Kyle Freeland (#21, 31, LHP, 3-5, 5.97) vs. Carlos Rodón (#55, 31, LHP, 13-8, 4.34)
ROCKIES
SS E. Tovar R
DH B. Rodgers R
CF B. Doyle R
3B Ryan McMahon L
1B M. Toglia S
C J. Stallings R
LF Nolan Jones L
RF Jordan Beck R
2B Aaron Schunk R
YANKEES
2B G. Torres R
RF Juan Soto L
CF Aaron Judge R
DH G. Stanton R
3B J. Chisholm L
C Jose Trevino R
SS A. Volpe R
LF Alex Verdugo L
1B Ben Rice L
Let’s see if they can avoid playing down to their opponent’s level for a change. Love seeing Jazz back, and I especially love Verdugo batting 8th (soon he can bat 3rd to the left on the bench).
Judge homer when
I wish this didn’t involve the Red Sox but it’s pretty cool:
https://www.mlb.com/news/danny-jansen-set-to-play-for-two-teams-in-same-game
They even got Judge grounding into DPs!
Three way ride for third.
Fuck, and he hit that shit so fucking hard!
That was disappointing
Impressive start so far for Rodon, let’s see if they can’t get him some fucking runs!
Also, somebody get Austin Wells a first base glove!
Schmidt 3.2 1r 1h 6k
Rizzo 0/1 2 walks.
Uh oh, hopefully this isn’t as bad as it looks.
That looks more like it hurts rather than it breaking anything.
This going to be another offensive horror show against a horrible pitcher? Once Judge hit into a DP scoring runs were unlikely until the 4th.
The bottom four in the lineup are kind of tragic.
They’re not the Yankees if they’re not playing down to their opponent’s level.
The Big Lug.
He might seriously hit 500 homers.
Jasson with a 2B.
With a first round bye at stake are they absolutely committed to Verdugo until 9/1? And worse if Verdugo gets a few hits will he have LF sewed up thru the playoffs?
Freeland pitched to Verdugo like pitchers pitch to Judge. He was afraid to give him anything to hit.
Gleyber, ugh. Yay, error.
Seeing eye ground ball single, walk and an error. A Yankee rally.
Soto in another mini slump. He’s so good that going without a hit for even five at-bats is surprising!
Freeland 5.97 era,-0.5 WAR, 1.535 WHIP and this is the best we can do? #Sad.
Judge!
Nope, can’t let Cousins close. He’s just not a closer, not like Holmes.
Even by Boone’s own logic. Does Holmes ever have a clean inning.
https://x.com/riveraveblues/status/1827155915524456721?s=61&t=fhOaqwtc8q2TMSXUDRjPeg
Five hits against this team will not get them past the WC round.
I hate that they aren’t two and a half games up now, but hey, at least it was against the Astros (but even that doesn’t make me feel much better since the shitty Mariners are making it so that there is no way that the Astros won’t win that division).
O’s get 5 in the 8th and win (meaning the Astros lose).
The time has come today. 2/4 with a double and a home run.
Time was come today
Can’t put it off another day
https://x.com/milb/status/1827165142112498161?s=61&t=fhOaqwtc8q2TMSXUDRjPeg
“The Martian is cleared for take off.”
I honestly don’t think waiting a week is that big of a deal.
The bigger issue is if they DON’T make him the left fielder come September 1st.
We want Jasson, and we want him in August. Put LeMahieu, Verdugo, Grisham on waivers. Now, no one will bite on that DJ contract, but the other two?
Kirschner Aaron Judge: “I’m trying to get locked in. Once we get locked in, I’ll let you guys know.”
Imagine if Judge hadn’t taken the first month off. Imagine if he hadn’t stalled before breaking Maris’s record.
One of these years he’s NOT going to take a month off, and then – man, look out!
Also, they went with THAT line-up – and they won!
Take away some of the weapons Boone has for sabotaging games, and this could really be something.