It was a 4-2 start to the homestand for New York took two of three from the inferior teams on the west coast. Unfortunately, the Yanks couldn't sweep the Mariners and hand them their 18th consecutive loss. Seattle, who was at .500 before their streak started, is now 14.5 games back of Texas. Let's break down the games.
vs. Athletics (Friday, July 22nd; Cahill vs. Hughes) Yankees Win 17-7
Offense: A+ Umm...is an explanation even necessary? Between 17 hits, 10 walks, going 9-17 w/RISP and hitting 2 home runs, New York broke out of their offensive slumber.
Starting Pitching: C- It was 100 degrees at game time so both starting pitchers didn't have ideal conditions for pitching. Fortunately for Hughes, he got more than enough run support because he allowed 7 runs in 4.1 innings. He also didn't pick up the win since he didn't make it through the 5th.
Bullpen: A+ What a surprise, another outstanding bullpen outing. Noesi went 3.2 and Ayala went 1...all scoreless.
vs. Athletics (Saturday, July 23rd; Harden vs. Burnett) Athletics Win 4-3
Offense: C+ Despite 9 hits and 7 walks the Yanks could only put 3 runs on the board due to going 2-11 w/RISP.
Starting Pitching: B Burnett was serviceable, going 5.2 with 3 runs allowed. It's a shame that Burnett was saddled with the loss because Logan was technically the pitcher who allowed the go ahead run .
Bullpen: C Not an awful performance but Logan couldn't hold the A's at 3 runs.
vs. Athletics (Sunday, July 24th; Gonzalez vs. Colon) Yankees Win 7-5
Offense: A A solid performance with nice contributions from the bottom of the line up. Martin, Jones, and Nunez had 2 hits each and Jeter had 2 walks. New York was 4-10 w/RISP.
Starting Pitching: A Bartolo Colon found his great stuff again lasting 7 innings and throwing just 99 pitches while allowing 2 runs on 8 hits.
Bullpen: D+ Robertson and Rivera both had uncharacteristically poor outings. Houdini couldn't escape his jam in the 8th, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk. Mo came in to relieve Robertson and ended up giving up 4 hits and 1 run in 1.1 innings of work. Luckily the Yanks had a comfortable lead.
vs. Mariners (Monday, July 25th; Vargas vs. Garcia) Yankees Win 10-3
Offense: A The top of the line up generated 5 hits and 8 of the 10 RBI. Tex and Jeter both contributed with home runs.
Starting Pitching: A- Garcia had another great outing. He lasted 7.2 innings while giving up 3 runs on 8 hits. He improved his record to 9-7.
Bullpen: A+ Only 1.1 innings pitched but Logan and Garrison were perfect.
vs. Mariners (Tuesday, July 26th; ) Yankees Win 4-1
Offense: B A decent outing by the offense. A home run by Grandy and Tex. Chavez had a key RBI single...good to see him back. He should be quite valuable down the stretch.
Starting Pitching: A+ Considering CC nearly was perfect, this grade is well-deserved. His best outing of the season. The only run he allowed came after the 2nd rain delay when he walked the bases loaded. Sabathia had a career high 14 Ks and no walks until the 7th.
Bullpen: A+ Robertson yet again was Houdini-like in the 8th, allowing just 1 run after inheriting a bases loaded, no one out, jam. Mo nailed down his 26th save.
vs. Mariners (Wednesday, July 27th; ) Mariners Win 9-2
Offense: D+ Having 6 hits and 4 walks but only scoring 1 run is not a good day. Especially when you go 1-10 w/RISP.
Starting Pitching: B+ Hughes deserved a better fate. He only allowed 2 runs over 6 innings...his best start of the season.
Bullpen: D+ In fairness to the bullpen, 4 of the 6 runs were unearned but Logan and Wade didn't have great outings. Ayala provided decent relief to end the game.
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