Yankees Limp Into Break

BLUE JAYS 4

YANKEES 1

The Yankees limp into the break, after another confusing weekend of confounding baseball, losing 4-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays, and losing the three game series 2-1.

Andy Pettite struggled in his final start before the break, giving up four runs in six innings. He is now 10-7 on the season. Toronto got to Pettite early in this one, scoring all four runs in the second.

Scott Rolen drove in Kevin Mench for the first run of the game. Three batters later, Marco Scutaro hit a three-run homer to right for a 4-0 lead. Scutaro is not new to killing the Yankees, he did last year while playing for Oakland, as he hit a game winning homer off of Mariano Rivera.

Once again the Yankees offense was silent, as A.J. Burnett, who was pitching on just three days rest, shut down the Yankees for eight and a third innings. Burnett was dominate throughout, striking out eight, and not surrendering a run until the ninth inning.

The loss by the Yankees continues what has been a bewildering season. They can't get anything going on offense, and this is supposed to be the best lineup in the game. Their pitching is mediocore, and even with the Rays and Red Sox struggling, the Yankees can't gain any ground becuase of their inconistent play.

Unless Joe Girardi can pull something out of a hat, this team will not make the playoffs, and I don't care how many team meetings he holds.