Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY.
Yankees Overall Record: 34-20
Series MVP: The Yankee offense who made the Baltimore pitching staff pay for their mistakes
Quotes of the series: comes from Nick Swisher on Robinson Cano's inability to make an out.
“I think we’re all just trying to keep pace with him,” Swisher said. “It’s been special to watch. Guys are looking at each other in the dugout saying, ‘Let’s see how hard he hits this one.’”The Yankees continued their dominance against the lowly Baltimore Orioles with their second consecutive sweep of the O's this season.
Tuesday night's game allowed Javier Vazquez to earn his second win in his last three starts. Vazquez took advantage of the dismal Orioles offense. He allowed just one run in seven innings, earning his fourth victory of the year. The offense was led by Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter and Curtis Granderson. Cano and Jeter each had two hits a piece and Granderson hit his second home run since returning from the disabled list. The final score of the game was 3-1. The only down side to the game was an injury to Mark Teixeira, who had to leave the game after fouling a ball off of his foot. Although it was not serious because he was in the lineup for Wednesday's game.
Wednesday's game belonged to two Yankees who are having very special seasons; starting pitcher Phil Hughes and second baseman Cano. Hughes pitched seven very effective innings, allowing only one run while striking out seven. He lowered his earned run average to 2.54. With the way Hughes has pitched this season, he is the second best pitcher in the rotation right now, behind only Andy Pettitte. On the offensive side of the ball, Cano led the way with three hits, one of which a home run, his 12th of the year. Cano's average sits at an outstanding .372, which believe it or not is second in the league. Nick Swisher also had three hits while continuing to show he's improved his swing to get on base more. Last season he hit around .260 and now he's currently hitting .320, which would be a career high for Swisher. The Yankees won the game with a score of 9-1.
Thursday's game was played in the afternoon, as both teams had to leave town. CC Sabathia won for the first time in five starts allowing three runs over seven innings. He would have been able to go another inning if not for the unbearable humid temperatures. The offense was led by Alex Rodriguez and Brett Gardner who both hit home runs. Rodriguez, is now the all time active home run leader following the retirement of the Mariner's Ken Griffey Jr on Wednesday. Joba Chamberlain was able to hold the lead and turned the ball over to Mariano Rivera who earned his 12th save of the season.
Next Up: The Yankees head north to Toronto for a three game series. This will be the first time the two teams meet this season.
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