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New York Yankees 06-01-2008
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| Breaking News | | Friday, May 23rd, 2008: 2B Robinson Cano Hurt
New York fans will be disappointed to learn that Robinson Cano developed a dislocated finger while colliding with a player at a base in today's game. After the doctor informed the New York Yankees manager that Cano was expected to miss one week, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the second baseman could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.
This year Cano is hitting .370, produced 44 RBIs and 11 home runs, scored 34 times and gotten on base at a .413 rate. |
| Sunday, May 18th, 2008: New York Starting Pitcher Out
Mike Mussina and the New York Yankees got a bad break in today's game against the Blue Jays as the team confirmed he will miss 2 weeks with a strained back muscle. The Yankees starting pitcher suffered the injury throwing a pitch. The team doctor is confident he'll make a full recovery.
To date this season Mussina is 4-2 with 9 starts and an ERA of 3.09 with 22 strikeouts in 55.1 innings. |
| Thursday, May 1st, 2008: Cano Captures AL Batter of Month Award
When Robinson Cano stepped up to the plate in April, he did it with confidence and today he was honored with the American Batter of the Month award.
The young New York second baseman posted a .405 batting average with 8 home runs, 30 RBIs and scored 19 runs. Cano also worked pitchers for 5 walks to post a .440 on-base percentage.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | C Jorge Posada | strained back muscle | 1 day | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 28-20, .583 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 3.0 GB | | Record at home | 18-8, .692 PCT | | Record on the road | 10-12, .455 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-3, .571 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 5-7, .417 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 7-8, .467 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 21-12, .636 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 11-8, .579 PCT | | Record in May | 17-12, .586 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .297 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .376 - 1st in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .480 - 1st in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .856 - 1st in AL | | Runs Scored | 306 - 2nd in AL | | Hits | 519 - 3rd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 169 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs | 70 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 199 - tied for 2nd in AL | | Strikeouts | 308 - tied for 3rd in AL | | Stolen Bases | 26 - tied for 10th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.28 - 6th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.60 - 7th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.63 - 2nd in AL | | Runs allowed | 234 - 6th in AL | | Hits allowed | 438 - tied for 3rd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .258 - 4th in AL | | BABIP | .275 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 63 - 14th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 155 - 3rd in AL | | Strikeouts | 271 - 13th in AL |
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