Luis Gil (#81, 27, RHP, 4-1, 3.33) vs. Shane Smith (#64, 25, RHP, 6-8, 4.06)
WHITE SOX
2B C. Meidroth R
C Kyle Teel L
SS C. Montgomery L
3B M. Vargas R
DH Edgar Quero S
CF B. Baldwin S
1B Lenyn Sosa R
LF W. Robertson L
RF D. Fletcher L
YANKEES
CF T. Grisham L
RF Aaron Judge R
LF C. Bellinger L
1B Ben Rice L
DH G. Stanton R
2B J. Chisholm L
3B Ryan McMahon L
SS A. Volpe R
C Austin Wells L
I mean, here we fucking go, right? It’s make or break time. The Yankees get the White Sox’s three best pitchers, who all pitched well against the Yankees last time they faced each other, so we’ll see what we will see (it’s kind of amazing that the White Sox might lose 100 games, and still improve on last season by 20 wins).
But you just gotta win these games. How can you consider yourself a true contender if you can’t win these games?
In other news, Baltimore is doing what I assumed they would do, and are pushing Trevor Rogers back so that he gets to pitch against the Yankees on Friday. It’s a dick move, but I get it.
The pitch review system WILL be used next season. It’s a lot, but eh, it’s probably a good thing…maybe.
Finally, Luke Weaver suggests that he’ll be interested in the Clay Holmes route in free agency this season. Good luck with that, dude. Teams could wishcast with Holmes, they KNOW you suck as a starter.
There ya go, Gil, be sure to go to six pitches at least on every batter. That’s the trick!
It’s like Gil doesn’t want to get the Game 3 start.
This shit is just embarrassing, Gil. How do you just never learn ANYTHING?
Seriously Luis
Two strikes, so here comes a lot of extra pitches!
And on cue, 1-2 became 3-2.
That was probably the most embarrassing scoreless inning with two strikeouts that you could imagine.
I hope Yarbrough is ready.
Luis Gil: 27 pitches in the first inning.
Ben Rice like a lightly faced 2yo with more room to improve than phenom or Unwellz
It really is CRAZY how young he still looks.
How do you take that pitch, Stanton?!
If he doesn’t think he can crush it, he’s not swinging?
Then shouldn’t he just foul it off?
Good news for the Mets, as the Red are sucking against the Pirates.
Almost as much as Ryan McMahon sucks.
Wow, I was NOT expecting THAT from Wells!
Rough AB by Grisham.
Belli is in the middle of a mini-slump. It sure would be nice to see him get a hit here.
Or fly out on the first pitch. Either or.
At the very least, Smith’s pitch count is now higher than Gil’s.
It’s truly like Gil is succeeding despite himself. That likely won’t hold up the rest of the game.
It might not hold up the rest of this INNING, even.
Still just getting by. Boy, he’s such a stupid fucking pitcher, though. SO talented, and yet SO stupid.
I know Schlittler would be an amazing bullpen piece, but how can you trust Gil to be the Game 3 starter at this point?
How do you not take the first pitch, McMahon, to let Jazz steal?!
These guys just never do anything fundamentally sound.
Smith with somehow more pitches thrown than Gil.
How to turn a 240 career hitter into a 100 hitter in 50 games.
I’m now surprised when McMahon does anything BUT strike out.
I’m sure we all expected that five pitch inning, right?
Ooph, 3-0 outs are ungood, Judge. Gotta get that pitch count further up!
Judge takes his first swing of the day, the third time through the order, on a 3-0 count.
If Judge gets balls low out of the strike zone called strikes does he get high strikes called balls?
Trick question, nobody has ever reached the top of his strike zone. It’s unpossible.
Shane Smith exhibit 37 in why the Yankees can’t go far in the playoffs
Who is this Luis Gil?! Can we keep him, can we keep him?
RNG has been kind to him the last few innings.
Way to buy Smith an extra inning, dipshits!
Too bad Grisham and Judge are not familiar with each other.
Yeah, what the fuck?! At least it wasn’t an important play.
Looks like they’re in playoff form.
At least we’re unlikely to face anyone in the playoffs nearly as tough as Shane Smith.
I know the Yankees didn’t feel good with Gil there against Monty. Boy, how ridiculous it is to have the same exact result as last time.
I don’t even think it was the wrong move to keep Gil in there. He just can’t fucking suck, ya know?
What a 1-2-3 combo. First, they keep Smith in the game with a quick inning, then they fuck up the play in the outfield, and then Gil gives up a home run to the same guy he gave up a home run to the last time they faced Chicago (i think it was even the same inning).
How do you take Smith out?!
Of course now Rosario sucks.
McMahon could’ve done that.
Why isn’t Jazz running?!
Boy, that was dumb by Jazz.
LOL
Fuck this team so hard. A total lack of all fundamentals.
At least the Yankees are unlikely to face any relievers as tough as Gilbert in the playoffs.
Do they have stats on picked off as opposed to bundling them in with caught stealing.
Yankees will have no trouble with Giolito, Bello, Crochet, Whitlock, and Chapman after what they’ve seen tonight.
The White Sox offense is basically just occasional Monty home runs, so of course that’s what they allow.
That Grisham strikeout with runners on second and third and one out still haunts me.
The Mets showing more fight in them than the Yankees.
Ooph, he fucking sonned Wells in that atbat.
That wasn’t very valuable of you, Judge.
Fuck this game so hard.
Yankees are unlikely to face any relievers as tough as Leasure in the playoffs.
Leasure has actually been hot (i just know from fantasy baseball).
But it was still pathetic
Oh, Judge.
Do NOT like Hill here. Why are they punting this game?!
Cruz last 6 inning 6 hits 6 walks
Hill last 4.2 6 hits 1 walk.
With Toronto losing, this would just be the most pathetic shit. Annoyingly though, they’re good at doing the most pathetic shit.
Belli is fucking killing them.
So the ninth is going to be Jazz, Rosario, Volpe? Awesome.
Grant Cameron 5.19 era
Rice the only guy with a fucking pulse. Not that a single will matter.
If he can’t turn around on that pitch, we’re fucked.
Really? No way Rice might come up again. It’s not like Rice is Stanton.
Why did Cabby not run in that at-bat? Why is this team so fucking stupid?!
Does Kay have worse depth perception than Serling?
He’s got John Sterling eyes.
Thank God Cabby wasn’t on second base. It’s like they just want to lose in the most annoying way.
Rosario is lost out there.
Why was Rosario even hitting? Why not Dominguez?
Cabby plays third, and Belli plays first.
I knew when Cabby didn’t score on the wild pitch that this inning was cursed.
Good point. Boone’s head was hurting from pinch running Caballero.
At least we’re unlikely to face anyone as tough as Grant Cameron in the playoffs.
Mets take the lead. The Yankees just take strike threes.
Cabby not stealing in Stanton’s at-bat is the ballgame.
It’s hard to win close games when the other team generally has better relievers.
Rosario comes out anyways?! Boone is just a complete moron.
And now Weaver is back to sucking.
Brian got it. Paulie got it Boone not so much.
Everyone on Twitter preferred the Martian. When you manager is dumber than the average twitter user.
Okay, Trent, don’t bunt.
Edit: also don’t do that.
They are making this the most painful loss possible.
Holy fucking shit. Grisham has had such a terrible, terrible game.
The surest thing in the history of sure things. In all fairness I thought it would be Wells.
Belli is a lost cause right now.
Thank God Rice isn’t hitting here so that Caballero couldn’t run.
What a pathetic team. The only way we could score.
Cashman is asking if Eisert is available.
Scrappitude levels off the charts.
And that’s why pinch run for Rice.
That was unexpected.
Can’t believe Taylor botched that shit so badly. But hey, I’ll take it!
Wow.
And that’s why the White Sox might lose 100 games.