Luis Gil (#81, 26, RHP, 6-1, 2.11) vs. Tyler Anderson (#31, 34, LHP, 5-4, 2.52)
YANKEES
SS A. Volpe R
RF Juan Soto L
CF Aaron Judge R
DH G. Stanton R
LF Alex Verdugo L
2B G. Torres R
1B A. Rizzo L
C Jose Trevino R
3B DJ LeMahieu R
ANGELS
1B N. Schanuel L
2B Luis Rengifo S
LF Taylor Ward R
DH W. Calhoun L
C L. O’Hoppe R
RF Jo Adell R
CF M. Moniak L
SS Zach Neto R
3B L. Guillorme L
Tyler Anderson is a tough matchup for the Yankees. Luis Gil has to be feeling the pressure of trying not to be the guy who fucks up the amazing streak of games started by Yankee starters of at least five innings and two runs or less. Let’s hope he moves the streak to the next guy to fuck up!
We’re in the money.
A totally new way to get fucked. Baseball is so fucking stupid. Thats like twice in a week, first for the Chi Sox now for us.
You’d think MLB would be prepared and the umpires filled in on what to do.
MLB is so fucking stupid.
Soto, another graduate of TJPSOB.
RAB By the letter of the law, that’s interference. Same exact thing happened in an O’s-White Sox game recently and MLB said umps have discretion and interference didn’t have to be called (not that it was incorrect). Still dumb. Use common sense.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard of that before, now twice in a week. Bases loaded no out and bupkus.
Jasson played CF today.
Rizzo relies on weak contact
Arias and Lombard Jr. really struggling right now.
They’re both real young.
Smart baserunning, more like lucky
Why did DJ get a hit and not a FC on that?
Stupid MLB rule.
Six baserunners, no runs. Maybe clutch doesn’t exist but choke does
Just bad with RISP.
In the immortal words of the great Vince Lombardi, ‘what the hell is going on out there?’
10 men on base, 1 run
This game feels like yesterday.
Phenom having himself some game. An amazing play in the field followed by some great hitting and kind of risky baserunning. A better throw might’ve got him.
Just make the other team huck the ball into the camera well, and it solves a lotta problems.
13 baserunners, 2 runs
Too many looking at 3rd strikes.
Phenom over 800 and fielding like the Golden Glove he won last year
Gil only at 85 pitches.
Baserunners, what do we want ’em for?
15 baserunners
Sheesh.
Anyone else get that feeling that a loss is incoming?
Everyone
Oh FFS!
When Holmes is on a bad role he can be really bad, 7.84 era last August.
That was good
Phew. And the starter streak continues!
Exhale!
Gil era 1.99.
Yay win! Though it seems it’s WWWHW.
What a crazy fucking game.
Holy shit, Luis Gil.
I really think the team is better off with DJ leading off and Volpe batting clean-up.
I dunno I think Volpe’s settling into leadoff. His OBP has been climbing all season
Volpe is fine as a leadoff hitter, but I think he’d be even better being the guy who protects Soto and Judge. Notice how DJ already has two walks in two games, ya know?
Meanwhile, they’ve struggled a bit BEHIND Soto and Judge. They need to get these baserunners home. They’re just walking Soto and Judge with impunity out there.
Fair points
Good points, both of you.
Agree with UJD that Volpe is settling in well – he needed time to adjust to seeing so many strikes ahead of Soto and Judge, but once he did, he’s been using his skill set to greater effect than he would batting behind them. I suspect Volpe would see worse pitches hitting behind Soto and Judge, because he wouldn’t have their protection; so he’d walk a lot more, and if Soto and Judge are already on, then they would just clog the bases ahead of him.
With that said, I agree with Brian that neither Verdugo, Rizzo, nor Stanton is suitable protection right now for Judge and Soto. Those two guys are just so much more dangerous than the rest of the lineup. I really don’t think they’ll have adequate protection until Dominguez comes up.
Veggie, I don’t know. Protection helps, but runners on base are also an impetus to throw strikes – walk someone and you’re loading the bases or forcing in a run.
I like Volpe where he is for now and in the future.
Gil 6-0, 0.70 era May.
Luis Gil in May: 44 K, 0.70 ERA
Gil is the only pitcher in Yankees history with 40+ K and a sub-0.75 ERA in any calendar month.
It’s truly amazing.
Anyone see that article about yesterday’s home plate umpire who missed 24 balls and strikes call? Only got 83% correct – lowest mark of the season for anyone. Later he said “this was in honor of the retirement of Angel Hernandez”. Ok that last line isn’t true, but the rest is.