Max Fried (#54, 31, LHP, 7-0, 1.29) vs. Tony Gonsolin (#26, 31, RHP, 2-1, 4.68)
YANKEES
CF T. Grisham L
RF Aaron Judge R
LF C. Bellinger L
1B P. Goldschmidt R
DH Ben Rice L
SS A. Volpe R
C Austin Wells L
2B Jorbit Vivas L
3B O. Peraza R
DODGERS
DH S. Ohtani L
RF T. Hernandez R
C Will Smith R
1B F. Freeman L
CF Andy Pages R
2B Tommy Edman S
3B E. Hernandez R
LF M. Conforto L
SS Miguel Rojas R
So long as they don’t lose in embarrassing fashion, and so long as Judge doesn’t injure himself, I’m fine with whatever in this series. Just get home in one shape.
That was nice to see.
No bout a doubt it
Pages didn’t even FLINCH. He was, like, “Nope, that’s gone.”
Better.
More of that.
Does MLB really expect fans to buy subscriptions to 18 different services to watch regular season games?
Or are they okay with fans just getting used to not watching their games?
I try to enjoy each Judge plate appearance equally, but I liked that one quite a bit.
You’re kidding me.
You had to not let THAT happen.
Cinematically insane.
What the FUCK, Fried? That was like a batting practice pitch.
It’s pretty clear Tim Cook has fixed this game.
The Dodgers crushing Fried would count as embarrassing.
Do NOT like how much Fried is struggling with putting these guys away.
That was a real dogshit inning. You come in with a 7-0 record and a 1.29 ERA, and they didn’t look REMOTELY fazed by him. Not good.
EDIT: Fixed the typo!
Phased?
Very science-fictiony!
We counter Freeman with both Vivas and Peraza in the lineup!
Vivas hit it hard and Peraza walked though
I like the home run, but the Yankees can kick Gonsolin’s ass and it really doesn’t matter. He’s, like, their fourth best pitcher.
churlish and insubordinate
Wells (belated)!!!
Can’t say that wasn’t big-time timing.
Boy, I wonder if it would have been nice for Grisham to get an at-bat in the World Series last season.
Trent wasn’t fazed by Dodger Stadium
Awesome.
Just amazing.
But fair warning – Fried, if you give THIS right back this next half inning, we’re all finding a new team to root for.
as I said above
I like the catcher cam view
Trent Big Balls Grisham
um
I see Chevy thinks black and brown people are Americans, someone call the White House
Fried looks like he’s having trouble gripping the ball
balks are bullshit
This is not good.
does it seem like every pitch in the zone is a hit?
The big knock on Fried was that he hasn’t been clutch, and, well, he’s not exactly beating the charges right now.
2-5 with a 5.10 ERA in the playoffs.
so blasé im the intro but clearly stressing. It’s OK Brian!
I hope that by the end of the game Fried’s ERA for the game is less than 9.
I have never seen the ball fly in Dodger Stadium like this. It’s unusually hot for this time of year but I’ve been to hot games before
I mean I don’t go to
a ton of games but I’ve seen a lot of flies die at the wall
Their bullpen has been used a lot, so they might just have to make Gonsolin eat innings tonight.
Good job killing the momentum, Anthony!
RBI probability 19%? I’ll take the under.
Oh, Christ. It’s not like Ohtani doesn’t make out more than half the time.
And you’re Max f*ing Fried!
Okay, jeez, just keep doing that.
And maybe don’t make it so hard.
Phew, Fried looked scared of him for a minute there, but then he really challenged him, and won. Attaboy, Fried!
I mean, I’m glad he made the catch, but maybe DH next game, Judge. 😉
Because it was dangerous?
Amazing catch
“as I said above”
not quite sure to what this refers
churlish, and insubordinate
It’s bullshit that they don’t have teh x-rays back yet. I get results in a half hour at my doctor. For Betts they get read instantly. He’s fucked up his foot and they’re hiding it for the time being. Their big star going down with a foot injury and Judge making an amazing catch
is poetic
also I like Mookie but it would be funny if his dog snapped at him and he tried to kick it and missed and broke his foot by contacting his fake fireplace
What happened? Did that happen in this game?
UPD ah, probably not (if we don’t know how/why).
he “stubbed his toe “ before the game, is not available, and supposedly the xray hasn’t been read yet
Just got the video.
Judge is a FINE outfielder – the meme to the contrary is due to a period of time he was (probably ordered to be) super-cautious and just not try to hard in the outfield after the toe injury.
JUDGE SLUMP
Damndamndamndamndamn.
I’ve no desire to become accustomed to his face.
(Although just a single.)
The GIDP follow-up was nice.
Oh, yes.
How is Fried, with all that traffic in the beginning, at 51 pitches through four full innings?!??!
Top of the fifth and the game is not yet over. Apple TV is so tuned in.
And how is Gonsolin still in the game?!
Was it a ball? Yes, but come on, Wells, it wasn’t THAT far off the plate. Don’t show up the ump.
I think they’re mad because he’s giving the Dodgers all the close ones
I keep saying this (am I the only one who sees it?) – it’s like they’re trying to prove their eye all the time. That’s not what you do when you have two strikes – you foul balls off until you get a pitch either to hit or that’s CLEARLY a ball.
Who keeps telling them to take close pitches with two strikes instead off fouling them off?
There are pitches you can’t foul though and it’s better to try to steal it
“There are pitches you can’t foul though and it’s better to try to steal it”
Pitches close that to the strike zone?
Looks more like pride and stupidity to me.
But it was 3-2 and that pitch was very borderline.
Come the fuck ON, Fried!
This is way too close to the absolute worst-case scenarioi.
So disappointing.
Yep.
Hm I just thought Fried was settling down
It was just the most pathetic approach. Either go after the guy or walk him, don’t fuck around until it’s 3-1.
MOUND VISIT TIME
They’ve been ALL OVER him tonight. It’s just pathetic to watch.
So did not expect that.
He’s up his own ass. Another headcase
“So did not expect that.”
Like I said, I wouldn’t have even minded losses in this series, just don’t get embarrassed, and Fried couldn’t avoid doing that.
Fried is truly not beating the “not clutch” accusations tonight.
I mean you just have to hit this guy. what the fuck
Gonsolin is going to give up four home runs and get a fucking win. Insane.
Classic Yankees.
Awesome. Really setting up Lo for success
Usually I’m the most negative guy here but I’m pretty sanguine. He’s having a bad game against a very good team. It’s not the playoffs. It’s his first bad game. Cole had plenty of stinkers.
Any other Yankee, I’m down with that. But if your whole deal is how great you’re starting the season, and then the Dodgers kick your ass, it’s just so embarrassing.
They’re playing so well, losing a series to a good team isn’t a big deal. Embarrassing themselves IS.
If it’s Boston or the mutts I’m 1,000 times more upset.
Yeah, that’s fair. If Boston kicks Fried’s ass, that’ll REALLY suck.
The Yankees, some of them, are scared by the Yankees. Unfortunately one of them is Fried
And all of this with Mookie Betts not even playing.
Boy did the Yankees piss this away. Good matchup, bad starter on the ropes.
Lo was trying to throw the perfect pitch instead of just going after Pages, and he got fucked by it.
No outs still.
Geez louise, how do you let them get 2nd and third on that shit?!
They’re waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overthinking this with bringing Hill in here.
Just stick with the better pitcher. And Lo GETS ground balls!
Agree.
Great strategy, Boonie.
At least Fried still has a sub 2 ERA.
Did you think to check to see if Hill wasn’t shitting his pants first, Boonie?
How do you walk someone there?
This is just the worst.
Boone got the double play, just after the game was lost. But, that being said, hey, at least you got the double play, Hill. It’s SOMEthing.
They can still win the game. But it’ll be hard to get their pride back.
Tony Gonsolin is going to come in, give up five runs in six innings, and get a win over Max Fried, who gave up six in five innings. Pa-thetic.
What were you looking for, Trent!?
We’ll see Martian pinch hitting but will DJ pinch hit also?
If they get Belli, they HAVE to walk Goldy to get to Rice.
I thought it was bullshit how they kept talking up how great Bellinger has hit against the Dodgers. How many times could he have POSSIBLY hit against them as a Cub?
I don’t get it. Just walk Goldy and avoid having to change pitchers.
That’s why.
But they had to change pitchers to do so. It seems like a waste.
It kills me that Dave Roberts does so much dumb shit, but it works out for him.
It’s not like the Dodgers are this powerhouse with the best record in baseball and pulling away.
They’re good, but the Yankees have and can beat good teams.
But they seem scared. It’s humiliating (for them, I want to say).
I didn’t expect to see De Los Santos in the 7th of a 1 run game against their 234.
Boone conceded the game basically.
Uh oh, a Yankee pitcher has a 0-2 count, here comes some bullshit!
Look at the Dodgers top 4 wo Betts 1068, 891, 975, 1066
I mean, whatever, the game was over anyways, but damn, De los Santos, that was some shitty ass pitching.
You really and truly can’t hang a fucking SINKER, Yerry.
0-2. So let’s see some more bullshit.
With a day off yesterday and Monday I’m not quite sure why De Los Santos was in in the 7th of a 1 run game to face 3 of their best 4 hitters. Was Boone stealing 3 outs?
The game is over, Yerry, just throw fucking strikes!
You had your Hollywood start to the game.
You had to go and turn it into a Hollywood script for the other guys.
Good job, guys.
The ONE thing I wanted. Just don’t embarrass yourselves, and they couldn’t do it. I could live with a loss easily. They’re a good team. Shit happens. But they just couldn’t avoid embarrassing themselves.
And this was the game they should have had in their pockets, with that pitching match-up.
Headrick is from outside the system, so he might not know that 0-2 is the fuck around time of the at-bat.
Phil Hughes legacy.
Seems to me this was a very high leverage situation and you had to go with Leiter or Devin.
To Boone, if you’re trailing, it’s never high leverage. I agree, it’s stupid, but it’s how he’s managed since he’s been here.
DJ, Escara or Peraza?
Nice job, Fried, not. Then came de los Santos, who I have zero trust in.
Why in the WORLD would he go to LeMahieu there?! Just pure insanity.
Forget it, Brian. It’s Boonetown.
I’m shocked, shocked that Le Machine didn’t do anything. You just might have a bad bench if you have to use a 179/494 hitter as the tying run in the bottom of the 8th.
But he did it to replace a guy who has been hitting the ball WELL! It was just a crazy, crazy decision by Boone. Simply asinine.
Le Out Machine.
The game’s over, Headrick, you can just walk Ohtani. No one needs an Ohtani three home run game.
Boone doesn’t seem as bad sometimes when they players play so well they absorb the damage he does.
But this time they haven’t.
Headrick vs. Ohtani, the match-up we’ve all been waiting for!!!!!!!!
I really liked Headrick early in the season (and in Spring Training), and he hasn’t done anything in his return to make me like him any less. He should probably be ahead of De los Santos on the totem pole.
Fearless prognosticator: given the way mlb.com works, if the Yankees come back with 10 home runs and win the game, they will select Ohtani as the player of the game.
Not only is it an embarrassing loss, but it also has taken FOREVER to finish.
Come on, Belli, just get Goldy to the plate as the tying run against a lefty.
Of course their defensive switch works perfectly.
Classic Yankees roll over and play dead game after early scoring.
That part was classic. Fried being pathetically terrible was the new twist.
I’ll be honest, the game took so fucking long to finish that I was mostly over my anger by the end of it.
Wait’ll the next two games.
Five runs in two innings (scored the 5th run with no outs top of the 3rd), then squat, or is that Bo Diddly Squat?
Well, they had their best (not)/second best (not)/third best (not) starter in, and a well-rested, top-flight bullpen (not). This was not the game in which to expect more offense (yes, it was).
[Sound Lurch makes]
boone always does what the other manager does in big games. prior was able to calm down their starter, send out blake to calm down fried. oops. typical boonehead.
If they need Boone not to be the worst in-game manager in the history of sports to win, they can pack up and go home now.
They CAN overcome that, but they need to out-play his managing.
Pinstripe Alley Bluesky
Boone giving important outs to Yerry De los Santos is a sign that it’s time for me to go to bed
because I hate myself and stayed up, I was rewarded with Completely Washed DJ LeMahieu in a PINCH-HITTING FOR THE PINCH-HITTER role
I’ve learned my lesson
What are the chances this loss sends them into a tailspin?
hmm, we’ve had tailspins following successful springs in the last three years so…
Saturday and Sunday guarantee it as they limp home. But! Unless he gets injured, plenty more DJ, plus Boone managing, remains in 2025.