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Thursday, April 28, 2005Yankee Doodle DandyToday's Matchup: John Lackey (1-1, 6.64) vs. Kevin Brown (0-2, 8.25)
Lackey is just about on his last legs. Last week's game gave him some leeway, but he has to prove he can keep it together against good offensive teams, too. This coming month could end up being the key point in his career. Thankfully, the relievers are fairly well rested after Washburn's 7.2 innings last night and Kevin Brown has been pitching worse than Lackey this year. The Angels have also played fairly well against Brown over his career and Vlad in particular is 16-35 vs. Brown. Let the game begin! UPDATE: Well played game. The Angels scored three runs early and Lackey and the bullpen made sure they stuck. It looks like Lackey's meeting with Scioscia and Black really helped his focus. In the 5th inning, he really could have let things get out of hand with 1 run in, a runner on 2nd and A-Rod up with 2 outs, but he got the out. Meanwhile, the bullpen was stellar and McPherson is starting to really hit. Out of his 7 hits so far this year, 4 are doubles. UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: Apparently, this was also the Angels 100th victory in Yankee Stadium and they have gone 25-16 there since 1996. The Angels also guaranteed the Yankees first losing April in 13 years. I would say that's a pretty good series victory there. |
