7 to the 4: August 8

Yankees 5 Red Sox 0

After a game like yesterday CC is finally starting to earn his pinstripes. He pitched an absolute gem yesterday; going 8 innings and not allowing a runner past second. He was perfect through 4, no hit through 6 and finished with 9 strikeouts and no earned runs. The Red Sox should be happy with how Clay Buchholz performed but it is not enough to soften the blow being down 5.5 games.


Mets 1 Padres 3

Now that the Mets season is effectively over they are trying out different players to get an idea of what they have to work with next year. They started rookie Bobby Parnell with a pitch count of around 60-75 pitches. He lasted just 2 1/3 and gave up 2 runs and four hits and left with the bases loaded. He said he could not get his slider over which is no surprise considering all he has is a fastball anyway.