The Moose is loose, Yankees win 3-0
Yankees win
The Yankees won over the Texas Rangers by a score of 3-0. Starting for the Yankees was the Moose, Mike Mussina and he pitched 7 scoreless innings scattering 8 hits for his 15th win. Brian Bruney and Damaso Marte combined to pitch a perfect 8th inning. Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect 9th inning for his 28th save. The hitting stars of the game for the Yankees worth mentioning were DH Derek Jeter who went 3 for 4 with 1 run scored and 2 rbi’s and Wilson Betemit who went 1 for 4 with 2 runs scored.
The Player of the Game was Mike Mussina for pitching great and not giving up a run.
The video of the game is: Sean’s Surprise video
- Box Score - Yankees Official
- Mussina continues to be the man for Yankees - Anthony DiComo – Yankees Official
- Jeter’s homer(YankeesVideo) - Yankees Official
- Damon’s RBI single(YankeesVideo) – Yankees Official
- Betemit flashes the leather(YankeesVideo) – Yankees Official
- Jeter’s RBI single(YankeesVideo) - Yankees Official
- New York Yankees blank Rangers, 3-0 - Ed Price/The Star-Ledger
Reading Break
- Pudge set to return Friday after collision - Anthony DiComo – Yankees Official
- Kimberly Jones Interviews Johnny Damon(YankeesVideo) – Yesnetwork
Yankees in the minors
The Star Ledger wrote a lot of good stuff tonight about the Yankee pitchers in the minor leagues including post game notes from Phil Hughe’s outing.
- Postgame notes from Phil Hughes appearance Thursday night - Dan Graziano/The Star-Ledger
- New York Yankees’ Pavano throws 3 1/3 scoreless innings for Trenton Thunder - Ed Price/The Star-Ledger
- Minor-league pitchers are no minor considerations for New York Yankees - Dan Graziano/The Star-Ledger
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August 8th, 2008 at 1:01 AM
Man, Mussina has been brilliant, even on a night tonight when he had to escape trouble. Good to see Jeter hit well. he just looked fresher and quicker than in recent games–heck, weeks. Nice to see Marte bounce back, really embarrassing Catalanotto with the K.
I really wanted to see the Yanks win three of four in Arlington but, given the first two losses and the injury front, things could have been worse. Seattle did the yanks a favor, beating TB on a walk-off homer. 5 1/2 back in the East. The Yanks must find a way to take the next to series on the road, a tough task. But they must keep pace.
August 8th, 2008 at 2:13 AM
It was great to see Jeter hit well and I’m very happy that TB lost.
August 8th, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Believe it or not but the Yankees are still in it.
August 8th, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Big win for the Yankees, as they get the split in Texas, and go onto to L.A. for [another] big series with the Angels.
Mike Mussina was brilliant again, earning his 15h win, continuing on the path to his first 20-win season. Mussina and Mariano are def the Yankees MVP’s this year !!!
Also, great to see Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano, both get three hits; and, Johnny Damon continues his hot hitting, with two hits. We need all to stay hot the rest of the way !!!
And, Alex Rodriguez. Well, that’s another story. It just seems he has way too much “other stuff” on his mind. A-Rod [again] had a terrible game, which has been the case over the last few weeks. He has not hit, at all, in the clutch, leaving many runners on base in key situations. A-Rod is hitting a very “soft” .300, and maybe it’s time to sit him down [at least for a couple of games], just to give him a rest, and “clear his head” !!!
Anyway, great 3-0 win for the Yankees. Let’s get a three-game sweep in L.A., to send a message to the Angels, that the Yankees are on a winning path all the way to the playoffs and World Series !!! Go Yankees !!!
– Jimmy [27NYY]
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