Nearly flawless through eight, CC wins 11th

JustinVerlander35 · Aug 3, 2012

All that stood between CC Sabathia and the deep threat of a perfect game was one pitch, and early on, you couldn't help but feel that the Mariners might have been lucky to get even that one.

Until Miguel Olivo's eighth-inning double, Sabathia was dented by only a solo Casper Wells home run in a dominant complete-game effort in which he struck out 10 as the Yankees defeated the Mariners, 6-3, on Friday at Yankee Stadium.

Sabathia entered the ninth having allowed just two baserunners, but a leadoff walk and a long homer by Dustin Ackley prompted a visit from manager Joe Girardi, who returned to the dugout after briefly chatting with his ace.
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