Posted on 10/17/2004 3:49:35 PM PDT by Neets
Yankees look for sweep; Astros try to pull even
October 17, 2004 BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - After a record-breaking rout against the Boston Red Sox in Game Three, the New York Yankees are on the verge of their 40th World Series appearance.
The Yankees - and the two teams combined - set a League Championship Series record for runs scored in a 19-8 rout of the Red Sox on Saturday, taking a three games to none lead. Of the 25 instances when a team has taken such a best-of-seven series lead previously, it has closed out the series in four games 20 times.
The chances of New York advancing to the World Series for the seventh time in nine years are very good considering no baseball team has ever come back from a three-game playoff series deficit. New York will give the ball to Orlando Hernandez, who jumped out to an 8-0 start this year before shoulder problems resulted in a finish of 0-2 with an 8.03 ERA. In his one start against Boston this season, "El Duque" pitched just three innings due to a rain delay.
Boston will pin its survival hopes on 14-game winner Derek Lowe, who was moved up from a potential Game Five start after the Red Sox used scheduled Game Four starter Tim Wakefield out of the bullpen Saturday. Lowe has a career 3.50 ERA in the postseason but was saddled with a 9.28 ERA against New York during the regular season.
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is anyone up in the pen?
no action in the pen.
dan, just missed the double play.
IF he even grabs it. Clark's 6-8.
Cairo was a bit late to the bag on that DP opportunity.
Just a Boston fan lurking in the corner....and a couple lawyers seated just above.
Duque's gotta come IN with heat.
And it cost the Yanks a run. .....at least.
What a cheapie.
those two outside pitches were a mistake - no way he was going to chase those. now he has to face Manny.
Are they insane?
he would only pitch to ortiz.
Heredia?? Yep, insanity.
Yeah, you're probably right.
this is his last batter in this game - either way it plays out.
Just like I've been saying, you need an Italian catcher.
This ump has his head up his ass.
Heredia has HIT the last 2 batters he's faced (in the Twins series).
Duque just got squeezed...
Heredia? No....
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