Yankees and A-Rod CRUSH Orioles 15-3
April 23, 2011
Yanks 15 Orioles 3
Ona night of history CC Sabathia got his first win of the season and the Yankees beat down the Orioles like step children in a 15-3 rout at Camden Yards.
A-Rod had 6 RBI”s and crushed a grand slam placing him second in MLB all time grand slam list passing Manny Ramirez and just one behind Lou Gehrig with 23. A-Rod also moved into 10th place all time in RBI leaders with 1847 RBI’s. An amazing night for A-Rod. I mentioned before but it has been a great year so far watching Alex continue to write history with his bat.
CC had a great night earning his first win of the season. You could just tell from the beginning he was on his game and the ball was just moving. He went 8 frames and was good to see him back at form.
Cano is on fire bring his hitting streak to 12.
Homerun’s today for Posada and Gardner.
And Russel Martin continues to see the ball well and crush at the plate. He had a three run shot and then went yard behind Posada in a back to back showcase. Six homers so far this season in just April compared to last year when he played 150 plus games with the dodgers and had only 5 homeruns. He is definitely feeling good and appreciating his return from injury last season.
It was interesting to see Martin get hit by pitch in the ninth. He took a good shot to the back and it appeared it was for hitting the two homeruns in the game. The question is whether it was the pitchers call or whether Buck caled the shot, either way it’s baseball and this is part of the game in the history of the game. If looks could kill Rupe would have been dead with that look Martin gave hime from the plate. I was trying to figure out what Tex was yelling from the dugout to Rupe but it was clear the dugout was pissed. I guess it is a good thing A-Rod was pulled from the game early. Tomorrow is another game and I wouldnt be surprised if Gracia shows some loyalty in his new team and throws at someone tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Game ball: Alex Rodriguez for a night of history.
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