Yanks lose 6-2 and No.20 for Sabathia

Jose “Pepitone” Reyes

Doesn’t it always seem that when a pitcher has the opportunity to win the magical 20th game of the season, it takes a few starts to obtain it. It must be psychological in a big sense. Although it’s his first shot for number 20 and it was about time he lost to the Orioles (13-1 lifetime), one gets that feeling that it will be difficult. And it’s not just the pitcher who somehow loses confidence but the fans also, we press too much. Baseball is very mental when it comes to these types of personal goals and patience is an intricate part of it, they work together, hand-in-hand. The more pressure to achieve, the less the chance it will happen. With patience, you need confidence also and then you have “Luck.” You need those lucky breaks and you have to be there when they surface. And to be more luckier than others, you need experience. This is how you create your own breaks. Sabathia has been there and he knows what it takes and I have the feeling that next time he will get his 20th victory, we’ll see.

Not be in this game as the Orioles scored 5 runs in the first three innings. That’s all it took for Arrieta to post his 5th win. It wasn’t a breeze because the Yankees hit him but in a scattered way. DH Lance Berkman went 3 for 4 but zero RBI. The Orioles are playing very confident lately and the Yankees are pressing too much. The Orioles had only one hit more than the Yanks and managed 4 more runs scored. Yanks lose! Box Score and Highlights .