PostGame, Yankees 4 Orioles 5

NYY: 12-7
BAL: 4-16

WP: Alberto Castillo(1-0)
LP: David Robertson(0-1)
S: Alfredo Simon(1)

Starters:

NYY-- Phil Hughes
5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 Earned Run, 4 Walks, 2 K

BAL-- Kevin Millwood
5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 4 K

Pitching:
Phil Hughes was a bit erratic tonight, but only let up 1 run, but did walk 4 batters. His fastball was missing the spot Posada wanted, and only struck out 2 batters. Following Hughes, Boone Logan was brought on but let up a run which was earned. After Logan, Dave Robertson was brought on who ultimately took the loss tonight, as he did not have much of anything. He only got 1 batter, and gave up 2 runs and gave up 3 hits. After Robertson, Alfredo Aceves was brought on and gave up a run but was not earned.

Offense:
The Yankees offense scattered 9 hits but only scored 4 runs. Their first run was un earned for the pitcher as with Swisher on base, Brett Gardner hit a grounder to Miguel Tejada at third, and Tejada miss played it which allowed Swisher to come and score. The Yankees second run came in the top of the fourth as Jorge Posada hit his 5th homerun of the season, and gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead. The final two runs came in the bottom of the 9th as the Yankees were trying to come back against the Orioles down 5-2. The first run in the 9th came on another error by the Orioles and this time it was Cesar Izturis who botched a ground ball by Brett Gardner which again allowed Nick Swisher to score. The second run in the 9th came on a Mark Teixeira RBI single to score Ramiro Pena.

Offensive Box Score:

1. SS Derek Jeter, 0-5, 1 K
2. LF Brett Gardner, 0-5, 2 K, 1 RBI(6)
3. 1B Mark Teixeira, 1-3, 2 WALK, 1 K, 1 RBI(9)
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez, 0-5, 1 K
5. 2B Robinson Cano, 3-4
6. C Jorge Posada, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 1 RBI(12), 1 HOME RUN(5)
7. CF Curtis Granderson, 0-4, 3 K
8. DH Nick Swisher, 3-4, 2 RUNS
9. RF Randy Winn, 1-3, 1 K

Game Picture:

The Game Picture for tonight's Yankees game goes to the Baltimore Orioles third basemen Cesar Izturis for his excellent game offensively going 2-3, with a Walk and 3 RBI.

The Yankees will play the second game of three tomorrow night at 7:05 PM at Camden Yards in Baltimore against the Orioles as CC Sabathia will take the hill against Jeremy Guthrie.