Indians Score 22 To Stomp On Yankees

INDIANS 22

YANKEES 4

This was not exactly a good day to be at the ballgame, especially if you were rooting for the Yankees, or if you were Yankee pitcher Chien Ming Wang. Wang who has been just awful this season, got worse, and, yes, that was possible, believe it or not.

Wang couldn't get out of the second inning, before he allowed eight runs to cross the plate for Cleveland in a second inning where the Indians put up a 14 spot, all but ending the competitive nature of this game before it even started. Wang's already astronomical ERA climbed up to 34.50. There must be something wrong with Wang, physically, because it doesn't make sense that a guy who won 19 games in 2006 and again in 2007, can't seem to get the ball boy out in 2009.

The Indians sent 17 men to the plate and pounded out 13 hits in the second inning. Shin Shoo Choo hit a three run homer to get it started. Mark DeRosa hit a double to right to drive in two runners to make it 6-2 Cleveland, and Victor Martinez drove in DeRosa with a single to make it 7-2. That was enough for Joe Giradri, who pulled Wang out of the contest. Johnny Peralta would greet new pitcher Anthony Claggett with a nice two run double to make it 9-2 Tribe. Asdrubal Cabrera would later blast a three run homer off of the rookie, and Grady Sizemore added a homer of his own for good measure. Welcome to the majors kid.

14-2 Indians. Ball game over. Yankees lose. DDDAAAAAAAAH Yankees Lose. Drive home safely folks; sorry you had to pay so much to see a disgraceful performance.

The Yankees must tap into Wang's mental state at this point and try to figure out what is bothering the man. Wang is coming off of season ending surgery from a collision he suffered in Houston last summer, and one has to wonder if Wang is still bothered by the injury.

This is not a good sign for the Bronx Bombers. Their top two starters have not pitched well at all this April. C.C. Sabathia has been average at best, and Wang has been awful. The only saving grace for the Yankees is the fact that both A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettite have been lights so far this season. They will have to continue that if the Yankees are to stay around .500 before the season begins to really roll later this summer. BOX SCORE.