Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Yankees.com: Swisher’s walk-off takes heat off Jeter
NEW YORK—Nick Swisher belted a one-out solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Yankees a 3-2 win over the Rays on Tuesday night.
Swisher entered the game having hit 21 of his 24 homers on the road, but he connected for two solo shots, including the game-winner off reliever Dan Wheeler, to give New York its third consecutive victory over Tampa Bay.
Swisher’s HR gives the Yankees their 13th walkoff win of the year. I believe that ties them with the 1961 and 1978 Yankees for most walkoff wins by a Yankee team in the Retrosheet era.
Swisher has rebounded from a brutal .219/.332/.410 campaign for the White Sox in 2008 and after tonight’s game is hitting .254/.378/.506. All for the low cost of Wilson Betemit.
Will the Brian Cashman haters give him credit for getting Swisher for basically nothing?
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