來源:New York Post
WANG'S RIGHT
By MICHAEL MORRISSEY
July 9, 2005 -- When Chien-Ming Wang's first pitch was struck for a homer
last night and the Indians tacked on another run in the second, it was hard
to imagine the normally unflappable rookie making it into the seventh inning.
But the Yankees batted around during a four-run third and added an insurance
run in the sixth, so Wang jogged out to start the seventh.
He didn't make it out of the frame, but his solid 6 2/3 innings and a Yankee
bullpen minus Tom Gordon were just enough to manage a 5-4 victory over
Cleveland.
"I don't think he ever lost his composure," manager Joe Torre said of the
rookie pitcher. "It didn't look like he got ever get his rhythm going . . .
(He) showed a lot of grit tonight."
So did Mariano Rivera, who encountered trouble in the ninth by allowing
back-to-back one-out hits to Ronnie Belliard and Jhonny Peralta and a sac fly
to Casey Blake.
Aaron Boone's fourth hit of the game put runners on first and third with two
outs, but Grady Sizemore grounded out to first on the first pitch for
Rivera's 19th save.
"I was missing a lot today," Rivera said. "They were able to put the ball
in play."
It was the sixth straight victory for the Bombers (45-39), who played small
ball after bashing 11 homers in their previous three games.
They leapfrogged Baltimore into second place in the AL East,
and remained 3 1/2 games behind Boston.
Five different Yankees scored runs, and five different players recorded RBIs.
Derek Jeter — who sparked the third-inning rally with an RBI double off the
first-base bag — was the only Yankee who scored and drove in a run.
Before Wang's 12th start of the season — he allowed three runs on seven hits
and three walks — Torre said the youngster was the season's biggest surprise.
"The consistency of this kid has been a godsend for us," Torre said. "We had
a pretty good idea he was going to be a good pitcher, but never dreaming
how relaxed he'd be.
"That doesn't happen with a first-year young pitcher. You have a decision
whether to stop at seven or go eight innings.
"That's ridiculous, when you think about it. He's been pretty special."
Wang (6-3) recorded the first two outs of the seventh on five pitches.
When Boone's grounder through the middle eluded the pitcher's glove,
Torre called on lefty Wayne Franklin to face Sizemore.
Not only did Franklin retire Sizemore on a flyout to right on three pitches,
but he worked a scoreless eighth — when Gordon normally pitches.
Franklin was electric in freezing Travis Hafner on a called third strike
and whiffing Victor Martinez to end the inning.
Gordon was unavailable when an MRI revealed mild tendinitis in his right
shoulder, but he said he felt OK.
Sizemore pulled Wang's first pitch of the game into the right-field seats,
and Cleveland scored another run after Peralta's two-out double in the
second. Peralta then scored on an RBI single to left by Boone.
Wang induced three double plays, though, saying his sinker was "sometimes
working, sometimes not."
The Bombers rallied in the third, batting around against an otherwise tough
Cliff Lee. After Bernie Williams' leadoff walk and rookie Melky Cabrera's
first of two singles, Jeter ripped an RBI double off the first-base bag to
plate the first Yankee run.
After two more runs, Jason Giambi capped the inning with an RBI single to
right. Giambi stumbled out of the box, however, and was replaced by
Tino Martinez in the sixth after complaining of a hip flexor.
"Everything should be fine," Giambi said.
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