Yes, we lost today, putting us back at .500. Darrell Rasner started, going for a bit over five innings during which he allowed four runs. Not really a bad day, but the run support was almost non-existent. The Yanks only scored one off of eight hits. On the bright side, that one was by slumping captain Derek Jeter, who hit a homer in the fifth.
The big story of the day was not really Jeter’s homer or the Twins win. Instead it was when Bobby Abreu hit a liner in the fifth that bounced off of Twins pitcher Nick Blackburn’s glove and hit him in the nose. As soon as Abreu hit it he knew it was going to happen and he immediately winced upon leaving the batter’s box. Blackburn was bleeding and would be taken out of the game. Abreu was shocked, but no one was really mad because everyone knows it is a part of the game and that it wasn’t intentional. Thankfully, it wasn’t anything serious and Blackburn only had some bruising and swelling, which he should recover from shortly.
Tomorrow is the final game in the series with the Twins. Andy Pettitte and Livan Hernandez will both start. The game is at 7:10EST and will be aired on ESPN.