Yankees 12, Pirates 9
The Yankees beat the Pirates yesterday in the first night game at McKechnie Field. Byung-Hyun Kim allowed two home runs, one to Nick Green which gave the Yankees the lead from a 9-9 tie. Phil Hughes started for the Yanks, and like Kim also didn’t have a great outing. He allowed seven runs (6 of which were earned) and seven hits in the four innings he pitched. Hughes later said:
“I was over-striding, overthrowing a little bit, I got frustrated when a couple of those balls left the yard. I tried to put a little extra on it and that just got me in more trouble.”
The pitching conditions weren’t great last night, which may be part of the reason for the poor performances. On the flip side, many batters had good nights. Jorge Posada had a home run and three RBIs and Nick Green and Chad Mueller also had homers. Kei Igawa got the win after pitching one scoreless inning.
Next up are the Blue Jays. The game is currently being played, with the score 4-0 Yanks in the top of the third.
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