Results tagged “damioneasley”

  • In the U.S. Open, Ashe Stadium saw Venus Williams and Roger Federer win under the lights. Richard Gasquet and Daniela Hantuchova were upset victims.
  • The Phillies are in action in LA, but for now the Mets are a ½-game in front in the NL East. The Mets now head to Pittsburgh for a four-game series with the Pirates.

    But, Mariano Rivera couldn’t complete a five-out save and the Yankees had to go to extra innings to win the game. Xavier Nady and A-Rod went deep in the 12th and Edwar Ramirez pitched a 1-2-3 inning for his first save.

  • Blue Jays 5, Yankees 0: Who owns the Yankees? George Steinbrenner or Roy Halladay? The Blue Jays right-hander threw a two-hit shutout and didn't give the Yankees a chance. Once Joba Chamberlain allowed two runs in the third inning, the game was effectively over. Chamberlain didn't have that bad a start himself, striking out nine and walking none, which is important. He just went up against the wrong guy.
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    • Yankees 2, Red Sox 1: Classic games between these teams usually take four hours -- or four hours, 45 minutes -- not 2:58. The Yankees will take this. Mike Mussina spun six scoreless innings before Mariano Rivera wriggled off the hook in the ninth inning. The win came on the heels of two straight losses to open this four-game set. Mussina, whose unexpected successs (11 wins, 3.64 ERA) probably deserves to be on the All-Star team, finally started against Boston without throwing the Red Sox batting practice.

    Sidney Ponson, who will soon be forgotten himself, made a start that will be forgotten. That's thanks in part to his ineffectiveness but mostly to the Yanks' offensive explosion spearheaded by Jason Giambi (grand slam, six RBIs) and Alex Rodriguez (homer, three RBIs, four runs scored). Every Yankees starter had a hit. That includes Brett Gardner, who could be the new center fielder if Melky Cabrera continues his sour play. Ponson, picked up as a stopgap measure, was barely decent -- but fully clothed -- until the sixth inning, when he allowed a pair of two-run home runs. But then the Yankees exploded for a nine-run seventh.

    It seemed like such an innocent play at the time. Willie Blumquist grounded to third for what should have been an easy out, but David Wright bobbled the ball and the bases were loaded. But, the pitcher was due up and pitchers can’t hit, especially American League ones, right? Wrong, Felix Hernandez became the first AL pitcher in 37 years to hit a grand slam as he connected off of Johan Santana and sent the Mariners out to a 4-0 lead.

  • Mets 9, Giants 6: Pedro Martinez's first start off the disabled list went much better than Chamberlain's. The Mets right-hander got through six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and three walks. He and his teammates chased San Francisco starter Barry Zito in the fifth inning, when they managed an eight-spot. Anytime Martinez gets an RBI single and Damion Easley reaches base twice, all in the same inning, things are looking up.
  • Nationals 10, Mets 4: Despite scoring in each of the first three innings, the Mets found themselves on the short end of a rout. That's because the Nats scored in each inning from the second through the sixth, including a three-run fifth and four in inning No. 6. Nelson Figueroa had his worst start of the season, walking five and getting chased after five innings. He got touched up by opposing pitcher Odalis Perez, ex-Met Lastings Milledge and catcher Jesus Flores, who was Mets property until Omar Minaya let him go in the Rule 5 draft following the 2006 season. Figueroa also wasn't pleased with some antics in the Nats dugout, but he probably wouldn't have been so peeved had he not pitched and fielded so poorly. The first hint that the early offense was a mirage? Damion Easley had two of the RBIs. One came on a solo homer, the other on an RBI single.
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    • Red Sox 7, Yankees 5: Mike Mussina will be seeing Manny Ramirez in his sleep. The Stanford graduate gave up two home runs to the George Washington High School product as part of a distressing performance. The righty allowed five runs in three innings, and, unlike Wednesday, the Yankees could not put up 15 runs.

    • Red Bulls 5, Galaxy 4: Giants Stadium fills up for plenty of events, but Red Bulls games don't usually rank among those. Saturday's did, if only because David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy was in town. Those fans, who were there for Beckham and not the Galaxy, found another rare treat: goals in a Major League Soccer game. Soccer doesn't need frequent scores to be exciting, but the rare 5-4 game never hurt anyone. Not only did Beckham play, but he stayed on the artificial pitch the whole game, setting up three goals in his team's loss. The nine total goals fell two short of the league record, which came nine years ago. Jozy Altidore had two of them for the Red Bulls, who are now 10-7-3.
    • Yankees 5, Tigers 2: Control can do wonders for a pitcher. Roger Clemens didn't have his best stuff, but he did well in two departments: strikeouts and walks. He K'd eight and walked none through six innings while allowing two runs, and Bobby Abreu's two-run homer off the left-field fair foul pole helped make him a winner. So did the bullpen, which in Kyle Farnsworth, Luis Vizcaino and Mariano Rivera provided three innings of scoreless relief. The Yankees can take three of four in the series if they win when Chien-Ming Wang takes on Jeremy Bonderman, the man who eliminated the Yankees from the playoffs last year.
    • Mets 7, Nationals 4: The good news: Luis Castillo homered and the Mets won. The bad news: Damion Easley sprained his ankle, and, with Ramon Castro moved to the disabled list, the Mets' catching corps now consists of Mike DiFelice and Sandy Alomar Jr. Their short-handed lineup -- Carlos Delgado was also out nursing an injury -- still had David Wright, who doubled home two runs to give his team the lead for good against John Lannan, a Long Beach, N.Y., native.

  • Brooklyn 5, Oneonta 2: The first four Cyclones reached base and scored, and the game was effectively over. The two teams still played the full nine innings though.

  • Liberty 70, Lynx 60: Break up the Liberty! It's 3-0 for the first time since 1997 -- that's the year the WNBA began. This time, it was led by Cahtrine Kraayeveld, who scored 21 points. The players shouldn't get two excited, though. Minnesota is 0-6 this season and hasn't looked good doing it.
  • Angels 4 Yankees 3: It is the worst of times in the Bronx. Not only have the Yankees just been swept at home, but also they are now an almost insurmountable 12-½ games behind Boston. Sunday’s loss was particularly painful because they wasted a very good start by Mike Mussina when Scott Proctor couldn’t find the plate and walked in two runs. New York will keep searching for answers tomorrow night in Toronto.

  • Angels 3, Yankees 1: Who says a game's never decided in the first inning? Chien-Ming Wang allowed three runs in the top of the first, but his settling down after that couldn't help him or the Yankees, who dropped their second straight to Los Angeles of Anaheim. The Yankees couldn't touch Kelvim Escobar or the Angels bullpen, and they slipped 11 1/2 games behind the Red Sox, who beat Texas again on Saturday. With the Yankees drifting farther away in the American League East, they may have to start thinking wild card. But first they'll have to hit better.
    • White Sox 4, Yankees 1: Despite entering the day leading the Major Leagues in runs scored, the Yankees offense hasn't looked great of late. White Sox starter Jon Garland became the latest opponent to shut down the Yankees bats, which were the main culprit on this 2-4 start to the road trip. Fans can't decide what to make of this team. Should they be glad their team is finally pitching better, or should they be upset the offense is wasting the newfound success on the mound? Probably the former. The Yankees and Mets square off for three games at Shea this weekend, and there's little doubt the Yankees need them more.

  • Mets 8, Cubs 1: Jorge Sosa doesn't want to leave the big-league rotation, and he probably won't have to. He threw seven innings of one-hit shutout ball. Damion Easley socked his sixth home run, and the Mets got to Cubs lefty Rich Hill, one of the bright spots in the National League this season. The two teams waited three hours, 15 minutes to get this game in, and they have to play a day game Thursday.
  • Seattle 2 Yankees 1: Where do you start with the questions? How about why is Bobby Abreu batting second when he is in the midst of a horrific slump? Or, why do the Yankees insist on bunching their lefty and righty hitters together, creating easy matchups for the opposing manager?

  • Mariners 3, Yankees 0: By the time the Yankees return to New York, Bobby Abreu, Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano could all be on milk cartons. They combined to go 0-for-11 as Jarrod Washburn shut down the Yanks. Abreu's struggles are the most concerning since he's the best hitter among the three and he hasn't walked in over 50 plate appearances. Darrell Rasner pitched well except for a two-run homer allowed to Seattle catcher Kenji Johjima. They'll need rookie Matt DeSalvo to help them stop their two-game skid Saturday.
  • Giants 9, Mets 4: Mets pitching put up plenty of zeros -- except in the fifth inning. That's when the Giants, aided by not one but two Bengie Molina homers, scored nine runs off Mets starter Oliver Perez and reliever Lino Urdaneta. Perez looked good otherwise and wasn't helped by the umpiring or a bad error by Damion Easley. The lefty still could have used better damage control.
    • 2006_04_syankeeslogo.jpgYankees 4, Rangers 3: The storms have passed in Texas, and the Rangers and Yankees played two. In game 1 of the doubleheader, everything was normal as Andy Pettitte pitched for six strong innings. While he left the game with the lead, Luis Vizcaino was unable to hold the 3-2 lead as the Rangers tied the game in the 7th. Derek Jeter singled in the 8th inning to extend his hitting streak to 19 games and Hideki Matsui doubled to score Jeter. Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect 9th inning for his 2nd save of the season.
    • Yankees 5, Rangers 2: Mike Mussina returned to the rotation and the Yankees won to swept the three-game series with the Rangers. Maybe they need to get rained out and play doubleheaders more often. Off the DL for a hamstring injury, Mussina had a 75-pitch limit, but only threw 64 before leaving the game in the 5th inning, allowing 1 run and picking up his first win of the season. Just like game 1, Derek Jeter got a hit (his 20th game in a row) and Mariano Rivera got a save (his 3rd of the season and 2nd game in a row). Maybe this series is the turning point of the season for the Yankees.
    • Mets 9, Diamondbacks 4: Just last week against the Rockies, Damion Easley hit a game-tying home run in extra innings. Last night, with the Mets down 4-3 in the 9th inning, Easley hit a three-run homer, giving the Mets the go ahead runs they would need for the win. David Wright, who looks like he's coming out of his slump, added another three-run home run in the 9th, giving the Mets 6 runs in the inning. While Tom Glavine, who was looking for his 294th victory, didn't get the win, he did get his 2,500th strikeout.

  • Devil Rays 6, Yankees 4: What's the point of being a left-handed specialist if you can't keep Carl Crawford from hitting a grand slam? Mike Myers will be asking himself that question after allowing a one-run Yankees lead to turn into a three-run Yankees deficit in that most distasteful manner. Alex Rodriguez didn't get a hit for the first time this season. Trade him.

  • Boston 7 Yankees 5: New York blew its best chance to get out of Boston with a win on Friday and Jeff Karstens didn’t pitch well enough on Saturday. Now, the Yankees will have to beat the much-heralded “Dice-K” Sunday night to avoid the sweep.
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