Justin Verlander (#35, 41, RHP, 1-0, 2.08) vs. Luis Gil (#81, 26, RHP, 2-1, 3.19)
ASTROS
2B Jose Altuve R
RF Kyle Tucker L
DH Y. Alvarez L
3B Alex Bregman R
SS Jeremy Pena R
1B J. Singleton L
C V. Caratini S
LF Trey Cabbage L
CF Jake Meyers R
YANKEES
SS A. Volpe R
RF Juan Soto L
CF Aaron Judge R
LF Alex Verdugo L
DH G. Stanton R
1B A. Rizzo L
2B G. Torres R
C Jose Trevino R
3B Jon Berti R
Oh boy, another great starting pitcher. This should go great for the Yankees.
Ugh. A very rough start to the game for Will Warren (@swbrailriders). 4 runs allowed without yet recording an out. https://twitter.com/mryclept/status/1787969486634598410
Verlander wasn’t worthy of being in Pinstripes, at least two times over. Yet the same guy who had no interest in him on those occasions is still the GM here.
Cone and ONeill must be a big game.
Another Yankee clean up power hitter extending the tradition.
Has Vertigo changed his approach now that the Green Monster is out of the picture replaced by the short porch?
Volpe OPS 710 and declining.
Yay Verdugo!
I’m not saying it’s a huge deal, but it’s still noteworthy that Verdugo missed the first two Baltimore losses.
jermaine dye moment
i really liked el duque
and moose obviously.
mo
Gil getting that pitch count up, 62 through 3 innings.
good ol gil
Stanton and Volp with same OPS, 705. Who breaks through to the 600’s first?
Okay, Gleyber, time for something positive from you.
head case
I absolutely hate Verdugo being the straw that stirs the drink. How much says they extend him and not Soto?
The Yankees will regret not doing more damage there.
Extend Soto? Boras clients aways go FA.
Verdugo really does look like he should be on the Red Sox, doesn’t he?
gil yeah brother
Volpe! When you keep swinging for the fences you occasionally get one.
Volpe renaissance?
Nick Burdi rehab, hitting 98.8 on the FB.
That’s two singles in a row off pitches very few people could handle.
They could use the warm, cozy feeling inside I get from the Yankees kicking the shit out of Verlander to fuel the next decade of Hallmark Christmas specials.
Guy goes back to his small-town home and unexpectedly falls in love with Luis Gil
Beats spending time with the family on Dec. 21.
RAB 15 degree launch angle is *insane*. Barely got off the ground. Only the 40th homer at 15 degrees or less in the Statcast era (since 2015). That’s out of nearly 50,000 homers. Stanton has five of the 50. No one else has more than two.
118.8 MPH
Dave Winfield hit a lot of line drive HR’s. I remember a few in KC.
Exactly what the manager of a losing team wants down seven runs: a guy who can’t throw a strike
I don’t wish ill on a hometown kid with family in the stands, but he’s an Astro so fuck him
I never came near those lofty heights but maybe he’s nervous about whatever his wiseass dad will say later.
My dad came down for a game against Poly Prep one time. In my first two ABs, I fouled out on lazy popups behind first base. As I came up the third time, my dad yelled out, “maybe try the third baseman this time.” And when I fouled out to first again, he got up and left!
Um…sorry?
It’s ok. When you hit .240 in HS, you’ve definitely heard it all before.
Hm, I assumed a Trent Grisham would be a red-faced Georgia boy.
Reminds me of Baratunde Thurston’s old bit about his name.
Veggie, what is that old bit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8APl1cHhls&t=370s
It’s the tag that really makes the joke, capitalizing on the audience’s nervous reaction.
Tonkin looks like a dollar-store Jeff Nelson
There’s a gulf between Tonkin and a good relief pitcher.
A new Tonkin incident
Nice job tonight with the tuck in runs. Talk at runs? Oh yeah, tack on runs. Forgot what they were called for a minute.
*Tonkin runs
Heh. Nice job there by both.
Tonkin is fine as a back of the bullpen mop up guy. It’d be nice, though, when they add guys and suddenly the mop up guy is, like, Dennis Santana, ya know?
He’s be fine in Scranton
Tomorrow’s game has all the hallmarks of a TRAP
You know it!
This is EXACTLY the outcome I expected after the 2nd batter of the game. Right?
NOW you hit Verlander? Where were you guys 5-7 years ago?
So too little, so too late.
I mean, wouldn’t the fact that the guy is 41 now tend to explain that?
As a 41 year old, I can confirm successfully pitching against the Yankees would be impossible.
Brian, yes.
Woke up and watched the recap. Seems like it was a fun one. I love beating up on the Astros.