POST GAME YANKEES 4, ANGELS 8

NYY: 12-6

LAA: 10-10

WP: LAA: Scott Kazmir: [2-1]

LP: NYY: Javier Vazquez: [1-3]

Starters:

NYY-- Javier Vazquez

3.2 IP, 5H, 5R, 3BB, 3K's, 1HR

LAA-- Scott Kazmir

5.1 IP, 3H, 4R, 4BB, 3K's, 2HR

Pitching:

Javier Vazquez started for the Yankees this afternoon in L.A., in hopes of salvaging the final game of the series to win their 13 game, but it did not go as planned. Everything fell apart in the 4th inning when Vazquez gave up 5 runs, again not lasting more than 6innings. Boone Logan and Alfredo Aceves than threw 2.1 scoreless innings, to leave the game up to Damaso Marte who just made things even worse. After an indecision of whether or not to pitch to Kendry Morales, on a 3-0 count, Marte threw an 89 mph fastball right down the middle and Kendry did not miss hit. A three run bomb over the center field wall, and the rest was history. Sergio Mitre finshed the day with 1 scoreless inning.

Offense:

Most of the Yankees damage was done in the second inning against Kazmir, after throwing at Robinson Cano Jorge Posada stepped up to the plate, knocking his next pitch over the center field wall for his 3rd of the year. Marcus Thames then followed with a double and scored on a fielders choice hit by the captain Derek Jeter. The final run came in the 6th inning of Kazmir as he bombed his 5th homer and a little sweet revenge on a hanging curveball, and his 3rd homer off Kazmir this season.

Box Score:

SS Derek Jeter: 0-4, 1RBI, 1SO

RF Nick Swisher: 0-3, 1BB

1B Mark Teixiera: 0-2, 2BB

3B Alex Rodriguez: 0-4, 1SO

2B Robinson Cano: 2-3, 1H, 1RBI, 1SO, 1HBP, 1HR [5]

DH Jorge Posada: 1-4, 1H, 2RBI, 1SO, 1HR [3]

LF Marcus Thames: 1-1, 1 2B, 1BB, 1R

CF Curtis Granderson: 0-3, 1SO

C Fransisco Cervelli: 0-2, 1BB

Game Picture:

The game picture today is when Bobby Abreu knocked another homer off of Javier Vazquez as he is congratulated by Torii Hunter as he reaches home plate, to get the Angels on the board in which they would never look back.

The Yankees will have a day off tomorrow as they travel to Baltimore to face the O's as Phil Hughes will square off at Kevin Millwood at 7:05 Tuesday on YES.