectacular RISP numbers and the pitching was lights out, allowing just 4 runs over the three games.
vs. Brewers (Tuesday, June 28th; Greinke vs. Garcia) Yankees Win 12-2
Offense: A Despite amassing 10 hits and 12 runs, the Yanks were only 3-16 w/RISP. They were extremely productive but their lack of hitting with RISP denies the offense an A+ rating.
Starting Pitching: A- 6 serviceable innings by Garcia who allowed runs on 8 hits. More of the usual from Freddie who continued to let hitters put the ball in play but beared down in the clutch.. Milwaukee went 2-11w/RISP.
Bullpen: A 3 innings by Noesi and Wade combined, blanking the Brewers and allowing 3 hits.
vs. Brewers (Wednesday, June 29th; Marcum vs. Burnett) Yankees Win 5-2
Offense: A- New York scored 5 runs on 6 hits with home runs from Martin and Posada.
Starting Pitching: A Burnett pitched a great game, walking just 2 and striking out 4 over 7 innings. Allowed 2 runs on 7 hits.
Bullpen: A+ Another great performance.
vs. Brewers (Thursday, June 30th; Wolf vs. Sabathia) Yankees Win 5-0
Offense: A A very good performance with 5 runs and 8 hits. Teixiera hit his 300th career home run and Cano and Cervelli also contributed with 2 RBIs each.
Starting Pitching: A+ CC was brilliant serving up just 6 hits and no runs over 7.2 innings while striking out a career high 13.
Bullpen: A+ Can't find any fault with Logan and Ayala over 1.1 innings.
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