 Saturday, August 04, 2007
A-Rod Tries to Hit #500 and Be Like Robert Redford in The Natural
A-Rod is going for 500 home runs in the Tank's latest visit to the Stadium Friday night against the Kansas City Royals. He has been stuck at 499 home runs since July 25. A family sitting near me hopes that A-Rod hits #500 to them.
He grounded out in his first attempt so they'll have to wait a while longer.
Cano hit a solo shot with two out in the second inning to right field. Yankees 1 - Royals 0.
Royals tied it at 1 in the top of the third.
Jeter walked with two outs in the third. A-Rod doesn't hit a home run in his second at bat but he doubles and Jeter advances to third. Matsui grounds out to first to end the third.
Duncan singled to center. Cano also singled to center. Phillips' bunt advances the runners to second and third. Molina hits a sacrifice fly to left field. Duncan tags third and goes home. Yankees retake the
lead 2-1. Damon hits a ground rule double to third. Cano scores and the Yankees lead 3-1. Cabrera grounds out to short to end the inning. At the end of four, Yankees lead 3-1.
The natives are getting restless in the fifth as A-Rod is walked with one out.
Dotel gets the hook after he walked Cano on four pitches to start the bottom of the sixth. Ryan Braun relieves him. Philips singles to left. Molina bunt goes to the pitcher who throws to third to force out
Cano. Damon walks to load the bases. Cabrera's hit goes off Braun's foot into the stands. It is scored a double and the Yankees take a 5-1 lead. Jeter is walked and the bases are loaded for A-Rod. A-Rod flies out to right but Damon tags and scores. The Yankees lead 6-1. Matsui flies out to end the sixth.
After the leadoff man got on in the eighth, Wang is pulled but gets a standing ovation as he walks off the field. Wang threw 98 pitches giving up one run on seven hits in 7+ innings. Myers and Vizcaino finished the inning. I am pictured below with some Taiwanese fans after the game celebrating Wang's win.
Molina grounded out. Damon got on first on an error. Cabrera singles. Jeter hits to second and KC tries to turn two but the ball is wild. As A-Rod comes to the plate with two outs in the eighth, storm clouds roll in, the rain returns to the Boogie Down Bronx as it poured before the game, and the thunder crashes. Will A-Rod hit his 500th home run off the top of the stadium lights as Redford did in "The Natural"?
The remaining crowd rises to its feet to cheer him on. "The Natural" theme song goes in my head. Others around me start making the same reference. As the crowd grows to a fever pitch, A-Rod flies out to right to end the eighthgame. Darn it! But Mariano came in the top of the ninth to get some work in and to insure the Yankees 7-1 victory.
Posted by the Tank reporting live from Yankee Stadium in the Boogie Down Bronx.
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