Wang's troubles a mystery to him

Source: Agencies | April 21, 2009, Tuesday |

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CHIEN-MING Wang's struggles are a mystery to him. New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, however, sees things differently, and is undecided about right-hander's next start.

Wang lasted just 1 1-3 innings in a 4-22 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, allowing eight runs and eight hits. He is 0-3 with a 34.50 ERA in six innings over three starts this season.

The soft-spoken 29-year-old from Chinese Taipei said he has compared video of his performances from this season to last year, when was 8-2 with a 4.07 ERA in 15 starts before injuring his right foot June 15, and doesn't see a difference.

"Everything is the same as last season," Wang said. "Nothing's wrong. Just keep working."

But Girardi also watched video with his staff and thinks there are several things Wang can work on. "We looked at his hands, height of his leg kick, where his head is - if it's out of line - the angle of his arm. We looked at everything." Girardi said. "We had some healthy stuff that we saw. We understand that we need to make some adjustments."

Wang is 54-20 in his four-year career with two 19-win seasons, and his awful start has confounded the team.

The Yankees have been working with Wang on bringing his sinkerball down in the strike zone ever since he lasted a season-high 3 2-3 innings in his first start against Baltimore on April 8. He gave up seven runs in that start and eight in each of his next two outings.

Girardi said Wang's sinker was moving better against the Indians than it had in his first two starts, but batters were fouling those pitches off.

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Wang's troubles a mystery to him

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