Sabathia, Yanks' Take Game 1

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C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Orioles on Sunday night. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to defeat the Orioles 7-2 in a crucial Game 1 of the American League Division Series. C.C. Sabathia proved why he is the ace of the staff as he picked up the win tonight. Sabathia was one out away from notching his first career postseason complete game.

Sabathia allowed 2 runs on 8 hits in 8 2/3 innings of work. He struck out 7 batters and walked only 1. Sabathia was lifted with two outs in the ninth inning after throwing 120 pitches, in which 80 of them were for strikes. He made only one mistake tonight, which was a two-run single by Nate McLouth in the third inning.

The Yankee offense got off to a fast start as they scored in the top half of the first inning. After a Derek Jeter leadoff single, Ichiro Suzuki knocked him in with a RBI double to left-center field.

Down by one run in the fourth inning, the Yankees were able to tie the game on a Mark Teixeira single, which scored Alex Rodriguez.

The Yankees would go into the ninth inning with the scored tied at two. The Yankees were able to rough up Jim Johnson, the Orioles closer, as they scored five runs to blow the game wide open.

Russell Martin led off the ninth inning with a solo-shot to left field. Ichiro Suzuki, Robinson Cano, and Nick Swisher would all drive in runs to put the game out of reach.

David Robertson relieved Sabathia with two outs in the ninth inning to close out Game 1.

The Yankees and Orioles will continue the American League Division Series tomorrow night.

ALDS Game 1: Yankees at Orioles

American League Division Series - Game 1
October 7th, 2012, 6:00 pm ET, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

TV:  TBS Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Cloudy, Chance of Showers 54 Degrees, Wind: NW at 2 MPH

The Yankees and Orioles will begin the American League Division Series tonight. The Yankees won the American League East by two games over the Orioles.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for the ALDS.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (0-0)
Derek Jeter, SS
Ichiro Suzuki,LF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Curtis Granderson, CF
Russell Martin, C
Raul Ibanez, DH

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (0.0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Orioles: Click Here)

Orioles (0-0)
Nate McLouth, LF
J.J. Hardy, SS
Adam Jones, CF
Matt Wieters, C
Mark Reynolds, 1B
Manny Machado, 3B
Chris Davis, RF
Lew Ford, DH
Robert Andino, 2B

Pitching: Jason Hammel RHP (0.0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(Jason Hammel against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Probable Pitchers - ALDS: Yankees vs Orioles

The Yankees will battle the Orioles in the American League Division series which will begin on Sunday.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Sunday, October 7th, 6:00 pm ET, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Yankees:
C.C. Sabathia LHP (0.0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Orioles: Click Here)

Orioles:
Jason Hammel RHP (0.0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(Jason Hammel against the Yankees: Click Here)

Game 2: Monday, October 8th, 8:00 pm ET, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Yankees:
Andy Pettitte LHP (0.0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(Andy Pettitte against the Orioles: Click Here)

Orioles:
Wei-Yin Chen LHP (0.0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(Wei-Yin Chen against the Yankees: Click Here)

Game 3: Wednesday, October 10th, 7:37 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Orioles:
Miguel Gonzalez RHP (0,0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(Miguel Gonzalez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (0.0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Orioles: Click Here)

*Game 4: Thursday, October 11th, 7:37 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Orioles:
Joe Saunders LHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(Joe Saunders against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
Phil Hughes RHP (0.0, 0.00 ERA this postseason)
(Phil Hughes against the Orioles: Click Here)

*Game 5: Friday, October 12th, 5:07 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

Orioles:
Jason Hammel RHP (0-0, 3.18 ERA this postseason)
(Jason Hammel against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees:
C.C. Sabathia LHP (1-0, 2.08 ERA this postseason)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Orioles:  Click Here)

Enjoy the series!

Yankees 2012 ALDS Roster

The Yankees have announced their roster for the American League Division Series today.

Rotation: 

• C.C. Sabathia
• Andy Pettitte
• Hiroki Kuroda
• Phil Hughes

Bullpen:

• Derek Lowe
• David Phelps
• Clay Rapada
• Boone Logan
• Joba Chamberlain
• David Robertson
• Rafael Soriano

Catcher:

• Russell Martin
• Chris Stewart

Infielders:

• Mark Teixeira
• Robinson Cano
• Derek Jeter
• Alex Rodriguez
• Eric Chavez
• Eduardo Nunez
• Jayson Nix

Outfielders:

• Curtis Granderson
• Ichiro Suzuki
• Nick Swisher
• Raul Ibanez
• Brett Gardner

Notable players left off Roster:

• Cody Eppley
• Andruw Jones

The Yankees will begin the American League Division series on Sunday against the Orioles

Clinched: Yankees Win the American League East

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Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Red Sox on Wednesday. (Getty Images)

It took them down to the wire, but the Yankees have done it. The Yankees have clinched the American League East for the eighteenth time in their 14-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday. The Yankees have won the American League East thirteen times in the last seventeen years. With their win tonight, the Yankees have  also clinched the best record in the American League. They will have home field advantage throughout the palyoffs up until the World Series. Even if they lost this game, the Yankees would still be crowned American League East Champions as the Orioles were defeated by the Rays.

Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and he picked up the win. Kuroda allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 7 innings of work. He struck out 4 and walked 2. Kuroda finished his outing with 94 pitches thrown, in which 57 of them were thrown for strikes.

Robinson Cano led the charge offensively as he had a perfect night at the plate with four hits in four at-bats. He singled in his first at-bat, launched a two-run shot in the third, then another two-run shot in the fifth. He would top of his perfect night with a two-run single in the sixth inning. Cano would come up for a fifth time, but he would work a four pitch walk.

Read these stats. The following just goes to show how much of a hot streak Robinson Cano is on right now.

During his nine game hitting streak, Cano is 24-for-39 (.615) with 14 runs batted in, 11 runs scored, and 10 extra base hits. Out of those 10 extra base hits, 3 of them have been hit for home runs. He raised his average from .293 to .313 during this stretch.

With his outstanding performance tonight, Cano has driven in 6 runs batted in, which ties his career high. He last accomplished this on August 10th, 2010 against the Seattle Mariners.

Curtis Granderson also had himself a ballgame tonight as he went 2-for-4 with a pair of dingers. He drove in 4 runs tonight, which increased his season total to 102.

Ichiro Suzuki joined the fun as well as he drove in two with his double in the seventh inning.

The Yankee bullpen was solid as they shut down the door to secure the sweep of the Red Sox.

The Yankees will await their American League Division Series opponent as the wild card game will be played on Friday. The Yankees will either travel to Baltimore to play the Orioles or to Texas to play the Rangers.