The opening round for the final two started tonight as the Yankees traveled to Texas to take on the Rangers in a battle for a World Series appearance on the line.
Texas came out swinging putting up three runs in the first off of Yanks ace C.C. Sabathia when Josh Hamilton knocked a line drive homer over the right field fence. The Rangers would go on to score two more runs but a base running blunder in the 1st cost Texas more scoring opportunities as Nelson Cruz was thrown out at home after the ball went to the backstop and bounced right back to Posada who flipped to a diving C.C.
The Yankees roared back in the 8th, as if they flipped the switch and decided to hit the ball, chasing starter C.J. Wilson after seven plus innings of work, after allowing the second run to score. In a 5-2 game, the Texas bullpen imploded giving up four more runs in that eighth inning making it a 6-5 Yankee lead. RBI's from A-Rod (2), Cano, Jeter, and Thames gave the Yanks a one run lead.
After getting a lead-off base runner on in the bottom half of the eighth and ninth, Texas was unable to push the tying run across the plate, who was stranded in scoring position in the ninth, as closer Mariano Rivera added another postseason save to his Hall of Fame resume.
Game two will take place tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. when Phil Hughes will take on Colby Lewis.
New York leads the best-of-seven series 1-0.
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