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New York Yankees 9/17: 4 Major takeaways from Yankees loss

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Last night with dark clouds looming in the distance, the New York Yankees entered Oriole’s Park at Camden Yards with the hopes of sweeping the Baltimore Orioles for the first time this year, but the dark clouds should have been recognized that they were a precursor to another failed attempt. The Yankees lost 3-2. Wandy Peralta was the losing pitcher giving up the winning run in the 10th inning.

Montgomery, the no support kid

For the New York Yankees, this has been a year when the Yankee’s lineup has failed to live up to its potential, not giving several Yankees starters the offense needed to win games. Jordan Montgomery has been one of those pitchers. Unfortunately, he is not ace Gerrit Cole, the only pitcher that has equaled Montgomery’s lack of run support. Both at 3.81 runs per game.

Montgomery is an outstanding pitcher, but he is not Gerrit Cole; the lack of run support being equal hurt him more than Cole. Last night was no different. Compare that 3.81 to Chis Sale of the Boston Red Sox with 9.4 runs of support or San Diego’s Chris Paddack’s 6.64 runs of support. Paddack is not a great pitcher, but even a lousy pitcher will win a lot of games with that kind of support. Unfortunately, last night into the sixth inning Montgomery got zero run support. At least Montgomery for the most part has taken it well, although that understanding seems to have cracks in it lately.

Can Yankees use weather as a scapegoat?

With the Yankee’s fans’ desire to find some reason the Yankees can’t sweep the Orioles, they could use the weather as a scapegoat for the Yankee’s poor performance. After all, by his own admission, Joey Gallo, with the bases loaded, knew he had hit a Grand Slam only to find out that incoming wind caused his longball to drop short of the wall ending in an out. Gallo is a great home run hitter; with a 155 to his name, he knows off the bat when or if it’s a home run.

Or we could look to the normally great Clay Holmes, who was wild as hell in the eighth allowing the game to be tied up in the ninth in the pouring rain. But the reality is that there are no scapegoats. The Yankees have been a very inconsistent team all year, and last night was no different. No timely hitting and only one home run doesn’t lead to many wins. By the way, in the second inning, Gallo did hit his 35 home run of the season. Gallo has hit 4 home runs in his last seven games.

What’s with the Yankees and Orioles?

The Baltimore Orioles are and have been one of the worst teams in baseball for the past few years. The Orioles will lose well over 100 games this season. But this season, the New York Yankees have not been able to dominate them. This lowly Baltimore team has won more games over the Yankees than any other team in their division.

Compared to the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays, they have had their way against the Orioles, winning 18 of 19 games against them. The Red Sox, in their most recent meeting, outscored the Orioles 30-5. Yet the Yankees can’t get the job done. I will leave it up to someone else to figure out why.

Yankees slip back out of the wild card

When everything looked totally gloomy for the Yankee’s hopes of reaching the postseason, the Yankees went on a tear, winning 13 games in a row and renewing their hopes for a 28th World Championship. But since then, things haven’t been as rosy, losing more games than those they won. The Yankees finally got a wild card berth and eventually owned the game one home-field advantage. But surges from the Toronto Blue Jays and the Red Sox have made it challenging for the Yankees. With the loss last night and only 15 games remaining in the season, the Yankees have slipped back out of a wild card berth, looking in at the Toronto Blue Jays and the Red Sox that hold the number one and two spots, respectively.

New York Yankees Recap: Hays walk-off in the tenth ends Yankee winning streak

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The New York Yankees entered this third game with the Baltimore Orioles, hoping for the sweep of the Camden Yards team. It was the last time this season that the Yankees met up with the Orioles. If the Yankees got the sweep, it would be the Oriole’s 100th loss of the season. Tonight’s game had Jordan Montgomery on the mound for the Yankees and Chris Ellis for the Orioles. The game ended with Austin Hays getting the walk-off chop in the tenth giving the Orioles the 3-2 win.

The first inning had last night’s hero Brett Gardner leading off for the Yankees; he walked. Giancarlo Stanton popped out to first. Aaron Judge struck out swinging. Anthony Rizzo flew out to right field to end the scoreless half. At the bottom, Cedric Mullins led off and struck out bunting. Ryan Mountcastle flew out to Gallo in right field. Austin Hays struck out with the Orioles going down in order. No score.

Gleyber Torres led off the second inning by striking out swinging. Joey Gallo blasted a homer off the wall of warehouse C beyond right field. Gary Sanchez walked. Tyler Wade also walked. Gio Urshela doubled with Wade going to third and Sanchez scoring. Gardner popped out. Giancarlo Stanton ground out to second, but the Yankees went ahead two runs in the game. At the bottom, Anthony Santander singled. Ramon Urias struck out swinging, with Santander going to second. Ryan McKenna struck out. Santander advanced on a passed ball. Pat Valaika flew out to Stanton in left to end the inning and strand the runner. Yankees 2 Orioles 0.

Aaron Judge led off the third, hitting the first pitch for a fly out to right. Rizzo walked. Torres popped out to right. Gallo lined out to first to end the half. At the bottom, Austin Wynns struck out swinging. Richie Martin singled to right-center. Mullins singled to shallow right. Mountcastle struck out. Hays ground out to first standing to Orioles runners. New York Yankees 2 Orioles 0.

The fourth inning was led off by Gary Sanchez, who flew out to left. Wade flew out to right. Urshela flew out to left. At the bottom, Santander led off and struck out. Urias lined to right for a base hit. McKenna struck out. Valaika struck out. New York Yankees 2 Orioles 0.

Brett Gardner led off the fifth inning by lining out to center. Stanton singled to center. Judge struck out swinging. With the lefty Rizzo up, the new Orioles pitcher was Fernando Abad. Rizzo doubled with Stanton going to third. Torres intentionally walked. Gallo gave it a ride, but it was caught at the centerfield wall stranding two Yankees runners. At the bottom, Wynns led off and struck out. Martin struck out for Mongomery’s 11th of the game. Mullins singled. Mountcastle at the plate, Mullins was caught stealing to end the inning. Yankees 2 Orioles 0, and it was an official game.

At the top of the sixth, Gary Sanchez faced new pitcher Dillion Tate and struck out. Wade singled to right. Urshela ground into a double play to end the half. At the bottom, Mountcastle hit a homer to bring the Orioles within one. Hays popped out to Rizzo at the screen. Santander stuck out for Montgomery’s twelfth strikeout. It was the first time that Yankees pitchers in consecutive games had 11 or more strikeouts. Urias walked. McKenna up signaled the end for Montgomery. McKenna faced new Yankee pitcher Albert Abreu and was pinch-hit by DJ Stewart, who struck out to end the inning. Yankees 2 Orioles 1.

The seventh inning was led off by Gardner, who tapped back to the pitcher. Stanton reached on a single off the umpire. Judge ground out to third. Rizzo tapped out to third for the final out. Valaika led off the bottom and singled up the center. Wynns struck out. Martin flew out to Gallo in right. With Mullins coming in, the Yankees brought in pitcher Joely Rodriguez. Mullins hit into the force. Yankees 2 Orioles 1.

Gleyber Torres led off the eighth against Conner Greene by singling up the middle. Gallo went down on strikes. Torres trying to steal second was out. Sanchez walked. Wade went down swinging. At the bottom, Mountcastle faced Clay Holmes and ground out to second. Hays flew out to Gallo in right. Yankees 2 Orioles 1.

Clay Holmes blew his first save of the season in the ninth inning, allowing Gutierrez to score the tying run. Clay Holmes got wild. He threw a pitch over catcher Gary Sánchez’s head to put the pinch-running Gutiérrez on third, and Pat Valaika advanced the runner with a hit to the left-field that marked the second out. Catcher Austin Wynns went down to his last strike, but Holmes this time threw one to the backstop again, with Gutiérrez narrowly beating the throw home that tied the score.

Wandy Peralta took over in the bottom of the tenth and allowed two more Orioles hits. The Yankees walked Cedric Mullins to load the bases before Ryan Mountcastle struck out bringing Hays to the plate. Hays chopped a 3-1 pitch from Wandy for the walk-off winning run off of Peralta. The final score was the Baltimore Orioles 3 and the New York Yankees 2. The winning pitcher was Cole Sulser, and the loser was Wandy Peralta.

 

 

 

New York Yankees: Are the Yankees done winning? Takeaways from loss to the Mets

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New York Yankees, Gary Sanchez

This writer is running out of words to explain why the New York Yankees have this September collapse after winning 13 straight. As I reflect on the Yankee’s 7th consecutive loss, the only thing I can come up with is that they are doing everything wrong. Pitching poorly, not hitting, and committing unforgivable errors, as a manager keeps saying, we are better than this. But, unfortunately, the fact is they are not better than this. A few good games do not make a winning team. The Yankees lost to the New York Mets 10-3.

Montgomery implodes in the 3rd

Jordan Montgomery, who has been one of the more dependable pitchers for the Yankees this season, and who has been starved of run support, the Yankees would have had to be dynamos last night to save him. Instead, last night he gave up seven runs in just 3.1 innings of work while walking three.

To start the first, Brett Gardner tripled and scored for an unusual first-inning lead for the Yankees, only to have the Mets answer in the bottom. But it was Montgomery’s third inning that did the Yankees in.

Jonathan Villar singled to left field. Lindor walked. The runners moved up on a wild pitch. Conforto, with two on and no outs, walked to load the bases with no outs. Alonso walked to bring in a run to tie the game. Baez singled, bringing in Villar. McNeil got a drag bunt scoring Conforto. Pillar flew out to left, scoring Alonso. Baez was tagged out, reaching from second. McCann doubled to left, scoring McNeil. Megill stuck out, but the Mets scored five runs in the inning.

In the fourth, in a surprise to Yankee fans, Boone ushered Montgomery back onto the mound after already allowing six runs. He allowed Franciso Lindor a home run before finally being removed from the game, but the damage had been done.

Errors and gaffes mark 7th consecutive loss

Catcher Gary Sanchez has, throughout his career, appeared to have mental lapses when he forgot how to play the game or how to run the bases. Last night he seemed to have lost focus altogether. Can you imagine a catcher moving out of the way to allow an opposing team member to score? Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened last night. The fully armored catcher should have stood his ground and blocked the plate.

You must assume that any baseball player either knows their opponents or studies up on them before a game. Anyone that knows the Mets knows that Jonathan Villar is an overly aggressive base runner. With Villar at third, Javier Baez singled to left, Gallo fired in and had Villar by about twenty feet, but unexplainably Sanchez backed off home plate and attempted to tag Villar on the helmet. At first, it was called an out, but upon review was overturned as Sanchez was so far behind home plate that he didn’t make the tag. Unexplainable and inexcusable.

Sanchez also had passed balls in the game. Gio Urshela and Gleyber Torres had throwing errors in the game, as they have had many in the past few days. This type of play is not how you get to a postseason.

Has Aaron Boone forgotten how to manage?

During the 13 game winning streak on at least two occasions, I complimented Aaron Boone’s decisions. Still, during this losing streak, Boone has made several questionable moves that have cost the Yankees. Some of them are mind-boggling. I won’t hone in on all of them, but I will give an example by highlighting Boone’s decision to bring Jordan Montgomery back out to pitch the fourth inning after giving up six runs. It was obvious to even a child that Montgomery had absolutely no control over his pitches. This was not game one of the season; it was a critical game the Yankees should win to preserve their postseason hopes.

There are many other questions, like why Boone continues to have faith in Andrew Heaney, who has demonstrated that he can’t pitch. The same goes for Brooks Kriske. Also, why hasn’t the ever-steady Adam Warren, who is having a solid season in the minors, been brought up to shore up an exhausted bullpen? The questions go on and on. Meanwhile, Boone keeps saying, “we are better than this,” and has full confidence in the team. As a 70 year Yankee fan, I wish I did.

Notes: There were some bright spots in the game. Brett Gardner got his fourth triple of the season, scoring. Both Joey Gallo and Anthony Rizzo homered in the game. Unfortunately, these feats were overshadowed by the Yankees’ overall poor play. Tonight at 7:48 pm the Yankees will again try to right the ship with Corey Kluber on the mound at Citi Field.

 

 

New York Yankees Recap: Montgomery implodes, Yankees lose seven in a row

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New York Yankees, Larry Rothschild

With the start of a new series, the New York Yankees were hoping to turn the page and put their recent losing streak behind them, as they held on to a wild card berth. Tonight the Yankees sent one of their few healthy pitchers, Jordan Montgomery, to the mound to face the New York Mets Tylor Megill in the first game of a three-game series at Citi Field in the Queens, New York. Unfortunately, it started poorly for the Yankees and only got worse. The Yankees lost  10-3 for their seventh loss in a row.

In the first inning with Tylor Megill on the mound for the Mets, DJ LeMahieu stepped to the plate and went down looking. Brett Gardner hit his fourth triple of the season down the left-field line. Aaron judge ground out to second, but Gardner scored to put the Yankees on the board first. Anthony Rizzo struck out to end the half. At the bottom, Jonathan Villar singled to left to start the half. Francisco Lindor struck out swinging. Michael Conforto got a base hit, moving Villar to second. Pete Alonso struck out. Javier Baez hit, but Villar challenged Gallo’s arm in left and was out at the home plate. New York Yankees 1 New York Mets 0.

The umpires overturned the play during the break and called the Mets safe for a tied game, bringing Montgomery back onto the mound. Jeff McNeil struck out to end the inning. Game tied at 1.

The second inning was led off by Gleyber Torres, who ground out to short. Then, Joey  Gallo homered far into the right-center stands. Gary Sanchez ground out to second. Gio Urshela struck out swinging to the half, but the Yankees went ahead. At the bottom, Kevin Pillar flew out to Gardner in center. James McCann went down on strikes. Tylor Megill struck out to end the inning. New York Yankees 2 Mets 1.

Pitcher Jordan Montgomery led off the third inning by striking out. LeMahieu ground out to third. Gardner singled to center. Judge struck out to end the half. At the bottom, Villar singled to left field. Lindor walked. The runners moved up on a wild pitch. Conforto, with two on and no outs, walked to load the bases with no outs. Alonso walked to bring in a run to tie the game.  Baez singled, bringing in Villar. McNeil got a drag bunt scoring Conforto. Pillar flew out to left, scoring Alonso. Baez was tagged out reaching from second. McCann doubled to left, scoring McNeil. Megill stuck out, but the Mets scored five runs in the inning. New York Mets 6 Yankees 2.

Anthony Rizzo led off the fourth inning flew out to center. Torres ground out to Lindor at short. Gallo tipped into the catcher’s glove to end the half. Villar led off the bottom and flew out to Judge. Lindor homered just left of the right-field foul pole, and that was the night for Montgomery. Joely Rodriguez faced Conforto, who singled. Alonso flew out to Gardner on the warning track. Baez doubled, scoring Conforto from first. Baez was called out, trying to reach third. Mets 8 Yankees 2.

The fifth inning was led off by Sanchez, who struck out. Urshela ground out to third. Rougie Odor pinch-hitting struck out. At the bottom, Michael King took over the pitching. McNeil singled. Pillar ground out to Urshela at third. A King wild pitch allowed McNeil to go to third. McCann ground out to end the inning. Mets 8 Yankees 2.

DJ Lemahieu led off the sixth inning by walking. Gardner grounded into a force out. Judge ground into a double play. At the bottom, Villar went down swinging. Lindor lined out directly to LeMahieu. Conforto grounded out for a quick inning for both teams. Mets 8 Yankees 2.

The seventh inning was led off by Anthony Rizzo, who struck out looking. Torres doubled off the third baseman’s glove. Gallo struck out swinging, and Gary Sanchez popped out to short. At the bottom, Alonso flew out to Judge in right. Baez singled ahead of Judge in right. A pitch hit McNeil. Pillar two on and one out was also hit by a pitch to load the bases. McCann hit into a double play, but Torres airmailed one into the stands as two Mets scored. Smith pinch-hitting for the pitcher flew out to short. New York Mets 10 New York Yankees 2.

Urshela led off the eight by flying out. Luke Voit singled to center. LeMahieu singled, moving Voit to second. Gardner flew out. Aaron Judge also flew out to end the half and strand two. At the bottom,  Villar went down on strikes. Lindor walked. Conforto went down on strikes. Alonso ground out to short to end the inning. Mets 10 Yankees 2.

Anthony Rizzo came to the plate with last licks on the line for the Yankees and launched one into the right-field stands. Torres flew out to the infield. Then, Joey Gallo flew out to center. Finally, Gary Sanchez flew out to right for their seventh loss in a row.

The final score was the New York Mets 10 and the New York Yankees 3. The winning pitcher was the starter Tylor Megill, and the loser was the starter Jordan Montgomery.

 

 

New York Yankees: Yankees meet the crosstown Mets, here’s the preview

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The New York Yankees start a critical weekend series with the crosstown New York Mets tonight. The Yankees are 2-8 in their last ten games and have just been swept by the Toronto Blue Jays in a four-game embarrassing series where they only got 8 runs in the series to the Jays 25. The Mets have been playing a bit better, going 6-4 in their last ten. They are 5 games out of first place in the NL East.

For the Yankees, this weekend series will tell if they stay in wild-card contention. As of this writing, the Yankees lost their home field advantage and slipped to the number two spot in the standings. The surging Blue Jays are now just .5 games out. Also, the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics are just 2 games out. So weekend play will be very telling.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a commanding lead in the wild card standings in the National League, being 13 games ahead. The Mets are 5 games out, but with 22 games left to play, they still have a chance of getting a wild card berth. However, if they are swept by the Yankees this weekend, any hope for them is out the window. These two situations make it a must-win for both teams.

Tonight, September 10, 7:10 pm EDT

Tonight when the New Yor Mets take the field, Tylor Megill will be on the mound for the Mets. He is a lefty that is 2-4 with a 4.20 ERA and 78 strikeouts over 14 games. The 6′ 7″ 230 pounder started his season well, but the Mets have lost five of them over his last seven starts. No Yankee has ever faced Megill.

The New York Yankees will have Jordan Montgomery on the mound. “Monty” is 5-5 with a 3.47 ERA and a very respectable 131 strikeouts. Although Montgomery has pitched much better than his numbers suggest, he has gotten little run support in his games. If Franciso Lindor is in the lineup, Monty will have to be very careful with him as he has been successful off him to the tune of .571 in seven at-bats.

Tonight’s game will be on the YES Network, SNY, and MLBN out of market.

Saturday, September 11, 7:45 pm EDT

The New York Mets will send Taijuan Walker to the mound in the second game. Walker is a righty that is 7-9 with an ERA of 4.15 and 129 strikeouts. Walker, who was acquired in the offseason, has been spotty for the Mets. Unfortunately for the Mets, his last win came on July 3rd. At one point in the season he the Mets lost seven of his starts in a row. He didn’t get the win in his last start, but the Mets did. Walker gives up home runs, lots of them. In his career, Giancarlo Stanton has hit better off him than any other Yankee.

Corey Kluber will take the mound Saturday night for the Yankees. Kluber is 4-3 with a 3.69 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 12 starts. Kluber, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, had not pitched in nearly two years when he signed with the Yankees when the Yankees signed him. He got off to a slow start but eventually got better to the point that he had a no-hitter on May 19th. But after a few starts, he came down with shoulder tightness and was on the IL for 3 months. In his last two starts since coming off the IL, he has been rusty. He gave up 5 earned runs in his last outing against the Angels. This game will be on the FOX Network.

Sunday, September 12, 8:08 pm EDT

Sunday evening, the Mets will have Carlos Carrasco on the mound. He is a righty with a 1-2 record and an elevated ERA of 5.88 with 32 strikeouts. The Mets acquired Carrasco in the offseason, but due to a hamstring injury, he didn’t pitch the first game until July 30th and only got his first win of the season this past Tuesday off of the Marlins. Rizzo, Gallo, and Odor have been every successful off him, all hitting over .300. Rizzo, in 4 at-bats, has three hits off him.

As of this writing, the New York Yankees have no idea or are not saying who will pitch Sunday night’s game. The normal rotation would have Jameson Taillon on the mound, but he is on the IL. After that, it could be Gerrit Cole if his hamstring issue is resolved. After that, if the Yankees trust Andrew Heaney, it could be him. But more likely, it will turn out to be a bullpen game. Sunday’s game will be on ESPN.

 

New York Yankees: Takeaways from tough-to-swallow loss to the Orioles

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New York Yankees, Aroldis Chapman

The New York Yankees struggled but finally got a win in their game against the Baltimore Orioles in the eleventh inning on Friday night. Last night they were not that lucky almost being no-hit. The Yankees lost the second game 4-3 when closer Aroldis Chapman failed to hold the Orioles in the top of the ninth. The Yankees could not recover at the bottom of the frame.

Montgomery continues frustrated with no support

Jordan Montgomery is one of the top five pitchers in the American League that has received little or no run support in their starts. Including last night he has 15 no-decisions. Here are the facts: He has 6 games with no support; of 24 starts, he has had 12 starts with 2 or fewer runs of support, and 19 games with 3 or fewer runs in support. Yesterday was the worst yet, he not only got no runs to support pitching into the fifth inning, but the Yankees also couldn’t even boost his confidence with a single hit.

Through all of this, Montgomery, all season long, has been a trooper, not complaining at all about the lack of run support. However, that changed somewhat yesterday in an after-game interview. He indicated that he could pitch more aggressively and throw more fastballs if he had some run support.

Surprisingly, Gerrit Cole actually has received less run support but is a better pitcher being the New York Yankee ace.

Gallo breaks out, but the Yankees still not hitting

Prior to last night, Joey Gallo had gone 0-17, even getting some boos from the Yankee faithful when he would strikeout. Yesterday that all changed. Yesterday Chris Ellis held the Yankees hitless into the seventh inning. In the bottom of the seventh, Gleyber Torres’s pinch-hitting got the Yankees first hit of the game, scoring Anthony Rizzo, who had previously walked. In the eighth inning, DJ Lemahieu got an infield bunt single. Gallo took to the plate and hit a two-run bomb into the right-field stands, his 31st of the season.

The Yankees, for several games now after their 13 game winning streak, are again not hitting the ball well. Yesterday it was the first time since 2018 that the Yankees remained hitless through six innings of play. At the end of the day, the Yankees could only muster up 3 hits in the loss. What is most disturbing is that this is against the worst team in all of baseball.

With the New York Yankees race to be in the postseason, they must win over teams they should beat, and the lowly Orioles is one of them. Their rivals for the postseason are doing that; the Yankees aren’t. When the Rays last met up with the O’s last week, they swept them. The Red Sox outscored the O’s 30-5 in their series. The Yankees must do better. With the loss yesterday, the Yankees are now only 1/2 game ahead of the Red Sox for the first wild card slot.

Aroldis Chapman still has issues

Anyone that watched yesterday’s game knows that Aroldis Chapman still hasn’t figured out his lack of fastball control. Chapman was lights out during the first half of the season with an ERA of 0.00 through May 21st. During July, that ERA rose to 4.00 due to him seemingly losing control of his fastball. August wasn’t much better, but on August 26th, he was dominant, encouraging the Yankees. He followed that up on September 1st with another scoreless close. But last night, the old Chapman showed up in the ninth.

Mountcastle led the ninth inning with closer Aroldis Chapman on the mound for the Yankees; he reached on a wild pitch. Hays got a base hit to left, moving Mountcastle to second. Mancini, with two on and no outs, walked, loading the bases. Urias went down on strikes. Severino got a sac fly to left, scoring Mountcastle. Mateo struck out, but Chapman failed to hold the Orioles. Baltimore Orioles 4 New York Yankees 3.

If the New York Yankees get to the postseason, they will need Chapman to be dependable; as of now, that is not the case.

FUN FACT: Shortstop Andrew Velazquez is the only player in New York Yankees history born and raised in the Bronx, NY., per YES broadcaster Michael Kay.

QUESTION: With the game on the line in the 7th inning, why did manager Aaron Boone take Clay Holmes out of the game after only 18 pitches and striking out all four of the Orioles he faced. Instead, he went with Wandy Peralta, who immediately gave up two runs.

NOTE: Today, the New York Yankees complete the series with the Orioles in a rubber game at 1:05 pm EDT. Corey Kluber will be on the mound for the Yankees and Keegan Akin for the Orioles. The game will be broadcast on MASN and the YES Network.

New York Yankees Recap: Yankees no-hit through 6 lose to the O’s, Chapman taking the loss

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Today, the New York Yankees had their second game with the Baltimore Orioles in a matinee event at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Last night the Yankees won the first game in an exciting 11th inning walk-off win. Today, the Yankees would try to have an easier time with Jordan Montgomery on the mound for the Yankees facing the Orioles Chris Ellis. It was a perfect weather day at the Stadium. No wind, 75 degrees, and not a cloud in the sky. The weather was the only thing that was perfect. The Yankees were no-hit through 6 innings; they clawed their way back to tie the game at three in the eight, but Aroldis Chapman failed the hold, and the Orioles won 4-3.

In the first inning, “Monty” faced the O’s Cedric Mullins, who ground out to Velazquez at short. Ryan Mountcastle went down on strikes. Austin Hays ground out to Rizzo at first for a 1-2-3 inning for Montgomery to start the game. At the bottom, with Ellis on the mound for the O’s DJ LeMahieu led off and flew out to the warning track in right. Joey Gallo lined into the shift for out number two. Aaron Judge doubled to left field. Giancarlo Stanton flew out to left to end the inning. No Score.

At the top of the second, Trey Mancini led off by singling near Judge in right. Ramon Urias singled up the middle, with Gardner holding Mancini at second. Pedro Severino, with two on and no outs, popped out to Rizzo at first. Jorge Mateo popped out. Ryan McKenna flew out to Gardner in center to get out of trouble. Anthony Rizzo led off at the bottom and struck out swinging. Brett Gardner popped out to third. Kyle Higashioka worked a walk. “Higgy” stole second. Andrew Velazquez lined out to second. No score.

Jahmai Jones led off the third inning by going down looking. Mullins ground out to LeMahieu. Mountcastle ground out softly to short to end the half. At the bottom, Tyler Wade led off and drag bunt to the pitcher. LeMahieu tapped out to first. Gallo went down on strikes for a 1-2-3 inning for Ellis. No score.

The fourth inning was led off by Hays, who went down on strikes. Mancini singled up the middle. Urias flew out to Gardner in center. Severino doubled down the left-field line moving Mancini to third base. Mateo walked on a wild pitch that got away from Higgy with Mancini scoring. McKenna struck out, but the Orioles took the lead. At the bottom, Aaron Judge hit one to center field wall that Mullins caught. Stanton flew out to the warning track at right. Rizzo ground out to short right for another 1-2-3 inning for Ellis. Orioles 1 Yankees 0.

The fifth inning was led off by Jones, who singled on a bobbled play by Velazquez. Mullins singled to left with Jones moving to second. Mountcastle struck out swinging. Hays tapped to first with Montgomery getting the assist, but the runners moved up on the play. Mancini, with two outs and a man on second and third, Montgomery loaded the bases ending his day on the mound. Urias faced the new Yankee pitcher Clay Holmes and struck out with Holmes getting out a jam with three inherited runners left on base. At the bottom, Gardner popped out to the infield. Higashioka walked for the second time in the game. Velazquez ground out. Higgy went to second on a wild pitch. Tyler Wade walked. LeMahieu, with two outs and two on, popped out to first to strand two walked Yankees. Ellis had no-hit the Yankees through five innings. Orioles 1 Yankees 0.

Pedro Severino led off the sixth inning against Holmes and struck out. Jorge Mateo struck out. McKenna struck out. Holmes struck out every batter he faced since bailing out Montgomery. At the bottom, with Ellis out of the game, Gallo faced Tanner Scott and ground out to first. Judge struck out when he couldn’t hold up. Stanton struck out for a 1-2-3 inning for Tanner Scott. The Yankees were being no-hit through six. Orioles 1 Yankees 0.

Wandy Peralta was on the mound to start the seventh and allowed a double to Jones. Mullins hit an RBI double past Rizzo, scoring Jones. Mountcastle ground out to a diving Velazquez, saving a run for the first out of the inning, holding Mullins at third. Hays tapped back to Peralta, but Mullins scored a Peralta toss that didn’t give Higgy a chance to tag out Mullins. Hays reached. Mancini singled to right as Hays advanced to second. Urias, with two outs and still only one out, Boone called on Lucas Luetge to replace Peralta. Urias walked to load the bases. Severino struck out. With the bases loaded and this time with two outs, Mateo flew out to Judge to end the half, but the Orioles picked up another two runs.

At the bottom, Rizzo reached on an E4. Gardner walked, ending Tanner Scott’s day. Gary Sanchez pinch hit for Higashioka and against new pitcher Marcos Diplan with two on and no outs and flew out to center, moving Rizzo to third. Torres was brought in to pinch-hit for Velazquez and hit a base hit, scoring Rizzo from third base. Luke Voit came in to pinch-hit for Wade and hit into a double play to end the inning. Baltimore Orioles 3 and the New York Yankees 1.

Ryan McKenna led off the eighth and flew out to Gardner in center. Jones flew out to Judge in right. Mullins flew out for a 1-2-3 inning for Lucas Luetge. At the bottom, the Orioles faced the top of the Yankees lineup. LeMahieu got an infield/bunt single. Joey Gallo faced the new O’s pitcher Jorge Lopez and homed to the right-field stands to tie the game up at 3 apiece. Aaron Judge struck out as he couldn’t hold up. Stanton went down on strikes. Rizzo faced yet another O’s pitcher Cole Sulser and flew out to right to end the inning. New York Yankees 3 Orioles 3.

Mountcastle led the ninth inning with closer Aroldis Chapman on the mound for the Yankees; he reached on a wild pitch. Hays got a base hit to left, moving Mountcastle to second. Mancini, with two on and no outs, walked, loading the bases. Urias went down on strikes. Severino got a sac fly to left, scoring Mountcastle. Mateo struck out, but Chapman failed to hold the Orioles. Baltimore Orioles 4 New York Yankees 3.

At the bottom of the ninth and last licks for the Yankees, Brett Gardner went up against Sulser and ground out to first. Sanchez popped out to second for the second out. With Gleyber Torres as the Yankee’s last hope, he struck out swinging to end the game. The final score was the Baltimore Orioles 4 and the New York Yankees 3. The winning pitcher was Cole Sulser, and the loser was Aroldis Chapman.

 

New York Yankees: Yankees start three games with the Orioles, here’s the preview

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The New York Yankees are back at Yankee Stadium after a road trip to Atlanta and the West Coast. The Yankees went 5-4 over the span. This evening at the Stadium in the Bronx, the Yankees have their first game of three in a weekend series with the Baltimore Orioles. With the loss of 4 games during the road trip, the Yankees had slipped back in the AL East standings. However, while the Yankees were idle yesterday, they gained on the Tampa Bay Rays as they lost to the Red Sox. They are now 6.5 games behind the Rays.

This is an important series for the Yankees as they chase the Tampa Bay Rays for the lead in the AL East with only 28 games left to go in the regular season. To help the Yankees accomplish that, they must sweep this series over a team that will lose 110 games this season. The Rays steamrolled them early last week, and even the Red Sox swept them, scoring 30 runs to their 5. Sweeping the Orioles will give the Yankees good vibes entering a difficult four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.

After the Blue Jays, the Yankees will face the crosstown New York Mets for a weekend series. After that, they will have another 3 game series with the Orioles. Then to close out the season, they will have 3 with the Indians, Rangers, Red Sox, the Blue Jays again, and finally the last 3 of the regular season with the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. If the Yankees can win more games than the Rays over the span, the season could come down to those last three against the Rays at the Stadium.

Tonight, September 3, 7:05 pm:

Tonight, the New York Yankees will start a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles. Nestor Cortes Jr. will be on the mound for the Yankees. Cortes Jr. has been a Godsend for the Yankees during Corey Kluber and Domingo German’s injuries issues. Cortes, reliever turned starter, is 2-2 with an ERA of 2.77 and 64 strikeouts in 9 games, of which the Yankees won 6 of them.  Few Orioles has seen Cortes pitch, but those that have are hitless of him.

Cortes Jr. will face the Orioles John Means, who is 5-6 with an ERA of 3.46 and 104 strikeouts. The Yankees are very familiar with Means, having faced him many times in recent years. However, means is coming off a horrid August with the Orioles losing all of his five starts. Brett Gardner and Giancarlo Stanton have hit best off of Means. In multiple at-bats, Gardner has a .429 batting average off him and Stanton .500 in 8 at-bats.

Saturday, September 4, 1:05 pm:

Yankee lefty Jordan Montgomery will start Saturday’s matinee. “Monty” is 5-5 with an ERA of 3.52 and 126 strikeouts. He has pitched much better than his record would indicate. Of all Yankee pitchers, he has gotten the least run support. Nevertheless, the Yankees won 3 of his 4 starts in August. His last start was a loss from the Athletics when he went six innings with the Yankees giving him zero run support. He gave up no earned runs in his outing.

Montgomery will face the Orioles Chris Ellis, who is a righty. His record is 1-0 with a 3.09 ERA. Ellis’s only win this season came as a reliever for the Tampa Bay Rays before he was traded to the Orioles. As an Oriole, he has pitched in two games. With the Orioles needing starters, he got his chance to start games but has only gone a maximum of 4.1 innings in his last outing, a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. However, he has a bit of an edge going onto this game as no Yankee has ever seen him pitch except in videos.

Sunday, September 5, 1:05 pm:

Sunday’s matinee will feature Corey Kluber’s second start back off the injured list while suffering a shoulder ailment. In Kluber’s first start, he showed a considerable amount of rust after pitching the Yankees only no-hitter earlier in the season. After missing three months of the season and not pitching for nearly two years before being acquired by the Yankees, the rust is not a surprise. Kluber is 4-3 with an ERA of 3.61 and 61 strikeouts in eleven games. The Yankees won 4 of his 5 starts in May, including his complete-game no-hitter on May 19th against the Rangers. Therefore, the Yankees will look for an improvement this outing.

Kluber will face the Oriole’s Keegan Akin, a lefty with an elevated ERA of 6.90 with 68 strikeouts in 20 games, 13 as a starter. He is coming off a win against the Toronto Blue Jays, but the Orioles have lost 12 of the last 13 games he pitched in. He lasted only three innings in a loss to the Yankees on August 3rd. Brett Gardner, DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge, Tyler Wade, and Kyle Higasioka have hit .500 off them this season.

Note: All three of these games will be televised on the YES Network and MASN. Saturday’s matinee will also be available on MLBN out of market.

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New York Yankees bats fall silent, takeaways from 2nd loss

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The New York Yankees went into last night’s game with the Athletics with the hope of taking the series and righting the ship after a loss in the Saturday matinee. But, unfortunately, it was not to be had as the Yankees lost their second game in a row. The final score was the Athletics 3 and the Yankees 1.

Yankee bats are nowhere to be found

Last night it seemed that the Yankees brought out a lineup that was losing games before the All-Star break. It looked all too familiar. Few hits, no home runs, errors committed, and bats that were so silent you could hear a pin drop if it wasn’t for the loud Athletics crowd at the Coliseum.

That being said, you have to give credit to Paul Blackburn for the A’s. He pitched masterfully, holding down the Yankee hitters, inducing ground out after ground out. It wasn’t until the sixth inning that the Yankees could get a man past first base. The Yankees when 0-4 with men in scoring position.

In the game, Gio Urshela, who had only committed 5 errors all season, had 2 last night in his fourth game returning from the IL.

Yankee hitters fail Montgomery again

If there were a poster boy for the pitcher with the worst luck, his name would be Jordan Montgomery. Last ninth was a microcosm of his entire season.  Jordan Montgomery pitched six innings of one-run ball that should qualify him for a win, but the Yankee hitters could only muster up one hit for him, and it was a single.

Montgomery who is 5-5 with a respectable 3.52 ERA. His stats should be much better. The New York Yankees have won 15 of his starts, although he has only 5 wins. Of all Yankee pitchers, he has gotten the least run support during his outings.

Last night the Yankee’s closer situation was again evident. Chad Green was charged with the job, and he failed, giving up a two-run homer to pinch hitter Kemp, causing the Yankee loss.

Yankees lose ground against the Rays

In the Yankee’s second loss in as many days, It seemed last night that they fell back into their old ways. Not hitting, leaving men in scoring position, and committing errors. Normally losing a game, although not good, it’s no big deal. But two in a row, when the Yankees are fighting the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the AL East, is a huge deal.

I’ve been saying for weeks that the New York Yankees can take the East, but the Tampa Bay Rays had to cooperate in that effort. But, unfortunately, they are not doing that, winning two games while the Yankees lost two. To begin the weekend that Yankees had won 13 consecutive games gaining on the Rays and shrinking to just four behind in the East. But not that has vanished, and the Yankees are back to six games out.

With September just days away, the Yankees only have 31 games to gain 6 on the Rays. Both teams have similar schedules for September, with neither having much of an advantage. The Yankees have some fluff teams, but they also face the Toronto Blue Jays seven times. The Rays face the Blue Jays six times and the Astros for three games. If the Yankees can continue to win at a good clip, the entire season my come down to the last three games with the Rays at Yankee Stadium.

New York Yankees Recap: Yankees lose and split the series with the Athletics

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New York Yankees, Chad Green

The New York Yankees entered the game tonight at Oakland Coliseum; the Yankees were looking to start a new winning streak. Yesterday the Yankees broke their 13 game winning streak with a one-run loss to the Athletics. Tonight they hoped to right the ship with Jordan Montgomery on the mound for the Yankees facing the A’s Paul Blackburn. Chad Green allowed a two-run homer in the eight and the Yankees lost 3-1.

The first inning saw DJ LeMahieu leading off for the Yankees; he walked on four pitches. Giancarlo Stanton singled to the middle. Aaron Judge flew out to center, but the runners did not advance. Joey Gallo hit into a double play to end the inning. At the bottom, Josh Harrison faced Jordan Montgomery and ground out to the second base. Marte ground out. Olson hit into the shift to end the inning scoreless. “Monty” got it done with only five pitches.

The second inning was led off by Luke Voit, who struck out. Gary Sanchez flew out to right for the second out. Brett Gardner, with his speed, reached on an infield single to left. Gio Urshela popped out to short to retire the side. Yan Gomes led off the bottom by singling in front of Gardner. Jed Lowrie struck out swinging. Matt Chapman ground out to short. Mark Canha ground out to end the scoreless inning.

Oakland Coliseum is often called Ricky Henderson field. Henderson played 14 seasons with the Athletics with a .288 batting average and with 867 stolen bases. Henderson also played for the New York Yankees during the 1985-89 seasons.

Tyler Wade led off the third inning by walking. Wade was caught stealing for only the fourth time this season. LeMahieu ground out to second. Stanton singled to center. Aaron Judge chopped to third for the Yankee scoreless half. At the bottom, Chad Pinder led off by ground out to third. Elvis Andrus lined out to Voit at first. Harrison singled, but Marte flew out to Judge for the final out. No score.

The fourth inning was led off by Joey Gallo, who ground out into a double play which has only ground out into double plays 9 times in this career in the fourth single. Voit hit into a double play. Sanchez ground out to third to end the half. At the bottom, Olson flew out to left-center on a running catch by Gardner. Gomes singled to left. Lowrie, with one out and one on, singled in front to Gardner moving Gomes to second base. Chapman singled to load the bases with A’s. A hop caused Urshela to not make a double play. It was Urshela’s second error of the year. Canha, with one out and the bases loaded, hit into a double play to get Monty out of trouble. No score. Upon review, Cana was safe at first, and Gomes scored. Pinder struck out, but the Athletics put a run on the board. Oakland 1 Yankees 0.

The fifth inning was led off by Gardner, who ground out into the shift. Urshela was grounded out. Wade singled to right. LeMahieu ground out to short to end the half. At the bottom, Andrus ground out to second. Harrison singled to left. Marte singled in front of Judge. Olson lined out to third. Gomes, with two on and two outs, bounced out to second to end the inning. Oakland 1 Yankees 0.

Giancarlo Stanton led off the sixth and popped out to the infield. Judge ground out to third. Gallo walked. Voit ground out. The bottom of the inning was scoreless for the Athletics.

Gary Sanchez led off the seventh and walked. Gardner struck out. Urshela struck out. A wild pitch advanced Sanchez to second. Anthony Rizzo pinch-hit for Wade and singled to left, driving in Sanchez to tie the game at one apiece as the A’s committed to errors in the same at-bat.  Rizzo went to second on the play. LeMahieu hit out to third to end the half, but the Yankee tied up the game. At the bottom, Pinder faced new Yankee pitcher Jonathan Loaisgia and singled to center. Andrus bunted out. Harrison flew out to Gallo in left. Marte lined to Urshela, who missed the ball. Pinder went to second. With two on and two outs and the great Ricky Henderson in the stands, Olson walked to load the bases. With four grand slams in his career, Gomes stuck out swinging, leaving the bases loaded and keeping the game tied at 1.

The eighth inning had Giancarlo Stanton at the plate, who lined out to short. Judge ground out to third for the third time on the night. Gallo walked. Voit went down swinging to end the half. At the bottom, Lowrie led off against new pitcher Chad Green and flew out to Gardner in center. Chapman ground out to Velazquez at short. Canha got an extra-base hit just over Gallo’s head in left. Kemp pinch-hitting for Pinder homered for a two-run lead for the A’s. Andrus ground out, but Kemp did the damage with his homer. Oakland 3 Yankees 1.

Gary Sanchez went down on strikes at the ninth, with last licks on the line for the New York Yankees. Gardner went down swinging. Urshela ground out to short to end the game and put the Yankees 6 games behind the Rays.

The final score was the Oakland Athletics 3 and the New York Yankees 1. The winning pitcher was Deolis Guerra, and the loser was Chad Green. The save went to Andrew Chaffin.