Late Rally Too Late

Down 7-2 in the ninth inning with 2-outs, the Yankees staged a 3-run rally and even brought the tying run to the plate. However, the rally came too late as Hideki Matsui popped out to end the game. Nick Swisher drew a one-out walk but then was erased when Brett Gardner grounded into a force out. However, Jeter then followed up with a two-run blast to the opposite field making it 7-4. After Johnny Damon reached base via the base-on-balls, Mark Teixiera came threw in the clutch with his first hit as a Yankee: an RBI-double off of Oriole closer, George Sherril. However, Hideki Matsui popped out to Melvin Mora on a 2-1 pitch to end the game. It was an exciting finnish to a terrible game.