CC Sabathia took a perfect game through a rain delay and into the 7th inning, but couldn’t get it done as he allowed a one out single to Brendan Ryan in the 7th. His 14 strikeouts were a career high and the first time a Yankee starter has struck out that many since David Cone did it in 1998.
Sabathia actually sat through two rain delays and just didn’t have it after the second one. He walked all three batters he saw in the 8th inning and needed David Robertson‘s help to get through the inning.
It was pretty exciting there for a while though as CC was really on top of his game and Seattle has a pathetic lineup that is now on a 17-game losing streak. It seemed like the perfect match for something special, unfortunately the rain hurt his chances and he couldn’t get it done. It’s not easy being perfect.
Great game by CC. So nice having a legit ace. Now the question, will the pathetic Seattle line up tee off on Little Game Phil tomorrow?
King Felix goes tomorrow against Hughes. They have their ace and have lost 17 in a row, so if I'm betting, hey…the law of averages, you know? But…. I know (and watched) Guidry's 18 K performance vs. the Angels in June 1978 (Yankees record). Tonight was a combined 1-hitter, 18 K. I do not know of any 9-inning game in which the Yankees combined for 19 K. If anyone knows of one, please inform us. I believe tonight's outing (combined 18 K) tied Guidry's performance for the most by the Yankees in a 9-inning game.
According to Yankees.com, Guidry's game was the untied record, and it seems that this game would tie it for the most in Yankee history.
http://mlb.mlb.com/nyy/history/single_game_record…
I know what you mean about the law of averages, but have you ever seen an offense this bad? They're pathetic. It very well could be 1-0 Yankees tonight.
Wait, Phil Hughes is pitching tonight. I take back what I said.