Cliff Lee threw seven sharp innings Wednesday night to beat Chien-Ming Wang in a matchup of unbeaten starters, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees. Lee became the first Indians pitcher to win his first six starts since Greg Swindell in 1988 and lowered his major league-best ERA to a microscopic 0.81.
Posted: May 7th, 2008.
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Yankees 8, Mariners 1 (AP)
Always unflappable, Chien-Ming Wang was nearly unhittable. Almost perfect, in fact. Wang carried his bid for a perfect game into the eighth inning before Ben Broussard homered with one out, leading the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners 8-1 S...
Yankees’ Wang hit hard, Red Sox rough up Halladay (AP)
Chien-Ming Wang was hit hard in his first start since taking a perfect game into the eighth inning. The Boston Red Sox had an easy time against Roy Halladay. Brandon McCarthy limited the New York Yankees to one run in 5 1-3 innings and pinch-hitter ...
Yankees look like fodder for upstarts again (Yahoo! Sports)
A perfect night at the plate for the patient Indians turned out to be a New York nightmare for Wang and Co.
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Cashman’s decisions aren’t pitcher perfect (SportingNews.com)
Were he with any other franchise, Yankees GM Brian Cashman might have been cashiered long ago for his glaring failures in decisions on starting pitchers.
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Yankees put Wang, Karstens on DL (AP)
The New York Yankees put pitchers Chien-Ming Wang and Jeff Karstens on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, setting their roster for opening day. The Yankees also released left-hander Ron Villone and catcher Ben Davis, and optioned right-hander Colter Be...