October 17, 2026

42 thoughts on “Yankees (85-62) vs. Mets (68-79), Saturday, September 12, 2026, 1:35 PM EDT”

  20. Sitting Rice, Garcia, and McMahon for PGold, Heliot, and Rosario makes the Yankees a stronger or b weaker. Playing Boston with all LH starters except cy young Sonny Gray and Whitlock Chapman in the pen sounds like all L

  22. Especially with Jazz out the Yankees can expect little to no offense from Bonds, Lombard, McMahon/Rosario/Cabby or the catcher who is the worst hitter in baseball. And against LHPs sitting Rice and/or Garcia makes us worse.

  28. Friday’s game marked Rodón’s 24th consecutive start in which he allowed no more than three runs and no more than one home run. No other Yankees starter has put together a streak longer than 20 games. The closest one to Rodón is Russ Ford, who strung together 20 straight starts with no more than three runs and one homer allowed from Aug. 9, 1910 until May 27, 1911.

    Among all MLB starters (excluding openers) since 1900, Rodón’s streak is tied with Blake Snell for the third-longest. Snell met the criteria in 24 consecutive starts from 2023-24 while pitching for the Padres and Giants. Only King Cole (25 starts, 1910 Cubs) and Jacob deGrom (31 starts, 2018-19 Mets) own longer streaks than the one Rodón is riding right now.

    Rodón, who held the Mets without a dinger Friday, has given up only 10 home runs during his streak, spanning 135 2/3 innings. Consider that before this streak, the left-hander had given up 64 dingers through his first 369 1/3 frames as a Yankee.

    https://www.mlb.com/news/carlos-rodon-strong-results-in-2026

  29. The Rays are adding some big-time velocity to their bullpen, as they called up pitching prospect Brody Hopkins from Triple-A Durham on Saturday.

    …

    Hopkins is the Rays’ No. 7 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, and the club’s top-ranked pitching prospect. Initially acquired from Seattle as part of Tampa Bay’s return for Randy Arozarena in July 2024, Hopkins has long possessed some of the nastiest stuff in the Minors, though he’s had some issues staying in the strike zone.

    https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-brody-hopkins-callup?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

  32. Pretty sad / ironic that the winner of the AL West will almost certainly have a negative run differential but could still get the first round bye if the White Sox tail off a bit. Meanwhile, the Yankees will almost certainly finish with the best run differential and could easily be bounced in the first round. The current playoff system is broken.

    1. Yankees and Boston playing in the first round is ridiculous. Does any other sport have such a stupid playoff seeding system?

  33. “Clarke Schmidt dominated in what he and the team are hoping is his final rehab appearance before joining the big league team for the first time this season. Schmidt threw 1.1 scoreless innings of relief, striking out three while requiring just 21 pitches for Double-A Somerset on Saturday.”

  34. Giancarlo Stanton was seen walking into the Yankees’ pregame hitters’ meeting. Aaron Boone said there is “nothing new.”

    “He’s doing some things. He’s been hitting. But nothing imminent.”

    Just when you thought it was over, the soap opera continues.

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