G76 | one comeback short

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M's 5 | Yankees 8

Down 1-3 in the 5th - they tied it up (via several singles and 2 SB by Ichiro)
Down 3-5 in the 8th - they tied it up (via several singles and a sac fly)

Then, tied 5-5, Sean comes in and promptly implodes.
Not sure if he's still hurt (he'd been out for a week w/forearm stiffness) or just had a bad night.

As for Brandon, he was able to get out of most of the deep trouble he got himself into without too much damage (only one ER) but he still allowed WAY too many walks (5 - yikes!) and threw WAY too many pitches (98 in 4.2IP)

good...
~ bottom of the order (9 of the 12 hits and 3 of the 5 RBI and runs came from 6-9 hitters)
~ sub-Mendoza Ronnie hitting a homer off Joba :-)
~ Ichi running wild (stealing 2nd and 3rd and scoring in the 5th)
~ Franklin is just STEADY - always sparkling outfield play, 3 more hits and an RBI tonight
~ Jaku coming in with the bases loaded and gets the out and then throws a 1-2-3 the next inning

not so good...
~ Jaku's pitch to Alex
~ Jose - 0 for 4 (the only batter w/o a hit - just when he was goin' good, too ;-(
~ Brandon's performance (was really hoping to see the walks and number of pitches down)

down right yucky...
~ Sean's performance in the 8th
~ Chris Woodward's first shot at a putout at 3B - two errors on one play - ouch!