The Yankees lost their third straight game and with their 8-2 loss tonight they have fallen a game in back of the Tampa Bay Rays and are now in 2nd place in the AL East.
Here are some notes:
- Dustin Moseley wasn’t terrible outside of a couple of mistakes that hurt him big time. He pitched 7.1 innings and allowed 5 earned runs.
- Kerry Wood made his Bronx debut and gave up a homer.
- The offense failed big time, Mark Teixeira had one of just two hits on the night, a home run.
- Marcus Thames had an infield single.
The Blue Jays are a strong offensive team, which is why you can say that Moseley didn’t pitch terribly, but the Yankees need more than that against the Jays. Toronto is a good offensive team, but they’re not exactly a good team.
The Yankees have a powerful offense, on most nights they aren’t getting two-hit. That’s not the worry here. The problem here is that the Yankees pitching has been mediocre over the past two weeks (11th in the AL).
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