6/13 - Diamondbacks at Yankees (Return of the Yankees Game Thread!)

Matsui walks on another 3-2 pitch, another close pitch and good discipline by the Yanks. 1st and 2nd, 1 out.

Cano lines a single to right-center on the first pitch...just dropped in between the outfielders, good placement but the runners couldn't move so the bases are loaded for Cairo.

Ugh, Cairo pops out to SS. 2 outs.

Nieves hits it well to left-center but the wind holds it up, inning over.

3-1 Yankees after 3...Hernandez has already thrown 63 pitches.

Top 4th

Hudson grounds out right back to Mussina, 1 out.

And another ground ball back to him off the bat of Tracy. 2 outs.

Reynolds goes down swinging! Nine in a row for Mussina who is DEALING tonight.

We go to the bottom of the 4th, 3-1 Yankees.

Bottom 4th

Damon swings through a 62 mph curve before flying out toward the line in LF, one out.

Jeter grounds out to third base... 2 outs.

Kay and Flaherty are having a discussion about hitting balls out of Yankee Stadium, which is about as impossible a feat as there is in sports.

Edit: I did it in MVP 04 with Jorge Posada! Over the scoreboard in right-center field haha

Abreu grounds a 2-out single up the middle, 12-game hitting streak for him.

What the hell????

Abreu goes to steal 2nd...he would have been there easily but it's a low throw and Hernandez grabs it...yes, the pitcher Hernandez.

Easy steal for Abreu, Montero never should have thrown that ball anyway.

A-Rod comes through again! Base hit through the hole past a diving Drew on the 3B side, Abreu scores and the throw gets away from the catcher but A-Rod was going to 2nd the whole time anyway. 4-1 Yankees.

Congrats to Bobby Abreu, scored his 1000th career run right there.

Aaaaaand...Posada works another walk on a 3-2 pitch. Runners on first and second, two outs.

MATSUI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3-RUN BOMB TO RIGHT FIELD!

The floodgates are open, it's 7-1 Yankees.