http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172009/sports/yankees/cano_helps_yankees_avoid_national_disast_174654.htmCANO HELPS YANKEES AVOID NATIONAL DISASTERYANKEES 5 NATIONALS 3
June 17, 2009
It took a 4-for-4 night by Robinson Cano
and a pair of flyball follies by Nationals center fielder Elijah Dukes, but the Yankees were able to avoid becoming the Nationals' 17th win of the season.
Down a run in the seventh inning, the Yankees turned things around for a 5-3 win last night in The Bronx,
and avoided humiliation to the hapless Nats, who are on pace to win a measly 41 games. ...
After Alex Rodriguez struck out -- drawing boos -- Cano lined a shot to center that Dukes came in on. Naturally, it sailed over his head for an RBI double and a 4-3 Yankees lead.
"I thought it was going to be caught, but thank God he missed it," Cano said.
"In his defense," Nats manager Manny Acta said Dukes, "he's not a natural center fielder."
Of course not.
...
Cano got things going in the second inning, singling and later scoring on Melky Cabrera's sac fly to put the Yanks up 1-0. Zimmerman's throwing error from third allowed Damon to reach second to open the third inning and he later scored on a Cano single. Hey, the Nats, who lead the majors in errors, went two innings without a miscue. What did you expect?
