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| 5th September, 2007 - 2:27 pm | New York Post - Chien-Ming Wang allowing one run and five hits in 7 1/3 innings was comforting, him leaving in the eighth after getting the first out was disturbing. Especially since the Yankees are terrible in games not started by Andy Pettitte and Wang.
"I am not worried," Wang said of the lower back stiffness that forced him from his 17th win, which tied Josh Beckett for the most victories in the majors.
Joe Torre said Wang's back stiffened while he sat in the dugout watching the Yankees score seven runs in the seventh. Torre said since Wang had thrown 84 pitches and isn't slated to pitch until next Tuesday due to off days, the decision was made to send him out for the eighth.
Because Wang wasn't instructed to arrive early today for extra treatment, the problem appears over. However, any time a Cy Young candidate exits in September with his team fighting for a spot in October, it raises red flags. [READ] |
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