The good face.
You know those cool Batter vs. Pitcher charts, the ones that generate those "loves to face/hates to face" notes each morning in the paper? Not that encouraging a rundown when you look at what the active Yankees have done against Derek Holland in his career, collectively hitting a vicious .323/.400/.585:
PA
AB
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
SH
SF
IBB
HBP
GDP
13
12
6
0
0
2
6
0
0
.500
.462
1.000
1.462
0
1
0
0
0
12
12
4
1
1
1
5
0
1
.333
.333
.833
1.167
0
0
0
0
2
12
10
3
1
0
0
0
2
4
.300
.417
.400
.817
0
0
0
0
0
11
7
2
1
0
0
0
4
1
.286
.545
.429
.974
0
0
0
0
0
9
7
2
0
0
1
4
2
1
.286
.444
.714
1.159
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.200
.200
.200
.400
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.250
.400
.250
.650
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
.400
.400
.400
.800
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
1
Total
75
65
21
3
1
4
15
9
12
.323
.400
.585
.985
0
1
0
0
3
(Courtesy www.baseball-reference.com)
But none of that includes the post-season.
Take a look at what the active Yankees have done against Holland in the playoffs:
PA
AB
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
SH
SF
IBB
HBP
GDP
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
.000
.667
.000
.667
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
Total
16
14
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
.000
.125
.000
.125
0
0
0
0
1
A crisp 0 for 14. The one RBI was a fielder's choice (Andrus to Young) after Holland had inherited a bases-loaded, one-out situation from starter Tommy Hunter.
The only hits Holland surrendered to New York in the ALCS were a pair to Derek Jeter, who's on the disabled list, and one to Marcus Thames, who's now a Dodger.
Texas did enough offensively to beat C.C. Sabathia last night. But the pitching didn't get the job done.
Holland's got some work to do tonight, and if recent results – the most recent results – are any indication, he just might be up to the task.