By domination, I'm not referring to the Yankees over the Tigers. This game was 0-0 until the 7th, when the Tiger's bullpen came in and got smoked.
No, I'm talking about Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano, and Jose Molina.
Hughes carved up the powerful Tigers lineup, giving up just two hits and two walks in 6 scoreless innings. On one pitch he can blow fastballs past the skilled bats of the Tigers power hitters, on the next his curveballs cartoonishly spiral around the strike zone, freezing hitters and forcing them to flail helplessly, with only a dim hope of getting a piece of the ball. Great start from Mr. Hughes today, and we'll be looking for something similar next time he takes the mound.
And then there's Cano. He is utterly dominant right now. Let's look at the pitchers he has smacked around for the last two weeks and counting:
Gil Meche
Scott Kazmir
Andy Sonnanstine
Cliff Lee
Francisco Carmona
Josh Beckett
Hideki Okajima
Justin Masterson
Justin Verlander
Edwin Jackson
That's an all star lineup of top pitchers that Cano has owned.
Jose Molina might have had more impact on the game than anyone else. With him behind the plate, Hughes looked comfortable and confident. Molina looked comfortable and confident too, when he crushed that grand slam into the Detroit night.
Yankee baseball.
No comments:
Post a Comment