Alex Rodriguez, celebrates with Mark Teixeira after winning Game 4 of the ALCS
After two emotional extra-inning games, the Yankees made quick work of the Angels in Game 4. CC Sabathia pitched eight strong innings of one-run baseball, while the offense put on a hitting clinic. Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez went deep, Melky Cabrera drove in four runs and Jorge Posada stole a base in the biggest blowout in this series, 10-1 New York.
There was some concern entering Game 4 with Yankees starter CC Sabathia coming off 3 days rest and facing an Angels lineup that just saw his last Friday. Well that concern was put to rest as CC pitched a nearly identical game against the Angels.
| CCya Later | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabathia Vs. Angels | Game 1 | Game 4 | ||||
| Innings Pitched | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Hits | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Earned Runs | 1 | 1 | ||||
| K-BB | 7-1 | 5-1 | ||||
| Decision | W | W | ||||
| *2009 Postseason | ||||||
The game was scoreless entering the 4th and appeared it could be a pitchers duel out in LA. Scott Kazmir didn’t allow a run the first time through the Yankee order, but the second time, he wasn’t so fortunate. A-Rod snuck underneath a Kendry Morales throw up, putting the Yanks up 1-0 in the 4th, then Melky Cabrera’s 2-RBI single put the Yanks up 3-0 and they didn’t look back.
A-Rod hit a HR in the 5th inning, his 3rd HR in as many games, and is 2nd in Yankee Postseason behind Reggie Jackson and Lou Gehrig for first. Meanwhile A-Rod tied Lou Gehrig and Ryan Howard for the most consecutive postseason games with an RBI (8). A-Rod is hitting .407/.469/1.000 with 5 HR and 11 RBI in this year’s postseason.
Kendry Morales did hit a Solo HR in the 5th inning to bring the game to 5-1 New York, but the Yankees proceeded to score five more runs off the Angels bullpen to secure the victory. Joe Girardi used 16 pitchers in Games 2 and 3, but only used CC and Chad Gaudin in Game 4.
Next Game: Thursday, 6:57 first pitch in LA. Pitching Matchup. A.J. Burnett vs. John Lackey
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