As Matt Sussman pointed out in our last update, while Game 1 was tied after five innings, there was a huge disparity in the pitch counts. Well, Jason Hammel got pulled from the contest in the sixth inning, after throwing 112 pitches. Which is a lot, and can be explained by a) four walks, b) five walks, and c) Yankees.
Yankees knock out Hammel, but bullpen keeps it tied
The Yankees are just really patient, darn them.
Hammel got lifted after giving up a line-drive single to Nick Swisher, who came into this series with a .169 career batting average in postseason games. Covering plenty of at-bats, too.
Hammel's replacement, left-hander Troy Patton, immediately gave up a single up the middle to Mark Teixeira, but he retired Curtis Granderson on a long foul ball, deep into the right-field corner, with Chris Davis shying away from the ball -- he seemed to lose it in the lights -- just as he was catching it.
Just more of that Oriole luck? It’s still 2-2 in the sixth. Ask us in about an hour.
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