LDS 2: pitch-by-pitch

Top 1
Mussina vs. Granderson
curve, called, 0-1
curve, low, 1-1
fb, high, 2-1
change, called, 2-2
curve, swing, k - 1 out

Polanco
fb, called, 0-1
fb, foul, 0-2
fb, inside, 1-2
curve, swing, k - 2 out

Casey
fb, outside, 1-0
fb, called, 1-1
curve, groundout E-6 (low throw by Jeter. what is it about Moose and errors?) - runner on 1st

Ordonez
knuckle-curve, foul, 0-1
fb, outside, 1-1 (borderline)
fb, called, 1-2
fb, foul, 1-2
curve, foul, 1-2
fb, outside, 2-2
fb, swing, k - 3 out
19 pitches

Bottom 1
Verlander vs. Damon
fb, called, 0-1 (96 mph!)
change, single, blooper to left - runner on 1st

Jeter
fb, pop out 1 (attempted bunt) - 1 out (c'mon DJ, you're better than that)

Abreu
fb, outside, 1-0 (98 mph!)
change, outside, 2-0
fb, outside, 3-0
fb, outside, walk - runners on 1st and 2nd

Sheffield
fb, called, 0-1 (borderline inside)
fb, inside, 1-1 (99 mph!)
fb, foul, 1-2
curve, swing, k - 2 out

Giambi
fb, outside, 1-0
fb, outside, 2-0
change, called, 2-1
fb, high, 3-1
fb, called, 3-2 (100 mph!)
fb, outside, walk (101 mph!, borderline) - bases loaded

Arod
fb, swing, 0-1 (101)
fb, foul, 0-2 (101, good swing) (curve coming?)
curve, called, k - 3 out
20 pitches (at least they made him work)

Top 2
Guillen
fb, low, 1-0 (borderline)
change, fly out 8 - 1 out

Irod
curve, high, 1-0
kc, groundout 1-3 - 2 out

Monroe
kc, high, 1-0 (stop falling behind)
kc, outside, 2-0
fb, foul, 2-1
fb, high, 3-1
kc, double, liner down the left field line - runner on 2nd

Thames
kc, single, jam shot to center - 1 run in, runner on 1st

Inge
fb, high/inside, 1-0
fb, called, 1-1
fb, low, 2-1
fb, foul, 2-2
fb, foul, 2-2
fb, swing, k - 3 out (chased a high fb)
16 pitches
35 total
1-0 Detroit

Bottom 2
Matsui
change, single, liner betw. 1b & 2b - runner on 1st

Posada
fb, called, 0-1
change, low, 1-1
change, low, 2-1 (why is he messing around with a change?)
fb, foul, 2-2
curve, foul, 2-2
curve, foul, 2-2
fb, way high, 3-2
fb, foul, 3-2
pickoff attempt
fb, high, walk (great at-bat) - runners on 1st & 2nd

Cano
fb, outside, 1-0
fb, called, 1-1 (down the middle)
change, foul, 1-2 (that was hittable)
fb, foul, 1-2
fb, foul, 1-2 (is the hook coming?)
fb, outside, 2-2
curve, groundout 5 (Inge stepped on 3rd, but ball was too slow to get 2) - 1 out, runners on 1st & 2nd

Damon
fb, high, 1-0
fb, foul, 1-1
fb, high, 2-1
fb, fly out 8 - 2 out

Jeter
fb, swing, 0-1
fb, outside, 1-1
fb, groundout 6-4 - 3 out
24 pitches
44 total (5 lob already)

Top 3
Granderson
fb, called, 0-1
curve, low, 1-1
curve, called, 1-2
curve, groundout 3-1 - 1 out (good play by Sheff)

Polanco (does he not have the biggest head?)
fb, called, 0-1
fb, groundout 5-3 - 2 out

Casey
fb, foul, 0-1 (just foul down the left field line)
curve, outside, 1-1
curve, groundout 5-3 - 3 out (nice quick inning)
9 pitches
44 total

Bottom 3
Abreu
fb, high, 1-0 (borderline)
fb, foul, 1-1
fb, single, liner that just missed a HR off the top of the RF wall - runner on 1st (talk about bad luck)

Sheffield
change, foul, 0-1
PO (very quick move)
PO
curve, called, 0-2
curve, groundout 4-3 DP - 2 out

Giambi
change, outside, 1-0
change, called, 1-1
curve, low, 2-1
fb, foul, 2-2
curve, swing, k - 3 out
11 pitches
55 total

Top 4
Ordonez
kc, low, 1-0 (check swing)
kc, foul, 1-1
fb, pop out 4 - 1 out

Guillen
curve, called, 0-1
fb, double, liner into the RF corner - runner on 2nd (Detrot hits a lot of doubles)

Irod
curve, outside, 1-0 (check swing)
curve, groundout 6-3 - 2 out

Monroe
fb, bunt groundout 1-3 - 3 out (another quick inning)
8 pitches
52 total

Bottom 4
Arod
curve, outside, 1-0
fb, low/outside, 2-0
change, called, 2-1
fb, fly out 7 - 1 out (nice sliding catch by Monroe)

Matsui
change, outside, 1-0
change, called, 1-1 (looked the same as the 1st pitch)
curve, low, 2-1
fb, single, line drive betw. 1b & 2b - runner on 1st (he's 2-2)

Posada
change, called, 0-1
curve, called, 0-2 (borderline inside)
curve, low, 1-2
fb, high, 2-2
fb, outside, 3-2
change, outside, walk - runners on 1st & 2nd (nice at-bat)

Cano
change, fly out 7 - 2 out (Cano and his impatience)

Damon
fb, outside, 1-0
fb, HR!!!, turned on an inside fb, crushed into the RF upper deck - 3 runs in

Jeter
fb, called, 0-1
curve, outside, 1-1
fb, low, 2-1
fb, double, liner to death valley - runner on 2nd

Abreu
change, called, 0-1
fb, foul, 0-2 (good swing)
curve, groundout 3 - 3 out
24 pitches
79 total
3-1 Yanks

Top 5
Thames
fb, double, liner down the LF line - runner on 2nd (damn, another double)

Inge
fb, swing, 0-1
fb, swing, 0-2
curve, outside, 1-2 - wild pitch, runner on 3rd
fb, foul, 1-2
fb, foul, 1-2
fb, called, k (borderline outside corner) - 1 out

Granderson
curve, low, 1-0
curve, line out 8 - 1 run in, 2 out

Polanco
kc, called, 0-1
curve, low, 1-1
fb, foul, 1-2
fb, foul, 1-2
fb, single, grounder just wide of 1b - runner on 1st

Casey
curve, low, 1-0
curve, outside, 2-0 (shit)
change, pop out 5 - 3 out
17 pitches
69 total
3-2 Yanks

Bottom 5
Sheffield
fb, called, 0-1
change, swing, 0-2
change, low, 1-2
change, low, 2-2
curve, called, k (borderline inside) - 1 out

Giambi
fb, called, 0-1
fb, inside, 1-1
fb, long foul, 1-2
curve, groundout 3 - 2 out

Arod
change, called, 0-1
change, foul, 0-2
fb, high, 1-2
curve, called, k - 3 out
13 pitches
92 total

Top 6
Ordonez
fb, pop out 4 - 1 out

Guillen
fb, low, 1-0 (borderline)
curve, low, 2-0
fb, HR - 1 run in (that's what Moose gets for falling behind 2-0)

Irod
kc, outside, 1-0
kc, groundout 6-3 - 2 out (almost another E by Jeter)

Monroe
curve, inside, 1-0 (stop falling behind Moose)
kc, pop out 8 - 3 out
8 pitches
77 total
3-3 tie

Bottom 6
Matsui
change, outside, 1-0
change, groundout 4-3 - 1 out

Posada
fb, foul, 0-1
change, low, 1-1
change, low, 2-1
fb, foul, 2-2
curve, low, 3-2 (good eye Jorge)
fb, foul, 3-2 (100 pitches)
fb, foul, 3-2 (hook coming?)
fb, foul, 3-2
fb, single, jam shot betw. 3b & SS - runner on 1st

Cano
fb, called, 0-1
fb, high, 1-1 (wow. Verlander's gone...)
Walker (L) vs. Cano
slider, outside, 2-1
slider, low, 3-1
fb, groundout 6-4-3 DP - 3 out (a pretty bad day for Cano)

Top 7
Thames
kc, single, deep fly to LF - runner on 1st

Inge
fb, inside, 1-0 - passed ball, runner on 2nd (so many mistakes today)
curve, low, 2-0
fb, sac bunt, groundout 1-3 - runner on 3rd

Granderson
change, swing, 0-1
fb, called, 0-2
fb, foul, 0-2
curve, foul, 0-2 (hanger)
fb, triple, liner to death valley - 1 run in, runner on 3rd (terrible location. supposed to be up, but was over the middle)

Polanco
fb, inside, 1-0
fb, foul, 1-1
fb, inside, 2-1
curve, low, 3-1
fb, foul, 3-2
fb, line out 5 - 2 out

Casey (no Myers?)
change, fly out 7 - 3 out
16 pitches
90 total
4-3 Detroit

Bottom 7
Damon
fb, foul, 0-1
slider, called, 0-2 (borderline outside)
slider, line out 4 - 1 out

Zumaya vs. Jeter
fb, high, 1-0 (100 mph!)
fb, high, 2-0
fb, called, 2-1 (borderline outside)
fb, foul, 2-2 (101)
fb, high, 3-2 (slider coming?)
fb, swing, k (foul tip) - 2 out

Abreu
fb, foul, 0-1
slider, called, 0-2 (77 mph!)
fb, high, 1-2
fb, foul, 1-2 (102 mph!)
slider, groundout 4-3 - 3 out

Top 8
Ordonez
slider, called, 0-1
slider, called, 0-2
slider, low, 1-2
fb, high, 2-2
fb, low, 3-2
fb, foul, 3-2
fb, high, walk - runner on 1st

Guillen
curve, called, 0-1
change, deep fly out 8 - 1 out

Irod
fb, swing, 0-1
slider, swing, 0-2
slider, foul, 0-2 (good swing)
fb, low, 1-2
fb, low, 2-2
slider, outside, 3-2 (borderline)
fb, foul, 3-2
slider, deep fly out 8 - 2 out

Monroe
curve, fly out 7 - 3 out (It looked like a HR at first)

Bottom 8
Sheffield
fb, line out 8 - 1 out

Giambi
fb, high, 1-0
fb, swing, 1-1
fb, swing, 1-2
fb, high, 2-2
fb, swing, k - 2 out (103 mph!)

Arod
slider, low, 1-0
fb, swing, 1-1 (103)
fb, called, 1-2 (borderline outside)
fb, swing, k - 3 out

Top 9
Bruney vs. Thames
slider, outside, 1-0
fb, foul, 1-1
change, foul, 1-2
fb, high, 2-2
fb, foul, 2-2
change, foul 2-2
fb, swing, k - 1 out

Inge
fb, inside, 1-0
fb, inside, 2-0
fb, outside, 3-0 (borderline)
fb, called, 3-1
fb, called, 3-2
fb, swing, k - 2 out (98 mph)

Granderson
change, low, 1-0
fb, called, 1-1 (borderline outside)
change, swing, 1-2
change, low, 2-2
change, groundout 1-3 - 3 out

Bottom 9
Jones vs. Matsui
fb, high, 1-0
cutter, swing, 1-1
fb, low, 2-1
fb, single, liner to center - runner on 1st (3-4 today)
Melky pinch-running

Posada
fb, called, 0-1 (borderline outside)
cutter, called, 0-2
fb, foul, 0-2 (good swing)
fb, called, k - 1 out (right down the middle)

Cano
fb, called, 0-1
fb, foul, 0-2 (good swing)
curve, foul, 0-2
fb, foul, 0-2
curve, foul, 0-2
cutter, foul, 0-2
cutter, foul, 0-2
fb, fly out 7 - 2 out (horrible day for Cano, 0-4)

Damon
fb, called, 0-1
curve, foul, 0-2
cutter, low, 1-2
cutter, inside, 2-2
cutter, foul, 2-2 (fouled off his left knee, ouch)
cutter, pop out 8 - 3 out

GAME OVER