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04/20/2005: "Project Baseball: Part 5"
The pre-game notes on my scorecard read: "The last time the Yankees won a game 19-8, they didn't win another one for six months."
Well, they followed up their 19-run outburst on Monday with a pitiful two against the Devil Rays last night in the Bronx. It was Game 5 of Project Baseball and Caroline extended her all-time Yankee Stadium record to "4-0." I'm now determined that she'll see the Yankees win a game.
April 19
Devil Rays at Yankees
Seats: Tier Box 655 (on the foul side of the right field foul pole)
Who I Went With: Caroline
Hot Dogs: 1
Beers: 1
Game Highlight: After I complained that Hideo Nomo wasn't walking anyone after walking the park against the Red Sox in his last start, he promptly walked Jorge Posada. Just as promptly, Tino Martinez hit into a double play.
It Was Over When: The Yankees got three straight singles against Trever Miller to open the seventh inning, getting within 3-2. But Travis Harper came out of the bullpen to get Derek Jeter to ground into a double play and Bernie Williams to foul out to strand the tying run at third. The Devil Rays didn't need the three runs they got in the next inning -- the Yanks were already done.
Go To The Ballpark & See Something You've Never Seen Before: Well, Randy Johnson giving up two homers to Eduardo Perez. Before the game, I'd have to go with Aubrey Huff's t-shirt in the Tampa clubhouse: "I'm not an alcoholic. I'm a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings." Sound mind, sound body.
Season Totals (5 Games)
Teams Seen: Devil Rays (1-0), Marlins (1-0), Mets (1-1), Red Sox (1-1), Yankees (1-2), Astros (0-1)
Hot Dogs: 8
Beers: 4
Game Log
Home team in CAPS
April 5: YANKEES 4, Red Sox 3
April 6: Red Sox 7, YANKEES 3
April 13: METS 1, Astros 0 (11)
April 17: Marlins 5, METS 2
April 19: Devil Rays 6, YANKEES 2
Games decided in the 8th inning or later: 3 of 5
Home Runs (10)
Victor Diaz, Mets (off A.J. Burnett)
Jason Giambi, Yankees (off Hideo Nomo)
Derek Jeter, Yankees (off Keith Foulke)
Tino Martinez, Yankees (off Tim Wakefield)
Hideki Matsui, Yankees (off Matt Clement)
David Ortiz, Red Sox (off Carl Pavano)
Eduardo Perez, Devil Rays (2 off Randy Johnson)
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees (off Tim Wakefield)
Jason Varitek, Red Sox (off Mariano Rivera)
Three-Hit Games (5)
Derek Jeter, Yankees (April 19)
Hideki Matsui, Yankees (April 5)
Kevin Millar, Red Sox (April 6)
Bill Mueller, Red Sox (April 5)
David Ortiz, Red Sox (April 6)
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