Anthony Kay (#18, 31, LHP, 6-1, 4.34) vs. Carlos Rodón (#55, 33, LHP, 2-2, 3.19)
WHITE SOX
2B C. Meidroth R
DH R. Grichuk R
1B M. Vargas R
3B C. Montgomery L
CF E. Pereira R
C Edgar Quero S
RF B. Montgomery S
SS L. Acuna R
LF S. Antonacci L
YANKEES
1B P. Goldschmidt R
DH Ben Rice L
3B Amed Rosario R
CF C. Bellinger L
RF J. Dominguez S
2B J. Chisholm L
LF J. Caballero R
SS A. Volpe R
C Ali Sanchez R
That’s even sorrier ass lineup than yesterday’s!
About the Author
There is nothing in the universe more predictable, no more iron-clad inevitability, than Boone, the day after the first good game by a catcher all season, sitting that catcher.
I’m not saying that Escarra is suddenly like, you know, one of the top 15 catchers in baseball, but sitting the hotter hand just can’t be your universal go-to strategy.
Day game tomorrow, so Escarra was GOING to miss one of these two games, sitting him for the lefty just makes sense, no?
Well, okay, yes. True.
But Boone would have sat him without any of that. Sitting a guy (other than Judge, who would just sit all the time) trumps game-to-game logic.
Night game tomorrow.
For everyone chatting about inherited runners and ERA. I haven’t read it yet, but: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/we-should-account-for-inherited-runners-better/
God damn. Finally.
This has to replace ERA.
I was a bit stunned that the runs allowed stat isn’t predictive. I know it’s got a ton of factors mixed into it, but it SEEMS to be pretty damned predictive!
They should probably put Stanton on the 60 at this point and add a position player
LHBs vs Kay this season 482. RHBs 888. Hence Sanchez.
The third out, the third strike… can’t you just have a quick f*ing inning?
Holy fuck, Rodon, learn how to put somebody away already!
Good grief, pitch count already, thanks to a 221 hitter.
He literally doubled his fucking pitch count on one fucking batter!
Why would you walk the leadoff man? Just – why?
Cody 275/849 Kyle 241/726
Looking like we were wrong and they were right.
Not that they knew better, but still, there it is.
Happy to have been wrong, if it lasts!
Yay! Now FINISH THEM without dicking around.
Well, what do you know. He DID finish them off without dicking around.
Credit where credit’s due.
39 pitches through two. Geez louise, Rodon!
I hope Jazz is enjoying this.
My guess is that it’s the only time he’s ever going to hear chants of “MVP!” while he’s at bat.
This dumb fuck.
So are you saying that if you have two guys on every f*ing inning, that kind of thing becomes a whole lot more likely?
0-2 pitch
I’ll give him this much. With a four run lead, he was probably trying to pitch to contact
No excuse, but a little bit less inexplicable.
Way to choke, Dominguez.
Runner on third, no outs, 3-0 pitch, and they’re going to walk away with nothing.
That was ugly
Four innings, 81 pitches.
Even for Rodon, walking the guy to put two men on base ahead of the dude who hit a three-run home run off of him earlier in the game was special.
Thank you, ABS, for erasing the walk!
Job done. Well done? Sort of.
Jazz’s stock dropping faster than the Melania meme coin.
This is a major league inning.
Thank goodness for Cabby.
Dominguez and Jones are really impressing with these games. They’ll be in great shape to let Grisham go next year.
Then they can give Stanton 3 more years.
Ouch!
I doubt I’d even let him throw the practice pitches.
Yankee level medical care by the White Sox.
Agreed. Just silly.
Ali Sanchez not being an automatic out is legit huge.
Goldy is making a legit bid for an All-Star spot.
Thought it was going to be a laugher. Then I didn’t. Now I do again.
Goldy!
Clutch high leverage blast
Rays lose again. 3.5 games up.
Hoch:George Lombard Jr. sprained two fingers on his left hand, the Yankees said. Tests were negative.
I THINK that’s okay, right?
Lombard June OPS 997.