Wang nearly misses perfect game; Yankees roll, 8-1
Wang nearly misses perfect game; Yankees roll, 8-1
Posted by The Star-Ledger May 05, 2007 6:50PM
Categories: Sports
AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
New York Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang delivers against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning in Major League Baseball action. at Yankee Stadium in New York.NEW YORK - Derek Jeter likes to greet Yankees teammate Chien-Ming Wang with a cry of, What up Wang? - purposely mispronouncing the pitchers last name to rhyme with clang instead of song.
What was up yesterday was a lot of nothing.
As in, almost all zeros for the Seattle Mariners.
Wang came within five outs of the 18th perfect game in major-league history, retiring 22 straight before settling for eight two-hit innings in the Yankees' 8-1 victory at Yankee Stadium.
It was a welcome performance for a team that had allowed 15 runs the night before and had seen its starters combine for a 5.73 ERA. Wang was the first Yankees starter this year to pitch into the eighth inning and the first in 17 games to finish the seventh.
With one out in the eighth inning, Seattle's Ben Broussard hammered a 0-1 pitch over the fence in right. The Yankee Stadium fans gasped in disappointment, then gave Wang a standing ovation for his effort.
During the middle innings, the crowd was often hushed - as if the fans were nervous about seeing history and afraid of jinxing Wang. But the cheers grew louder for every out he recorded.
It was just the third start of the season for Wang. He was in line to be the Yankees opening-day starter - an honor he earned last year by winning 19 games and finishing second in Cy Young Award voting - before he suffered a strained hamstring late in spring training.
Wang came off the disabled list April 24, and in his first two outings was 0-2 with a 5.84 ERA.
The Yankees blew open a 1-0 game with five runs in the sixth inning off former Yankee Jeff Weaver (0-5). The Yankees had four hits in the inning and were helped by a bases-loaded hit batter and a bases-loaded walk. Derek Jeter capped the rally with a two-run double.
Contributed by Ed Price
©2007 nj.com. All Rights Reserved.
Posted by The Star-Ledger May 05, 2007 6:50PM
Categories: Sports
AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
New York Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang delivers against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning in Major League Baseball action. at Yankee Stadium in New York.NEW YORK - Derek Jeter likes to greet Yankees teammate Chien-Ming Wang with a cry of, What up Wang? - purposely mispronouncing the pitchers last name to rhyme with clang instead of song.
What was up yesterday was a lot of nothing.
As in, almost all zeros for the Seattle Mariners.
Wang came within five outs of the 18th perfect game in major-league history, retiring 22 straight before settling for eight two-hit innings in the Yankees' 8-1 victory at Yankee Stadium.
It was a welcome performance for a team that had allowed 15 runs the night before and had seen its starters combine for a 5.73 ERA. Wang was the first Yankees starter this year to pitch into the eighth inning and the first in 17 games to finish the seventh.
With one out in the eighth inning, Seattle's Ben Broussard hammered a 0-1 pitch over the fence in right. The Yankee Stadium fans gasped in disappointment, then gave Wang a standing ovation for his effort.
During the middle innings, the crowd was often hushed - as if the fans were nervous about seeing history and afraid of jinxing Wang. But the cheers grew louder for every out he recorded.
It was just the third start of the season for Wang. He was in line to be the Yankees opening-day starter - an honor he earned last year by winning 19 games and finishing second in Cy Young Award voting - before he suffered a strained hamstring late in spring training.
Wang came off the disabled list April 24, and in his first two outings was 0-2 with a 5.84 ERA.
The Yankees blew open a 1-0 game with five runs in the sixth inning off former Yankee Jeff Weaver (0-5). The Yankees had four hits in the inning and were helped by a bases-loaded hit batter and a bases-loaded walk. Derek Jeter capped the rally with a two-run double.
Contributed by Ed Price
©2007 nj.com. All Rights Reserved.
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