According to most of the participants, the first two games of the Yankees weekend series against the Rays had a playoff-like atmosphere, which is not surprising considering both teams are battling for first place in the AL East. With the two teams set to go their separate ways until mid-September, today’s rubber matchup had all […]
Archive for August 1st, 2010
On the House: Girardi’s Pre-Game Decisions, Berkman’s Defense Help Serve Up Victory to Rays
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Game 104: Yankees vs. Rays
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vs. James Shields PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 41 0.350 0.366 0.450 1 5 Lance Berkman 1B 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Mark Teixeira DH 27 0.160 0.222 0.160 0 0 Robinson Cano 2B 33 0.438 0.455 0.969 3 7 Nick Swisher RF 18 0.176 0.222 0.529 2 7 Jorge […]
Making Sense: Cano’s 2010 MVP Campaign Taking Shape
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After Robinson Cano’s home run off Rays’ closer Rafael Soriano catapulted the Yankees to a 5-4 victory and helped preserve their first place lead, Alex Rodriguez seized on a perfect opportunity to trumpet Robinson Cano’s 2010 MVP credentials. “That’s certainly the look and taste and feel of an MVP. That was a huge, huge hit […]