Jason Giambi continues to impress as he handled Atlanta Braves' starting pitcher Tim Hudson all by himself on Monday night at the Stadium.
Giambi's two-run home run in the bottom of the first gave New York a 2-0 lead. He followed that up the next inning, when his three-run blast put the Yankees ahead 5-0. The two homers move him up from fifth to a tie for second in the American League with Boston's David Ortiz with 22 dingers each.
The pitching was outstanding as well, as Randy Johnson gave perhaps his best performance of the season. Johnson kept the bats of the slumping Braves at bay with seven shutout innings, finishing it off in grand style as he struck out five of his last six outs, including striking out the side in the sixth. His total of nine K's for the night was his most in a game this season.
Giambi continues to impress. He won over the hearts of the fans of New York by being the first and only man still playing to openly admit that he took steroids, apologize to the fans for doing it, and trying to reconstruct his career after giving them up. He struggled on the diamond when he first got off the juice, but had a strong second half of last season, and this year he's picked up where he left off. He currently ranks in the top five in home runs, RBIs, walks, and on-base percentage. There is little question as to why Jason Giambi won the comeback-player-of-the-year award last season.
Giambi's two-run home run in the bottom of the first gave New York a 2-0 lead. He followed that up the next inning, when his three-run blast put the Yankees ahead 5-0. The two homers move him up from fifth to a tie for second in the American League with Boston's David Ortiz with 22 dingers each.
The pitching was outstanding as well, as Randy Johnson gave perhaps his best performance of the season. Johnson kept the bats of the slumping Braves at bay with seven shutout innings, finishing it off in grand style as he struck out five of his last six outs, including striking out the side in the sixth. His total of nine K's for the night was his most in a game this season.
Giambi continues to impress. He won over the hearts of the fans of New York by being the first and only man still playing to openly admit that he took steroids, apologize to the fans for doing it, and trying to reconstruct his career after giving them up. He struggled on the diamond when he first got off the juice, but had a strong second half of last season, and this year he's picked up where he left off. He currently ranks in the top five in home runs, RBIs, walks, and on-base percentage. There is little question as to why Jason Giambi won the comeback-player-of-the-year award last season.
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