The Yankees secured their 4th consecutive win on Saturday when they beat the Mariners by a score of 12-to-6. This victory brings New York to a record of 24-25. The team still has an uphill climb in the standings but there seems to be a more positive feeling surrounding the club. Pitching has stabilized and the offense is clearly in a different place then they were just a week ago. The Yanks brought in 35 runs over the last 4 days and hitters that were previously struggling seemed to have found a way to connect with the bat. Cano going 4-for-4 and Giambi at 3-for-4 for the day are the most notable.
Joba Chamberlin began his transition to become a starter by pitching the 6th and 7th innings and a total of 40 pitches, 22 of them strikes. I purposely have not written anything about the official word that came this week regarding Joba's move out of the "set-up" spot but only because it has been covered so heavily in other areas. I do fully support this decision however and think the Yankees will be a better team because of it. My only hope is that Fartsworth does not become Joba's replacement... we can't afford to give up that many home runs.
Here are the standings as of today:
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