Last night’s game was loaded with homers.  And I mean LOADED.  There were a total of six, including one solo blast by the Royals.  Three of the six came by the way of Alex Rodriguez’s hot bat.  That’s right, I said three.  His first was in the 6th inning off of Kansas City starter Sean O’Sullivan.  He then belted a two-run blast an inning later.  The last of his blasts came in the 9th inning, also a two-run shot. It was a monstrous 439-foot homer that plunked into the water fountain in left center.

Homer #1:

(after) Homer #2:

Homer #3:

The home run hitters always come in bunches, and last night definately proved that statement correct.

There was a bit of competition between who would have the longest blast of the night between Jorge Posada and A-Rod.  Posada hit one that landed 421 feet dead center two batters after A-Rod’s first homer.  Then, Curtis Granderson joined the homer party with a solo shot of his own on the first pitch after Jorge’s.

(all photos courtesy of zimbio.com)

Before all the fun started in the sixth inning, the game had been a tight 1-1 contest.  Phil Hughes pitched well, allowing 3 runs in the 6 innings he pitched.

It always makes me feel better when:

• the offense has a good night
• our pitching staff does their job
• the game is fun to watch

The series with the Royals wraps up with a 2:00pm (EST) day game.  Then the Yankees come back home for seven games.

Till next time!

-yL4L

Haha I just looked at the pic I put of Jorge after his home run, and the expression on Derek’s face cracks me up