Game 2
You really can't say enough about the job Francisco Cervelli is doing right now. He is a very good defensive catcher who is also putting up some amazing offensive numbers in a small sample size. Here is my favorite stat from today's game. The last Yankees catcher to have 5 RBI's against the Sox at Fenway was Yogi Berra in 1957. (h/t Joel Sherman)
You would have to expect that John Henry won't have any tweets about Mark Teixeira anytime again. It's May and Teixiera obviously knows it because he is hitting the stuffing out of the ball. Ditto that for Jeter, Swisher and Gardner and while he hasn't hit for a ton of power, A-Rod had a very encouraging day. 2-2, three walks and a stolen base that tells you his legs must feel pretty good.
The dark cloud is of course David Robertson and Alfredo Aceves' back. Robertson just seems lost and I really think the Yankees should send him down for a bit and see if he can figure it out in Scranton. He just can't seem to get big leaguers out right now. It's also not a good sign that Aceves' back has locked up again after doing so towards the end of camp. I don't know what the prognosis is going to be, but the Yankees really need him for Monday with Mitre only able to go 75 pitches max and probably less. One move they could make is to flip-flop Mitre and Vazquez again to get Aceves another day of rest.
We'll learn more tomorrow before things get started at 8:05pm.
