The Yankees were in Cleveland yesterday to play the Indians, and things didn’t exactly go well for the boys in pinstripes:
CLEVELAND – George Steinbrenner’s 76th birthday was a big bash all right.
Victor Martinez went 5-for-6 and Jhonny Peralta and Travis Hafner each hit two of Cleveland’s six home runs, powering the Indians to a 19-1 rout of New York on Tuesday night to spoil the Yankee owner’s Fourth of July birthday.
Cleveland’s lopsided win was its largest at home since a 21-2 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics on June 18, 1950.
“1950?” asked Indians starter Jake Westbrook. “That’s amazing.”
Yea, not much else you can say other than that. What this one game means for the rest of the season is unclear, probably not much. But, if the season were to end today, the Yankees would be locked out of the playoffs for the first time since 1994.
The All-Star game is next week. Here’s hoping New York turns things around in the 2nd half of the season.
More on yesterday’s loss at the New York Times.
