Unheavenly Ending For Yankees
Following last nights game, Anaheim rookie Ryan Budde told the media It feels great, a dream come true. Wow! Sure his vocabulary more closely resembled a 14-year-old cheerleader than a grown man, but the Angels newcomer earned his moment in the sun. With one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, Budde hit a walk-off RBI doublethe first RBI of his careerto give Anaheim a [much-needed 7-6 victory] over the New York Yankees.
Alex Rodriguez hit his 40th home run of the season for the Pinstripers and Jorge Posada hit a dramatic game-tying two-run shot in the top of the eighth to send the contest into extra innings, but Yankee reliever Sean Henn surrendered back-to-back doubles to Howie Kendrick and Budde to seal New Yorks fate. It was a back-and-forth battle, one of the most exciting games involving the Bronx Bombers this season, but the Yankees ultimately came up short. Its tough to take, but both teams cant win, Joe Torre said.
The loss dropped New York[five games behind AL East-leading Boston] and one-and-one-half game behind Seattle in the Wild Card race after both teams won last night. Unfortunately for the Yankees, Mike Mussina starts tonight, and recently [Moose has been abused](http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070816&content_id=2152905&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy) like an [expendable dog at Michael Vicks house](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/07/17/dohrmann.vick/index.html).