More Curtis Granderson home run fun
Curtis Granderson #14 of the New York Yankees follows through on a fifth inning home run, his second of the game, against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium. (Aug. 10, 2011) Credit: Jim McIsaac
Curtis Granderson smacked another two home runs Wednesday night against Angels, giving him a career-best 31 with seven weeks left in the season. He added to that total Thursday with a two-run homer in the sixth inning.
On Wednesday morning, we went inside the numbers on Granderson's 29 home runs. Today, we go further inside his 32 home runs.
| BATTING ORDER | |
|---|---|
| Position | Home runs |
| 2nd | 23 |
| 3rd | 5 |
| 7th | 1 |
| 8th | 1 |
| 9th | 2 |
| THE COUNT | |
|---|---|
| Count | Home runs |
| 0-0 | 1 |
| 0-1 | 1 |
| 0-2 | 1 |
| 1-0 | 2 |
| 1-1 | 7 |
| 1-2 | 4 |
| 2-0 | 2 |
| 2-1 | 3 |
| 2-2 | 5 |
| 3-1 | 2 |
| 3-2 | 4 |
| AGAINST OPPONENTS | |
|---|---|
| Team | Home runs |
| Texas Rangers | 6 |
| Cleveland Indians | 5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 4 |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 |
| Mets | 3 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 |
| Oakland A's | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 2 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 |
| Seattle Mariners | 1 |
| RUNNERS SCORED | |
|---|---|
| Player | Runs |
| Derek Jeter | 12 |
| Brett Gardner | 3 |
| Russell Martin | 2 |
| Nick Swisher | 1 |
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