I always worry when the Yankees have to play a team like the Orioles. Not because I think the Yankees will drop their guard and play down to the level of their competition, but because the Orioles are so bad, that mathematically they have to win sometime and when they come in 3-14, well, it seems like they are due when the Yankees come to town.
The bats let the Yankees down last night. Especially in the third when the Yankees loaded the bases with one out and failed to drive in a run. They were already gifted with the tying run on an error by Miguel Tejada, but both A-Rod and Cano just missed on mistakes by Millwood. That allowed the veteran to settle down and in the surprise of the season so far, the Baltimore bullpen out pitched the New York bullpen.
While last night was difficult to watch when the Yankees hit, I still enjoyed Phil Hughes rough start. Of course it was hard to watch him walk Macier Izturis on four pitches with the bases loaded, I was surprised and happy to watch him gut out the start and make it into the sixth. In prior seasons he might have just folded, but he made it out of the inning relatively unscathed, and came back to pitch 3.2 solid innings after that.
With the rotation turning over, the Yankees need to take these next two games. Sabathia and Burnett need to right the Yankees before they head home. The Rays and the Red Sox are not going to lose series to the Orioles and New York cannot afford to. they aren't must-win games, but games given away in April always come back to bite you in September.
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