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Nestor Cortes (#65, 29, LHP, 4-7, 3.41) vs. Shane Baz (#11, 25, RHP, 0-1, 4.50)
YANKEES
LF Alex Verdugo L
RF Juan Soto L
DH Aaron Judge R
1B Ben Rice L
2B G. Torres R
C Austin Wells L
SS A. Volpe R
CF T. Grisham L
3B O. Cabrera S
RAYS
1B Yandy Diaz R
LF R. Arozarena R
DH Brandon Lowe L
3B I. Paredes R
2B Amed Rosario R
CF Jose Siri R
SS J. Caballero R
RF Jonny DeLuca R
C Alex Jackson R
Well, since the Yankees have never scored more than one run off of Shane Baz, and the Yankees have lost their last five games against the Rays that Nestor pitched (including one game where Nestor threw seven shutout innings, but the moron Boone decided to bring Caleb Ferguson into the game in the 10th after Weaver and Holmes kept it scoreless through nine). So, well, THAT doesn’t bode well.
Boone said Stanton might return after the ASB without playing a rehab game, kind of like last year where it worked so well.
I truly do not understand the allure of the shortened/nonexistent rehab stint.
They’ve been bragging about this system they have, but, like, dudes, why brag about a system that clearly doesn’t work?!
“since the Yankees have never scored more than one run off of Shane Baz, and the Yankees have lost their last five games against the Rays that Nestor pitched”
So what you are saying is that they are due… to lose again.
Other injuries
https://x.com/bryanhoch/status/1811515364918067225?s=61&t=fhOaqwtc8q2TMSXUDRjPeg
LOL More garbage hitting after a great start. Absolutely awful, Judge fail, Rice K’ing on 3 pitches and Gleyber K’ing on 4 pitches.
Well now, that was about as shitty of a first inning as you could get. First wasting second and third and no outs, and then giving up two runs to the first two batters.
Awesome, awesome, awesome.
Well, too high a hill to climb for this pathetic “offense”.
Good job responding to the team tying the game for you, Nestor!
Need I remind you, you cannot win a tie games (and as some wag said, you can’t lose one either).
F’you, Nestor.
I was righter than right. What a crap the bed outing.
It’s patently absurd that their starters can’t just not suck. Like, you lose, you lose, but you lose because your starter sucked, what are you supposed to do with that?
Especially against such a shitty Tampa Bay offense.
Our pitchers, our hitters.
and manager and front office
This team is not good enough to win a series.
Whatever else we might think about this team, i think we can rest assured that if they make the playoffs, it won’t be with this current active roster. You sub in Stanton, Martian, and a trade acquisition, and the team is totally different.
But yes agreed. Nestor is their current #3 starter. It ain’t great.
Limping Yankees vs. limping O’s up next. Limping O’s take at least two.
NOW he can retire Diaz.
It might be nice if Judge could try pulling his head out of his ass here.
After the wild pitch, they weren’t even gonna nibble.
Well, Rice, this is why we all wanted you batting here. Please show us something.
Walk judge and get a gidp from Rice. Perfect plan.
Uncle Ben, convert this.
Blah, sac fly.
Good ol first pitch swinging Gleyber. Why fix what is obviously perfect? Just keep on being you, Gleyber!
Better than they usually do
I mean, holy shit, Nestor, holy shit. They can actually win a game you sucked in, and your answer is to… suck even more!
rays about to make me watch new star wars
Grounding out on THAT pitch was something even Yankee hitters would struggle to do!
safe from acoltye for now
RAB The Rays are bottom five in runs scored per game and not one starter could complete five innings this series.
It’s fucking insane. Like, fine, lose, we get it, you’re a bunch of losers, but to get your ass kicked each fucking time?! HOW?!
At Battery Park for Los Lobos, glad to miss this
They should call up Rumfield to see if he can hit and DH Rice.
Vivas is also 1dotting it over the last month and can cover 3b and 2b
What are they waiting for?
Cabrera doesn’t need anymore at bats.
Rizzo isn’t going to do anything when he’s back.
The reason Stanton isn’t doing rehab is probably that he refused. Players with some amount of service time can’t be made to do it. It’s silly but it’s a thing. I imagine Stanton refused and they are covering for him. Didn’t whatshisface do that, the bad centerfielder who got cut?
Boone, smh.
Even for him, that was rough.
I suppose we should be awed that he’s still managing the Yankees. Not.
What did he do this time?
Took out the guy with two hits (including a home run) to pinch-hit Jose fucking Trevino with two men on and one out.
Judge, hero or zero? EDIT: Zero.
Rice brings one run home.
And Gleyber pops out to end it.
at least we’re a game closer to not having to watch him anymore
Got home just in time to hear Flash say “a spirited comeback falls sort.”
It’s sad how impressed I was that Gleyber actually took some pitches in the big at-bat.
He set the bar low.
The bullpen looked good in this series. Of course the Rays can’t hit.
Captain judge has picked a fine time to suck.
Another night of not watching = another night of not wasting my time in this garbage team.
Fire Boone and I’ll start paying attention again. Maybe.
If they had one more good hitter they probably could have played 0.400 during this craptastic stretch and they’d be in first place.
Trevino pinch hitting for Wells who was 2/3, small sample Wells vs RHPs before tonight 199/300/353, vs LHPs 286/348/286 so it’s not like Booner had any rationale.
Trevino hitting 132 last 28 days
Watching the post game, Trevino really got fucked on strike one, strike 3 was probably a ball also. Bring on the robot umpires.
Oh yeah, I don’t blame Trevino for the at-bat. He had a professional at-bat. The issue was pinch-hitting for Wells period. Just an absurdly shitty decision. 2/3 with a home run and he gets pinch hit for by TREVY!?
The Yankees were 2-for-17 with RISP in this series against the Rays, leaving 23 runners on base.
Their starting pitchers didn’t get more than one out into the fifth inning.
Only bright spot was the bullpen … Yankees relievers threw 12 1/3 scoreless innings with 19 K.
https://x.com/MaxTGoodman/status/1811597165556338856
Even that is a bit misleading, as they leaned HEAVILY on their good relievers in the series.
But yes, Cousins did well, also. I really do like the idea of just letting Blake work with a bunch of no-names, and try to see which ones he can find something with. The ones he can’t, you cut.
Soto swung at Adam’s pitch in the seventh so badly that he re-aggravated his right hand injury, so THAT’S not great.
Right in front of the Orioles series, too.
The Yankees are 0-7-1 in their last eight series. They have been unable to win a set since June 10-13. New York has also been unable to win consecutive games over that span.
https://x.com/BryanHoch/status/1811578504414163393
Winning consecutive games typically means winning a series, though, right? Seems a bit redundant.
You could win the last game in a series and the first game in the next series.
Having one of their few key players injured for series against a prime opponent seems to be the mandatory MO this year.
On the other hand, they can’t win WITH Soto, so – what’s the difference?
And as for the Trevi AB – there were a pile of times this game – and throughout this stretch – where they strike out on borderline pitches. That’s on THEM. I have news for fellas, but it’s well over a century since the game realized there’s a great chance of either you or the ump getting those wrong. That’s why, with two strikes, you foul off pitches right on the edge if you can’t hit them. This is news to them? It’s so far beyond just “not being prepared” I have no words.
Strike one was well out of the strike zone.
Yes, of course! But that’s not his fault. Relying on them to make the right call on all those calls with two strikes, and striking out most of the time, is lunacy. Precisely BECAUSE many of those calls were so bad. Once you have two strikes, especially late in the game, down one or two runs, with men on – who are you proving your eye too? Fine, you were right, but you’re also out, and the team lost. You have to try to foul those off and not leave it to the percentages of the mercy of the umpire.
Fouling off two-strike pitches to stay alive is – and nothing in the history of the human race has ever been put more mildly – NOT A REVOLUTIONARY IDEA.
Happy Birthday Austin Wells, nice job of hitting last night, take a seat.
it’s called being playing the percentages, darryl