For all the haters out there that thing Chien-Ming Wang is not an ace, you're dead wrong. Wang pitched nine innings of two hit ball, only yielding one run on two hits, one that bounced off Abreu's glove for a homerun and a bunt single by Coco Crisp.
Wang was just brilliant tonight. His sinker was heavy, although several balls did fly off the bats, but he was able to mix his pitches and keep the Boston lineup on its toes. He has normally not pitched well in Boston, but today was great.
Clay Buccholz was great. His curveball is just excellent, and he can throw it at different times in the count. He made several Yankees lose silly and was able to keep the Yankees to one run over six innings.
The Yankees, though, took the lead for good off a huge homerun by my boy, Jason GIAMBINOOOOOO. He crushed a pitch from Mike Timlin deep to center to give Wang a one-run lead he wouldn't relinquish.
Jose Molina was extremely solid tonight, driving in a run and just calling an absoulute great game behind the plate. Brian Cashman gets criticized for alot of his moves, but the signing of Jose Molina was a great move.
The only real concern tonight was Robinson Cano, who went 0-5 and is batting a whooping .159. He needs to get his bat alive.
Just overall, a great win for the Yankees. It's always important to get the first win against the Red Sox, especially when Josh Beckett is pitching tomorrow.
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Great game for you guys. Wang was just awesome. He should have had a no-hitter in all honesty. Damn he owned Boston. Too bad you guys won't be able to keep that momentum after tonight...
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