Cam Schlittler (#31, 24, RHP, 3-3, 3.41) vs. Kyle Bradish (#38, 28, RHP, 1-1, 2.45)
YANKEES
CF T. Grisham L
DH Aaron Judge R
RF C. Bellinger L
1B Ben Rice L
LF J. Dominguez S
2B J. Chisholm L
SS J. Caballero R
C Austin Wells L
3B Ryan McMahon L
ORIOLES
2B J. Holliday L
RF D. Beavers L
SS G. Henderson L
DH R. Mountcastle R
C S. Basallo L
3B J. Jackson R
CF C. Cowser L
1B Coby Mayo R
LF D. Carlson S
Man, the Orioles annoyingly have some really good starting pitching all of a sudden, following their various pitchers getting healthy at the end of the year. These games weren’t supposed to be so fucking tough. It’s really irritating, especially with such a tough race in the American League overall.
What would you choose?
A. Judge surpasses Raleigh in the home run race, setting a new all-time record, but the Yankees miss the playoffs, or
B. The Yankees win the division (and probably get brutally embarrassed by the first team with decent pitching they come across, but that’s not part of the choice scenario).
…
(I was going to amplify the first option with “and it’s obviously Boone’s fault, possibly getting him fired” but 1. OBVIOUSLY it would be Boone’s fault, and 2. that would make A. the blindingly obvious choice and the whole exercise, therefore, uninteresting.)
And to head the return question off at the pass – the Bonds-era HR tallies are bullshit, there’s no reason to pay them any attention.
A. There is no choice here.
Even if the Yankees go like 1-6 and miss the playoffs Boone will be back.
Could we see Rodgers and Bradish the last series?
Moby Cayo
Yankees just might have no chance in the playoffs against a team with 2 front line starters.
The starting pitching isn’t the problem
Diddlin’ Beavers
Just appalling, any pitcher with decent stuff turns them into noodle-bats.
I’m sorry. That’s because I actually looked and saw how awesome Schittler’s line was. As soon as I saw it, I switched away, but apparently too late.
Also, where the hell are the Judge home runs I ordered?
Cowtown Closer
All the dooh-da day.
Schlittler needs to go deeper into games. A very good 5-innings, but 83 pitches are too many.
Yes.
The graphic said two consecutive scoreless appearances for Weaver. TWO!
Dammit, Aaron!
(Usually you’d think that’d be Boone, but no.)
You don’t have time for this shit!
Survived a shaky outting by the pen.
Wait, are you in the future? They’re going to win?
Nice game for Rice with nothing to show for it.
After they strike out the side, the offense doesn’t have to imitate that in their half!
But they did.
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
Do the Yankees know Baltimore’s pen is bad?
Tough loss incoming
for the O’s
I don’t know why no good reliever can’t go more than 3 outs. I mean, we’re done after this inning, pitchingwise, right?
Well, Judge got that call. Not sure it was a ball.
Looks like it was.
Hey, they walked Judge.
So unexpected.
They actually pitched to him.
Has there every been a team with the same talent for not scoring even when they get hits?
Uh-oh, bases loaded, no outs, and a DP maker up.
Rice-A-Grand-Slam-i, the New York treat. Beats Rice-A-Roni any day
THE ONLY LIVING ROOKIE IN NEW YORK!
Rice is nice.
What a game by Rice!
Pat Standing
Jazzy. Never enough runs with this bullpen, the more, the better.
I’m so glad they pinch hit slater for Jasson.
Jazz is a really interesting player.
Gotta get Slater going.
Remember how bad Rice was second half 2024 110/209/192 and Wells was in the running for ROY and phenom was Phenomenol?
I think there was only a bit of overlap. It wasn’t long after Rice started stinking that Wells fell off a cliff, right?
It’s beginning to look like they have a chance… but who do they have left in the bullpen to get three outs before they give up 7 runs?
Get Judge another at bat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice 0-4, Aaron.
No way Doval could get through a mop up inning without a walk.
Or two
Shelley Duval 2 walks and a smoked line drive out.
And now with 5 straight scoreless appearances!
DevW last 6 games – no runs, 3 hits, 10 Ks. The problem is the 7th game was 4 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
Nice win!
In extras, on the road.
That is so cool
https://www.mlb.com/news/mike-trout-has-a-catch-with-fan-who-caught-400th-home-run
Very nice
Raleigh with #58.
Washington did their job, Now it’s Tampa’s turn.
I think Id rather face Toronto than Boston or Seattle.
I wish Raleigh would catch the flu or something and miss 2-3 games. Is it just me – it feels like this guy is a one year hitting wonder. Feels like he has been in the league a bit and then came out of no where…
He had combined 64 HRs 2023-2024, so 64 over two season. This year is a mite suspicious.
Tampa opens up a 4 run lead. Any chance they can hold on?
Yes.
What’s truly ridiculous is that if the Yankees pass the Blue Jays (they still could, but they obviously won’t) they would finish with the best AL record.
OK, well, I guess technically the Mariners could somehow finish ahead of them in that scenario (if Toronto loses out), but that is highly unlikely.
Simply put, I guess it’s that while they suck, for what should be a good team, all the other good teams suck, too.
Hope?