Every Yankees starter scored last night, and the Yankees mashed their way to a 15-9 victory over the Red Sox last night. Starter Clay Buchholz was knocked around for 8 hits and 7 runs in 3.2 innings, and Julian Tavarez and Mike Timlin could not stop the bleeding.
The list of Yankees with multiple hits last night is impressive: Jeter, ARod, Matsui, Posada, Giambi, and even Chad Moeller. Moeller went 3-4 last night, and after Jose Molina's early season hot hitting, the Yankees are finally getting offensive production from the backup catcher position after years of guys like Flaherty and Nieves who just could not hit. I don't expect Moeller to keep it up, but he doesn't have to as Molina isn't too far off from returning.
Chien-Ming Wang could not get anything going at all last night, though. After flirting with a no hitter in his last start against Boston, Wang struggled badly, allowing 9 hits, 3 walks, and 8 runs in 4 innings of work. His ERA more than tripled, from 1.23 to 3.81, but out of his first 4 starts, this is the only one he didn't pitch fantastically in. I'll write this off as an aberration, and I expect Wang to bounce back strongly.
One last note about that game: ARod jumped Willie McCovey and Ted Williams in the all-time home run race with the 522nd of his MLB career. He is now 15th all-time in home runs hit. In a couple seasons, he will be chasing Bonds. It's almost a foregone conclusion at this point. He never gets hurt, and he's as consistent as any player in baseball.
The Rangers beat the Devils 5-3 last night. It was a great hockey game, but once again, it feels like Martin Brodeur did not bring his total A game. He made at least one fantastic save to keep the game at 3-3, but soon gave up the lead on a bit of a soft goal by Marc Staal. An all-world goaltender should make that save. Patrik Elias did what he could offensively, scoring 2 goals, but despite that, he still scored a -3 +- for the game, which means he was on the ice for every Rangers goal. The Devils play again tomorrow (Friday) night. A win will keep them breathing, but it is a monumental task for this team to win 3 straight against a team that has owned them all season long.
Tyreke Evans declared yesterday. To no one's surprise, he chose Memphis over Villanova. He will likely dominate the ball for one season, then declare for the NBA after Memphis romps through CUSA. They lose Dorsey, Rose, and Douglas-Roberts, but with Tyreke, possibly Devin Ebanks, and some other solid freshmen, Memphis will make the tournament again. Calipari won't let them miss.
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