Marcus Stroman (33, RHP, 7-3, 3.15) vs. Yusei Kikuchi (#16, 33, LHP, 4-7, 4.00)
YANKEES
SS A. Volpe R
RF Juan Soto L
CF Aaron Judge R
1B J.D. Davis R
2B G. Torres R
LF Alex Verdugo L
3B DJ LeMahieu R
C Jose Trevino R
DH Jahmai Jones R
BLUE JAYS
SS Bo Bichette R
2B S. Horwitz L
1B V. Guerrero R
DH J. Turner R
RF G. Springer R
CF D. Varsho L
C Danny Jansen R
LF A. Barger L
3B I. Kiner-Falefa R
Hey, Marcus, sure would be swell if you could help the team out and not suck tonight, okay? You did well against Atlanta, so please do that again! It is still absolutely hilarious that the Yankees are DHing Jahmai Jones. The biggest indictment of this roster I can imagine.
So a career OPS+ of 43 is not standard for a DH? How many other MLB ANSWERS players are there with at least 100 ABs with such a low career OPS+? I’m talking last guy on the bench.
Gleyber with the 5th biggest drop in OPS this season and the highest increase in strikeout rate.
That’s exactly what we don’t need Volpe, 250 OBP last month, no power last month plus
They’re not going to win until August, are they?
I have to stop watching. Not good for my mood.
How can none of these fuckers throw a single fucking inning without giving up a run? How can they all be this bad?
Davis isn’t even good, but he at least has professional at-bats.
Vertigo last 28/14/7 days-567/506/349. Do you like it? Vs LHP 200/598.
How did Cash never find a RHB DH who could at least hit for a little power.
A DH seemed like it was the last thing this team needed with Stanton and then Martian.
Both getting major injuries was just some awful luck (Stanton was predictable, of course, but not a 21 year old getting a three month oblique injury).
Now THAT was a professional AB by DJ.
Crazy bad luck on that Trevino liner.
Trevino might be the third best hitter on this team right now which says a lot about this team.
Kikuchi 7 era last 6 games, tonight vs the 7 hitless wonders 9 up and 9 down.
I implored my brother to pick him up for his Fantasy league tonight, but the 7 ERA scared him off.
I guess my brother was right.
That’s more like it, Kikuchi. I was thinking, “Why is this guy throwing Volpe a strike with two strikes? He’ll swing at ANYyhing, just throw it in the dirt.” Cue Volpe swinging over a pitch practically rolled on the ground
Yeah Flash Volpe took a whole extra pitch to strikeout compared to last year.
Was that the zenith of Davis’s Yankee career?
Geez Louise, these fucking atom balls are killing me! I guess it is nice to see DJ actually hitting the ball hard, at least.
Did Blake teach all the pitchers that move.
Stroman, buddy, come on.
Even Stroman wants Gleyber gone.
Countdown to 6-1 starts now.
6-1 seems optimistic now.
How many batters are Yankees going to hit? And usually with 2 strikes. Three yesterday, two today.
Our genius pitching will surely fix that, along with the other messes of the staff.
Losing is becoming a habit. Struggling against that Jays team is sad.
Tonkin at least was clearly the right call. The HBP was just unfortunate.
???
“Completely unacceptable behavior from Marcus Stroman.
Derek Jeter would have chewed his ass out.
Where’s the leadership?”
https://x.com/mryclept/status/1806848427965182264
What did he do?
Check out the recap thread. It’s the main story.
Yep, thanks!
Mr. Soto!
All they need to do is to not suck around Soto and Judge. This inning they did not.
Pigs can fly! Gleyber follows a Davis RBI 2B with a 2-run HR.
Soto and Gleyber with some help from a few of the lesser Yankees.
inconceivable
I think we all saw that coming.
Love me some Tonkin. Although the IKF homer wasn’t cool.
I’m cutting Weaver some slack as it’s been a long time since they’ve had a lead.
No more HRs for the Jays!
Verdugo with a hard liner that actually wasn’t caught!
Verdugo with a hard liner.
Bad send, worse tag. The ball beat him by a mile and with 1 out that was a horrible send.
Would been funny if he was thrown out at second.
It is really a pig’s can fly kind of night. But will they hold on and win?
LeMahieu is starting to look healthy. They might want to try leading him off and see what’s what.
Getting ahead of yourself, I think.
Hope you’re right, of course.
Ho hum, just a 16-run outing, no biggie.
Well, our complaining reached their little ears.
The best thing about it was how NORMAL a lot of it looked, ya know? It wasn’t like they were hitting tons of home runs. Just a blast from an All-Star slugger, but otherwise, just lots and lots of singles and doubles. Really nice to see.
Was this for real or just shits and giggles? Judge at 1B?
https://x.com/firesideyankees/status/1806801603997077937?s=61&t=fhOaqwtc8q2TMSXUDRjPeg
My best bet is shits and giggles, yes.