April 12 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY
ESPN
After a miserable first two games of the series, which included a 19-inning loss in Friday's opener, the Yankees took their frustrations out on Clay Buchholz. In a marathon first, the Yankees scored seven times with the big hits coming from Alex Rodriguez (three-run double) and Chase Headley (two-run home run) and won 14-4 to salvage game three of the series.
Things got so bad for Buchholz in that opening inning, he even served up a solo home run to Stephen Drew, who followed Headley by taking a 1-0 pitch and bouncing it on top of and over the right-field wall to make it 7-0. The First Extra Base Hit of the Season bonus in Drew's contract kicked in and he received his loaf of bread (wheat) after the game.
Masahiro Tanaka looked fine (5 IP, 3 ER, 5 K), though with a 7-0 lead in the top of the second he had two outs and a 3-0 count on Mike Napoli. Here's what ESPN's John Kruk had to say:
"You give up a home run to Mike Napoli, it's 7-1, so what? Better than a walk."
Ladies and gentleman, Johnathan Ulysses Kruk.
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