Bobby Abreu delivered in the clutch with a two-out, bases loaded grand slam to lift the Yankees to a 9-5 victory over the White Sox tonight.
After Captain Clutch himself Derek Jeter actually struck out, Abreu sent a 2-0 pitch from Octavio Dotel (he is so awful) into the left field seats to give the Yanks a 6-3 lead that they would never give up.
Jason Giambi also added an opposite field homerun earlier in the game ( a good sign) and Johnny Damon added a 3-run shot in the ninth to provide protection. Damon was 3-5 on the night and the Yankees are going to need this kind of production out of him to keep up with the Sox.
On a side note, tonight was a good look into the scenario that the Yankees will be in if they send Joba Chamberlain to the rotation. Billy Traber failed to do his only job and Brian Bruney was not effective. The Yankees had to call on Chamberlain with one out in the seventh and bases loaded. Although one run scored, Chamberlain minimized the damage.
Chien-Ming Wang did not have his best stuff tonight, but was able to grind, which is what you need out of your starting pitchers. He is now 4-0 on the season and an incredible 42-13 over the past three seasons. The Yankees are 5-0 in his starts. His struggles tonight are not that big a deal as he has traditionally had problems pitching at U.S. Cellular.
Tomorrow, Mike Mussina takes the mound against Javier Vazquez. Word to the wise, Ross Ohlondorf get ready to be in relief.
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