Bobby Abreu slides into home, AP Photo/Frank Franklin II.
The Orioles' series at Yankees Stadium has sure been interesting. And yesterday's game was no exception. The Yanks pounded the O's 13-3 to avoid a three-game sweep. The star for the Bombers was designated hitter Bobby Abreu, who hit two home runs and doubled for a total of three RBI's.
Top of the first, Roberts scored off of Huff's RBI. Seemed par for the the course. But things got off to a bad start in the bottom of the first with rookie starter Dennis Sarfate on the mound. Derek Jeter and Abreu both walked, then A-Rod got a base hit to right field. Markakis tried to nab Abreu at home, but his throw was high. Then A-Rod came home on a past ball. Yanks winning 3-1.
In the third, the Orioles got one back on an RBI single by Markakis, but the bottom of the inning was the beginning of the end. Abreu hit a two-run homer off of Sarfate with Damon on board to make it 5-2.
The Yanks added four more in the sixth, getting RBIs from Jason Giambi and Xavier Nady. After Fernando "Wilder Than Daniel" Cabrera came into pitch, he issued a bases-loaded walk to Melky Cabrera (no relation!) and threw a wild pitch to Jeter. Sweet. 9-2. T
here was more drama in the seventh inning when Yankees reliever Edwar Ramirez threw his first pitch over the head of Kevin Millar. Because of Tuesday's incident plate umpire Mark Wegner immediately rejected Ramirez. Then Orioles reliver Alberto Castillo hit Jose Molina in the eighth, but the pitcher remained in the game, which caused a chorus of boos from the crowd.
And Abreu got another solo home run in the eighth and A-Rod followed him with a solo shot to right. This was the third time New York has gotten back-to-back homers this season. Juan Castro got his first home run of the season in the eighth! But it didn't do much becuase the final score was 13-3 Yanks.
Though people say it's silly to consider us rivals with the Yankees, this series was a testament to the tension between the two ball clubs. During the first two games, New York was outscored 20-10, so the last game they really came back swingin'. Not to mention three different incidents of controversial wild pitching.
A sweep would have been incredibly awesome, though. Considering we haven't taken all three in the Bronx since 1986 (when I was one!)
Keywords: Baltimore Orioles, Bobby Abreu, Dennis Sarfate, Juan Castro, New York Yankees
