Carlos Rodón (#55, 32, LHP, 12-7, 3.25) vs. Shane Baz (#11, 26, RHP, 8-9, 4.93)
YANKEES
CF T. Grisham L
DH Aaron Judge R
LF C. Bellinger L
RF G. Stanton R
C Ben Rice L
1B P. Goldschmidt R
2B J. Chisholm L
SS A. Volpe R
3B J. Caballero R
RAYS
LF C. Simpson L
1B Yandy Diaz R
3B J. Caminero R
2B Brandon Lowe L
SS Ha-Seong Kim R
DH C. Morel R
CF E. Pereira R
RF Jake Mangum S
C Nick Fortes R
If you’ve ever even REMOTELY paid attention to the Yankees in recent years, you would understand that this quick two game series in Tampa Bay ahead of a four game set back home with the Boston Red Sox (who the Yankees are currently tied with for the top Wild Card seed, along with the Seattle Mariners) is the ULTIMATE trap series.
There is NO way these dummies aren’t looking past the Rays, who aren’t even that bad of a team. Anywhere around .500 means you’re a mediocre team, not a BAD one, and mediocre can win over a good team ANY DAY of the week. Heck, the Rockies are TERRIBLE and they just beat the Dodgers.
So this is a big game. This whole two-game series is big. The Yankees are now “only” five games out of first place. They need to beat teams like the Rays, and they need to occasionally win on the road.
CAN they do it?
I doubt it. I’m going to assume Everson Pereira has a good game somehow.
Also, stupid Red Sox get an off day tomorrow, so they can skip Walker Buehler’s start against the Yankees. Awesome.
Facing a guy with a 5 ERA. Uh oh,
Delayed.
Jazz batting 7th.
Boone said his earlier comments about Judge throwing may have been overstated.
Greg Joyce “I don’t know why he said that,” Judge said of Boone initially saying he wouldn’t be back to 100 pct throwing this season.
“He hasn’t seen me thrown the past two weeks. I’m pretty confident I’ll get back to that.”
What in the FUCK?! That’s so, so fucking weird, right?
Stupid Red Sox up 1-0 on a fucking two-out BALK.
Looks like it may rain until ~9PM.
Alex Cora does NOT fuck around, lifting Buehler with two on and no outs in the fifth of a 1-0 game.