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Chien-Ming Wang has made three starts for the Yankees this season and has allowed 7+ earned runs in all three of his starts. This now gives Wang eight starts in his Yankees career where he has allowed 7+ ER in the start. Via Baseball-Reference.com’s Play Index Pitching Game Finder, here’s the list of other Yankees pitchers, since 1954, to have 8+ starts for the Yankees where they have allowed 7+ ER in the game:

                   Games Link to Individual Games
+-----------------+-----+-------------------------+
 Andy Pettitte       21  Ind. Games
 Orlando Hernandez   11  Ind. Games
 Ron Guidry         10  Ind. Games
 Roger Clemens      10  Ind. Games
 Mel Stottlemyre      9  Ind. Games
 Mike Mussina        9  Ind. Games
 Tommy John        9  Ind. Games
 Bob Turley          8  Ind. Games
 David Cone          8  Ind. Games

But, there’s a catch here:  Chien-Ming Wang has made just 98 starts in his Yankees career – including today.  So, this begs the question:  How many Yankees pitchers, since 1954, have made 8+ starts for the Yankees where they have allowed 7+ ER in the game within the first 100 starts that they’ve made in their career?  Well, besides Wang – who made the list today – it’s just one (according to B-R.com’s PI):

                   Games Link to Individual Games
+-----------------+-----+-------------------------+
 Orlando Hernandez    10 Ind. Games

No other Yankees starter, since 1954, sans Wanger and El Duque has made more than 4 starts for the team where they have allowed 7+ ER in the game within the first 100 starts that they’ve made in their career.

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