Game 44 SWB Yankees @ Louisville (5/24/10)

Louisville Slugger Field, another of the IL’s great yards, opened in 2000.

 

Curtis Granderson is in the Yankees lineup again this morning and will be the DH and is expected to play the entire game.  The plan is for him to get the start in centerfield on Tuesday night and play seven innings. 

David Winfree is not in the lineup again this morning/afternoon.  He has a sore left wrist, nothing real serious, he has gotten treatment on it and is still a day to day proposition.

Ivan Nova is still slated to get the start here tomorrow nigth despite getting drilled in the foot by a Perdo Alvarez line drive in his last start on Thursday.  X-Ray’s were negative and he is walking around limp.

The Yankees snapped a 37.2 inning scoreless streak at Louisville Field with a third inning run in Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the Bats.  The last run scored by SWB in this ballpark was on May 9, 2009 when the Yankees picked up a pair of runs in the top of the third inning.  SWB went the remainder of the second game of the series in ’09 (6.0 innings), lost game three 3-0 in 11 innings (17.0) and were shutout in game four as well (26.0 innings).  Opening this season, Sam LeCure tossed a one hit shutout on Saturday (35.0 innings) and it took until two outs in the third inning against Travis Wood to finally score. 

Monday’s Lineups

SWB Yankees (26-17)

Greg Golson CF

Curtis Granderson DH

Eduardo Nunez SS

Jesus Montero C

Jon Weber RF

Chad Huffman 1B

Reid Gorecki LF

Reegie Corona 3B

Jeff Natale 2B

RHP Romulo Sanchez (2-2, 4.50)

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Louisville Bats (20-24)

Chris Burke CF

Zack Cozart SS

Yonder Alonso LF

Drew Sutton 1B

Corky Miller C

Chris Valaika 2B

Michael Griffin RF

Wilkin Castillo DH

Todd Frazier 3B

LHP Ben Jukich (1-3, 5.63)  

 

Louisville scratched scheduled starter Aroldis Chapman late yesterday with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand so that is why the Yankees are facing Ben Jukich in game three of the series.

81 degrees at the start of the game with winds out of the ESE at 4 MPH (out to left)

 

BOT 1st / Bats 1 – SWB 0

Louisville got the first run of the game home for the third straight game scoring in the bottom of the first inning on a throwing error by catcher Jesus Montero. With runners on the corners following back-to-back singles to open the game and a stolen base by leadoff man Chris Burke, the Bats had runners on the cormers.  With one down in the inning Zack Cozart took off to steal second base. When Montero’s throw went into centerfield, Burke scored from third and Louisville led 1-0.  For the 2010 season the Bats have stolen 17 bases against the Yankees in 19 attempts.

TOP 2nd / SWB 2 – LOU 1

THe Yankees picked up their first lead at Louisville Slugger Field since May 9th of 2009 (a span of 380 days) picking up two runs in the top of the second off Ben Jukich. With one down in the inning and Reid Gorecki at third base following a walk and a double by Reegie Corona, Jeff Natale picked up his first RBI as a Yankee with a SAC fly to left scoring Gorecki to tie the game at 1-1.  With two down and Corona still at second base Greg Goleson delivered an RBI single to make it 2-1. 

Heading to the top of the fifth inning and Ben Jukich is done for the Bats.  Right hander Federico Baez takes over for Jukich who went 4.0 IP and allowed 2R, 2ER on 5H with 3K and 2BB.  The best that Jukich can do is a no decision.   

A long fly ball to left center off the bat of Jon Weber turned into an adventure for Yonder Alonso for the Bats, a first baseman by trade, took perhaps as bad a path to a fly ball as I have ever seen but still made the catch. I will say this as a left fielder he makes a fine first baseman.

BOT 5th / SWB 2 - Bats 2

The Bats picked up the equalizer in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs on a squeeze bunt by Drew Sutton that scored Chris Burke to knot the game at 2-2.  Burke reached on a lead off walk and moved to second base on the Bats 20th stolen base off the Yankees this season in seven games. Burke moved ot third base on Yonder Alonso’s grounder to second with one down and scored on Sutton’s perfect bunt up the line at third.  Corona made a great effort but Sutton just out ran the baseball.

BOT 6th / Bats 3 – SWB 2

The Bats took the lead with another single run coming in the bottom of the sixth inning. With one out Michael Griffin  doubled to left and went to third on a single to left by Wilken Castillo.  Romulo Sanchez was taken out in favor of Mark Melancon who allowed a single to the first batter he faced, Todd Frazier.  The RBI hit scoring Griffin gave the Bats a 3-2 lead.  Sanchez finished the day with 5.1 IP 7H, 3R, 2ER, 5K, 3BB.

TOP 8th / SWB 6 – LOU 3

The Yankees knocked around Logan Ondrusek in the top of the eighth picking up four runs on four hits to take a 6-3 advantage.  The first four hitters of the inning all reached base with Jon Weber leading off the inning with a double, a single by Chad Huffman moved Weber to third and extended his hit streak to match his season high at six. Reid Gorecki singled to left scring Weber and tying the game at 3-3.  Reegie Corona drew a walk to load the bases.  Pinch hitter Rene Rivera got the second run home in the inning on a grounder to third.  After  strikeout, Curtis Granderson knocked home a pair with a two out 2RBI single to center giving the Yankees a 6-3 lead. 

Jonathan Albaladejo in to try and close out the Bats in the bottom of the ninth inning going for his 14th save in as many opportunities.  Mark Melancon pitched 2.2 innings allowing 5H, with 2K’s and 1 BB. 

Albaladejo made it a little interesting in the ninth with a lead off walk and a one out error by Matt Cusick at third.  Albaladejo faced the tying run in consecutive at bats but struck out Michael Griffin looking and Wilkin Castillo swinging to end the game.

Final   R   H   E   LOB

SWB  6   13   2   10

LOU   3    10  0   14

 

WP Mark Melancon (5-1)

LP Logan Ondrusek (0-1)

SV Jonathan Albaladejo (14)

Attn – 13,060   TOG – 3:16