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Yankees must wait for a win
By PETER ABRAHAM (THE JOURNAL NEWS)
(Original publication: June 29, 2007)
BALTIMORE - The Yankees didn't lose again last night, so that's something.
But their losing streak remains intact.
Down two runs in the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles, the Yankees
scored four runs to take an 8-6 lead. The game was then delayed by rain for
one hour and 25 minutes before being suspended.
The game will be resumed on July 27 when the Yankees return to Camden Yards.
The Yankees can be thankful for a change in baseball rules over the winter,
otherwise the game would have reverted back to the seventh inning and
Baltimore would have come away with a 6-4 victory.
"We would have been tearing this place apart if that happened," said Kyle
Farnsworth, who was warming up to pitch in the bottom of the eighth before
the rains came.
For now, the Yankees return home from a 1-7 road trip having lost four
straight. But they can take some solace from having rallied.
"To bounce back the way we did, it does a lot for our personality," manager
Joe Torre said.
Torre tried the same trick he used back on May 30 to try to get his team
going. He canceled batting practice and told the players not to report until
an hour before game time. The Yankees scored 10 runs that night against
Toronto to break a five-game losing streak.
They were almost as successful last night as they broke out of their
collective slump. The Yankees had nine hits and were 4 for 9 with runners in
scoring position.
The eighth inning could be a sign of something. A 19-minute rain delay at the
end of the seventh seemed to refresh the Yankees. It certainly didn't help
Baltimore reliever John Parrish, who walked Jorge Posada and Bobby Abreu on
nine pitches.
Melky Cabrera followed with an RBI double to left. Robinson Cano grounded to
second, scoring Abreu to tie it.
Interim Orioles manager Dave Trembley called in closer Chris Ray. As rain
started to fall again, Johnny Damon reached on an infield single before Derek
Jeter singled up the middle to score two runs.
Jeter went to second on the throw home and slapped his hands together as the
Yankees took an 8-6 lead. The game was then delayed by rain again.
"We haven't been swinging the bats very well, so that inning should do a lot
for our confidence," Jeter said.
Jeter's hit came in a downpour and the game was called a few seconds later.
The Orioles were enraged, to the point of Melvin Mora getting ejected by Tim
Tschida.
The Yankees were left not sure what to feel.
"It's weird but we walked off the field excited that we battled back," said
first baseman Andy Phillips, who had a homer in the third inning.
Chien-Ming Wang took a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh having thrown
only 57 pitches. But he could not hold the lead.
Wang allowed a single to left by Nick Markakis. Kevin Millar then went the
other way with a soft liner to right field. Abreu, who was playing Millar to
pull, had a long run and could not make a sliding catch. The ball rolled into
the corner and Millar had his first triple since April 29, 2005.
Markakis scored without a throw. The Yankees pulled the infield in to protect
the lead and Aubrey Huff obliged with a grounder to second. Wang then walked
Mora. With the infield back hoping for a double play, Jay Gibbons belted a
two-run double to the gap in left as Baltimore took a 5-4 lead.
When pinch runner Corey Patterson stole third, Posada threw the ball into
left field and Baltimore led 6-4.
"I was up with my pitches," Wang said. "I don't know what happened."
Wang has allowed 10 runs on 15 hits in his last 12 2/3 innings. He said he
feels fine physically.
"I need to be more consistent," he said.
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