Marcus Stroman (34, RHP, 0-0, 5.79) vs. Bailey Falter (#6, 28, LHP, 0-0, 3.00)
YANKEES
1B P. Goldschmidt R
DH Ben Rice L
RF Aaron Judge R
2B J. Chisholm L
SS A. Volpe R
C Austin Wells L
LF J. Dominguez S
3B O. Peraza R
CF T. Grisham L
PIRATES
2B Adam Frazier L
DH B. Reynolds S
CF Oneil Cruz L
3B K. Hayes R
LF J. Suwinski L
RF A. Canario R
1B E. Valdez L
C E. Rodriguez S
SS I. Kiner-Falefa R
The Pirates are the type of team that Stroman SHOULD be okay against, so, well, let’s just cross our fingers that he doesn’t suck.
Don’t like Belli’s “minor” stiff back leading to a second missed game. You can never trust these dudes when it comes to injuries.
Schmidt could hardly have looked better:
https://www.mlb.com/news/clarke-schmidt-rehab-start-double-a-somerset
Great news!
What a play by Volpe!
You gotta be better at putting dudes away, Stroman.
I’m surprised Cruz didn’t go for a triple there. Judge was lollygagging in right.
Is Falter awesome?
Man, Falter is getting some really nice movement on his pitches.
I’m surprised by how Jazz hasn’t been running.
He showed me! 🙂
“The Pirates were looking to see if they wanted to challenge.” MAN, do I hate that shit.
Really nice at-bat by Wells. It wasn’t even the best hit, but it was well-placed.
Wells!
If Grisham keeps this up, he might be a useful fourth outfielder.
Well, he HAS dipped below that .545 BA.
All the way down to .500!
Never mind, then. Fuck that bum.
My point exactly.
It’s hilarious how much more aggressive Stroman is against a shitty lineup.
I’m sorry, is Falter a superstar I’ve overlooked?
Oh, my.
You mean it’s NOT a good idea to walk the first two batters of an inning ahead of the cleanup hitter? Really?!
Stroman getting knocked around sometimes happens, and I can live with it, but all of these walks is just pathetic.
The other guys’ mound visit seemed to work better.
“The other team has a pretty shitty offense, so how about we help them out?” Fucking awful shit from Stroman.
I can’t wait until this dude is the #5 starter again (heck, if Warren pitches well, he can be the long man when Gil returns).
I hate when the contact play works for the other team.
It’s shocking how walking three guys in an inning tends not to work out for you.
Jasson. Good start.
Should Dominguez have tried to go for three there? Or as the leadoff hitter, does it not matter as much?
Okay, if Grisham keeps hitting two home runs a game, he might be a pretty good fourth outfielder.
I was about to say – see it mattered!
…but it didn’t!
And that’s how you get the lead right back.
Amazing.
I should point out that he’s still not back up to .545.
And top of the order, no one out.
That worked out kind of well.
Falter is faltering.
Falter? I just met her!
Holderman? I barely even know her man.
[reaction you want from jokes like that]
TPTG passes Peraza for highest OPS on the team, and now leads Judge in the MVP voting.
This is his last batter, right? Only because of Rice and lefties?
Was he really hit, or just grazed?
That ball was, per GD, BEHIND Chisholm.
And it was a swinging strike?!
Chisholm really, really, really, really, really, really doesn’t want to walk.
PPPhenom!
TPTG.
So maybe Grisham’s reputation for reverse splits is justified?
So now they hit Judge rather than walk him; 5 Yankees HBP in 1 1/2 games in this series, so far.
So Hill walks the leadoff batter. Duh.
EDIT: Okay, a DP takes care of that.
Who is this team?
Look who’s on deck.
They did it again, didn’t they?
The radio guys were giving the Pirates shit for low IQ play right before Jazz got thrown out on an ugly play.
The Posada School of baserunning in that inning.
Chisholm was the beloved contact play?
I almost don’t believe that that’s not Dellin Betances I’m watching pitch out there, until it’s a splitter not a curve.
Why was the guy with two home runs bunting to get a guy on 3rd with TWO outs?
Goldy on 4 times in 5 tries.
PPPPhenom?
Contact play set up?
I mean – don’t?
A huge lead and he walks the first guy.
I mean, how do they never learn?
Nice win.
Interesting that the scorer chose to give the win to Leiter.
All day long, MLB.com with Sasaki, Sasaki, Sasaki. FFS.
Most runs thru first 8 games team
https://x.com/sharpstats17/status/1908716163225231717?s=61&t=fhOaqwtc8q2TMSXUDRjPeg
1440 runs or bust!