Game 149 - Sabathia, Tex Lead Yanks in Blowout

CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira put the Yanks previous night's rare blip behind them, as they cruised to a 10-1 pasting of the Seattle Mariners. Crooked Cap tossed 7 innings of 1 run ball while striking out 8 and Tex went 4-5 with 2 HRs and a triple while knocking in 5 runs. With a chance for a cycle in the 9th, all Tex needed was a double. Instead, he deposited the ball over the left center field fence.

Tex has also turned into "Triples McGee" as he hit his 3rd in 5 games after having no triples all of last season and none up till 5 games ago. He leads the American League with 118 RBIs. Robinson Cano also had 4 hits in the Yankees 18-hit attack. ARod and Nick Swisher were the only Yankees who didn't join the hit party.

Sabathia earned his league leading 18th win, as the Bombers 2 biggest off-season acquisitions continued to pay huge dividends. He now stands at 18-7 on the year with an ERA standing at 3.31. CC has won 8 straight games and the Yanks have won in his last 10 starts. Despite leading the league in wins, Kansas City's Zach Greinke appears to be the odds-on favorite to win the Cy Young award. Due to his past issues with an anxiety disorder, he's become the media darling. Granted, his numbers are pretty impressive and his ERA is microscopic, but he does pitch in the highly mediocre AL Central Division, whereas, CC pitches in the toughest division in baseball. I'd be interested to see how well Greinke's numbers would translate in the AL East. He hasn't even faced the Yanks this year. He did finally pitch against Boston and pitched a great game, perhaps sealing the award.

Yankees Record: 95-54