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NEW YORK (AP)—It’s hard to know what to expect from A.J. Burnett(notes) come the playoffs.
Will it be the dominant pitcher who went 5-0 with a 2.01 ERA from June 27 to July 27? Or will it be the struggling starter who is 1-5 with a 6.19 ERA since?
“You do want him to get on a roll. It’s important for us,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said following Burnett’s latest unfruitful outing, a listless 7-3 loss Saturday to the Baltimore Orioles.
Brian Roberts(notes) hit a grand slam in a six-run second inning and tied a franchise record with his 51st double. That backed rookie Brian Matusz(notes) (5-2), who allowed one run and four hits in seven innings to win his third straight start.
New York lost consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 16-17 at Seattle and Oakland—and dropped back-to-back games at home for the first time since June 17-18 against Washington.
A day after surpassing Lou Gehrig for the Yankees career hits lead, Derek Jeter(notes) received more standing ovations and went 1 for 5 to leave his total at 2,724. But back on the field less than 12 hours following the end of Friday night’s rain-delayed 10-4 loss, New York (91-52) was flat.
“We have not clinched anything or won anything yet,” Jeter said. “Our focus has always remained to try to win games and win the division, so that’s what everyone’s looking forward to.”
Burnett (11-9) allowed six runs and seven hits in seven innings. Staked to a lead by Mark Teixeira’s(notes) first-inning sacrifice fly, he gave up Nolan Reimold’s(notes) leadoff homer in the second—Baltimore’s first home run in 42 2-3 innings since Reimold connected off Texas’ Kevin Millwood(notes) on Sept. 5.
Will it be the dominant pitcher who went 5-0 with a 2.01 ERA from June 27 to July 27? Or will it be the struggling starter who is 1-5 with a 6.19 ERA since?
“You do want him to get on a roll. It’s important for us,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said following Burnett’s latest unfruitful outing, a listless 7-3 loss Saturday to the Baltimore Orioles.
Brian Roberts(notes) hit a grand slam in a six-run second inning and tied a franchise record with his 51st double. That backed rookie Brian Matusz(notes) (5-2), who allowed one run and four hits in seven innings to win his third straight start.
New York lost consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 16-17 at Seattle and Oakland—and dropped back-to-back games at home for the first time since June 17-18 against Washington.
A day after surpassing Lou Gehrig for the Yankees career hits lead, Derek Jeter(notes) received more standing ovations and went 1 for 5 to leave his total at 2,724. But back on the field less than 12 hours following the end of Friday night’s rain-delayed 10-4 loss, New York (91-52) was flat.
“We have not clinched anything or won anything yet,” Jeter said. “Our focus has always remained to try to win games and win the division, so that’s what everyone’s looking forward to.”
Burnett (11-9) allowed six runs and seven hits in seven innings. Staked to a lead by Mark Teixeira’s(notes) first-inning sacrifice fly, he gave up Nolan Reimold’s(notes) leadoff homer in the second—Baltimore’s first home run in 42 2-3 innings since Reimold connected off Texas’ Kevin Millwood(notes) on Sept. 5.
