Yankees manager Joe Girardi believes left-hander CC Sabathia was the victim of a squeezed strike zone in Monday night's Game 3 against the Tigers.
The home plate umpire was Gerry Davis.
"I actually thought (Sabathia) made good pitches and I thought the zone was small," Girardi said. "No disrespect to anyone, but that's what I thought. That's what I saw."
Sabathia only lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and six walks (one intentional). He needed double plays in each of the first three innings to avoid having the game blown open.
The big lefty threw 102 pitches and only 62 were strikes.
Yankees catcher Russell Martin felt that Sabathia wasn't getting the down and away pitch, which he called Sabathia's "spot"
"I know (Davis) called a strike on my first (at-bat), and it was a little bit away on me," Martin said. "I was wondering where that pitch was all night."
Girardi Questions Sabathia's Strike Zone





