The New York Yankees got a tough win over the Baltimore Orioles yesterday at New Yankee Stadium with the Yankees picking up the W 7 to 5. It was one heck of a game that folks with cheap Yankee tickets online aren’t likely to forget.
Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte (2.08 ERA) got the win, while David Hernandez (5.74 ERA) took the loss for the Orioles. Andy Pettitte went 5 innings for the Yankees, allowed 6 hits, no home runs and one earned run with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Yankees was Sergio Mitre (2.79), Damaso Marte (4.76), David Robertson (14.21), and Boone Logan (3.00). The Orioles’s starter David Hernandez went 3.2 innings, allowed 6 hits, 2 home runs and 6 earned runs with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts. Mark Hendrickson (4.85), Will Ohman (0.00), and Alfredo Simon (0.00) also pitched for the Orioles. With the win, Pettitte’s record goes to 4-0, while Hernandez is at 0-4. Alfredo Aceves earned the save for the Yankees, bringing his saves up to 1.
In addition to the 7 runs, the Yankees scored 10 hits and committed no errors. Nick Johnson led the Yankees in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Randy Winn’s one hit. Robinson Cano had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. Julio Lugo had the most hits for the Orioles (3), followed by Nolan Reimold (2), and Matt Wieters (2). Ty Wigginton could not get much going at the plate as he left 4 runners on base. The Orioles managed 5 runs, 11 hits and 2 errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Paul Emmel, Gary Darling, Bill Hohn and Bruce Dreckman. There were 43,425 Yankees ticket holders in attendance at New Yankee Stadium.
The win puts the Yankees at a record of -, ( games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Orioles to -, ( games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Yankees are the (-) at the Red Sox’s Fenway Park. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Orioles will next take on the (-) at Oriole Park At Camden Yards in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and and see the game in person.