Game 4: US Cellular
Hughes vs Baldwin
A
wilder playoff tilt than this one you will probably never see. It
opened with back-to-back home runs from Johnny Damon and Robinson Cano,
Swisher leading off the second with his fourth blast of the ALCS, and an
incredible eight-run third in which in which the Yankees sent fourteen
men to the plate. It looked like it would be easy sailing for ALDS hero
Phil Hughes staked to an 11-0 lead, but then Hughes imploded to give up
seven runs in the bottom of the inning capped off by a Lee Perry
three-run shot. He remained in the game throughout the inning and came
out to pitch the fourth but was lifted for Joba Chamberlain after a walk
to Ray Durham (who would eventually score). It seemed like anything
could happen, and it did when Hideki Matsui hit a grand slam in the
fifth. Chicago was able to get a run in the eighth but otherwise the
Yankee bullpen held, as New York wins it 15-9 to get within a win of
clinching. WP: Chamberlain. LP: Baldwin
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