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Yankees: Grit carries Wang when he isn't great
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN
Star-Ledger Staff
He doesn't talk a lot or throw the ball very hard. Chien-Ming Wang just
pitches.
Last night -- in what was the biggest game of his young career -- his line
wasn't flawless. But with a Yankees lineup produced seven runs for him in
their 8-4 victory over the Tigers in Game 1 of the AL Division Series,
scattering eight hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings was good enough.
His reward was a rousing ovation when manager Joe Torre lifted him with two
out and no one on base in the seventh inning. The ovation got even louder
when Wang doffed his cap in appreciation, in a rare display of emotion.
"Wanger was good," catcher Jorge Posada said. "At times he was trying too
hard, but he did everything we asked. You can talk about the lineup, but if
you don't hold them down we don't win."
After the game, Wang, as usual, spoke barely above a whisper in his halting
English and gave his teammates plenty of credit for the win.
"The hitters got a lot of runs for me," Wang said. "I had a good infield and
a good outfield."
Winning pitchers in the postseason have a few things in common: For one
thing, they don't give up many walks. Wang gave up just one.
And if they give up a home run, they do so when the bases are empty.
Detroit left fielder Craig Monroe hit the lone home run off Wang with no one
out and no one on base in the fifth inning.
When postseason winners pitch into trouble, they pitch out of it, too. Wang
got a key inning-ending double play with runners on first and third in the
third inning, then struck out Magglio Ordonez in the fifth after back-to-back
doubles by Placido Polanco and Sean Casey.
"With Wang you know you're going to get a lot of ground balls (so) you have
to be ready on defense," Posada said. "Even when he gets guys on, he's one
pitch away from getting out of it."
Posada said Wang made a few mistakes, throwing the ball over the middle of
the plate on the home run ball to Monroe, then throwing too high on Polanco's
double.
Other than that, Posada liked what he saw. "I just told him to stay down,"
Posada said.
Wang earned the right to open the Yankees postseason after leading the team
with a 19-6 record and a 3.63 ERA during the regular season.
He is quiet -- in part because of a language barrier -- and unassuming. And
he's also a bargain. This season, he's making just $353,175.
But if his success continues through the playoffs, the latter will change.
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