Garrett Richards could not look at Los Angeles Angels Manager Mike Scioscia, who was making a humiliatingly premature stroll out to the mound Saturday night. Richards kept his neck craned, staring toward the video board in center field, where some ghastly numbers were being broadcast for all to see: six runs allowed on five hits.
Most disturbing: There were only two outs in the first inning.
But Scioscia did not wait to determine if Richards, a 27-year-old right-hander, could complete his first inning against the red-hot Yankees, who whipped him around while most of the fans at Yankee Stadium were still waiting in the concession lines.