Friday, July 6, 2012
Yankees.com: Yanks’ four-run seventh caps wild Fenway win
BOSTON—Mark Teixeira ripped a go-ahead two-run triple off Vicente Padilla in the seventh inning, lifting the Yankees to a wild 10-8 slugfest victory over the Red Sox on Friday at Fenway Park.
Teixeira clapped his hands and pumped his fists with emotion after sliding into third base, marking a satisfying blow for the slugger, who has spoken publicly several times about his disdain of Padilla’s reputation for throwing at opponents.
Raul Ibanez followed with a run-scoring double off Padilla, and Eric Chavez greeted Scott Atchison with an RBI single in the four-run frame, helping the Yankees pull away in a contest that saw both clubs bat around for five runs in the first inning.
The Yankees scored ten runs on fourteen hits, but they didn’t hit one home run all night. They stink.
If tonight’s game was any indication of how the rest of the weekend will go, tomorrow’s day-night doubleheader should be a doozy.
Comments
I’m going to complain that you didn’t say anything about how bad Teixera is….
We’re all going to be grateful for taking out our “runs scored” insurance plan today.
I’m quite sure with the blackout, I’ll be shown Atlanta-Philly today. Sigh.
[3] Do you really want to watch these games?
Also, curious to know the identity of two people who always sit behind home plate at Fenway. One bears a passing resemblance to Jerry Springer. He sits almost dead center in the front row. The other is a nebbish guy with glasses who’s always wearing oversized yellow headphones. Jerry Springer tends to root outwardly, but nebbish dude seems to sit in one position for all nine innings without emoting.
NM. They are apparently Dennis Drinkwater and Jeremy Kapstein. Link for anyone who might care.
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