Game 42 - Yanks Streak Snapped

It didn't take long - on AJ Burnett's first pitch of the game, Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins deposited one into the rightfield seats and the Yanks 9-game winning streak was doomed from the start.  The Phillies would hit 3 more HRs en route to a 7-3 victory.  

Burnett yielded 5 earned runs in 6 innings.  The 5 runs came on 3 pitches:  Rollins solo shot, and two-run HRs by Jayson Werth and light-hitting Carlos Ruiz.  Chien-Ming Wang, fresh off the DL and toting an ERA of 34.50, relieved Burnett to start the 7th.  He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits, including a bomb to Raul Ibanez, in 3 innings of work.  Although his fastball was hitting 93-94 mph consistently, he couldn't spot his pitches and looked shaky.  The good news is, he lowered his ERA to a "respectable" 25.00.

As for the Yanks offense, it consisted of an ARod HR,  Jeter HR, and a Tex HR - all solo blasts.  Other than that, they couldn't muster anything off of Phillies' starter, Brett Myers.  With the exception of 1 run, all scoring came courtesy of the long ball.  It's become more apparent everyday that the Yankee organization has built themselves a launching pad and any mistake by a pitcher will be crushed in this ballpark.  

Yankees Record:  24-18

Interleague Play:  0-1