(Photo: Getty)Although Ivan Nova ended up picking up the win for the Yankees on Tuesday, he wasn't as effective as he's been, plain and simple. Fortunately, everyone else on the team picked him up. Both his offense and bullpen played huge roles in this win against the Kansas City Royals.
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It was a very ugly start for Nova in this game, 5.1 innings, 9 hits, 7 runs, 1 walk on 2 strikeouts. And in his only second career starts against the Royals, he's gone 8.1 innings, while allowing 11 runs on 19 hits. But either way, he picked up the win, and that's all that matters from a team standpoint. He's now 12-4 on the season. Could he win Rookie of the year? Read Casey's take on it in WHY NOVA HAS A SHOT AT ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Like game one, the offense once again had a big day. Every starter had at least one hit except Andruw Jones. Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano, Eduardo Nunez, and Brett Gardner all had two hit games. Robbie had four RBIs including a monster three-run bomb off starter Danny Duffy--who gave up eight runs in three plus--in the third. And with Jeter's two hits he raised his average to .283, and in the month of August he's batting .411 (21/51). It's safe to say the guy is on fire.
Once again the Yankee bullpen was huge in this game. Boone Logan came on with the tying run on at second in the sixth inning with one out, and he got out of the jam. Rafael Soriano retired both batters he faced, and David Robertson pitched a 1-2-3 eighth before the great Mariano Rivera struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth. Is anyone still worried about him? I'm not, and I never was to begin with.
Also... a quick question to the fans; Did anyone else hear those annoying crickets throughout the telecast? God, that was annoying. Even play-by-play guy Bob Lorenz even pointed it out. They drove me crazy, but the win helps that.
Final Score: Yankees 9 - Royals 7
The Yanks are now in first place, with the Red Sox 6-2 loss in the second game of their doubleheader with the Rays. Meanwhile, the Yankees will be going for the sweep tomorrow with Bartolo Colon (8-6, 3.31 ERA) squaring off against Bruce Chen (7-5, 4.15 ERA). Let's go Bart!
--Jesse Schindler, BYB Staff Writer
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(Photo: Getty)It was a very ugly start for Nova in this game, 5.1 innings, 9 hits, 7 runs, 1 walk on 2 strikeouts. And in his only second career starts against the Royals, he's gone 8.1 innings, while allowing 11 runs on 19 hits. But either way, he picked up the win, and that's all that matters from a team standpoint. He's now 12-4 on the season. Could he win Rookie of the year? Read Casey's take on it in WHY NOVA HAS A SHOT AT ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Like game one, the offense once again had a big day. Every starter had at least one hit except Andruw Jones. Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano, Eduardo Nunez, and Brett Gardner all had two hit games. Robbie had four RBIs including a monster three-run bomb off starter Danny Duffy--who gave up eight runs in three plus--in the third. And with Jeter's two hits he raised his average to .283, and in the month of August he's batting .411 (21/51). It's safe to say the guy is on fire.
Once again the Yankee bullpen was huge in this game. Boone Logan came on with the tying run on at second in the sixth inning with one out, and he got out of the jam. Rafael Soriano retired both batters he faced, and David Robertson pitched a 1-2-3 eighth before the great Mariano Rivera struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth. Is anyone still worried about him? I'm not, and I never was to begin with.
Also... a quick question to the fans; Did anyone else hear those annoying crickets throughout the telecast? God, that was annoying. Even play-by-play guy Bob Lorenz even pointed it out. They drove me crazy, but the win helps that.Final Score: Yankees 9 - Royals 7
The Yanks are now in first place, with the Red Sox 6-2 loss in the second game of their doubleheader with the Rays. Meanwhile, the Yankees will be going for the sweep tomorrow with Bartolo Colon (8-6, 3.31 ERA) squaring off against Bruce Chen (7-5, 4.15 ERA). Let's go Bart!
--Jesse Schindler, BYB Staff Writer
Please comment and let me know what you think and follow me on Twitter @BleednYankeeBlu and join the group Bleeding Yankee Blue on Facebook, just type it in.
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