Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Yankees.com: Yanks’ lineup offers no support for Wang
ATLANTA—Switching to a new National League entry proved to be no remedy for the slumbering Yankees bats, who continued their June swoon with a 4-0 loss to the Braves on Tuesday at Turner Field.
Much of the hand-wringing leading into the Interleague contest centered upon New York starter Chien-Ming Wang, who was lost for the season last June 15 when he injured his right foot running the bases—an injury which proved season-ending and perhaps career-altering.
Though Wang remained winless through his seventh start of the season, touched for three third-inning runs in an abbreviated 62-pitch outing, neither his pitching nor his running were the real issues, as the Yankees lost for the ninth time in 13 games. Once again, it was the offense, with Wang appearing in a cameo role to the lineup struggles.
In other news, a brilliant young sabermetrician was found after the game passed out drunk in a Turner Field bathroom wearing an Enrique Wilson jersey.
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