Sunday, March 23, 2008

Yankees-Pirates, bottom of sixth

The new Yankees pitcher, Jose Veras, hits Jose Bautista with a pitch in the shoulder. Bautista is OK, but leaves the game for pinch-runner Jorge Velandia.
Catcher Ryan Doumit, who replaced Paulino behind the plate in the top of the inning, lines a single to right. Luis Rivas moves the runners up with a sacrifice.
Pinch-hitter Doug Mientkiewicz gets a run home with a sacrifice fly to left. The Pirates are up 5-0 -- can you say juggernaut?
A fan down the third-base line catches it from the crowd when a soft, foul liner by Nyjer Morgan deflects off the man's glove. But the third-base umpire retrieves the ball and hands it to the guy's son.
Morgan bounces a single up the middle for a 6-0 lead, with the Pirates rapping out 12 hits.
After a couple throws to first by Veras, Morgan steals second easily. His speed and defense will make it tough for the Pirates to send him to Triple-A.
The Yankees are in trouble today (but no one seems to worried about it).

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