In lieu of a recap, here’s how I “kept score” tonight.
Garcia: 11 pitch 1-2-3 first inning.
Feldman: 13 pitch 1-2-3 first inning.
6 up 6 down for Fred. 21 pitches after two.
Yankees got two on with one out but Martin and Ichiro go down and Feldman escapes a jam.
11-game streak for Jeter – single in the 3rd (157th hit on the season)
Swisher RBI bloop double to LF 1-0 Yankees. Runners on second and third with no outs. Feldman at 48 pitches. That’s 11 RBI for Swisher since being moved into the No. 2 spot a week ago.
Granderson sac fly to right scores Jeter 2-0 one out.
Tex strikes out. Two out.
Chavez with an RBI single scoring Swisher 3-0 Yankees.
29-pitch inning for Feldman in the bottom of the third.
Josh Hamilton hits his first regular season home run in new Yankee Stadium to make it 3-1. Back to back singles by Beltre and Cruz. Runners on first and second with one out.
Yikes, Fred walks the bases loaded, still one out.
Fred induces a ground ball double play and it’s punctuated with some acrobatics from Nick Swisher. He escapes the jam. Still 3-1 Yankees after 3 and 1/2. Garcia at 59 pitches.
Martin walks.
Ichiro hits it to the hole between 2nd and 3rd but Elvis Andrus makes a great play to get the force at 2nd. Ichiro at first, one out in the 4th.
Jayson Nix tries to hit into a double play but beats out the throw to first. Ichiro out at second.
Jete walks. Swish K’s. Going into the 5th, still 3-1 Yanks. Feldman at 85 pitches after four.
Flyball to RF by Mitch Moreland. One out.
Flyball to RF by Olt. Two outs.
Kinsler down on strikes. 1-2-3 5th inning for Freddy. 74 pitches for Freddy.
Granderson pops out to first. One out.
Tex strikes out.
Chavez single.
Ibanez works a walk. Feldman at 103 pitches.
Martin strikes out looking on three pitches to end the inning. Feldman at 106 pitches.
Andrus grounds out to third. One out.
Josh Hamilton hits another home run – thank God it’s a solo shot. 3-2 Yankees.
Beltre strikes out. Two outs.
Cruz pops out to Nix. Three outs. Garcia at 89 pitches.
Ichiro singles. Nix double play. Jeter strikes out. Feldman has 117 pitches.
Murphy grounds out to second. One out.
Soto strikes out. Two outs.
Freddy is replaced by Boone Logan
Final line: 6.2 IP, 4H, 2R, 1BB, 6K / 100 pitches – 64 for strikes.
Michael Young flies out to CF. Three outs.
Freddy Garcia: 3.15 ERA over his last 17 games, all after he got crushed in those first four starts.
New pitcher: Robbie Ross for Texas.
Swisher grounds out to second. One out.
Four pitch walk to Granderson.
Tex strikes out. Two outs.
Eric Chavez with another single. Third three hit game this year and he’s now 14 for his last 23 in his last six games.
Ibanez walks. Bases loaded with two outs.
Ogando in to face Martin.
Martin lines out to RF. Inning over. Still 3-2.
David Robertson in.
Mike Olt strikes out on four pitches.
Ian Kinsler strikes out on four pitches and is thrown out for arguing balls and strikes.
1-2-3 inning for Robertson on 10 pitches – 8 of them strikes.
Mike Adams comes in.
Ichiro gets an infield hit – second of the game.
Nix bunts for a single, Ichiro to second. No outs.
Jeter bunts into a double play. (facepalm) Two outs.
Swish lines out to Andrus who had him played perfectly. Inning over. Still 3-2.
Rafael Soriano replaces David Robertson.
Hamilton strikes out on a nasty slider by Soriano. One out.
Beltre flies out to LF. Two out.
Marty Foster screws up a call at third. Should be three outs. Cruz reaches on an “error.”
Murphy grounds out to short.
UNTUCK!! Yankees win!
