The Yankees bats showed up to the ballpark today as they hammered the Orioles en route to a 13-3 victory. After last night's blown call at first base to end the game and Teixeira re-injuring his calf, the Yankees were able to do what they needed in order to jump back up into first place in the American League East. Leading them into sole possession of first place were two unlikely candidates. The first of whom has been ice cold lately and the second has struggled in limited playing time after coming back from Tommy John surgery. Curtis Granderson started the game by sitting on the bench. He was called upon to pinch hit for a lifeless Andruw Jones and homered to left center field on the first pitch he saw by Jake Arrieta. He would finish his day by going 3-3 with a double, a single and a home run and five runs batted in. The other man, Joba Chamberlain, gave the Yankees what they needed after Garcia was about to blow the game in the fourth inning by pitching 1.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts. His last three outings have been dominant and the Yankees are starting to believe in Chamberlain a little more with each great outing.
The Yankees were able to get to starter Zach Britton mostly because of Britton's inability to throw strikes but they worked their way through the Orioles bullpen and were able to blow the birds out. This was a game the Yankees desperately needed to win, not only to jump back into first place but also because of how badly the game ended last night. Hopefully the Yankees can build momentum and head into Boston to beat up on a bad team. Tuesday will begin the series in Boston as Hiroki Kuroda will face lefty Jon Lester who has improved on his season following the All-Star game.
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