Friday, May 23, 2008
Easy Schedule Checkpoint - May 23
| Date | Opponent | Exp W | Exp L | Act W | Act L |
| 20-May | Orioles | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 21-May | Orioles | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 22-May | Orioles | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Exp W: Expected wins using log5
Exp L: Expected losses using log5
Act W: Actual wins
Act L: Actual losses
If you had to pick the three main reasons for the Yankees' disappointing start to the year, the performances of Robinson Cano, Phil Hughes, and Ian Kennedy would top the list. I'm hoping our new sponsorship of Hughes's Baseball Reference page gets him back on track. And in last night's 2-1 win over Baltimore, Cano and Kennedy took some steps towards redemption.
Kennedy pitched six effective innings, working around four walks and allowing one run. The Yankee offense struggled again but managed to get one run off Brian "Cy" Burres. Jose Veras, Kyle Farnsworth and Mariano Rivera each added a scoreless inning, and that set the stage for the bottom of the ninth.
Hideki Matsui led off with a single, then Alex Rodriguez whiffed and Jason Giambi allegedly foul-tipped a two strike pitch into Ramon Hernandez's glove, although the umpire needed Hernandez's help to realize it. Bobby Abreu pinch-hit for Shelley Duncan and drew a walk, which brought up the beleaguered Cano. Cano took two pitches then grounded a single the other way. Matsui charged home and got in under a high throw home and the Yankees had a walkoff win.
Cano's season line is still ugly at .207/.256/.314 but he is hitting .302/.333/.444 in May. He needs to better than that to get his line back up to respectability, but I think we all know he has the ability to do that.
It's Memorial Day weekend so I won't be around much, but I'll at least try and get the Game Chatters posted.
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