WHY JESUS HAS RISEN FOR THE YANKEES

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Monday matinees are rare in baseball, but since it was Labor Day, a matinee was held at Yankee Stadium. And everyone who was at the Stadium, or who watched the game at home, witnessed something very special that they'll remember for years to come.



There wasn't a no-hitter thrown, or a perfect game, or a 20 strikeout game, or a four home run performance, but there was the rising of young Jesus Montero. Jesus got his first hit on Saturday against the Blue Jays, and he picked up two more hits on Sunday against the Jays. But all season long we've been hearing about the power that Jesus has and today he showcased it in a big way. He went 2 for 3 with his first two career Major League home runs. They were both no doubt opposite field shots which is very, very impressive for a 21 year old kid to do. I am very impressed with this kid so far.

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Although the Yankees won this game, there was plenty of scoring from both sides. Robinson Cano hit a long grand slam today, he's quickly getting into the MVP discussion and he now has a nine game hitting streak which comes after a 15 game hit streak was snapped last week. Mark Teixeira homered, while Curtis Granderson and Andruw Jones also drove in runs.

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Freddy Garcia started and didn't have it, plain and simple. All of his breaking balls were flat and just rolled in the zone. He went 2.2, allowed nine hits, seven runs, and two home runs (He hadn't allowed a homer in nearly 70 innings coming into the start). We also got to see Scott Proctor for the first time in a Yankee uniform since 2007, and Mo saved it--although it wasn't pretty--in the ninth.



Final Score: Yankees 11 - Orioles 10



The Yankees are rolling, there's no doubt about it. It's their fifth straight win, and with Boston losing to Toronto, the Yanks are now up 2.5 games in the East. The Yanks will play a night game tomorrow, as Phil Hughes (4-5, 6.75 ERA) will try to continue to make his case to stay in the rotation against Tommy Hunter (3-2, 5.56 ERA) for the O's.









--Jesse Schindler, BYB Staff Writer









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