Rhett Lowder (#25, 24, RHP, 3-3, 4.60) vs. Cam Schlittler (#31, 25, RHP, 7-3, 1.82)
REDS
CF Blake Dunn R
LF JJ Bleday L
1B Sal Stewart R
DH N. Lowe L
RF S. Steer R
3B E. Suarez R
C T. Stephenson R
SS Matt McLain R
2B Edwin Arroyo S
YANKEES
DH Ben Rice L
RF J. Dominguez S
LF C. Bellinger L
1B P. Goldschmidt R
2B J. Chisholm L
CF S. Jones L
SS A. Volpe R
3B Ryan McMahon L
C J.C. Escarra L
The Reds, for some reason, always play the Yankees really hard. So hopefully the Yankees win this series.
That’s one sorry ass lineup for the Yankees.
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Inauspicious start to the game for Schlittler.
I can’t help wanting Bleday’s first name to be Brandy.
Wow, what a fucking THROW by Escarra!
And it looked like he hesitated before then unleashing a bullet.
I think his velocity is okay. 😉
Fuck, Belli hit that shit HARD.
Should have been caught, but that doesn’t change the fact that it was well hit, I guess.
I really liked the two games of hitting well with RISP.
It would be ridiculous to imagine it would last, of course.
Jazz, what the fuck, dude?
Because it WAS an error by Jazz on the errant throw to Schlittler.
That’s why they gave it to him.
Actually sorry not to see Elly.
Elly’s cool!
McClain has been hot. I am a BIT worried here.
Cam said, “Don’t worry.”
5 strikeouts in 2 innings.
That’s the guy I’ve been waiting to see again!
But 33 pitches.
I think the Yankees should keep facing pitcher that don’t allow home runs so that they can hit home run off of them.
Balls!
The cuts Jones takes sometimes would make Stanton blush.
If Jazz hits 5 home runs today, right after yesterday, do you think that may change his game preparation program?
The injury corrected a misalignment in his core. That was a Pilates technique last night.
Yeah, I wouldn’t have challenged that pitch, either, even if it was JUST off of the plate. It was just a really, really good pitch.
Shit, Escarra actually hit that pretty hard. Just hung up there too long.
It’d be great to see Rice get back to consistently getting on base.
Yeah, they should just keep facing these pitchers who don’t allow home runs.
Man, oh man.
That was pretty.
Actually, Jazz’s swing was far more stable and pretty than they usually are.
Upon reflection, I apologize to Jazz for giving him a “What the fuck?” for the error. That was actually a tough play, what with the bat coming flying at them.
He should still have made it, of course, but it WAS a difficult play.
By the time he threw it, that was over. He just threw the damned ball away.
Yeah, but I think that there was a residual effect on him, like he was looking out for a piece of the bat.
Dominguez, dude, you gotta make that fucking play.
How is it not an error if the ball was in his fucking glove?!!?
That’s gotta be scary out there when the fastball is flying and the guy doesn’t seem to know where it is going.
Bdamn.
I wanted Jazz to have to think about… you know.
Wow.
If this was 1986, he’d be going for the record. Now? He’ll probably not even go seven.
In-fucking-sane.
What a nice play by Arroyo! Dominguez hit that HARD.
Boo, Jazz’s kryptonite – runners in scoring position.
Rickey Bleday, ah be dah
When they hit it, I’m rooting for it to drop so he can get the outs on strikeouts.
Ha. Think he’s going for that last strikeout?
Overthrowing.
Bird or Doval for the 7th.
With a four run lead, would you pinch hit Rosario for Escarra, or just leave the better catcher in for defense?
Leave JC in.
Y Cruz 3r 2h today at Scranton, 35yo Rafael Montero with the loss.
BIRD?! They’re going BIRD?!?!
Cruz was warming before. Boone likes the matchup.
The Bird decision temporarily crashed the site, I guess. 😉
But it all worked out!
Wells 0-4 with 3Ks
So much for Rice’s “slump”
The slump talk was a motivational tool. He’s been reading RLYW since freshman year.
Kirschnet NY Times: Hours after he allowed a single to Eugenio Suárez in the 2nd inning, Cam Schlittler was still irked by the pitch selection. It’s a look into the mindset of a young pitcher striving for perfection.
He also has bigger goals than possibly winning a Cy Young at the end of the season, which @joshhart mentioned tonight.
“The city hasn’t seen a championship in a long time,” Schlittler said of the Knicks. “I’m pumped for those guys. Now it’s our turn.
“I think there’s a lot of guys in here that have a s— ton of accolades, but some guys are missing that World Series. That’s kind of the biggest priority when I look at what my goals are — it’s winning a championship.”
Cam, if someone comes after your brother, run the other way.
Wells to return tomorrow