[外電] Wang wastes no pitches, vanquishes A's

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06/11/2008 2:40 AM ET
Wang wastes no pitches, vanquishes A's
Righty limits opposition to lone run over 7 1/3, maintains lead
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com

OAKLAND -- After washing away some of his worries with six innings of
one-run ball, Chien-Ming Wang was faced with a true test to see just how
much he trusted his sinker, the bread-and-butter pitch that lately had not
been nearly as much so.

It was the kind of situation that could undo an entire night's work, but
Wang unloaded and got the escape he'd hoped for, a double play roller that
essentially clinched the right-hander's first victory in six starts.
The Yankees did the rest of the work, putting the finishing touches on
a 3-1 victory over the A's at McAfee Coliseum on Tuesday night.

For Wang, who hadn't posted a victory since May 2 vs. Seattle, the toughest
spot of the evening was in that seventh, when the A's loaded the bases with
one out on two singles and a walk, the Yankees leading 2-1. Kurt Suzuki hit
a sharp ground ball to Alex Rodriguez at third, starting an inning-ending
5-4-3 double play.

"That's the biggest one he got, to Suzuki," Yankees manager Joe Girardi
said. "We needed a double play ball there and he got exactly what he needed.
He got four double play balls tonight and that's the kind of guy he is when
he's on."

The start was progress for Wang, and after allowing 23 runs over his last
four starts, it didn't come by accident. Wang spent much of the last five
days reviewing tape, comparing and contrasting to his 2007 form, and
pitching coach Dave Eiland identified a flaw by noticing that Wang's leg
lift was a little slower, thus dragging his arm speed.

"I watched videos of last year and this year," Wang said. "Last year I was
quicker."

Wang called Tuesday's start a "big help" for his confidence, and Eiland
agreed, saying, "He was frustrated, but today was a huge step in the right
direction."

With A's left-hander Dana Eveland slow to find his own command, the Yankees
took advantage by jumping out for two runs in the first inning. Derek Jeter
worked a one-out walk and moved up on a Bobby Abreu single before scoring
on Rodriguez's hit to center field, a play that saw Abreu erased on a strong
throw by Oakland center fielder Carlos Gonzalez.

Jason Giambi knocked in New York's second run with a single to left,
scoring Rodriguez, and that would be all the Yankees would manage against
the effectively wild Eveland. New York was turned aside through the next
five innings by Eveland, who scattered four hits and six walks in a
100-pitch outing, striking out three.

"He's conveniently wild in a sense," Girardi said. "He throws strikes but
the ball is moving all over the place. He's got good depth on his slider
and he throws his changeup with a fastball that's cutting at times and
sinking at times. He's got interesting stuff that really keeps you off
balance. I thought we'd be able to tack on, but we weren't able to."

Trailing 2-0 to Wang, the A's cut the Yankees lead in the fourth, when
Jack Cust singled off first baseman Wilson Betemit's glove and Mark Ellis
ripped a run-scoring double up the gap in left-center field. Wang finished
up after getting the first out of the eighth inning, walking two while
striking out two.

"He's got a great sinker, and we never got him to come up in the zone,"
A's manager Bob Geren said. "We never really got anything going against
him. Instead of us getting the big hit, it was him making the big pitch
and getting a double play. It was frustrating, but Wang will do that to
you when he's on like that."

Jose Veras took over, recording two outs in the eighth inning before Girardi
was pressed with a decision -- use Kyle Farnsworth, who had been guarding
a tender right biceps, or turn to Mariano Rivera for a fourth consecutive
evening. To help seal the choice, Girardi used his one telephone call,
ringing down to the bullpen and bypassing coach Mike Harkey to speak to
Rivera himself. Girardi said it was the first time he'd done so all year,
but Rivera said such activity was commonplace during the Joe Torre
era.

"It took one second," Rivera said. "He wanted to see how I was and I told
him the truth."

It helped matters that Melky Cabrera tacked on a run for New York in the
ninth with his seventh home run, a shot to right off Oakland's Keith Foulke.
Rivera pitched the bottom half around a hit to record his 17th save, and
if it so happens that the phone rings again on Wednesday, he aid he'd be
amenable to try for a fifth consecutive game.

"I'll be ready," Rivera said. "I've been feeling real good. I know that
 [Girardi] will try not to get me in the game tomorrow, but we'll see how
I feel tomorrow."

Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to
the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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