Maybe HBO isn’t going to need to follow Derek Jeter around for long, after all.
After going hitless in his return from the disabled list last night, Jeter went 2-for-6 in tonight’s 9-2 win over the Indians.
Jeter led off the game with a tapper down the third base line, almost identical to the play that went for an error in the first inning of last night’s game. However, Orlando Cabrera tried to barehand the ball, so it was ruled a single. There was no doubt about Jeter’s second hit, though, as he crushed a two-run double into the left-center field gap in the second inning. He went hitless over his final four at-bats of the evening.
Jeter now stands at 2,996 hits for his career, just four away from becoming the 28th player in baseball history to reach the 3,000-hit plateau. The Yankees will play the Indians again tomorrow night before beginning a four-game series against the Rays at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night.