Carlos Rodón (#55, 32, LHP, 4-3, 2.96) vs. JP Sears (#38, 29, LHP, 4-2, 2.93)
YANKEES
1B P. Goldschmidt R
CF T. Grisham L
DH Aaron Judge R
RF C. Bellinger L
SS A. Volpe R
C Austin Wells L
LF J. Dominguez S
2B Pablo Reyes R
3B O. Peraza R
ATHLETICS
SS Jacob Wilson R
RF Brent Rooker R
LF T. Soderstrom L
DH S. Langeliers R
3B M. Andujar R
CF L. Butler L
2B Luis Urias R
1B Nick Kurtz L
C J. Pereda R
A good test to see if this team has improved at all against lefties. Boone finally did the “only one of Rice and Martian” lineup.
I’d play the young guys this year all the time.
Especially Jasson, especially against lefties. I doubt anyone thinks because of one great game he’s suddenly found it against lefties permanently, but I’d put him in a position to “find it” – by playing him in those situations.
I completely agree.
Well that was an ugly start to the game.
Cue Rodon meltdown
Or not! (Yet.)
BattleCarlos
Was it last year or the year before that the A’s entire rotation was former Yankee farmhands
Here’s your spot, Jasson
Does he have a big uppercut swing right handed?
dunno
Smart baserunning phenom
Damn, that was a great 2-0 pitch by Sears.
Then it gets uglier in the 2nd inning.
Pretty good battle by Reyes
If you’re not gonna get a hit make the guy work
Reyes is just THIS close. Peraza is just this close. Who goes when/if DJ returns?
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Okay, THERE is your Rodon meltdown.
It almost looked like he was going shock everyone and really be consistently good.
Ah, well.
The return of who Rodon really is.
Rodon was, like, “I don’t recognize myself anymore!”
OK Volpe how about you make up for your ass defense and baseruining by doing something with the stick
ass, ruin, stick…oh no
Cool.
But even the ones he IS hitting don’t look like Aaron Judge home runs
OK Jasson
Well this seems like a loss. Enjoy the day, everyone
Well, it’s not on Rodon if the Yankees can’t score.
Judge! How’s that one, Petrus?
Damn. Got distracted by Kate Hudson in Almost Famous.
…
I really have to keep complaining, it seems.
Can’t believe they scored on that.
Poor Sears.
I would have pinch-hit Vivas instead of Waldo, but, well, you all know I’m all in on Vivas.
what, and I say this sincerely, the fuck
A rare two foul pole home runs
OK thank you. I swear the broadcast didn’t mention it. Started to think I was crazy on replays. Just on replays.
I guess I would have been wrong, since if you pinch-hit Vivas, you probably have to pinch-hit Waldo for Peraza. That was a shocking turn of events with Peraza.
Can’t say this game has me really down on Rodon.
What is with Grisham today?
These are good hitters, so I can’t knock Cruz too much, but it still sucks.
Very tough but catchable.
That looked like it should have been caught by Jasson.
Yankees trying to give the game away.
What garbage all around by the Yankees this inning.
Now it feels like an afternoon game against the A’s.
Cruz’s big knock coming into the season was that he gave up too many home runs. He had mostly avoided it to this point (just that one home run in Pittsburgh), so I can’t complain about him too much, but blech.
And yes, the defense fucked Cruz over, too.
Yes, blech.
2023;2024 Cruz’s era just touch below 5. It won’t be a shock if that’s what we see the rest of the year.
Dreadful inning all around, just amateur stuff.
Why was Grisham jogging that one out? Two catchable balls, then a bomb.
It’s like he wants to look cool.
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It’s as if his hitting success has gone to his head.
The Yankees miss their catches, and the A’s made theirs. That’s the game right now.
Not that one
That was too easy. Miller is the best there is right now.
I think Munoz is as good, but yes, it’s basically like 1A/1B, they’re both basically unhittable.
What an f*ed up game. Losing after all that would kind of suck.
Jesus christ, Hamilton!
Hamilton trying to tack on runs for the A’s.
Also, not for nothing, I am not even mad at Hamilton, per se (sometimes guys just have bad outings), but why not let Tim Hill finish it?
Pen self destruct and Devin wasn’t even involved
It’s hilariously just HOW poorly Hamilton is pitching this inning.
The Cruz inning was whatever, two poorly played balls in the outfield, and then a homer by a decent hitter. This is just crazy.
But the one Grisham missed was well hit.
Oh, fair. He didn’t have a good inning. But just not as bad as it ended up being.
The bullpen really is a work in progress. If this is all they have, they aren’t going anywhere.
Tyler Matzek here is HILARIOUSLY stupid.
And the result was just as stupid as expected. I truly do not understand how even a stupid manager would use Matzek there.
Tyler Matzek the missing link.
“Well, Matzek keeps giving up hard contact, so I guess we bring him in here with the bases loaded and a good hitter at the plate.”
Is it the park or is it Grisham?
Excellent question.
Grisham is just a guy, a nice piece, but he’s no GG, just the best they have in CF.
Oh well, sometimes your pitchers just suck.
You can’t turn mediocre guys into something good, they will almost always return to form. There is no magic formula which a pitching coach can work on them.
Do the A’s take Miller out so he will be fresh to save tomorrow’s game for them?
Matzek was pretty good 2020-2022, Cruz was never good until this year.
Matzek is still recovering from his injury. I don’t mind them giving him a shot in low leverage innings to see if he’s ready to help the team. But to bring him in in that situation was just BONKERS in how dumb it was.
Just fucking let Hamilton finish the inning at that point (Hill should have just pitched the inning, really).
WTF is happening in CF right now?
Of COURSE Miller gave up a fucking run after Boone threw the game away in the previous inning. Of COURSE.
Great, Grisham. Congratulations. That run makes up for all the runs given away today in CF.
Surreal, Bellinger.
DJ 2/4 guess will see him soon. Pereira 1/2 with another home run 301/987 his 8th home run in23 games.
The Rockies are losing 16-0 in the 5th inning, on their way to being 6-33. They are waiting to turn it on when the Yankees come to town.
You KNOW it’s happening.
Hate that the Red Sox won. Makes the loss all the more annoying.
Scott Effross strikes out two batters, including 2024 first overall pick Travis Bazzana, in the first appearance of his rehab assignment. 1.1 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 2 K – Pitches (Strikes): 25 (19)
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The Padres are the first MLB team to score 20+ runs and have their starter throw a 9-inning shutout since the Cincinnati Red Stockings did so against the Baltimore Orioles on August 10, 1889.
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david robertson hype train goes choo chooooo
Yankees are 26th in the MLB in average fastball velocity for their relievers.
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