From Bryan Hoch:
Cam Schlittler said he and his teammates should carry “a chip on their shoulders” every time they face the Blue Jays, fueled by unfinished business stemming from last year’s postseason exit.
The Yankees right-hander pitched like it, too.
Schlittler struck out seven over seven gritty innings and Paul Goldschmidt cracked a tie-breaking two-run homer in the ninth off Louis Varland, lifting New York to a 3-1 victory over Toronto on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.
“The way it turned out last year, I think it gets a little chippy,” Schlittler said. “I think there’s a lot of mutual respect between both sides. The fans clash more than the players do. They’ve got a great team. They play us really well when we’re here.”
Saturday marked just the Yankees’ second win in 11 tries at Rogers Centre, dating to the beginning of 2025. The difference was Goldschmidt, who has taken on a larger role than envisioned when he signed a $4 million contract to return in January.
With the Rays’ loss, the Yankees take over first place.
That was an awesome win. I’d love them to win this series, but honestly, just avoiding the sweep was huge.
As an aside, congrats to the NBA World Champion Knicks!
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“NBA World Champion Knicks!”
I’m trying to make sense of that combination of words, but I just can’t seem to manage it.
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Boone stacks the lineup with lefty mashers. The Jones-Volpe platoon is unstoppable.
The Bronx Bombers
In all fairness Volpe is ok against LHPs 248/726, but very bad against RHPs 212/636
P Goldschmidt (R) 1B
B Rice (L) DH
J Domínguez (S) RF
C Bellinger (L) CF
A Rosario (R) 3B
J Caballero (R) 2B
M Schuemann (R) LF
A Volpe (R) SS
A Sánchez (R) C
Boone’s platoons were the same disservice to Ben Rice 1-2 years ago. They only delayed his development against lefties and didn’t really help the team. It seems equally stupid now to sit Jones, who is capable of learning and may have a much higher ceiling than .726, in favor of Volpe, who has shown himself utterly incapable of growth.
I suppose Schuemann is more directly displacing Jones today. Volpe is displacing Caballero who is displacing Chisholm. But that is also stupid. Let Cabby play short every day. Let Jazz play second base. Let the phenom learn other positions in the minors. Hell, have him re-learn shortstop in the minors.
But if you’re not going to give Jones the reps, and you’re playing utility guys like Schuemann ahead of him, then send him back down, or trade him.
Can Jalen Brunson hit the curveball?