Cam Schlittler (#31, 24, RHP, 2-2, 2.61) vs. Kevin Gausman (#34, 34, RHP, 8-10, 3.75)
BLUE JAYS
DH G. Springer R
RF A. Barger L
1B V. Guerrero R
SS Bo Bichette R
CF D. Varsho L
C A. Kirk R
LF Nathan Lukes L
3B E. Clement R
2B A. Gimenez L
YANKEES
CF T. Grisham L
C Ben Rice L
RF Aaron Judge R
LF C. Bellinger L
DH G. Stanton R
2B J. Chisholm L
1B P. Goldschmidt R
3B Ryan McMahon L
SS J. Caballero R
I mean, come the heck on, right? We’ve all been here before. Lucy is NOT going to let us kick the football, obviously.
So I’m not getting my hopes up at all.
Geez louise, Schlittler. You can’t play into their game like that, dude.
If they keep fouling off the pitches in certain spots, just throw better pitches in those spots. Don’t give in to them and give them pitches where they want them.
Hey Yankee hitters what Paul just said.
You have to really admire Toronto’s approach, and there’s not a whole lot Schlittler can do if they just keep fouling off good pitches, but what he CAN avoid is losing the plate, and giving in to them and throwing the ball where they want it.
Yankees hitters champing at the bit to have a 1-2-3, nine pitch inning.
I mean, the Yankees DID have a 55 pitch inning against Gausman just this season, ya know?
Just an awful start. Awful.
Well, like I said, I didn’t expect them to win these games, but somehow I didn’t think it was too much to expect Schlittler to not get his ass kicked in the first inning.
He did it again to Lukes. Good results until he put the ball where Lukes wanted it. Just terrible.
Yankees, we hit HRs. Work the count? What’s that?
306/294/308/29
322/283
Maybe BAs do matter
The Canadians haven’t dealt with Schlittler like this since Juno Beach.
You know you’re just not properly executing when you give up three runs, throw 100 pitches, and yet start every at-bat 0-2.
The stuff is obviously there, as he gets ahead of each guy, but then he got frustrated and gave in to Bichette and Lukes, and lost the plate against Kirk.
Varsho, no notes. That was just a good piece of hitting by Varsho, who is on a heater right now. Same with Guerrero. Vladdy can hit ANYone.
I’ve said it before, it is the pitching philosophy on the team and in the organization.
Mets have a rookie against a good Phillies lineup who went 8 innings and threw 95 pitches. Pitching philosophy.
I disagree. I think it’s failed execution. There is no way that their plan was to do what Schlittler did there. He just got counter-punched, and handled it poorly.
Bullpen is gonna get some action tonight, what could go wrong?
I imagine it’ll be Yarbrough tonight, and he might not be terrible. If Schlittler gives up more runs, it’ll probably be Blackburn.
They can go 0-3 in the Series of Doom, Part II.
We’re one dimensional. If you’re one dimensional, it’s a good dimension. But sometimes they’re not giving you pitches to put in the right field seats. Will we ever beat pitchers who don’t give up home runs?
Nine pitches, 40 pitches, same difference, right?
Good to see Schlittler have to go RIGHT back out there.
From a post above.
Judge can’t buy a break the last few games.
Yankees 1241 strikeouts. Toronto 951.
Again, a hitter 0-2, now 3-2.
What, the Blue Jays are Magic Bats fouling off so many pitches?
Already, in less than two innings, they’ve had a couple of unlucky breaks, and they have had Schlittler just totally collapse. I’d just bring in Blackburn at this point, and simply punt this one.
Let Schlittler work on this stuff in his next start.
Toronto team BA 270. Yankees 251.
If that’s true about Schlittler that’s as much on Rice and Boone and Blake as on the rookie.
Let’s see how they battle this inning. Maybe 10 pitches worth?
I also think that a lot of this stuff is happenstance, and when you catch guys. The Yankees had a bunch of guys on heaters in April, and took two out of three against Toronto, then Toronto had a couple of guys (Springer and Barger) on heaters in July and kicked their asses.
And now Varsho is hot, while no Yankee hitter is especially hot (except Wells, who isn’t playing tonight).
And then you throw in awful calls like that strike three on Jazz, and it just ain’t your night.
The HP umpiring has become dreadful.
That was not a strike to Jazz.
I assume it all evens out but the umpiring has been awful
Caballero is way too bunt happy. You were up in the count, dude!
I like Rice, but it’s weird how slumps don’t affect where Boone bats him. Maybe have Judge bat second, Belli third and Stanton cleanup?
Judge just has NO luck tonight.
Gausman 48 pitches thru 4. The Yankees one hit but it was a monster home run so does that mean the game is tied?
Some sharp defense there
Another very low hit offensive output from the Yankees. Sure seems like a lot games where we get 4 or fewer hits. But we had a 112 MPH 400+’ home run.
Their pen has been terrible lately, which doesn’t mean much against the Yankees, so Boone and Rowson have devised a plan where the Yankees swing early in the count, 65 pitches thru 6. I guess they’re afraid of falling behind in the count. Makes sense.
Rowson has to go even though Boone will be here forever.
Does he just sleep and cash his check?
It’s probably all launch angle and he’s incapable of conveying the mental aspect of hitting.
“Jazz looking to pull everything at that at bat,” strikes out on a night pitch well outside of the strike zone. Jazz strikes out way too much. That’s 127 K’s in 109 games.
Yankee relievers hate to put up zeros.
Gausman has gone 8 one other time all year.
They just lay down against the Bue Jays.
Doval really is the pits. Did Cash wonder why the Giants were so anxious to get rid of him? Or the Rockies with Bird? Those two team’s GMare probably having a lot of yucks.
I think that’s 8 straight innings a Yankee reliever has allowed at least one run not including an inherited run.
Boone says Judge was in position to make the throw, “we’re handling that the way we’re handling that.”
Q: Do you feel like you can really let it go out there?
Aaron Judge: “I wouldn’t be out there if I wasn’t.”
Judge is dissembling about the throw.
Katie S Yankees are now 5-16 (.238) vs Blue Jays and Red Sox this season.
That’s on pace to be their worst combined record vs those two teams in a season since Toronto became a franchise in 1977.
Astonishing lay-downs versus both teams. Gutless.
Boston rookie pitcher got hammered.
But Boston’s about to come back and win.
Townies crept within 1 but Dbacks got 4 in the 8th
Lagrange hit 101+ 9 times topping at 103.1
https://x.com/sompatriots/status/1964119794367471774?s=61&t=fhOaqwtc8q2TMSXUDRjPeg
On 82 pitches in 5 innings, so he’d fit right in.